Plectrums/Picks?

Jogg · 10-11-2004, 03:09 PM

Just out of interest, what size/thickness of plectrum do people use when playing their acoustic guitar?

Jgrg1984 · 10-11-2004, 04:21 PM

medium...always try heavy but i just dont like the feel

Donsie B! · 10-11-2004, 07:48 PM

i actually find plectrums mess up my stroke 'specially on tabs so i actaully dont use em..do any other eskimoes do likewise?

Miss Pink · 10-11-2004, 07:49 PM

plecs are the work of the devil [img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img]

sarahukuk · 10-11-2004, 07:52 PM

ive only just started the guitar but im not too keen on plectrums but they make it louder then when im using my thumb, so i've made a nice plectrum bracelet out of the ones i got [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

Donsie B! · 10-11-2004, 07:54 PM

y didnt i think o' that?!

Jgrg1984 · 10-11-2004, 08:24 PM

i am obsessed with fingerpicking and strumming with my thumb. most of the songs i have written do not involve pics, but there arecertain sounds that you cannot get unless you are using a pic...you know there are those moods when you want to be loud...

Tomarse · 10-11-2004, 09:55 PM

I don't usually use a pick but as Jgrg1984 pointed out, to get some sounds you have to use one. When I do use one though, I use the Hot Picks range. They're nice to use but really brittle so they have a habit of breaking. It's not all bad cos the pics on them are highly ammusing so it gives me an excuse to get some more. [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

Jgrg1984 · 10-11-2004, 10:05 PM

[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] i know these hotpicks you speak of, although ive never used them. i actually have a bagfull of pics from a place called "perfect pieteh" (atleast thats what it looks like on the pic), that my girlfriend brought back for me on her last trip to ireland. so those and random free pics are the ones that i use when i do.

tomas · 10-11-2004, 11:43 PM

well, i used medium picks (0.73) but my guitar teacher suggested to try
out harder ones so i did and currently i am using 1.13 pick which feels
pretty good...and of course i am not playing just with a pick, there
are songs that just sound better played with thumb/fingers or
fingerpicked...[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

Miss Pink · 10-12-2004, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jgrg1984

[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] i actually have a bagfull of pics from a place called "perfect pieteh" (atleast thats what it looks like on the pic), that my girlfriend brought back for me on her last trip to ireland.

It could be "perfect pitch" is a music shop in dublin [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

Jgrg1984 · 10-12-2004, 06:05 PM

that is it...the print on the pics are a bit blurry

dramaking · 10-14-2004, 10:14 AM

when I started to play the guitar I used mostly thin plecs, because they are easier to use. now I use most of the time 0,73 plecs. actually it depends what kind of song I play. some songs sounds better with thin, some better with hard ones!

p.s. sorry for my bad english, I'm from germany! [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

Enoch · 10-14-2004, 12:20 PM

Your english is fine DK, better than some of the "naturals" on here [img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]

Me, I use mediums, Jim Dunlop Tortex ones, yellow in colour. Simply nothing else will do! I fingerpick also andgo between plec and fingerstyle (normally when I drop the plec inside the guitar midsong ....)

hippy shakes · 10-14-2004, 02:39 PM

I'm a medium pick man at the moment. Practicing loads of lead work on the electric so I need to use it. trying to master John Squire type solos. Always use the fingers on my acoustic though. Gives a much better sound.

treefrog · 10-16-2004, 02:12 PM

i'm a fan of the dunlop 0.60 myself...only for strumming though, i use my fingers for the rest

philio · 10-23-2004, 05:33 PM

which ever one hasn't fallen into the plecrum black hole.[img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img]

preferably a nylon jim dunlop .73

Livo · 11-05-2004, 03:59 PM

nylon jim dunlop .46mm for acoustic mostly. but stuff like the heavy
part of "i remember" i use a harder one, usually a nice paisley grover
allman medium one.

Donsie B! · 11-05-2004, 05:41 PM

i lost all my pics

reyvee61 · 11-05-2004, 06:57 PM

I use Dunlap Jazz III, they're tiny and have absolutely no flex whatsoever, just like fingers, that's probably why I like them.....

Tess · 11-05-2004, 09:13 PM

im useless i loose them all, or just accidently drop it in2 the centre bit of the guitar (im not big on technical terms) if i get distracted by something shiney...

reyvee61 · 11-06-2004, 05:35 AM

I always drop em too, thats why I rarely use them....

sirois71 · 11-07-2004, 01:58 AM

There is a product called "Gorilla Snot" that does wonders for not dropping picks. Just a little between your thumb & index finger makes the pick stick where it's supposed to be. And I use the Dunlop Nylons, .73 & .88 mostly, besides my fingers. These picks are great for tone, DO NOT BREAK & will last until you lose them.

reyvee61 · 11-07-2004, 06:16 AM

I've heard of that but I guess we can use our own too.[img]smileys/smiley11.gif[/img]

Petra · 11-07-2004, 07:41 AM

eeewwwwwwwww[img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img]

reyvee61 · 11-07-2004, 09:06 AM

I know....meee bad!

Petra · 11-07-2004, 09:14 AM

he he[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

i actually gave up using plectrums and tend to just use my fingers now - could never get the hand of the plectrum - i dont do a lot of strumming anyway!

damien4pres · 11-07-2004, 09:54 PM

I just finger-pick, it gives it a warmer sound[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

reyvee61 · 11-08-2004, 02:19 AM

Finger picking is my preference too.....

Dr:J · 11-13-2004, 12:52 PM

I'm a picker aswell. I only own plects that i've caught mid-air in concerts, meaning one from James Hetfield and one from the singer of Ash

10-11-2004, 03:09 PM	#1
Jogg Eskimo Baby Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 26	Just out of interest, what size/thickness of plectrum do people use when playing their acoustic guitar? __________________ If it ain't the truth then it ain't the blues - Muddy Waters

10-11-2004, 04:21 PM	#2
Jgrg1984 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 597	medium...always try heavy but i just dont like the feel __________________ Discover. Believe. :and they all left their feet, for that brief moment they could fly:

10-11-2004, 07:48 PM	#3
Donsie B! Eskimo Charmer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 4,098	i actually find plectrums mess up my stroke 'specially on tabs so i actaully dont use em..do any other eskimoes do likewise? __________________ 1 back bedroom, 2 empty beds on the floor, 3 people dancing, 4 drinks down and i just don't care, 5 in the morning, 6 stories up looking down, 7 still fighting, 8 times around but this time i wont drown! Nightrocker- The Chalets

10-11-2004, 07:49 PM	#4
Miss Pink Eskimo Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,327	plecs are the work of the devil [img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img] __________________ We don't crave what hurts... we hurt when we hope for something and it turns out to not be what we wanted...the pain is often our hope breaking... not our hearts.

10-11-2004, 07:52 PM	#5
sarahukuk Eskimo Regular Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 320	ive only just started the guitar but im not too keen on plectrums but they make it louder then when im using my thumb, so i've made a nice plectrum bracelet out of the ones i got [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] __________________ http://img153.exs.cx/img153/5710/minithing5fe.jpg

10-11-2004, 07:54 PM	#6
Donsie B! Eskimo Charmer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 4,098	y didnt i think o' that?! __________________ 1 back bedroom, 2 empty beds on the floor, 3 people dancing, 4 drinks down and i just don't care, 5 in the morning, 6 stories up looking down, 7 still fighting, 8 times around but this time i wont drown! Nightrocker- The Chalets

10-11-2004, 08:24 PM	#7
Jgrg1984 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 597	i am obsessed with fingerpicking and strumming with my thumb. most of the songs i have written do not involve pics, but there arecertain sounds that you cannot get unless you are using a pic...you know there are those moods when you want to be loud... __________________ Discover. Believe. :and they all left their feet, for that brief moment they could fly:

10-11-2004, 09:55 PM	#8
Tomarse Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 388	I don't usually use a pick but as Jgrg1984 pointed out, to get some sounds you have to use one. When I do use one though, I use the Hot Picks range. They're nice to use but really brittle so they have a habit of breaking. It's not all bad cos the pics on them are highly ammusing so it gives me an excuse to get some more. [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] __________________ If I was all the colours, I'd paint you pretty in gold.

10-11-2004, 10:05 PM	#9
Jgrg1984 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 597	[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] i know these hotpicks you speak of, although ive never used them. i actually have a bagfull of pics from a place called "perfect pieteh" (atleast thats what it looks like on the pic), that my girlfriend brought back for me on her last trip to ireland. so those and random free pics are the ones that i use when i do. __________________ Discover. Believe. :and they all left their feet, for that brief moment they could fly:

10-11-2004, 11:43 PM	#10
tomas Eskimo Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Slovakia Posts: 173	well, i used medium picks (0.73) but my guitar teacher suggested to try out harder ones so i did and currently i am using 1.13 pick which feels pretty good...and of course i am not playing just with a pick, there are songs that just sound better played with thumb/fingers or fingerpicked...[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img] __________________ I'm balancing fear with you in my hands I'm balancing joy with tears in my eyes I'm balancing sorrow drinking for the laugh again Waiting on the line for the sun to rise~The Prayer Boat

10-12-2004, 06:05 PM	#12
Jgrg1984 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 597	that is it...the print on the pics are a bit blurry __________________ Discover. Believe. :and they all left their feet, for that brief moment they could fly:

10-14-2004, 10:14 AM	#13
dramaking King of Pain Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 3,833	when I started to play the guitar I used mostly thin plecs, because they are easier to use. now I use most of the time 0,73 plecs. actually it depends what kind of song I play. some songs sounds better with thin, some better with hard ones! p.s. sorry for my bad english, I'm from germany! [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img] __________________ ...if i could change one thing about myself, i would not take it all so seriously...

10-14-2004, 12:20 PM	#14
Enoch Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,698	Your english is fine DK, better than some of the "naturals" on here [img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img] Me, I use mediums, Jim Dunlop Tortex ones, yellow in colour. Simply nothing else will do! I fingerpick also andgo between plec and fingerstyle (normally when I drop the plec inside the guitar midsong ....) __________________ Hold me down, hoping that you can explain, little arithmetics, got me down ..

10-14-2004, 02:39 PM	#15
hippy shakes Eskimo Friend Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 67	I'm a medium pick man at the moment. Practicing loads of lead work on the electric so I need to use it. trying to master John Squire type solos. Always use the fingers on my acoustic though. Gives a much better sound.

10-16-2004, 02:12 PM	#16
treefrog Eskimo Friend Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 49	i'm a fan of the dunlop 0.60 myself...only for strumming though, i use my fingers for the rest __________________ And when I see you, a blanket of stars covers me in my bed...

10-23-2004, 05:33 PM	#17
philio Eskimo Baby Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 17	which ever one hasn't fallen into the plecrum black hole.[img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img] preferably a nylon jim dunlop .73 __________________ I might be wrong!

11-05-2004, 03:59 PM	#18
Livo Eskimo Frames Expert Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: People's Republic of Cork Posts: 2,559	nylon jim dunlop .46mm for acoustic mostly. but stuff like the heavy part of "i remember" i use a harder one, usually a nice paisley grover allman medium one. __________________ trying to find a little chaos in the order..

11-05-2004, 05:41 PM	#19
Donsie B! Eskimo Charmer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 4,098	i lost all my pics __________________ 1 back bedroom, 2 empty beds on the floor, 3 people dancing, 4 drinks down and i just don't care, 5 in the morning, 6 stories up looking down, 7 still fighting, 8 times around but this time i wont drown! Nightrocker- The Chalets

11-05-2004, 06:57 PM	#20
reyvee61 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: United States Posts: 303	I use Dunlap Jazz III, they're tiny and have absolutely no flex whatsoever, just like fingers, that's probably why I like them..... __________________ My Music Reviews

11-05-2004, 09:13 PM	#21
Tess Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: England Posts: 226	im useless i loose them all, or just accidently drop it in2 the centre bit of the guitar (im not big on technical terms) if i get distracted by something shiney... __________________ LOVE Sometimes the HEART should follow the MIND Sometimes the HEART should tell the MIND to STAY AT HOME and STOP INTERFERING

11-06-2004, 05:35 AM	#22
reyvee61 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: United States Posts: 303	I always drop em too, thats why I rarely use them.... __________________ My Music Reviews

11-07-2004, 01:58 AM	#23
sirois71 Eskimo Baby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: United States Posts: 6	There is a product called "Gorilla Snot" that does wonders for not dropping picks. Just a little between your thumb & index finger makes the pick stick where it's supposed to be. And I use the Dunlop Nylons, .73 & .88 mostly, besides my fingers. These picks are great for tone, DO NOT BREAK & will last until you lose them. __________________ sirois71 csiroisrn@yahoo.com "so let bygones be bygones, and troubles be long gone. And if I never told you how I feel about you... I'm telling you now" -Keb 'Mo

11-07-2004, 06:16 AM	#24
reyvee61 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: United States Posts: 303	I've heard of that but I guess we can use our own too.[img]smileys/smiley11.gif[/img] __________________ My Music Reviews

11-07-2004, 07:41 AM	#25
Petra Eskimo Regular Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 451	eeewwwwwwwww[img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img]

11-07-2004, 09:06 AM	#26
reyvee61 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: United States Posts: 303	I know....meee bad! __________________ My Music Reviews

11-07-2004, 09:14 AM	#27
Petra Eskimo Regular Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 451	he he[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] i actually gave up using plectrums and tend to just use my fingers now - could never get the hand of the plectrum - i dont do a lot of strumming anyway!

11-07-2004, 09:54 PM	#28
damien4pres Eskimo Baby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4	I just finger-pick, it gives it a warmer sound[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

11-08-2004, 02:19 AM	#29
reyvee61 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: United States Posts: 303	Finger picking is my preference too..... __________________ My Music Reviews

11-13-2004, 12:52 PM	#30
Dr:J Eskimo Friend Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 68	I'm a picker aswell. I only own plects that i've caught mid-air in concerts, meaning one from James Hetfield and one from the singer of Ash __________________ -I made a new friend today. -Real or imaginary? -Imaginary.

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