what kinda guitar pick you use and why?

[Neemo]

or do you use one at all? maybe your fingers? or a clip from a loaf of bread? a quarter like EVH?

personally i use the grey Jim Dunlop ones....USA Nylon .73mm (I like the dimpled texture helps me hold onto the fucking things )

[Deez Nuts]

Don't know any names, but when I first started I used huge flimsy thin ones that were the size of about two thumbs.  I wasn't fast enough to use thicker ones, plus the oversized pick helped me hit some notes while strumming that I would have missed with a normal sized.

Then I moved to thin fenders, and now after 4 years, I can't hardly play with anything thinner than a medium. 

Lately I've been using a "star pick" (has a hole in the middle) that I've gotten to like.

I also play alot with my thumb on acoustic. 

[Alan]

depends on which guitar, i prefer thicker picks for the LP, anything between 1.1m and 1.4m but has to be under  0.8 for acoustics/semi acoustics.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Regular Fender picks that the salesman threw in for free when I got the LP. 

[Robman?]

Fender Premium Celluloid Heavy in Red MOTO

I use heavy no matter what, I have to be able to feel the pick as it hits the string.

[TheMole]

These: http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=8&pmh=products/picks (the yellow and orange ones to be specific)

[Genesis]

Dunlop Tortex 0.71mm mostly. I was thinking of going for thicker (1.4mm) ones later, they're smaller and help pick faster.

[IzzyDutch]

These: http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=8&pmh=products/picks (the yellow and orange ones to be specific)

Me too, I started with the orange ones and switched to yellow after a few years. I also use a big triangle pick when I play bass, don't know which brand it is though cause it's been wiped off

[mrlee]

im a bass player, i like using dunlops, size 2.0mm for bass stuff which has alot of variations, such as guns with duff.

i use dunlops 71 mm for simple driving basslines like ac/dc

[Thorazine Shuffle]

personally i use the grey Jim Dunlop ones....USA Nylon .73mm (I like the dimpled texture helps me hold onto the fucking things )

I knew there was a reason I like you Neemo, I use the exact damn pick!

[TheMole]

Me too, I started with the orange ones and switched to yellow after a few years. I also use a big triangle pick when I play bass, don't know which brand it is though cause it's been wiped off

Any idea how thick they are? I've been using the same batch for so damn long, I don't remember and the print has worn off...

[Aero]

depends on which guitar, i prefer thicker picks for the LP, anything between 1.1m and 1.4m but has to be under  0.8 for acoustics/semi acoustics.

that's me !

Jim Dunlop Tortex, Jim Dunlop Cocodrile, or better yet, Ibanez Paul Gilbert signature picks 

 

[Johnny Rattlesnake]

Dunlop Gator Grips!!  .71mm or larger.  Fresh ones tend not to spin around when I play.

[ann2718]

I don't yet have a favorite kind of pick; I've gotten a lot of different ones but I still drop them.  Any recommendations (for grippier picks)?

[Johnny Rattlesnake]

Dunlop Gator Grips!!

[AXL 20]

Purple Tortexes. Slash uses them so i thought id try them and it turns out I like thick picks. Ive been on the same one for almost a year now. i use the blue ones occasionaly whn i cant find a pruple turtle

[MR W,AXL ROSE]

anyone tried the "Jellyfish" ?      what type of sound does it give an is it easy to use.

 by the way i use medium JDs

[Skeba]

Jim Dunlop's Nylon Jazz II's and III's for the electric...

I've always liked the way they feel and how 'precise' they are.

For acoustic something pretty thin and fairly big (in comparison to the jazz pics).

[Neemo]

i like the tortex ones too but not as much as the other ones

i've tried so many different ones...the bassones are too chunky

and a quarter really is hard to use i cant see how eddie does/did that if i could get a quarter shapedin to the triangle that would be cool

and i play alot of fingerpicking too...when i picked up bass fora few years it really helped my fingerpicking ability....now i gotta learn to go finger picking to reagular pick seamlessley...my buddy can do it its crazy he curls up his index finger holding the pcik then lets it down when he needs it (if that explains it )

[Mal Brossard]

Purple Tortexes. Slash uses them so i thought id try them and it turns out I like thick picks. Ive been on the same one for almost a year now. i use the blue ones occasionaly whn i cant find a pruple turtle

Same here whenever I can, 1.14 mm, right?  I remember reading something that says those were the same size Slash and/or Izzy used.  They say thinner ones are good for strumming or for rhythm players, while thicker ones are good for lead playing.  1.14 is right about the median of the two, so it's just a solid all-around pick.

Sadly, I only have one pick right now, and it's not a 1.14, but rather a huge-ass Jim Dunlop Stubby; something like 2 or 3 mm.  But it works well enough for now.

[2112]

I use fingerstyle ala Geddy Lee and Billy Sheehan.

But when i sweep, shreed, and play fast arpeggios for fun, I ordinarily use 0,6 mm nylon for best performance.
Or sometimes i play mentioned stuff with fingers. Picks are unnecessary to me when it comes to speed.

[JohnMorrison73]

clayton 1.90 rain drops

the tiny stubbys too

[liesin]

jazz II

not to big but not to small

[Hoosier]

ive never seen EVH use a quarter as a pick (though he had one on his frankenstrat to keep the bridge from going up and sharpening notes)

anyway, i use Dunlop Gator Grips 2.0mm, i just like the feel of them.

[Verse Chorus Verse]

Dunlop Tortex .60mms and Dunlop "Harley Davidson" Licensed "Heavy" picks.

[Jack49]

Dunlop ultex standard 1.14 mm

[Ines_rocks!]

I use the standart fender ones... lol for me picks are all the same... but I love my purple one.. can?t play without it lol.. call me crazy! 

[sucker punch]

I use thick ones i hate the ones that bend really easy

[AXL 20]

Purple Tortexes. Slash uses them so i thought id try them and it turns out I like thick picks. Ive been on the same one for almost a year now. i use the blue ones occasionaly whn i cant find a pruple turtle

Same here whenever I can, 1.14 mm, right?? I remember reading something that says those were the same size Slash and/or Izzy used.? They say thinner ones are good for strumming or for rhythm players, while thicker ones are good for lead playing.? 1.14 is right about the median of the two, so it's just a solid all-around pick.

Sadly, I only have one pick right now, and it's not a 1.14, but rather a huge-ass Jim Dunlop Stubby; something like 2 or 3 mm.? But it works well enough for now.

yeah something like that. Ive been using the same 2 for over a year now

[CheapJon]

have any1 here caught someone famous guitarpick at a show you've been to?

[Neemo]

My buddy caught a Pick from Dimebag in Detroit when we saw Pantera in 97 he still has it

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

So if you wanna play faster, ya gotta go with a thicker pick?

[kever20]

Haha... Don't hate me, everyone, but I was on the beach down near Frisco, and I found magnificent shells and seaglass. The shell was actually very triangular, albeit three times the size, and rough on one side while smooth and abalone-rainbow on the other.It plays amazing! There is a bit of metallic composite on the playing side, and it makes the strings buzz and hiss and give it all sorts of cool pitches. The glass is nice too, as it is "unbreakable" due to the rigors of the sea. Makes a unique sound on the strings. Try them... I prefer them over the plastic.

[Genesis]

So if you wanna play faster, ya gotta go with a thicker pick?

Yes, you can play faster with a thicker pick. Don't ask me why, but I've always felt they come off the strings quicker than a flexible pick.

[Oddy]

you can play faster with thicker picks simply because its a matter of science.

thin picks bend.......so there is a small ammount of time where the pick lags because it is flexing when going a cross the string.

thick picks on the other hand are instant since they dont bend.

and you can learn to be very precise with them.

however.......for good ole accoustic strumming nothing beats those paper like picks.

[Johnny Rattlesnake]

I got two from Gilby. One in 1996 and one in 2002.
Both were orange with "Cure Me Or Kill Me" on them.
He must have had a shitload made to still be using them.

[stolat]

I use my nail on my middle finger, I hold the finger steady with my thumb. As an extension of my hand, it feels more natural. 

[manicstreet]

I use the yellow tortex picks.

When i saw Pearl Jam in 98 Jeff Ament threw a pick and it hit my girlfriend in the head.

[tiger]

The yellow Dunlop Tortex .73, why? becuse it's fuckin' great

[St_Jimmyuk]

i mainly use the orange standard dunlop ones (can't remeber the size) as its the one my friend was using when he first got me to play guitar and i like it although my fav is the small purple dunlop although a recently lost it

the best pick i have is a black custom Anthrax one which the band use but i have only ever used it once as the band actually used it and i caught it when thrown out and as its actually got the scrape marks on it from use i don't want to ruin it. its the perfect thickness i think its thin but doesn't feel that thin when using it