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Post by bowyn on Oct 9, 2012 10:56:21 GMT -5
Years ago before they changed their color scheme, I played the Hot Pink ones (not particularly for the color, but out of a handful of colors I initially purchased, they ended up being the ones I preferred). I've long since forgotten what the thickness was, but they were pretty sturdy. I ordered some of the Yellow and Green ones based on my best recollection and just to get a basis for future purposes. The Yellow ones are a just a little bit thin for me, but the green ones are pretty much right on. I tell you.. when I went to buy more and I couldn't find the hot pink ones, I got a little bit flustered. All growing up, I kept finding those thin tortoise shell looking ones and I never could figure out how anyone could play well with them. Obviously many people can, but I usually just get "clackity clackity clack!" I've got a felt pick that came with some Lollar Jazzmaster pickups that I've used with a Ukulele from time to time. I'm pretty fond of it as well.
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Post by arx300 on Oct 12, 2012 8:58:39 GMT -5
I go with the tortex .88s. I used to favour a lot thinner picks when I was younger (possibly because I did more strumming and less lead?).
A friend recently got married and instead of having confetti on the tables at the reception had customised picks with the couple's names and the date of the wedding on them scattered on the tables.
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Post by long813 on Oct 12, 2012 9:34:13 GMT -5
I go with the tortex .88s. I used to favour a lot thinner picks when I was younger (possibly because I did more strumming and less lead?). A friend recently got married and instead of having confetti on the tables at the reception had customised picks with the couple's names and the date of the wedding on them scattered on the tables. Having just come from a wedding ... and both of them being guitar players. Wow! That would have been so cool! Congrats to whom ever thought that one up. Did you take any pictures of that?
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Post by arx300 on Oct 12, 2012 9:40:30 GMT -5
I didn't, but I have a couple in my wallet still Though it's got a bit grubby in there...
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Post by long813 on Oct 13, 2012 17:42:49 GMT -5
That is a beauty! Just sent that picture off to my friend (one i talked about earlier) and she loved it! Great addition, but I imagine they don't play that well
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Post by arx300 on Oct 17, 2012 2:04:29 GMT -5
I've not actually tried to play with it, I will do and let you know I'm hoping to get their wedding present sorted soon, but I'm struggling to find anywhere that will print a picture onto a guitar body, anyone have any contacts or suggestions?
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Post by sumgai on Oct 17, 2012 11:54:36 GMT -5
I'm hoping to get their wedding present sorted soon, but I'm struggling to find anywhere that will print a picture onto a guitar body, anyone have any contacts or suggestions? Go to a sign shop and have it printed onto a decal, then apply that to your axe. Perhaps a clear background so the original finish color(s) can show through.... or maybe a contrasting color, if it's a smaller decal - the options are wide open at this point. If this is intended as a lasting gift and not as a one-shot gag, then I recommend that you apply a clear-coat over the decal, and perhaps over the whole body (again). Just make sure the coating material is compatible with the original finish, or your gift will turn out to be short-lived. (With all due respect to lunaalta for recently suggesting this in another thread. )HTH sumgai
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Post by bowyn on Oct 18, 2012 12:29:37 GMT -5
SG,
Any idea how Tru-Oil would work over a vinyl decal?
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Post by bowyn on Oct 18, 2012 12:35:41 GMT -5
Oh, and back on topic, I just inadvertently solved my own pick mystery. I had assumed I was using Dunlop Tortex picks, but I guess I never looked really close at the tortoise graphic on mine... I was over at musiciansfriend.com (not a big fan, but they had a neat Stupid Deal of the Day today) and happened to be looking across some picks when, lo and behold, I spotted my old favorite! So the entire time I was frustrated with Dunlop for changing the color of their Tortex picks (i only knew what kind I used by the color... never could remember the thickness after I ran out of them) I had been using Dunlop DELRIN picks! So, happy ending, I just ordered 2 dozen of them Some people hate these because of the slick-ish feel to them, but I've rarely EVER lost my hold on one, and I tend to play hard while holding the pick very loosely. Come home to papa, little pink guitar picks!
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Post by long813 on Oct 18, 2012 13:01:28 GMT -5
It's been so long since I've used celluloid or Derlin I can't even remember what their qualities are! Looks like it maybe time to do a "pick-box review day" again
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Post by bowyn on Oct 18, 2012 16:09:40 GMT -5
Toneplastic! Forget the wood, strings, pickups... these picks resonate and sustain for days. The difference between the pick material and the pick material with the black graphic printing presents an acoustic shift in the sound waves across the surface. I find this lends a warm round tone to my sound and slightly changes the magnetic field (due to microscopic bits or iron in the printing ink) so that noise and hum is reduced, as long as the pick is held at an appropriate 45 degree angle with regards to the strings. Oh, and these picks also make monkeys fly out of my butt.
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Post by 4real on Oct 18, 2012 16:43:43 GMT -5
Jeff Beck says, "Picks are for Fairies!"... I've been going through an extended no pick stage for quite some time again, sure there are heaps of things one can't do or do as well with just the fingers, but there is a lot one can... Interestingly I saw a knophler interview, he always keeps a pick in his pocket apparently, despite his pingerpicking technique and there are times when Beck uses them too, such as with his rockabilly things where he tried to replicate Cliff's setup from gutiar to pick, and got it wrong, apparently gallup used a giant felt pick! I've always found the standard fender 'medium' to suit me and feel like home, when I use a pick. I had a go at a thumb pick lately, but I just can't seem to control it and some of it might be about finding the right one. Still, in th3e fingerpicking world, you'll find all kinds of threads on nails or no nails, nail care, nail polish...you name it...
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Post by JohnH on Oct 18, 2012 20:24:02 GMT -5
I usually dont use them, but when i do i like a fairly fkexible type. 0.6mm Dunlop tortex does the job.
But at rehearsal yesterday i used some Fender thins, which feel about the same. But they were rubbish and all failed within one half of a song!
John
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Post by long813 on Oct 18, 2012 22:49:12 GMT -5
I But at rehearsal yesterday i used some Fender thins, which feel about the same. But they were rubbish and all failed within one half of a song! John As with all thin picks! I really like to be a master of it all though. I hybrid pick, pick, fingerstyle and I do so because each one has it's own time and place to get that right tone. Hybrid picking is probably the newest technique I have been learning. I love it, but it can be frustrating at time since there are no rules! You just have to say pinky you're picking this string for this passage, pick you hit these bass string for this other passage. There are definite times where it does NOT feel natural (much like alt. picking)
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Post by sumgai on Oct 18, 2012 23:35:34 GMT -5
SG,
Any idea how Tru-Oil would work over a vinyl decal? No, sorry to say. That's a question better asked of cynical1. .... at rehearsal yesterday i used some Fender thins, which feel about the same. But they were rubbish and all failed within one half of a song! That "failure" was probably due to the Fender 351 (Thin) being designed for flatwound strings - surf guitarists use them because of the incredible tone of palm-muted glissandos (through a Fender Reverb, of course!), on guitars that originally came with Fender Flatwounds. Think Jaguar, Jazzmaster and even the Stratocaster, back in the day. If you think a pick should last more than a song or two, try playing like Dick Dale. His album Better Shread Than Dead has a booklet with a pictorial diagram of how many picks DD goes through - for one song!!!! If I was a piece of plastic, I'd give up any plans for a long life if I were told that I'd soon be in Dick Dale's clutches! (I googled for a page that showed a scan of that booklet, but came up empty, sorry.) HTH sumgai
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Post by JohnH on Oct 19, 2012 1:25:52 GMT -5
.... at rehearsal yesterday i used some Fender thins, which feel about the same. But they were rubbish and all failed within one half of a song! That "failure" was probably due to the Fender 351 (Thin) being designed for flatwound strings - surf guitarists use them because of the incredible tone of palm-muted glissandos (through a Fender Reverb, of course!), on guitars that originally came with Fender Flatwounds. Think Jaguar, Jazzmaster and even the Stratocaster, back in the day. If you think a pick should last more than a song or two, try playing like Dick Dale. His album Better Shread Than Dead has a booklet with a pictorial diagram of how many picks DD goes through - for one song!!!! If I was a piece of plastic, I'd give up any plans for a long life if I were told that I'd soon be in Dick Dale's clutches! (I googled for a page that showed a scan of that booklet, but came up empty, sorry.) HTH sumgai The thing is, the Dunlops feel much the same to use, but last until i lose them
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Post by sumgai on Oct 19, 2012 11:48:21 GMT -5
John, I'm still carrying around in my coin purse the same pick (Fender 351 Medium) that I've always carried, in case I run across a chance to play where such a chance was unexpected. That's been what, about 16 years now..... something like that. Beyond of the fact that it's not been lost in all that time, it's still intact, ready to go. And remember, this thing is constantly being rubbed by any number of coins as I walk around all day. Oh, and the brass pick that quarry made for me, that's in there too. I'll have to chalk it up to playing style more than the pick material itself. sumgai
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Post by gumbo on Oct 20, 2012 6:16:12 GMT -5
"......this thing is constantly being rubbed by any number of coins as I walk around all day." ....obviously not a working musician..
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Post by sumgai on Oct 20, 2012 14:18:43 GMT -5
....obviously not a working musician.. Not a playing one either.....
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Post by newey on Oct 20, 2012 19:54:16 GMT -5
I'm still stuck way back at:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2012 23:50:49 GMT -5
when as a kid i started with classic guitar, i knew i wanted a pick. So i cut an ordinary knife about 2.5 cm from its end and used this as pick. Then i fitted metal strings to the guitar (a suzuki i think) and was ready to go! Now i use any pick sharp shaped (not rounded) and close to 1mm thickness/
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Post by bowyn on Nov 5, 2012 0:56:47 GMT -5
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Post by long813 on Nov 5, 2012 12:59:20 GMT -5
I like the one with the PCB on it! Neat design.
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Post by bowyn on Nov 5, 2012 22:40:36 GMT -5
Those were a happy surprise from GuitarPCB.com. I haven't actually ordered any PCBs from them yet, as I usually build my pedals from vero or perf board (either because it's more fun or because I'm just a glutton for punishment, dunno which), but they've got some other stuff, like Pot Condoms and little 3PDT footswitch mounting boards (that's what's on the guitar picks) that make life a little easier that I recently ordered from them as sort of a "test" order. Happy to say that they ship quick, pack well, and seem to be super nice to deal with. I'll definitely do business with them in the future. Oh, and the picks, they just happen to be exactly the size I use anyway, so I've ended up using them more than for just the neat factor. I'll probably buy a pack of them next time i order from them.. er, not that I need more picks right now, but you never can tell when something obscure like that will drop out of production.
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Post by newey on Nov 11, 2012 14:30:09 GMT -5
A few weeks ago, my wife and I went to dinner with some friends at a restaurant in Akron- Dante Boccuzzi Akron, known as "D.B.A.". Chef Boccuzzi has a couple of restaurants in Cleveland, and has now opened in Akron. Chefs like Dante, Michael Symon, and others are the reason Cleveland dining has moved well beyond the "pierogis and sausages" of its culinary past. (Not that Ive got anything against pierogi, I had some last week . . .yum!) We had a good meal, good drinks, good company. Chef Dante is a guitarist, and apparently plays in a rock band, although I've never heard his band. Note the logo on the windows. This is his symbol and is integrated throughout the restaurant. When the check arrived (about $200 for the wife and I, but we drank quite a bit and had a bottle of wine with dinner- still not cheap but a good meal), holding the check down on the tip tray was a Dante custom-logo guitar pick. We had three checks at our table, so I got three of these: These are the same diameter (as measured by my feel, anyway), as the Fender Mediums I usually use. But I don't want to use them, since I might wear the logo off. We'll definitely go back to this restaurant, and if you collect 10 of the picks, they give you a $50 gift certificate. So, I'm saving these and not using them. These are therefore, I guess, my "pick NOT to pick".
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Post by sumgai on Nov 15, 2012 15:58:07 GMT -5
If you think a pick should last more than a song or two, try playing like Dick Dale. His album Better Shread Than Dead has a booklet with a pictorial diagram of how many picks DD goes through - for one song!!!! If I was a piece of plastic, I'd give up any plans for a long life if I were told that I'd soon be in Dick Dale's clutches! (I googled for a page that showed a scan of that booklet, but came up empty, sorry.) In casting around my usual haunts this morning, I came across a copy of the image I was looking for, take a gander at this: Note that you are looking at four, count 'em, 4 picks total, for one song that runs a tad over 6½ minutes. Perhaps now you'll understand my comment about long-lived and making no plans. ;D sumgai p.s. The above image has been "borrowed" from the blog Surfadelic. If it somehow disappears, I'll repost it from my own Photobucket account.
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Post by long813 on Nov 15, 2012 17:03:41 GMT -5
Danm, that must be some crappy plastic and thin material! I find I go through picks quite easily (always played heavier gauges) but damn. That's them breaking off!
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Post by ashcatlt on Nov 15, 2012 18:22:13 GMT -5
For quite a while I've used the Tortex in either blue or (preferably) purple. Not too long ago I followed a tip from this thread and asked my local Music Go Round about the Tortex Pitch Black. I was just asking if they could get them and whether there would be a price difference, but dude went and ordered a whole pile of them. I specifically told him I wanted the ones which were the same as the purple (1.14mm?), but he got the 1mms instead. I don't think anybody else buys them, so I kind of feel obligated. Now I've got a bunch of black picks which look cooler than the purple. Of course there's that old problem of finding the damn thing when I drop it on a dark stage.
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Post by long813 on Nov 15, 2012 20:29:08 GMT -5
For quite a while I've used the Tortex in either blue or (preferably) purple. Not too long ago I followed a tip from this thread and asked my local Music Go Round about the Tortex Pitch Black. I was just asking if they could get them and whether there would be a price difference, but dude went and ordered a whole pile of them. I specifically told him I wanted the ones which were the same as the purple (1.14mm?), but he got the 1mms instead. I don't think anybody else buys them, so I kind of feel obligated. Now I've got a bunch of black picks which look cooler than the purple. Of course there's that old problem of finding the damn thing when I drop it on a dark stage. Tell me about it. I have two Wegan Bluegrass picks 1.2 mm (much stiffer than others of the same thickness) one is white and one is black. In my old house our kitchen was black and white checkered. No matter which pick I used, I always lost it on the same coloured tile!
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Post by vonFrenchie on Mar 26, 2013 20:36:22 GMT -5
Watch out guys. There is a lot to take in. The 4 picks I have been using for the past 3 years. Red is Dunlop Jazz II to the right is a Jazz III, Dunlop Tortex Pitch Black 1.14, Dunlop Tortex Pitch Black Jazz III. The 1.14 when I'm playing more CCR style stuff. The Jazz picks are for everything else.
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