Size Matters ?, It's about picks you sillies :D
VilleFIN
Feb 24 2012, 07:04 PM
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Hey everybody !

I have been playing with small picks almost a year...



I used to play with bigger ones but I read somewhere or someone suggested to use smaller ones. Especially those dunlop jazz picks.

I have been practising lot of ap picking lately in Ben's Bushido @ here Gmc and felt that I can't do those exercises as good as I wanted to. But today I tried with bigger pick. And I felt that I can ap better. It's like I don't have to kinda "reach" in string skipping or when moving up/down on strings.

What about you ? Which size do you use ?

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Olivier777
Feb 29 2012, 05:52 PM
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Yet again an interesting topic covering a very important subject ! biggrin.gif I like smaller picks as I feel that I can adjust them to the right position more freely.
After trying out several picks I chose the Ibanez PA 16 HS,1mm and made of polyacetal with sandgrip. They are thin and pointy, perfectly suited for AP in my opinion. The only downside of these picks is that they don't last long : after about two week of practicing GMC lessons the pointy tip isn't that pointy anymore ! laugh.gif
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QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Feb 26 2012, 08:27 AM) *
And finally one of my FAV picks of all time, my custom VPICK (Switchblade Buffed!) Vinnie Buffs and sharpens the crap out of them before shipping them off. They FREAKING RAWK! But they are not cheap at 4 bux each.

http://v-picks.com/productdetails.php?q=214&page=picks

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These swichtblade buffed picks looks great ! Do they sell it worldwide somewhere ?

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QUOTE (Olivier777 @ Feb 29 2012, 04:52 PM) *
Yet again an interesting topic covering a very important subject ! biggrin.gif I like smaller picks as I feel that I can adjust them to the right position more freely.
After trying out several picks I chose the Ibanez PA 16 HS,1mm and made of polyacetal with sandgrip. They are thin and pointy, perfectly suited for AP in my opinion. The only downside of these picks is that they don't last long : after about two week of practicing GMC lessons the pointy tip isn't that pointy anymore ! laugh.gif
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These swichtblade buffed picks looks great ! Do they sell it worldwide somewhere ?


Wow I have never seen picks like that! Interesting!

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- WeePee   Size Matters ?   Feb 24 2012, 07:04 PM
- - Ben Higgins   I love it.. there's so much scope for sillines...   Feb 24 2012, 07:22 PM
|- - WeePee   QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Feb 24 2012, 10:22 P...   Feb 24 2012, 07:31 PM
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- - Sinisa Cekic   I tried a small one, but I simply can't get us...   Feb 24 2012, 08:21 PM
- - Azzaboi   Well I started off small and grew from a Jazz III ...   Feb 24 2012, 08:38 PM
- - Alex Feather   QUOTE (WeePee @ Feb 24 2012, 06:04 PM) He...   Feb 24 2012, 08:43 PM
|- - Ben Higgins   QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Feb 24 2012, 07:43 ...   Feb 24 2012, 09:03 PM
|- - Alex Feather   QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Feb 24 2012, 08:03 P...   Feb 26 2012, 07:30 AM
|- - Todd Simpson   BEN! I thought I told you about the Sharpie to...   Feb 26 2012, 08:27 AM
||- - Alex Feather   QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Feb 26 2012, 07:27 ...   Feb 26 2012, 06:46 PM
|||- - Todd Simpson   QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Feb 26 2012, 12:46 ...   Feb 28 2012, 12:41 AM
|||- - Ben Higgins   QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Feb 27 2012, 11:41 ...   Feb 28 2012, 10:42 AM
||||- - derper   No wonder Vinni said they are "selling like c...   Feb 29 2012, 01:35 AM
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|||- - Alex Feather   QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Feb 27 2012, 11:41 ...   Feb 28 2012, 08:59 PM
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||- - Ben Higgins   QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Feb 26 2012, 07:27 ...   Feb 26 2012, 07:08 PM
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|- - derper   I did the same thing for years Ben, but with the ....   Feb 26 2012, 09:29 PM
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- - thefireball   I have to admit I thought something else ... thi...   Feb 25 2012, 02:35 AM
- - maharzan   larger the size, better the hold. obvious!   Feb 25 2012, 02:44 AM
- - dark dude   Still using a Jazz III XL red (1.38mm). I've t...   Feb 26 2012, 06:59 PM
- - The Uncreator   I use 2.0mm picks, Dunlop Gator Grips, love 'e...   Feb 26 2012, 08:09 PM
- - Amitai Kedmi   I use the Dunlop Jazz III, got used to their size ...   Feb 26 2012, 09:11 PM
- - Sensible Jones   At the moment I'm using these 'Jason Vorhe...   Feb 27 2012, 12:23 PM
|- - Alex Feather   QUOTE (Sensible Jones @ Feb 27 2012, 11:2...   Feb 27 2012, 05:51 PM
|- - Sensible Jones   QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Feb 27 2012, 04:51 ...   Feb 27 2012, 05:54 PM
|- - Alex Feather   QUOTE (Sensible Jones @ Feb 27 2012, 04:5...   Feb 27 2012, 06:01 PM
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|- - Ben Higgins   QUOTE (Olivier777 @ Feb 29 2012, 04:52 PM...   Feb 29 2012, 07:05 PM
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- - Ivan Milenkovic   Blue one in the lower right corner   Feb 29 2012, 07:23 PM
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