D.I. Joe Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1337543631' post='1661764'] 3mm Big Stubby - mostly play with fingers though. [/quote] +1 Or sometimes if the stubbies have hidden themselves away (as picks often do in my house...) then I still have loads of 2mm Tortex lying around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Dunlop Tortex .88 and 1.00's, but mostly the .88's. Been using them for about 3 years now, just perfect for me. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Dunlops - either the .88s or the .75s. I like a fair bit of flex. I appreciate the harder attack of the more substantial picks, but playing at the speed we do and with my f***ed hand, it's a trade off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1337609668' post='1662679'] I appreciate the harder attack of the more substantial picks, but playing at the speed we do and with my f***ed hand, it's a trade off. [/quote] I find that the harder attack disappears once you add the guitars, especially if any of them are cleanish single coils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Jim Dunlop 1mm nylon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalalf Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I use Dunlop Jazz III's on the guitar and Jazz III XL's on the bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Fender 346 heavy. Large enough I don't lose my grasp. Heavy enough to give a good articulation, but not too heavy. Some years ago a friend of mine who used to own a music store had a gross in stock when he went out of business. He gave me a great deal. I sincerely doubt (I'm 50 years old) I'll ever have to purchase picks again in my lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 [size=4]As a finger style player all my 30-odd playing years, after joining a Jam/Weller tribute band last year I tried out loads of different sizes, shapes and gauges. [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]I finally settled on Rotosound [color=black]Celluloid Abalone heavy gauge rounded triangle[/color]s, which are the same as Bruce Foxton uses, although I also like the V Picks Tremolo.[/font][/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I wrote to Carol Kaye a while back and she sent me some which was kind of cool so those ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Dunlop 1.00 Tortex for me - the blue ones! Been using these for years, great picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Dunlop Gator Grip .96 The best sound/feel I've found, and they don't fall out of my sweaty hands. does anybody else have a box full of random picks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 [quote name='Jack' timestamp='1337717574' post='1664554'] Dunlop Gator Grip .96 The best sound/feel I've found, and they don't fall out of my sweaty hands. does anybody else have a box full of random picks? [/quote] Not a box full but I do have a Jack Daniel's cigarette case full. From the ridiculously thin and flimsy, upto 3mm Big Stubbies, and alsorts in between, including reshaped coins and washers, and metal finger and thumb picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1337543631' post='1661764'] 3mm Big Stubby - mostly play with fingers though. [/quote]Ditto .... well the pick bit anyway Edited May 22, 2012 by WalMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_bass Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Dunlop tortex blue (1mm) (Dunlop tortex orange for guitar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoker Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Dunlop Big Stubby 3mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPHDS Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 [quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1337718286' post='1664564'] Not a box full but I do have a Jack Daniel's cigarette case full. From the ridiculously thin and flimsy, upto 3mm Big Stubbies, and alsorts in between, including reshaped coins and washers, and metal finger and thumb picks. [/quote] Yep me too, which was what disappeared off stage during the break at a gig.......! (perils of being set up near the facilities!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Usually a thick (2mm) Dunlop pick for bass and a (1mm) Dunlop nylon for 6 string guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Firefly Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Dunlop Tortex .88 since 1991.... never found anything else I like...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I use Steve Clayton - Acetal Polymer 1.26mm. Our lead guitarist uses the same (as do I when I'm on guitar) so we get them by the 100, custom printed with the band logo. I used Tortex for years, but I like a pick to feel 'newish' and was always disappointed with just how fast they wore out, especially on guitar. No such problem with the Claytons - I might kill one a month if I'm really going at it and playing a fair bit of guitar as well as bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 The purple triangle Dunlop tortex 1.14(?) is my fav just now. I think someone mentioned it earlier, but I don't find using a pick on a Jazz very satisfying for some reason ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 [quote name='Jack' timestamp='1337717574' post='1664554'] does anybody else have a box full of random picks? [/quote] No put I have a box (half full) of Herco Flex 75s. I buy them 100 at a time, that way it doesn't matter if I loose one, and I have them distributed around all my cases, so no matter what I will always have a pick to hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Anyone here use a thumb pick? I can't grip a regular pick due to cramping (focal dystonia sort of thing). I've read about Andy Billups from the Hamsters but can't find any pics of his modified thumb pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) Tortex 1.14 mm or thereabouts. The slightly larger ones, but not too big. The Dunlop[url="http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/big-stubby-nylon"] Big Stubby nylons [/url]are good too, they have an inlaid thumb shaped bit, to stop it flying off into the corner. Edited May 23, 2012 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) [quote name='daz' timestamp='1337791830' post='1665560'] The Dunlop[url="http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/big-stubby-nylon"] Big Stubby nylons [/url]are good too, they have an inlaid thumb shaped bit, to stop it flying off into the corner. [/quote] Ooh! That looks very interesting, I shall have to find me one of those to try. EDIT: Found some at Strings Direct, yay! http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/8922-jim_dunlop_nylon_big_stubby_3mm Edited May 23, 2012 by KingBollock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 [quote name='ikay' timestamp='1337779265' post='1665310'] Anyone here use a thumb pick? I can't grip a regular pick due to cramping (focal dystonia sort of thing). I've read about Andy Billups from the Hamsters but can't find any pics of his modified thumb pick. [/quote] I've used thumbpicks all my playing life. Dunlop M is my preference. Dead easy to play with!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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