different and interesting guitar picks

[eatyourguitar]

I will start it off with this.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/192521607/ ... timber-351

show me some guitar picks.

[dubkitty]

check out the picks from Germany that The Edge uses. he strikes the strings with the textured handgrip end.

http://guitarpickzone.com/the-edge-guitar-picks/

[Paul_C]

What I use is a Jim Dunlop Nylon 0.73mm, cut to a point, bent into a curve and with holes made using an awl (actually an old screwdriver filed to a point) - nine from one side and four from the other - to help me grip it.





I did use a slightly lighter one until I tried the cutting to a point bit, it made it a bit too floppy.

[eatyourguitar]

herdim looks like a pretty common variation on herco or snarling dogs. I use %100 snarling dogs green. one pick to rule them all. if I was in the studio and I wanted to get some very specific sound that I would never do live then maybe I would start switching it up. but I don't. meteorite picks are actually pretty good but I hesitate suggesting that the average guitar player spend that kind of money. I don't want to reinforce some idea that people need to be rich to make good music.

[eatyourguitar]

What I use is a Jim Dunlop Nylon 0.73mm, cut to a point, bent into a curve and with holes made using an awl (actually an old screwdriver filed to a point) - nine from one side and four from the other - to help me grip it.





I did use a slightly lighter one until I tried the cutting to a point bit, it made it a bit too floppy.

reminds me of an old trick. everyone should know this.

[JonnyAngle]

Contra got me hooked on these

http://drguitarpicks.com/stainless.html

[dubkitty]

i can't do metal picks...i would chop the pickguard to pieces.

[eatyourguitar]

i can't do metal picks...i would chop the pickguard to pieces.

I would be more concerned about changing strings once a week. they probably have a really clean attack with a very bright sound. probably right up there with the meteorite picks.

[dubkitty]

there's that, too. but the worst would be digging literal holes in the top of the Les Paul.

[JonnyAngle]

there's that, too. but the worst would be digging literal holes in the top of the Les Paul.

yeah but that's cool to do

[VREEEEVROOOOOW]

Speaking of attack and brightness. What do you guys suggest when you can only stand really thick picks (1.5mm), but also don't like a sharp attack/bright sound?

[eatyourguitar]

I think probably some kind of soft or light weight wood. you can get leather picks. those are probably on the extreme side of dark. I would assume there must be a synthetic that fits your description made out of softer material but I have no clue where to look. I know there are bass picks made out of felt. maybe try inventing it??

edit: I googled darkest guitar pick ever or something and I got this

https://www.ebay.com/itm/301486928099

[oscillofuzz]

I really like the brass Dunlop Teckpick:

But I don't play it with the point, but with one of the two 'serrated' edges because that yields a more pronounced attack.

[voerking]

Speaking of attack and brightness. What do you guys suggest when you can only stand really thick picks (1.5mm), but also don't like a sharp attack/bright sound?

i really like these for exactly that reason (thick, but none of that chirpy/clanky attack of a lot of thick picks): https://www.hellparts.com/super-blacks-picks.html
they're my favorite pick for bass & i like them for guitar, too.

[JonnyAngle]

Forgot about my homeboy guitar moose. He has some sticky foam that people with arthritis love. They’re actually pretty comfy to play

I need to change strings 3-4 weeks using the metal picks. The d string dies after it gets knocked flat