Re: The "boutique" guitar pick....anyone take the plunge
I wish I was as sloppy as Pagey,
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Re: The "boutique" guitar pick....anyone take the plunge
I've tried a bunch of picks, variation on traditional, different materials, and some odd ones too... personally the only odd one, shape or material, that stood out for me were V-Picks. Most of the odd materials did nothing for me, didn't magically improve my picking or dramatically transform the tone. I did like some of the traditional materials and shapes with little tweaks like Cool Max picks, but big money for a pick, IMO not worth it, work on your technique, if a particular pick feels right, use it.
For what it's worth a Jazz III, V-Pick Small pointed, or a Dunlop Tortex Thin Jazz, those are the ones i always seem to come back too...
Re: The "boutique" guitar pick....anyone take the plunge
If I'm in a music shop and they have a different pick I'll buy it just for the novelty. I generally use the cellulose heavy picks but like the stubby also. I find the biggest gimmick the exotic woods picks. They're far too hard and some sound "scratchy" for lack of a better word. Metal picks are pretty cool, and supprisingly useable providing they're not TOO hard though your guitar may end up looking like Steve Albini's if you use them regularly. I think the classic shapes and materials are best but it's about fining what works best for you. Buy one or two, give it a go and see how you get on, it's a fairly inexpensive hobby.
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DaveWammbarro wrote:
Who wants to play like Vai every day of their life?
I'll be honest and say that would be a (couple) steps up from my current level of ability - so if you're taking volunteers for a whack with the fairy godmother's wand then count on me being in line! 
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I was dubious of expensive picks myself. I couldn't justify the price at all. One day a buddy gave me a expensive pick, real heavy with grips on it. I saw no real difference at first but after playing with it a couple months I couldn't go back to the cheap picks. They sounded flappy to me.
Still not happy about the price I started making my own. I tried many materials and found delrin and makrolon to be my favs. Delrin grips well in my hand and sounds good, makrolon sounds the best but can be a little slippery unless I give them a light sanding. At any rate I'm a believer now and a can't go back.
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Re: The "boutique" guitar pick....anyone take the plunge
Well we got a bit off track there with the Jimmy discussion but glad to see we are back on track... For the record...love Page...don't care if some think he "was" sloppy...these aren't the olympics or some sort of competition folks...and by the way...he still IS one of the greatest... All of this talk of him in the past tense (he was this...he was that) is just plain creepy.
Anyway...I just bought a bunch of pick blanks...some horn, and pre-ban ivory, and a few other things...CHEAP....going to see what I can come up with...
I just couldn't justify the cost of buying a boutique pick when I could possibly make one with similar materials at a fraction of the cost.
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Just seen that Mammoth Tusk pick for over 50quid...wow...that would never come out a laser secured glass case in my house!
Re: The "boutique" guitar pick....anyone take the plunge
DaveWammbarro wrote:
Just seen that Mammoth Tusk pick for over 50quid...wow...that would never come out a laser secured glass case in my house!
Here's a legit alternative....
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I could see buying this and loosing one in the sofa or something like that and then be out of $10 or more. Pass.