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• calò Bilbao, SpainNew

  May 2006 Posts: 19

  Wegen twins
• tommaso ROMA-ITALYNew

  December 2006 Posts: 149

  Now I use :
  - Wegen 3.5 mm
  - Dunlop Big Stubby 3.0 mm
  - PickBoy ebony
  - PickBoy bone
  - PickBoy horn
  - PickBoy rosewood
  
  I bought the Pickboy picks on ebay (price : 4.99 Euro) at the link below.
  The product description reports that they are 5 mm thick, but they seems to be more or less 4 mm. There is also one in metal but I haven't bought it.
  The sound produced by each of them is different due to the material, so one can employ each of them depending on the sound that he wants to obtain.
  Bye,
  Tommaso
  
  http://cgi.ebay.it/PICKBOY-EBONY-MEDIATOR-JAZZ-MANOUCHE-MOUCHE-nn_W0QQitemZ320063412788QQihZ011QQcategoryZ104487QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem

  Grazie Django!
• Heretic In the Pond✭✭✭

  December 2006 Posts: 230

  Lately I'm using:
  AK for clarity and low noise,and Wegen Fatone 5 mm when I want just a warm swish for backing. A good collection keeps me amused, different picks have different benefits.
• a New York City✭✭✭✭

  December 2006 Posts: 800

  i use a dunlop .60mm and i adjust it a little with a file.

  Www.alexsimonmusic.com
  Learn how to play Gypsy guitar:
  http://alexsimonmusic.com/learn-gypsy-jazz-guitar/
• Stringswinger Santa Cruz and San Francisco, CA✭✭✭✭ 1993 Dupont MD-20, Shelley Park Encore

  December 2006 Posts: 465

  Dunlop jazz III XL (Black, 1.5 mm)
  
  I have Wegans and like them for rhythm playing only.
  
  Cheers,
  
  Marc
  
  www.hotclubpacific.com

  "When the chord changes, you should change" Joe Pass
• Colin Perry Montreal, QCNew

  December 2006 Posts: 115

  I use the wegen Big City (2.2). It's the best sounding pick I've ever used, (better than tortoise shell to my ears) and it's the perfect shape and size for me.

  Colin Perry
  
  www.colinperry.ca
  www.myspace.com/colinperryandblind
  www.myspace.com/houserentserenaders
• Bob Holo Moderator

  December 2006 Posts: 1,252

  Lots... but mostly my coconut... the Dunlops get used more just practicing lead lines around the house.
  
  ~2.5mm Coconut pick of my own design
  ~2.5mm Tagua nut pick of my own design
  ~2.5mmUltex pick of my own design
  
  Dunlop 1.5mm used backward
  Dunlop 1.15mm
  Golden Gate 1.5mm with a nicer point put on it.

  You get one chance to enjoy this day, but if you're doing it right, that's enough.
• MichaelHorowitz SeattleAdministrator

  December 2006 Posts: 6,153

  
  
  
  
  
  
  Picks are a personal thing...what's best depends on so many factors:
  How YOU play,what YOU like, what sort of guitar you play, what sort of
  situations you're playing in (amplified, unamplified), what strings you
  use, etc.
  
  
  
  I used to use the real big picks...4mm. I used this one for years: Moustache
  Gypsy Jazz Pick (4mm)
  
  
  
  But because my Favino had sort of a darker sound, I switched to a
  thinner pick (2.2mm): Wegen
  Big City 2.2mm (4 Pack). It gives you more "bite" but you loose
  some of the warmth of the bigger picks.
  
  
  
  For the most part the old school players used big thick picks...they
  have a
  big warm sound. But in the contemporary style people are playing
  faster, harder stuff and the smaller picks are better for that. They
  don't sound as good but give you more control. The Big City is a pretty
  good compromise between sound and control.
  
  
  
  Ultimately you just have to try a lot of stuff to see what you like.
  
  
  
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