Unusual Picks

[silentbob]

Last week i found myself searching high and low for a pick but could not find one for the life of me, so in a moment of desperation, i nicked the sim card out of an old mobile phone and gave that a blast and it worked a treat, so good infact that now find myself reaching for my vodafone special rather than using a regular pick. Just wondered if anybody else was using anything different from the norm?

[Sarah5string]

10p pieces here Made quite a nice sound actually.

[Jerry_B]

When I first started playing bass and decided I wanted to play using my fingers, I used a tiddlywink - until someone pointed out that I could buy picks. I kid you not!

Steve Albini (Big Black, Shellac, etc.) used to use a bit of metal as a pick. Dunno if he still does.

Edited April 6, 2010 by Jerry_B

[Marvin]

Cut up an organ donor card once to use as a pick. Didn't really work though, lacked rigidity.

[Delberthot]

Brian May from Queen uses a sixpence


I use more conventional Herco Heavy picks

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I use fingers.







Can get messy obtaining them though.

[discreet]

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='798193' date='Apr 6 2010, 11:31 PM']I use fingers. Can get messy obtaining them though.[/quote]

Arf!

[RockfordStone]

ive got a carbon fibre one my mate mad me at work somewhere

[ahpook]

i've used a whole credit card before...

bit of a handful it must be said !

[deathpanda]

For guitar I use Jazz III's, but they don't really work on bass. I've tried a bunch of other ones, bigger, different shapes etc but [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/6043-jim_dunlop_h10_speed_picks"]only one has really worked for me[/url]. They have a weird groove and my thumb just falls right into place, and the angle is perfect for bass strings.

[Doddy]

I've occasionally used various coins,but very rarely. I find them a bit too 'scrathchy'
sounding. I'd rather use my thumb in an up/down motion(not in a double thumb/slap way) to simulate a
pick,if I don't have one. Although I always have some lying about just in case.

[The Bass Doc]

Tried using a credit card but it was refused.

[The inglourious bass turd]

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='801885' date='Apr 10 2010, 03:50 PM']Tried using a credit card but it was refused.[/quote]


Nice...

[arsenic]

I used to cut a pick shape out of the bottom of the old plastic 35mm film canisters.

Thick enough to give a heavy sound, but flexible enough to be able to play quite fast.....

must try it again, and see if it still feels and sounds as good

[silentbob]

[quote name='robdeadstereo' post='801841' date='Apr 10 2010, 03:02 PM']ive got a carbon fibre one my mate mad me at work somewhere[/quote]

That sounds incredibly cool.