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• Buco NOVA, DCDeity Ivanovski maple/spruce

  April 9 Posts: 5,926

  https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/125028#Comment_125028

  Is someone has them all, do the table drop and see if they have the same clack sound when they hit the table.

  Every note wants to go somewhere-Kurt Rosenwinkel
• marcelodamon Asheville, NC✭✭✭ Selmers #560, #561, & #701/Dell Arte Blues Clair/Dell Arte Macias/Philippe Cattiaux Chorus/AJL Gypsy Fire/AJL Model 503/ Manuel May Custom

  April 9 edited April 9 Posts: 83

  I have used, and for many years, the BlueChip TD80 or TD100. I have tried every other type of pick, and I even compared it to real tortoise shell (as my friend Michael Collins made me one, shaped like the TD100, out of a 1920's hair brush handle).

  It's the best, in my opinion. Most durable (I've had the same one for 8 years), best tone, and fastest pick out there. The only downside is the cost. $50 for the TD80 and $75 for the TD100. But, they last for years and years.
• jman New

  April 9 Posts: 19

  https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/125032#Comment_125032

  Interesting comment about them being durable. While they do seem more durable than others, I have a fair amount of wear on one shoulder after 3 months or so. This is on a TD60 though so maybe the thinner material has some impact. I do agree that they feel and sound amazing though.
• marcelodamon Asheville, NC✭✭✭ Selmers #560, #561, & #701/Dell Arte Blues Clair/Dell Arte Macias/Philippe Cattiaux Chorus/AJL Gypsy Fire/AJL Model 503/ Manuel May Custom

  April 9 Posts: 83

  https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/125033#Comment_125033

  Mine do wear down, albeit slowly, over time, but then I use a nail buffer pad I have (as I play classical and flamenco), and buff it back to a lustrous shine. However, I have had the TD80 for 8 years. I practice every day as well.
• ChristopheCarington San Francisco, CA USANew Dupont MD50 Custom

  April 10 edited April 10 Posts: 192

  I could literally make a 30 minute video on this topic with my pick case full of different types of picks. I even did spectrum analysis between them - for example the yellow line is a Wegen GP350, blue shading a **** Gismo Graff, and pink line a Killy Nonis Turbo Black pick:

  

  ...and I still settled on the Dunlop 500 2mm "Purple Turtle," with a Dunlop Primetone Clear Brown 1.5mm as a backup, shoved in between my strings and my headstock above the nut.

  I stay away from slow-wearing picks, because I got used to a worn-in one then lost it. Couldn't play right for two weeks with a fresh one, which is not okay if you're playing shows. Yeah, the Dunlops wear out quickly if you play hard. But $50 gets me a year supply, I can throw them away regret free when they get to worn, and a fresh one never feels bad.

  Additionally, the guitar and strings you use also play a major factor in why you like a specific brand. I hated Gators when I played a dark Favino with John Pierce 11's. Now they're fine on my bright Selmer with Argentine 10's. It's definitely a balancing act.

  Finally, as shown by the ~3dB differences in the graph above, picks do sound different. But as soon as you added a rhythm guitar and bass... the difference was really tough to hear. I then added some slight EQ and... the only difference you could hear was how hard you hit the strings and how low your action was.

  Thanks for reading my TED Talk.

  
• Joonas EstoniaNew Altamira M

  April 10 edited April 10 Posts: 130

  I tried Philippe Bosset strings and they sounded like an empty tin cookie can. No reason to use them. Argies last me a week plus a few days of heavy playing, Pihilippe Bosset's lasted a day less than two weeks. They sounded worse and felt worse (more tension, hurt my fingers more). Stick with Argies.

  Edit: by lasting I mean until the coils of the G-string wear through. You can play chords after that but playing solos becomes hard to impossible.
• voutoreenie "the good land"New

  April 10 Posts: 416

  yo Joonas, nice review...but this the pick thread, not the string thread ;)

  
• Buco NOVA, DCDeity Ivanovski maple/spruce

  April 10 Posts: 5,926

  I just wonder how many people from the original discussion are still active in the genre...

  

  Every note wants to go somewhere-Kurt Rosenwinkel
• pdg ✭✭

  April 10 edited April 10 Posts: 671

  
  
• Joonas EstoniaNew Altamira M

  April 11 Posts: 130

  @voutoreenie Well, you're correct. On the previous page @JSanta mentioned that there's no reason to use other strings than Argies and because I had just tried Pilippe Bosset's I thought I'd put my thoughts here in between the discussion.