What Pick?

[DaRKoN_]

Ok, I've been playing guitar for awhile.l... but never really used a pick... Never could use them well when I first started out so I keep using my nail... I couldn't get any speed while using the pick..

But.... Slayer use picks... and if they can play that fast with em.. then it must be possible :)

So what pick do you guys use? (and what do slayer use?!)

[memnoch]

I've been using picks since the beginning cause to me picks are the only way to play as fast as slayer or any other fast music like that. I use some Dunlop picks, always heavy....about 1.0 mm thick (don't know what that is in inches). I also use Steve's picks, that's a local music store here, don't know if there's any in the states. I always use heavy picks cause i find they grip and tug at the strings better.......i've tried thin picks, and they flop around too much and bend too easily. I don't like those.

Now, as for Slayer......i'll just takea look at my trusty Slayer tab book.....both Hanneman and King use D'Andrea picks, medium gauge. Also, King uses .009-.042 strings, while Hanneman uses .009-.046 strings. I thought they'd use thicker strings for their speed and shit, but i guess they both like the thin ones. Ah well......there you have it!:cool:

[Father Death]

Thick picks is the only way go to...forget those floppy ass garbage picks!

[Puppet]

well my personal favorite is the"Peavy" piks, im not really sure the thickness but i like em', i use 9's dude, i can pick as fast as anyone could, sept bue steel strings, they tore on me.:( oh well...

[memnoch]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Puppet
i use 9's dudeQUOTE]

Uh.....9 what?!?!

[6MORBID6ANGEL6]

I use Jim Dunlop Tortex Medium (75mm) pics,or other words Dime's picks.
And I use 54-12 gauge strings for my Bb and Fb tunings.

I use the same pics for my 9-46 gauge strings tuned to Eb and C#

these pics never break at the tip,you all should try them the only thing that wears out is the logo on it.;)

[memnoch]

6MORBID......the picks you use, do they have like a soft feeling to them? Or are they shinny?

Cause i use 2 different Dunlop picks, they both have turtles on them, and one if shinny and kind of purple-y coloured, while the other is soft feeling, not shinny at all, very dull....and it's blue. But my picks are thicker than yours, so they're probably different looking too.

[6MORBID6ANGEL6]

I dunno why the hell everyone says that!:eek:
everyone says those picks feel soft....everyone!
i cant feel the softness in them at all
Actually there a powdery bright neon yellow color.and yes with the turtle on it.

[memnoch]

They do look powdery. They feel soft compared to the shinny ones. The shinny ones stick more to your fingers.

[6MORBID6ANGEL6]

hmm,well,i guess that's true,but again,they dont feel all that soft to me.

[Father Death]

hehe...i rather enjoy the softness myself

[Power Groove]

I use yellow Dunlop Tortex picks too. .73mm. I didn't know that's what Dime uses. Interesting. I guess that means I should be able to play just like him, right? :p

Zakk Wylde uses some heavy-ass bastards. I'm not sure of the exact thickness, but they're fat. His pinch harmonics are that much more amazing when you consider the friggin' manhole cover he's using. (I say this because it's been my experience that the lighter the pick, the easier it is to do pinch harmonics).

[6MORBID6ANGEL6]

yeah, thats true to :eek:

[INVERTED]

I us Dunlop tortex .58mm and .60mm in other words the purple ones and the orange ones. Everything I play is extreamly fast mostly "Tromolo picking" so I dont like the heavey picksfor two reasons. First they have no flexibility to them so somtimes you get a litte hung up and secondly its alot easier to snap a string. But I like all picks they just have different uses and believe it or not they accually make different sounds depeding on the thickness.

And a big point to make is the fact that this guy is used to playing finger style and he neads advice on how to get used to picks. I can tell you from my personal experiance that it was alot easier to learn with thiner picks like .50's. Over time increase the guage as you progress. Trust me it will be alot less frustrating.

[Toxic]

I use Dunlop's black 1mm picks. They're more solid and hard than the thinner ones which makes fast picking is a lot easier. Thin picks are too soft.

:uzi: :homer:
DIEDIEDIE HOMER!!!!

[Longjocks]

I used to use the Dunlop Tortex 2mm. Those big thick bastards are great if you use mainly down-strokes. These days I use smaller picks for better control and easier alternate picking, the Dunlop Jazz III's.

[memnoch]

2mm?
Holy shit that's thick. I think my 1mm's are thick as hell. I couldn't imagine using a 2.:eek:

[Katham]

Have to agree with Memnoch here ;)

[6MORBID6ANGEL6]

jesus fuckin christ,just use a fucking quarter!
:D

[death_rattle89]

i use the yellow dunlop tortex 73mm, and the black dunlop 1mm, also. i dont like real heavy picks. the medium ones are easier to play fast with, and easier for stuff like alternate picking tremolo picking etc. i think those are good picks ;) it is also hard to keep control of your picking with them i think, and it is easier to snap a string i think. they also feel more comfortable to use. but thats just my opinion.

[memnoch]

Well, i've always used thick picks and i've never snapped any of my strings.....maybe i don't play as violently as others do, but i've never broken any strings off my guitar. Only once off my sister's, but she had extremely thin and VERY old strings (maybe 4-5 years old).

[walpurgis]

I've broken strings with all kinds of picks, but I try to use medium to light picks most of the time when I'm playing a six-string. If I'm playing a song that I use a pick for the bass on, I usually try to find the thickest one I can.

[death_rattle89]

yeah if i was using bass strings i would prolly use real thick picks.

your sisters strings werent changed for 4 or 5 years? thats a real long time to go without changing strings.

[memnoch]

Yeah, maybe i exagerrated a bit, but it was probably no less than 2 years......which is still a hell of a long time. Although, she never played her guitar, never took care of it either. It was a cheap stratocaster copy by some brand i forget.

[death_rattle89]

yeah i know a kid that used to own a stratocaster copy.
i dont think its to not take care of your guitar for that long. i also woudnt go that long without playing it.

[That_Lazy_Bum!!]

Hah your little wimpy 2 mm is nothing compared to my Jim Dunlop U.S.A. 3 point Oh mm pick. THough I only use that on occasion I moslty use my black dunlop 2mm the smaalest I'll go is 1mm after that my picking is for shit.

[Becker rules]

I use 1mm preferably with dimples (not on me on the pick) for easier grip.

[Longjocks]

My problem with picks is the fact that I get very clammy hands. A mate of mine actually calls me "the string killer". I don't snap 'em but I dirty them up a treat real quick. But to get back on track... I lose grip too easily.

I've tried different plastic. The 2mm ones I used had a good grip for example, but they didn't glide across the string as well as I wanted. My current Jazz III's only have the writing to grip. I've also tried some other Dunlops that have a rough 'grip' in the middle and a nice, smooth-sided tip but because they're a hard textured plastic the grip doesn't do much.

I need a pick that has a firm yet flexible texture and comparible thickness of the Jazz III's (around 1mm). It needs to be of a small design like the Jazz III's as I'm used to them and find them good for accurate picking. And finally I need a center area that has a plastic with plenty of grip.

I guess I'll just have to continue my ongoing quest.

[PsychoHoliday]

Dunlop Jazz III all the way. I could get harmonics on em best, and soloing is really sweet with em. I have like 3000 of those fuckers, it's all I use.

[atifman]

hey longjocks, have you tried Gorilla Snot? that should keep your grip no matter what pick you use:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=011209151805166090086237874109/search/g=home?q=gorilla+snot

[Slaytaniac]

YES, Jim Dunlop 1mm picks are my favorite! Although I am having some trouble with alternate picking, only on the light speed solo, parts so I might try a thinner pick for that so I can get use to it and then switch back to 1mm!:D

[RomikQ]

Dunlop thumbpicks r best! They don't slip, u can slap with em, u can finger with em, you cand all kinds of crazy shit with em.:smash:

[mrweijia]

2 mil dunlop stubby's here. i find that my speed increases when i use thicker picks, it takes a bit to get used to it, but afterwards i can do tremolo picking at about 300-350 beats a minute, i think. i'm just guessing, maybe its more

[powersofterror]

well, before they went out of business, i only used pickboy picks, 1mm.
man, those were cool. they're all worn down so i can't use them because they're almost round.. so now i only use nylon 1mm dunlop picks, they're pretty good.

[uuuuhhhhhhh]

well Nile uses god know what brand (i forgot) but their like 1mm and Sharp... I've been lookin for sharp picks but the music stores i go to dont have them...

[metal=life]

y would u wanna pick "just cause slayer uses em"? anyway....i use jim dunlop tortex's .88mm and 1.0mm......smooth not powdery...and i cut off a little of the pick near the top so i can do fast pick tapping "like in the solo One-by metallica", and i cut up a rubberband and glue it on the pick for grip....MY PICKS WILL DOMINATE!!:p

[Atheist]

I use the thick ass tortex 1.5mm that come to a point at the end. These seem to work very well for extreme tremelo picking. Somtimes I use smaller jazz picks - both are good for pinch harmonics.

[AngelOfDeath]

I use Dunlop nylon standard picks... 0.88mm, I hate picks though, I can't use a pick if Im playing a single string, fast. IE, solos. Anyone know any way I can get myself to play friggin solos with a pick?

[atifman]

Originally posted by AngelOfDeath
I use Dunlop nylon standard picks... 0.88mm, I hate picks though, I can't use a pick if Im playing a single string, fast. IE, solos. Anyone know any way I can get myself to play friggin solos with a pick?

i don't know how you couldn't! :confused:

[mrweijia]

just wondering, whats the thickest pick they make? i've seen 3mils, are there 4's?

[AngelOfDeath]

Originally posted by atifman


i don't know how you couldn't! :confused:

with great ease! for single strings, my fingers are faster than a pick...dunno how that works :confused:

[Zertonshfits]

NYLON ALL THE WAY! i use anything i can grab thats bigger that .88 but i prefer 1mm and .88mm. nylon jim dunlop
i hate those huge 2mm thogh they feel like your playing with your whole damn thumb!

[DeathCS]

great, now we have another person digging up old, useless threads.

[Necrolechery]

I used the black dunlop tortex pics I think they're 2 or 3mm when I was in Devourment. I think they're great all around, harmonics, sweeps, speedpicking, downpicking, but that's just me.

[BLS]

great, now we have another person digging up old, useless threads.

Its a massive invasion of trolls!

[DeathCS]

I used the black dunlop tortex pics I think they're 2 or 3mm when I was in Devourment. I think they're great all around, harmonics, sweeps, speedpicking, downpicking, but that's just me.
I used Jazz III's when I played for Cannibal Corpse. :p
But, if your serious, thats badass. Devourment rocks.

[Necrolechery]

yeah I had to start using those super heavy pics, before that I used jazz III's til my fingernail quit growing from all the downpicking. oww

[shreddy]

i like dunlop's 1.0mm thick and i really like it after i while from playing with them when they get worn down and the edge is smooth, but somtimes they break and i have to start wearing down my pick again :bawling:

[ThongPick]

I use Dunlop tortex triangle .73mm. Those picks are nice because you have 3 picks in 1. http://www.jimdunlop.com/products/picks/products/tortex/index.html

[DRI]

I figure, the bigger the better as picks go, gives a heavier sound and they don't bend at all so you know where the pick is. I use those purple dunlops with the turtles on them. 2mm. And Never use thin picks. I was playing a misfits song, and the pick just tore in half. Fucking ridiculous.

[the_bleeding]

pickboy 1mm
or
dunlop .5mm/1mm nylon

those are the only ones i have that get me up to speed with... anything.

FUCK FENDER PICKS

[Infinity]

Did that guy just say he was in Devourment....

[Mave Dustaine]

hell, i use dunlops .73 nylon.

[obrien20]

I used the black dunlop tortex pics I think they're 2 or 3mm when I was in Devourment. I think they're great all around, harmonics, sweeps, speedpicking, downpicking, but that's just me.Whats your name, when did you quit Devourment, who joined in your place, don't use Metal-Archives :p

i almost forgot, i use a Jazz III's.

[IRON90]

I use dunlop 2.0 mm picks. Works fine for me.

[Def]

JD .88's

for life.

[k13m]

i only use dunlop stubby 3mm

[Six_Feet_Under_420]

the yellow, green and purple tortex.

yellow = .73 i belive
green = .88
purple = 2

[sqol]

The blue one is the Dunlop Tortex 1mm.... its the pick of the gods ;)

It seems to wear down a little too fast for my liking, but you can't have everything perfect in this world.... i know what you mean about them feeling soft too.

[ManOwaR]

Some pretty small pretty thick but not too thick Ibanez picks, damn I love those things, pinch harmonics, alternate picking and lead stuff and just everything got a whole lot easier with these picks :)

[blizzard_beast]

What do you guys use for acoustics? Right now I'm using Dunlop Tortex Yellow's, forgot what thickness it is.

[Kylito]

What do you guys use for acoustics? Right now I'm using Dunlop Tortex Yellow's, forgot what thickness it is.
I use Dunlop purple for electric and acoustic both. If you're are going to be playing drum circle full chord strumming shit for the amusement of stoner philosophers then a really flimsy pick works well.

Mostly I don't bother to pick up my acoustic unless I'm going to work on finger picking or flamenco strumming, etc...

[Necrolechery]

Whats your name, when did you quit Devourment, who joined in your place, don't use Metal-Archives :p

i almost forgot, i use a Jazz III's.
Robert Moore I was in Devourment from 2002 until 2003 No one took my place they just have one guitarist now Ruben Rosas, and I just started posting tabs on here.

[Bia]

My first few months of playing long ago....I simply used the picks I was given an handfull of when purchasing the guitar.....they were all thick and rigid as nickles......very soon after I was on E-Bay and bought 2 Mick Mars picks...about 3 dollars each.
When they came...they were super thin.....very flexable....I tried one out and everything changed for me....
They didnt last long....cracked....so I found some Nylon Jim Dunlops that were as thin and flexable.......it's all I use now.....they last a really long time.

[Zertonshfits]

My first few months of playing long ago....I simply used the picks I was given an handfull of when purchasing the guitar.....they were all thick and rigid as nickles......very soon after I was on E-Bay and bought 2 Mick Mars picks...about 3 dollars each.
When they came...they were super thin.....very flexable....I tried one out and everything changed for me....
They didnt last long....cracked....so I found some Nylon Jim Dunlops that were as thin and flexable.......it's all I use now.....they last a really long time.

thin? i cant stand them... but im not to dissapointed with you because you use jim dunlop nylons :)

[Bia]

thin? i cant stand them... but im not to dissapointed with you because you use jim dunlop nylons :)

I like that they have little grips molded into them.....very nice.

Oh...and I'm a tard...I spelled Flexible wrong above......derrrr me.

[Six_Feet_Under_420]

I like those stagg picks too btw. I use the .88 of those. There kinda similar to the dunlop only less soft :p

[amerok]

jazz picks.

[DeathCS]

Jazz III's!
I played a Jazz I pick, and it was pretty wierd. it didnt really have a point to it.

[amerok]

is there a purpose to tortex fin picks?

[IRON90]

What do you guys use for acoustics? Right now I'm using Dunlop Tortex Yellow's, forgot what thickness it is.

I use fender extra heavy.

[green dog]

i have used bread ties but i like .88 dunlop the green ones
i have used bread ties because im old and white trash
but now i can spend .20 cent on dunlops
im moving up in the world

[Sage]

I try to use .75mm Jim Dunlop Nylon ones. They seem to work pretty well for the old Slayer stuff I'm trying to learn. You guys ever hear Yngwie Malmsteen? He uses imprinted 1.5mm Jim Dunlops which are probably worn to hell or smoking after his solos. Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, and Dave Mustaine all seem to use the green .88mm Dunlop Tortex ones. Maybe I should change the thickness I use....

[travI56669]

I use Dunlop nylon 73's, 88's and 1 mm's.... :stoned:

[Dyvim Tvar]

I use Jim Dunlop 2mm's (the little clear purple ones). I can't play with anything under 1.5mm unless i'm playing acoustic.

[davie_gravy]

I play the little green tortex jazz picks, think it's like .8 - 1 mm.

[fatdanny]

Black Dunlop Jazz IIIs

[Six_Feet_Under_420]

Black Dunlop Jazz IIIs


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