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Jfingers · June 2022

<div>Who here plays with a pick?</div><div>I hadn't played with one for donkeys years until I found one in a jar with lots of other stuff.</div><div><br></div><div>It was a Jim Dunlop point six mm, grey. I used to use them a lot.</div><div>I found it immediately changed my style (I mainly play on an acoustic these days)</div><div><br></div><div>Much more strumming and a lot less thumb...</div><div><br></div><div>Sorry if it's not off topic enough.<br></div>

Brio · June 2022

Me. 80% of the time.

Sassafras · June 2022

I usually fingerpick but when I want to thrash the strings I'll use a Dunlop Stubby.

Nitefly · June 2022

For electric guitar, I use Dunlop Tortex yellow (0.73 mm).<br><br>For acoustic, it depends what I'm playing - same pick for strumming.<br><br>

bertie · June 2022

<blockquote class="Quote"> <div class="QuoteAuthor"><a href="/profile/29720/Jfingers">Jfingers</a> said:</div> <div class="QuoteText"><div>Who here plays with a pick?</div><div>I hadn't played with one for donkeys years until I found one in a jar with lots of other stuff.</div><div><br></div><div>It was a Jim Dunlop point six mm, grey. I used to use them a lot.</div><div>I found it immediately changed my style (I mainly play on an acoustic these days)</div><div><br></div><div>Much more strumming and a lot less thumb...</div><div><br></div><div>Sorry if it's not off topic enough.<br></div></div> </blockquote> dont worry, hopefully it will soon pass

Lestratcaster · June 2022

I mostly if not all the time play with a pick, very rarely do I do fingerstyle or play with my fingers. I use the tortex 0.73mm for acoustic and the 0.88mm for electrics.

PolarityMan · June 2022

Black fangs mofos

HAL9000 · June 2022

I never play with a pick. I find I’ve got more control using my fingers.

Barney · June 2022

I play with pick and fingers ....or just pick depending on what sound I want

Roland · June 2022

For years I played with just fingers. Still do when the music merits it, but most of the the songs I’m playing at the moment need a pick.

Kilgore · June 2022

Fingers only. There's something about the tactile sensation of your fingers on the strings. Apart from which, I'm just rubbish with a pick.

guitarjack66 · June 2022

Picks mostly. I still like to practice using my fingers too.

Mellish · June 2022

I always use a pick and my guitar is electro-acoustic. <br><br>It's a Dunlop Tortex red pick. Not that thick...point 50mm?

Open_G · June 2022

For live stuff, I'll tend to just be chord bashing, and bits of lead, so will use a pick.<br><br>At home, almost always fingers, for picking, lead, chordbashing et al.

PAL · July 2022

What ever the song needs.

Tannin · July 2022

I never, ever learned to get a good consistent tone with a pick, and my timing was questionable. No-one ever taught me how to hold one and by the time I learned the proper way to do it it was way too late to change. So I sucked. The only instrument I was really any good at was bass, and I played bass with my fingers. <br><br>Sometimes I'd try to learn to play guitar with my fingers, but my nails are naturally weak and it always ended up in blood and mess. Back to picks.<br><br>Then I went to a nail salon and asked for an artificial nail, started playing with one finger and thumb (same way I used to play bass). I got lots better. I graduated to two fingers and thumb, tried all four, and have settled down to using three fingers (nail and/or flesh, mix and match) and thumb (just a pick-shaped callous on the side of it).<br><br>I keep picks around for visitors to use. Every three or four months I try playing with one, throw it down in disgust and go back to bare fingers after a couple of minutes. <br><br>I'm not going back.<br><br>

guitarjack66 · July 2022

I liked the look of those Dunlop jazz picks,both red and green,but when I bought them I found them to be too small. I prefer playing using the rounded side of the pick so would like to find a larger teardrop style pick plus I'd like a larger pick,in diameter not thickness,as I enjoy playing with more of the pick sticking out of my fingers than is considered 'orthodox.' I'm still trying to find more of a 'perfect' choice than the many I have already tried.

flying_pie · July 2022

<blockquote class="Quote"> <div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank">guitarjack66</a> said:</div> <div>I liked the look of those Dunlop jazz picks,both red and green,but when I bought them I found them to be too small. I prefer playing using the rounded side of the pick so would like to find a larger teardrop style pick plus I'd like a larger pick,in diameter not thickness,as I enjoy playing with more of the pick sticking out of my fingers than is considered 'orthodox.' I'm still trying to find more of a 'perfect' choice than the many I have already tried.</div> </blockquote> <br>Dunlop also make a Tortex TIII pick that is the same size as a regular Dunlop but with the Jazz teardrop pointed tip. I love them and use them 99% off the time for my playing

guitarjack66 · July 2022

<blockquote class="Quote"> <div class="QuoteAuthor"><a href="/profile/17364/flying_pie">flying_pie</a> said:</div> <div class="QuoteText"><blockquote class="Quote"> <div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank">guitarjack66</a> said:</div> <div>I liked the look of those Dunlop jazz picks,both red and green,but when I bought them I found them to be too small. I prefer playing using the rounded side of the pick so would like to find a larger teardrop style pick plus I'd like a larger pick,in diameter not thickness,as I enjoy playing with more of the pick sticking out of my fingers than is considered 'orthodox.' I'm still trying to find more of a 'perfect' choice than the many I have already tried.</div> </blockquote> <br>Dunlop also make a Tortex TIII pick that is the same size as a regular Dunlop but with the Jazz teardrop pointed tip. I love them and use them 99% off the time for my playing </div> </blockquote> Thanks. Will have a look at them.

BillDL · July 2022

I've had about half a dozen IronGear 1mm Delrin picks lying around from having bought IronGear pickups from Axetec over the last few years. I knew immediately that they were far too thick and inflexible for my liking so I've never used them. I tend to use pearloid picks in 0.7 and 0.9mm and I like the slight flex even on the 0.9mm ones. About half an hour ago through sheer coincidence I looked at the IronGear one on my desk and decided to sand it down into a gradual and even taper from about 1/4 of the way down to the tip that is now about 0.4mm. It gives a very slight flex, but only on the last 1/4 of the pick at the tip, while still having a stiff, reasonably thick, and satin feel up at the wide end to grip on. I really like this feel and I'm going to do the same for the other thick Delrin ones I have lying around while I look around to see if I can buy picks like this.<br>

mgaw · July 2022

Blue chip picks for me. Tried most of the others and for tone and speed I haven’t found better ime

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