thrashing the pick

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ok, usually i'm an idiot licks kinda dude, but for about a year now i have been practicing with a steel string setup, (not to say that my licks have smartened up er anything) but my picking style has changed. i now hit really hard to get a certain thick positive sound that i want but........i'm going through picks like ccccrazy!!! any suggestions on which pick to try? (remembering good tone of course) p.s. i guess this will help.....the end of my picks loose their point really fast, and my picks i think are 1.44 thickness. plastic i think
 
If playing a lot like you should, you will go through plastic picks lick crazy. There is no substitue for genuine tortiose shell. The only problem is- it's illeagal to buy or sell tortiose shell products in the U.S. because of endangered animal laws. So tortiose shell picks are hard to come buy and pricey. Lately I been using hoof picks. Horse, I think. I get them in the general thickness and shape and I file and taper the corners. I use thick picks also, 1/8 inch or so. These are lasting me about two months before its time to switch. They feel better in made fingers and have way better tone that plastic picks do.
 
thanx daddy-o, yeah i guess i'm playing a lot,,,,i'll check out the hoof picks, also, yeah i too find that the thicker the pick, the more positive connection, have a good one....peace.
 
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Try tortex. Easy on the Turtles and Horses of the world. Big Jello fan?

1/8" pick? couldn't imagine.
 
the only picks i've ever seen are plastic things. what else do they make picks out of? and where would you get picks that are not made of plastic?
 
What's 1.44 thickness...is that mm? I play with regular ol' Fender tortoise shell picks usually http://www.encoremusic.com/guitar/2300105.htm . I used to use "medium" and yeah they'd break real easy. I then went up to "heavy" but that was still too light. I'm now using "extra heavy" which don't really flex at all and I never have breakage problems.

Slackmaster 2000
 
I use daddy-o picks, exclusively, made from daddy-o toe nails, only problem is, they break when ya thrash 'em. :D
 
Ive played with the metal picks before. I dunno if they'd be any good for guitar, but I love em for bass. They are thin as anything and allow me to pick a whole heap faster. I luuuurve the top end response when the pick hits the string, but it is by no means a thin sound!!!!
 
There are picks made from cymbal alloy; check the MF catalog for doodads and you'll find them.
 
CDT-sHaG said:
anyone ever used this thing? the F1?


http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7...3189925834/search/g=home/detail/base_id/35005

http://www.bigrockeng.com/
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I went to the bigrock site..they had this quote on their page:

"....it takes the guess work and mystery out of achieving proper right hand picking technique. ..."

Doesnt that just seem wrong to you? What happen to parctise and hard work? Traditional pics have worked for a long time. Learn to use one. To me, thats like sitting on the couch eating chips while having an electric pulse do situps for you.
 
Just let him try and pay for his coffee with a handful of celluloid...
 
Brian May used to use a sixpence coin, apparently. Friend of mine use to file down 2p coins into a plectrum shape. (1" diameter approx. for US viewers). He swore by them for years then got fed up of them. He gave me one. No give in them at all, not surprisingly. Good for certain tones.
 
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