The real deal for great picks

marcelodamon · June 5

https://djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/125509#Comment_125509

There is no substitute for it, and I have tried picks from every conceivable material you can imagine. It is the best, of course, and it makes sense that Tony Rice used one pick of this material for his whole career, and many of the gypsies in the time of Django used them.

Buco · June 5

I tried one for a couple of minutes, it was fat and comfortable, a large triangle, nicely bevelled and so on but it wasn't immediate aha moment.

Scoredog · June 5

I've played some and if it is the difference maker in my playing well I got bigger issues ( I didn't like the bevel and I found them noisy). BTW I buy expensive guitars because I want to make sure I am the problem.

pdg · June 5

Pick material, shape, thickness, bevel, etc. are all very personal choices -- there are no universally accepted "bests" As are the individual's nuances of technique, and their preferences as to tone. Maybe, for some players, tortoise shell picks, shaped, thicknessed, and beveled to their preferences, coupled with particular guitars set up exactly to their preferences, are the ultimate. On the other hand, players like Bireli seem to play any instrument, and with almost any pick.

billyshakes · June 5

I always laugh when this video comes around. Hand polished, handmade, custom shaped picks by Nous'che. (I think my wife would kill me if I stained our cushions while polishing it though!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhUromvXL1k