Aluminum Picks

[hazelwould]

Anyone use these? What are the pro/cons?

[coldbrightsunlight]

I tried some a while ago. They sounded super icepicky bright, wasn't too into it. I like bright sounds but it was bright in a way I didn't love, like a grating tinny high end or something. Awesome for pick scrapes though.

[Seizurema]

I used super thin aluminum picks in my brief guitar playing phase mostly for tremolo picking.

They sounded quite nice but every single one broke as I was using it (probably due to the tremolo picking). Usually into some sort of jagged serration that would draw blood.

I imagine a thicker aluminum pick would hold up nicely and give you a unique toan. I do think they have more "ring" and less click than regular picks. A useful tool when seeking brightness.

[sylnau]

I tried them a long ago... they stain fingers... they sound bad (ice picky) and they worn very fast.

[skullservant]

I made one out of the back of an old DOD pedal, I used it for a while when going through a Shellac phase, it was a little on the thick side but I liked how rough I could be with it. Only downside was it didn't 'give' like even the thickest plastic picks can

[sonidero]

I got some and was bangin away on my baritone but the sound does not outweigh the damage done to my strings so they are now relegated to scraping sounds only...

[Seizurema]

Yeah they definitely scratched up my pickguard/finish in a short amount of time (no surprise really).

[Achtane]

I wonder if the string damage would be reduced if the picks were made of another metal.

[sonidero]

It's a metal on metal battle, someone's gotta lose...

[Bon Hoga]

I prefer copper to aluminium

[fiddelerselbow]

I use bronze ones. You can find a dunlop branded pic called "techpicks" on ebay and they're the fucking shit. I found I bent and broke the aluminium ones I used to have.

[coldbrightsunlight]

Yeah they definitely scratched up my pickguard/finish in a short amount of time (no surprise really).

Oh yeah forgot to mention that, it really fucked up my pickguard pretty quick.

[Sardocasm]

Tungsten is where it's at.

[Bellyheart]

I use them and love them. I'm trying to get a set of different metal picks soon. I'm curious if they have different characteristics.

[phutyle]

I wonder if the string damage would be reduced if the picks were made of another metal.

Mercury?!?