What plectrum does everyone use?

Dunlop Maxi grip 1.14 since they came out…
Although I have yet to behold the infamous figlabs picks… Could be a game changer 🤪
 
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swelchy said:
Dunlop Maxi grip 1.14 since they came out…
Although I have yet to behold the infamous figlabs picks… Could be a game changer 🤪
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Free for the asking. The next batch may be printed double-sided….I was so excited ordering the first ones, that when I saw the mockup…I didn’t think about the other side :ROFLMAO:
I thought about ”Place thumb here” or “Play something!”
 
fig said:
Free for the asking. The next batch may be printed double-sided….I was so excited ordering the first ones, that when I saw the mockup…I didn’t think about the other side :ROFLMAO:
I thought about ”Place thumb here” or “Play something!”
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I vote "place thumb here"
 
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The picks I had made are Ultex. Did I send you any?
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@fig's picks have the best tone.....this has been independently verified:) (They also happen to be my favorite pick for flatpicking acoustics.)

Otherwise, I'm a Dunlop Flow fan. I vacillate between a 1.0mm and 1.5mm. Depends on the part I'm trying to play.
For rhythm guitar parts or strumming parts I generally like a Herco or Dunlop Nylon pick 1.0mm.

For mandolin and acoustic flat picking I also love the Wegen Delrin picks but they are ungodly expensive so I try not to love them too much:)

Speaking of un-godly expensive, a buddy of mine started a pick company call Red Bear picks. He came up with an artificial tortoise shell material that sounds identical to the real thing. I still have a bunch of the prototypes that I was testing for him in a couple different shapes.

Unfortunately the early ones also warped just like real tortoiseshell.
 
MichaelW said:
@fig's picks have the best tone.....this has been independently verified:) (They also happen to be my favorite pick for flatpicking acoustics.)

Otherwise, I'm a Dunlop Flow fan. I vacillate between a 1.0mm and 1.5mm. Depends on the part I'm trying to play.
For rhythm guitar parts or strumming parts I generally like a Herco or Dunlop Nylon pick 1.0mm.

For mandolin and acoustic flat picking I also love the Wegen Delrin picks but they are ungodly expensive so I try not to love them too much:)

Speaking of un-godly expensive, a buddy of mine started a pick company call Red Bear picks. He came up with an artificial tortoise shell material that sounds identical to the real thing. I still have a bunch of the prototypes that I was testing for him in a couple different shapes.

Unfortunately the early ones also warped just like real tortoiseshell.
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You’re picky :ROFLMAO:
I just pick a pick,
pick up that picked pick,
pick a song to pick with that picked pick,
pick the pickup to pick the song I picked with the picked pick.
All while riding in my pickup.
Get the picture?

( Just pickin….glad you like ’em :love: )
 
I use a piece of PCB. 1.6mm. Not the fiberglass type (works great, but I don't like the idea of glass dust), but crappy old phenolic. Often broken off a piece of cheap prototype board. Try it some day.
 
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Red Bear Picks are wonderful.
They are made of Casein. A protein found in milk products. The substance some vintage pen barrels and buttons are made from. There are several companies producing casein picks - including D’Addario. Casein produces a warmer tone than plastic. Some what similar to tortoise shell.
They are expensive ! ! !
 
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Red Bear Picks are wonderful.
They are made of Casein. A protein found in milk products. The substance some vintage pen barrels and buttons are made from. There are several companies producing casein picks - including D’Addario. Casein produces a warmer tone than plastic. Some what similar to tortoise shell.
They are expensive ! ! !
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Now I gotta go find all those Red Bear prototypes I had lying around hahaha. I used one for Mandolin for quite a while before switching over to Wegen.
 
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Dunlop delrin .71 .

Took me a long time to settle on one. I tried nature, small, thick, thin etc.

I love these picks. I play mostly blues, rock and acoustic. I'm intermediate at best so shredding is not in my forte. This allows me to do pretty much everything I need.
 
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Holy cow, $35 for the Guthrie Govan model? For that money it better make me play "just like Guthrie...."
 
Well after a few weeks of trying other things I'm definitely moving on from my Jazz IIIs. I've been testing a bunch of picks and so far my favourites are Dunlop Flow and Dunlop Primetone 1.5.

I can't seem to decide which ones I prefer but I definitely prefer both of them to my old favs the Jazz IIIs
 
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