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favorite brand and thickness of Guitar pick.

Post by Bayou St. John » Fri Apr 10, 2015 3:48 pm

I've been trying some different picks lately.

I only have a couple of acoustic guitars right now, but I like the Clayton triangle picks .08.


What do some of you pickers use ?

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Post by teledan » Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:39 pm

I like a heavy Fender pick. I buy the white ones. After a while, you can see them wearing down.

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Post by youngandunderpaid » Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:21 am

blue tortex for acoustic

dunlop jazz III for lead/ electric
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Post by stevus » Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:59 pm

i use my thumb and fingers. i grew the nails out on the right hand (except the pinky). if i try and use a pick now, it feels like i'm using a hammer

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Post by FaceOnMars » Fri May 29, 2015 12:10 pm

Very recently switched to yellow Tortex (from orange) ... kinda like the stiffer yellow now
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Re: favorite brand and thickness of Guitar pick.

Post by 57tele » Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:25 am

I change it up, depending on what I'm doing. I use the big triangular Planet Waves picks, about the thickness of a Fender Heavy, for most of my stuff. When I need to do more speed stuff, I use the really thick little Dunlop jazz picks. On my new record, I even used a sarod jawa, which is a huge, think piece of coconut shell"

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Post by Chester » Wed Jun 03, 2015 5:48 pm

I only play acoustic. I finger pick a little, and use nylon Dunlop .73's. :guitar
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Post by bdog1963 » Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:31 pm

I tend to use thinner picks
.6 tortex
.5 clayton acetal
m/l dunlop gel
and sometimes i get heavy and use a rock
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Post by Space » Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:01 pm

The "medium" seems to suite my needs.

I tried the small Dunlop that I read Bob uses. too small for me.

I got plenty to improve in technique before a different pick is going to make a mark on my playing.
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Post by got2go2TULSA » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:02 pm

Fender mediums for me. Don't ask me why, but I prefer the red tortoise colored ones. For some reason it seems like I have to toss them less often than the other colored Fender mediums. :shrug :guitar

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Post by BobbyG » Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:43 pm

For the Jerry stuff, both acoustic and electric, I use the Jerry pick.....Adamas 2mm

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Post by Warriors » Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:10 pm

Fender Mediums...usually the confetti color when I buy in bulk.
I just started buying by the gross as I chew em up.

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Post by Intehdarkct110 » Fri Nov 11, 2016 9:41 am

Dunlop grip either .72mm or .88mm.

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Re: favorite brand and thickness of Guitar pick.

Post by harmon712 » Sat Oct 13, 2018 2:28 am

BobbyG wrote:For the Jerry stuff, both acoustic and electric, I use the Jerry pick.....Adamas 2mm
Just recently got one of those from a high school friend/new guitar teacher and ended up buying some more. Also have a few Blue Chip picks.

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