What Pick do you use

Buco · April 29

I also gave the Nousche pick more aggressive bevel and filed in the grip lines in hopes I'd use it more. I do use it but after a few days I'd pick up Killy pick again and it's immediately an "ahhh" moment. So I tried to diagnose what could I do to sort of bridge the gap.

paulmcevoy75 · April 29

I dunno I don't seem to wear out picks buy maybe I don't play hard enough (or enough).

I did recently buy an Apollo Pick because I thought it was beautiful. At first I didn't really take it seriously but today I picked it up and thought it was really nice in the hand. It's super polished.

B25Gib · April 29

I started with the Wegen white 2.5 mm but recently went back to my Red Bear 2.0 and am playing better with it!

marcelodamon · April 29

https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/125058#Comment_125058

Sorry for the delay in my response. I am just seeing your question now. I lost the TD80 a while ago it seems, and I have been using only the TD100 on all of my gypsy guitars for the last several months. However, when I had both of them, there was not that much difference between them. I alternate through all of my gypsy guitars, and didn't appreciate that big of a difference from one guitar to the next; with either the TD80 or TD100. I think it is the shape that I like. In fact, when Michael Collins offered to make me a pick from real tortoise shell (from a hair brush handle from the 20's), he used my TD100 as a template. And voutoreenie, you are correct, TD80 is 2.0 mm and TD100 is 2.5 mm.

voutoreenie · April 30

@marcelodamon Hi Marc, appreciate you chiming in and agreed, the difference in feel between the 80 and 100 is really minimal, far ~~more~~ less than I was expecting. I will say though that after playing them both for a few days, I am noticing I'm preferring the tone I get from the 80...which is odd, because I didn't expect there to be too much noticeable contrast between the 2, if any at all. But either way, both play great and for anyone who likes the Dunlop shape, they'll feel right at home with either one.

e: grammar correction (I think?)

pdg · April 30

For me, some picks let you play harder than others -- if you want to -- without loss of control. They seem to be the thicker and/or less pointy ones. Though you can "angle" the thinner and/or pointy ones (left side touches the strings first) to maintain control when playing hard.

pdg · May 3

@marcelodamon just curious whether you use the pointed tip, vs. a rounded side, of the Blue Chip **** picks. (That would basically be two completely different picks.)

Joonas · May 3

@paulmcevoy75 My most interesting pick is this one made from resin. But I don't prefer that shape. Otherwise it's a solid pick. Would be fine for electric I guess.