What picks do you use? - Page 5

martindreams · 06-28-2009, 09:11 AM

Dunlop Tortex is my fav.

ddtonfire · 06-28-2009, 12:04 PM

Black Jazz III's.

DrunkyMunky · 07-01-2009, 12:45 PM

Dunlop Gator 1.5mm

DemiseJosh · 07-01-2009, 01:01 PM

+1 for Jim Dunlop Jazz III!!!

This is by far the best pick and you'll get used to it. Once you use them everything else will seem huge and not as precise. A jazz 3 will help you play more precise and they are great picks! Once I started using them I never go back to anything else.

One drawback to the jazz IIIs is if your in a metal band and playing shows they can get a bit slippery with the right amount of sweat LOL but this hasn't affected my love for the picks and they are the best in my opinion.

But definatly give them a try

MTech · 07-01-2009, 01:39 PM

The the InTune Guitar Picks version of the Jazz III's most people seem to like them better and they're less prone to slip.....plus they're cheaper.

Bloody_Inferno · 07-02-2009, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry

How long have you been using those?
They have caught my interest as of late.

Damn, I didn't even noticed you replied after all those months.

Sorry dude.

I started using them about mid late 2000 (damn that was 9 years ago) after graduating from the purple Tortex ones. Both similar size, but I kept dropping them and losing them, so the Big Stubbies were the next choice and haven't looked back.

rvoteary · 07-02-2009, 02:31 PM

Tortex .88's

damigu · 07-02-2009, 09:58 PM

dunlop ultex tri 0.88mm

Bungle · 07-03-2009, 11:15 PM

Dunlop Gator 1.14mm

Fikealox · 07-04-2009, 02:20 AM

2mm Gators for me

ShadyDavey · 07-29-2009, 05:29 AM

Slight necro bump but its not worth starting a new thread just to say I stumbled across a website selling some picks I used to use:

Dugain picks & slides - the ultimate guitar plectrum in horn, bone, ebony, agate and many more natural materials.

Most of the time I used the ubiquitous Jazz III but for slower pieces (and more especially pieces played using simple amp tones rather than masses of boost/EQ) I really liked to use Bone - the tone was just so wonderfully articulate and warm at the same time

/rosetintedglasses

Santuzzo · 07-29-2009, 05:42 AM

I just got some Ultex Jazz III's

and some of these

to try.

I like trying different picks from time to time. But I usually keep coming back to the Ibanez Paul Gilbert picks.

WrathOfGirth · 07-29-2009, 09:55 AM

Never seen the ultex jazz III's before, what are they like to play with?

I tend to use the Red or black original jazz III's. I've also used the tortex Jazz III's as well after playing with one I had off one of the guitarists from Parkway Drive.

If your not used to small picks, I suggest using Jim Dunlop Tortex picks, find the right thickness that your comfortable with and see if it effects your playing positively.
Try out different picks, not exactly like there's a lack of them out there =]

y8c616 · 07-29-2009, 09:59 AM

Dunlop 3mm stubby all the way!

Cheesebuiscut · 07-29-2009, 01:13 PM

Ultex is very stiff and very very dense, and it has this texture to it that makes it extremely easy to grip which is a blessing for people with sweaty hands.

Its also smoother than the other picks when plucking strings.

Haunted Cereal · 07-31-2009, 03:27 AM

Lately i've been bouncing between dunlop primetones and tortex sharps in a 1.35(black). The primetones are very neat, they have a nice deep grip in the middle and they don't get slick with sweat. Besides that, they have a very deep bassy tone to them with very clear crystalline highs. Maybe too brittle of a sound for some but anyone who's used ultex extensively might find a bit of relief. They only come in 3.0 and 5.0 though so not for the squeamish. I ordered both on a whim and the 5's are pretty useless imo, they barely fit between the strings. I'm sure somebody might get really into it though. I also just got turned onto V picks. Guitar Picks, Mandolin Picks, and Bass Picks by V-Picks. The Best Picks Available Today. Interesting stuff, pretty expensive though...

Scali · 07-31-2009, 03:35 AM

I use mandolin picks from Gibson, the heavy variety.
Either that, or standard Dunlop .88 or .96, or something similar to that.

TomasO · 07-31-2009, 04:04 AM

Dunlop Ultex or Tortex 1.15 though I think im gonna try the jazz IIIs first chance after seeing all these positive comments on them

Hawkevil · 07-31-2009, 06:29 AM

I didn't realise tortex picks were so popular.

i use tortex 1.14

Looneygah1 · 08-07-2009, 04:58 AM

[IMG]file:///C:/Users/Computer/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]http://www.elderly.com/images/accessories/PK/PK412-114.jpg

Definately Tortex Sharps!

Rashputin · 08-07-2009, 05:44 AM

MetalGravy · 10-04-2009, 10:32 PM

Just tried out the Dunlop Jazz Stubbies (1mm on guitar, 2mm for bass) and so far I really like them. Nice and pointy for speed, and deeper texture so that I can actually hold them. 1mm's a little thin for chords, but hopefully I'll be able to work around that. The Dava nylons are nice, too.

damigu · 10-04-2009, 11:58 PM

i've recently begun using the dunlop big stubby (the blue one in specific) and i'm liking it a lot.
mellower attack with a strong sustain. nice, thick tones.

Rich5150 · 10-05-2009, 05:41 PM

Black Jazz III's, Planet Waves Black Ice 1.50mm's, Ultex Sharp 2.0 1.40 and 1.14mm, Tortex Sharps and 2.0mm Gators

Santuzzo · 10-05-2009, 05:54 PM

I'm really starting to like the Ultex Jazz III a lot!

I went back and fortyh between Ibanez Paul Gilbert picks, regular black Jazz III's and Tortex Jazz III's. Now I'm givin the Ultex Jazz III's a try and so far I like them a lot!

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ShadyDavey 7ibrarian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Peterborough, UK Posts: 6,572 Thanked: 104 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Slight necro bump but its not worth starting a new thread just to say I stumbled across a website selling some picks I used to use: Dugain picks & slides - the ultimate guitar plectrum in horn, bone, ebony, agate and many more natural materials. Most of the time I used the ubiquitous Jazz III but for slower pieces (and more especially pieces played using simple amp tones rather than masses of boost/EQ) I really liked to use Bone - the tone was just so wonderfully articulate and warm at the same time /rosetintedglasses While raping a bear in Yellowstone and snorting coke out of a freshly-dead baby's skull, I finally felt that I had found my calling and built a time machine out of Iraqi WMDs and LOTS OF HEMP WHOA. Using this time machine I went back in time and shot JFK from outer ....ing space. I am now your god - Jeff .....and then all of a sudden he drops the musical equivilant of a steaming turd right in our laps - ESP Griffyn

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Santuzzo SS.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 3,436 Thanked: 69 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I just got some Ultex Jazz III's and some of these to try. I like trying different picks from time to time. But I usually keep coming back to the Ibanez Paul Gilbert picks. thedarkoceans likes this.

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06-28-2009, 09:11 AM	#101
martindreams ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York Posts: 4 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Dunlop Tortex is my fav.

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07-01-2009, 12:45 PM	#103
DrunkyMunky Korn plzkthkxbai Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oeiras, Portugal Posts: 122 Thanked: 3 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Dunlop Gator 1.5mm

07-01-2009, 01:01 PM	#104
DemiseJosh D34TH M3T4L Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 55 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	+1 for Jim Dunlop Jazz III!!! This is by far the best pick and you'll get used to it. Once you use them everything else will seem huge and not as precise. A jazz 3 will help you play more precise and they are great picks! Once I started using them I never go back to anything else. One drawback to the jazz IIIs is if your in a metal band and playing shows they can get a bit slippery with the right amount of sweat LOL but this hasn't affected my love for the picks and they are the best in my opinion. But definatly give them a try

07-01-2009, 01:39 PM	#105
MTech Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,594 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	The the InTune Guitar Picks version of the Jazz III's most people seem to like them better and they're less prone to slip.....plus they're cheaper.

07-02-2009, 02:31 PM	#107
rvoteary Djentleman/Scholar Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Belleville, ON Posts: 195 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Tortex .88's

07-02-2009, 09:58 PM	#108
damigu stay tuned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,440 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	dunlop ultex tri 0.88mm

07-03-2009, 11:15 PM	#109
Bungle Sir Roger Moore, KBE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia. Posts: 1,292 Thanked: 27 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Dunlop Gator 1.14mm

07-04-2009, 02:20 AM	#110
Fikealox ss.org Regular Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 148 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	2mm Gators for me

07-29-2009, 09:55 AM	#113
WrathOfGirth NOAD Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 100 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Never seen the ultex jazz III's before, what are they like to play with? I tend to use the Red or black original jazz III's. I've also used the tortex Jazz III's as well after playing with one I had off one of the guitarists from Parkway Drive. If your not used to small picks, I suggest using Jim Dunlop Tortex picks, find the right thickness that your comfortable with and see if it effects your playing positively. Try out different picks, not exactly like there's a lack of them out there =]

08-07-2009, 05:44 AM	#121
Rashputin I am Rash Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 463 Thanked: 17 Feedback Score: 0 reviews

07-29-2009, 09:59 AM	#114
y8c616 ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stafford, UK Posts: 93 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Dunlop 3mm stubby all the way!

07-29-2009, 01:13 PM	#115
Cheesebuiscut Loves his Q-tuners Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 4,075 Thanked: 45 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Ultex is very stiff and very very dense, and it has this texture to it that makes it extremely easy to grip which is a blessing for people with sweaty hands. Its also smoother than the other picks when plucking strings.

07-31-2009, 03:27 AM	#116
Haunted Cereal I am Sammy Jankis Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Denver CO Posts: 323 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Lately i've been bouncing between dunlop primetones and tortex sharps in a 1.35(black). The primetones are very neat, they have a nice deep grip in the middle and they don't get slick with sweat. Besides that, they have a very deep bassy tone to them with very clear crystalline highs. Maybe too brittle of a sound for some but anyone who's used ultex extensively might find a bit of relief. They only come in 3.0 and 5.0 though so not for the squeamish. I ordered both on a whim and the 5's are pretty useless imo, they barely fit between the strings. I'm sure somebody might get really into it though. I also just got turned onto V picks. Guitar Picks, Mandolin Picks, and Bass Picks by V-Picks. The Best Picks Available Today. Interesting stuff, pretty expensive though...

07-31-2009, 03:35 AM	#117
Scali Banned Join Date: May 2008 Location: The Hague, NL Posts: 2,622 Thanked: 23 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I use mandolin picks from Gibson, the heavy variety. Either that, or standard Dunlop .88 or .96, or something similar to that.

07-31-2009, 04:04 AM	#118
TomasO ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Western Massachusettes Posts: 92 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Dunlop Ultex or Tortex 1.15 though I think im gonna try the jazz IIIs first chance after seeing all these positive comments on them

07-31-2009, 06:29 AM	#119
Hawkevil Toast Wiper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 424 Thanked: 19 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I didn't realise tortex picks were so popular. i use tortex 1.14

08-07-2009, 04:58 AM	#120
Looneygah1 ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 390 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	[IMG]file:///C:/Users/Computer/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]http://www.elderly.com/images/accessories/PK/PK412-114.jpg Definately Tortex Sharps!

10-04-2009, 10:32 PM	#122
MetalGravy Making a meat suit Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Urbandale, IA Posts: 984 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Just tried out the Dunlop Jazz Stubbies (1mm on guitar, 2mm for bass) and so far I really like them. Nice and pointy for speed, and deeper texture so that I can actually hold them. 1mm's a little thin for chords, but hopefully I'll be able to work around that. The Dava nylons are nice, too.

10-04-2009, 11:58 PM	#123
damigu stay tuned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,440 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i've recently begun using the dunlop big stubby (the blue one in specific) and i'm liking it a lot. mellower attack with a strong sustain. nice, thick tones.

10-05-2009, 05:41 PM	#124
Rich5150 SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NY Posts: 241 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Black Jazz III's, Planet Waves Black Ice 1.50mm's, Ultex Sharp 2.0 1.40 and 1.14mm, Tortex Sharps and 2.0mm Gators

10-05-2009, 05:54 PM	#125
Santuzzo SS.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 3,436 Thanked: 69 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm really starting to like the Ultex Jazz III a lot! I went back and fortyh between Ibanez Paul Gilbert picks, regular black Jazz III's and Tortex Jazz III's. Now I'm givin the Ultex Jazz III's a try and so far I like them a lot!