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Poll About Importantness Of A Pick

Tone of the pick

Do you recognize major differences in tone/sound when changing pick?

Yes	[ 33 ]	[82.50%]
No	[ 4 ]	[10.00%]
Never thought about it	[ 2 ]	[5.00%]
Pick? Hell, I`m a Knopfler-guy!	[ 1 ]	[2.50%]

Total Votes: 40

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mhskeide View Member Profile	Dec 10 2009, 09:11 PM
Dec 10 2009, 09:11 PM	Accomplished Tone Guru Posts: 959 Joined: 13-July 08 From: Oslo, NO	Some surfing around the internet, and some posts here, made me wonder: How much DO the pick actually change the sound and tone? It`s an undeniable fact that the pick is important for the comfort when playing, but is it also for the tone or is it a bagatelle? Please vote, and feel free to discuss You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Take your music seriously, but not yourself

Crazy_Diamond View Member Profile	Dec 10 2009, 09:18 PM
Dec 10 2009, 09:18 PM	Learning Rock Star Posts: 897 Joined: 28-November 06 From: Montreal, Canada	I mainly play with some Jazz III picks but when I record something I usually use diffent types of pick. I have found that the Dunlop Tortex has a really cool sound on some rythm. When playing accoustic it is also good to try different picks... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Youtube Channel

del-4fr53e3 View Member Profile	Dec 10 2009, 09:20 PM
Dec 10 2009, 09:20 PM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 1.940 Joined: 18-January 09	There are tonal changes between picks. But how it fits in your hand is more important to me You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Fran View Member Profile	Dec 10 2009, 09:25 PM
Dec 10 2009, 09:25 PM	Learning Rock Star - Wiki Coordinator Posts: 8.451 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Spain	Definitely!, some picks make the sound muddier, others give more crispy tone. I like the crispy tone from dunlop nylon picks, but the size and thickness is not so good, so I ended up with jazz IIIs, the sound is a bit muddier but the size/thikness is just right You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Ibanez RG2570MZ, Epiphone SG G-400 Amp: Vox AC4TVH head + V112TV cab Effects: Vox Satchurator, Vox Time Machine, Dunlop CryBaby, Boss MT-2, Boss CE-5, Boss TU-2, Boss ME-70 Recording: Line-6 POD X3 + FBV-Express, Pandora PX5D GMC wants YOU to take part in our Guitar-Wikipedia! Have a good time reading great articles and writing your own with us in our GUITAR WIKI! Share your playing and get Pro-advice from our Instructors: Join REC

mhskeide View Member Profile	Dec 10 2009, 09:39 PM
Dec 10 2009, 09:39 PM	Accomplished Tone Guru Posts: 959 Joined: 13-July 08 From: Oslo, NO	I`ve been playing the Jazz III`s for the last years, and occasionally some Dunlop Tortex...which is basicly the same size and thickness. I just find them very comfortable, while on the bass, I use some huge dunlop picks with 2 mm thichness. I`m really excited about those 2.5 mm shredpicks from V-picks You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Take your music seriously, but not yourself

JVM View Member Profile	Dec 10 2009, 09:58 PM
Dec 10 2009, 09:58 PM	Learning Roadie Posts: 2.878 Joined: 2-June 07 From: Raleigh-Durham, NC	I'd really like to try a V-pick one of these days.. but anyway, I do notice a big difference, I've been using dunlop ultex, I think it's 1.4 lately. They are pretty nice and I've never dropped one. I also have a cool one I got from a bead shop actually, it is flat and pretty much pick shaped, I think it's made of wood or it could be imitation. It has a nice sound but I haven't grown fully accustomed to it. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Gear: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Gibson '67 RI Flying V, Mesa Boogie F-30 112 combo, crazy pedals.

kyldeee View Member Profile	Dec 10 2009, 10:04 PM
Dec 10 2009, 10:04 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.602 Joined: 15-July 07 From: Naantali, Finland	Just had to go with the Knopfler There's a big difference... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Music really is a way to reach out and hold on to each other in a healthy way. - Stevie Ray Vaughan

Neurologi View Member Profile	Dec 10 2009, 10:25 PM
Dec 10 2009, 10:25 PM	GMC:er Posts: 370 Joined: 28-August 09 From: Vaasa, Finland	I'm with Kyldee on this one. It makes a HUGE difference which pick you play. Yep. As already said. Comfort first. Playability second. Tone third. If you can get all three .... Bargain!!!! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My gear? Mesa Boogie Triaxis - TC Electronic G-Major - Marshall 9200 Dual MonoBloc (2x100W) - Fender Roc Pro 4x12 (300W) + a whole lot more!

Adrian Figallo View Member Profile	Dec 10 2009, 11:10 PM
Dec 10 2009, 11:10 PM	Instructor Posts: 3.466 Joined: 24-October 09 From: lima peru	voted yes, totally, i personally use 1.10mm tortex, but lately i'm experimenting (mostly on recordings) with this ones using the green pointy one to record acoustics, sounds very nice You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Attached image(s) -------------------- Check my Instructor Profile Rockers! Got a Blog too!, www.adriantracks.com Follow me on facebook and youtube! -Facebook -Youtube

stratman79 View Member Profile	Dec 10 2009, 11:51 PM
Dec 10 2009, 11:51 PM	Learning Rock Star Posts: 228 Joined: 11-November 09	I used to use Jazz III's & II's I've recently moved over to Dugain picks... I strongly recommend that you guys check them out, far better than V picks and soo comfy You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Neurologi View Member Profile	Dec 11 2009, 08:49 AM
Dec 11 2009, 08:49 AM	GMC:er Posts: 370 Joined: 28-August 09 From: Vaasa, Finland	QUOTE (stratman79 @ Dec 11 2009, 12:51 AM) I used to use Jazz III's & II's I've recently moved over to Dugain picks... I strongly recommend that you guys check them out, far better than V picks and soo comfy Care to elaborate? I have never heard of them before and the website makes me none the wiser as to the benefits. At least by spending some time on the V-Picks site you can get an idea as to what may work for you given playing style and preferences BEFORE you buy. Dugain lumps everything into about 4-5 categories in a ordered list for each pick. It doesn't really tell me anything like relative characteristics e.g. brightness, feel. Important considerations given they charge such high prices. I thought V-Picks were expensive but at least I knew what I was getting myself into to. On the flip side, if I bought a Dugain pick it seems to me all I know beforehand is that I will be forking out up to 50€ for a pick. That is about it. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My gear? Mesa Boogie Triaxis - TC Electronic G-Major - Marshall 9200 Dual MonoBloc (2x100W) - Fender Roc Pro 4x12 (300W) + a whole lot more!

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Dec 11 2009, 03:07 PM
Dec 11 2009, 03:07 PM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	Picks change tone a lot, specially if they are made from different materials. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

djohnneay View Member Profile	Dec 11 2009, 04:57 PM
Dec 11 2009, 04:57 PM	GMC:er Posts: 385 Joined: 8-February 09	Tone varies by pick. How can it not? I use Jazz III picks, because they sound very heavy, and they're so small, so you're very close to your strings, which makes speedpicking a lot easier. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! --------------------

Daniel Realpe View Member Profile	Dec 11 2009, 05:53 PM
Dec 11 2009, 05:53 PM	Instructor Posts: 5.655 Joined: 11-October 09 From: Bogota	hard picks are the ones that fit me. I really feel uncomfortable with the soft ones, and they make me be more careful with what I'm playing, so yes, they do matter You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Visit my: INSTRUCTOR PROFILE "If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music." Gustav Mahler Subscribe to my Youtube Channel here

Fran View Member Profile	Dec 11 2009, 06:21 PM
Dec 11 2009, 06:21 PM	Learning Rock Star - Wiki Coordinator Posts: 8.451 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Spain	QUOTE (djohnneay @ Dec 11 2009, 04:57 PM) Tone varies by pick. How can it not? I use Jazz III picks, because they sound very heavy, and they're so small, so you're very close to your strings, which makes speedpicking a lot easier. That's right, I had trouble getting pinch harmonics, when I switched to jaz IIIs--- Bam!! here they go harmonics all ove the place!, it seems my thumb is closer to the strings now and that made the trick for me. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Ibanez RG2570MZ, Epiphone SG G-400 Amp: Vox AC4TVH head + V112TV cab Effects: Vox Satchurator, Vox Time Machine, Dunlop CryBaby, Boss MT-2, Boss CE-5, Boss TU-2, Boss ME-70 Recording: Line-6 POD X3 + FBV-Express, Pandora PX5D GMC wants YOU to take part in our Guitar-Wikipedia! Have a good time reading great articles and writing your own with us in our GUITAR WIKI! Share your playing and get Pro-advice from our Instructors: Join REC

djohnneay View Member Profile	Dec 11 2009, 08:25 PM
Dec 11 2009, 08:25 PM	GMC:er Posts: 385 Joined: 8-February 09	QUOTE (Fran @ Dec 11 2009, 06:21 PM) That's right, I had trouble getting pinch harmonics, when I switched to jaz IIIs--- Bam!! here they go harmonics all ove the place!, it seems my thumb is closer to the strings now and that made the trick for me. Sounds very familiair, Fran ! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! --------------------

carpathian Etude View Member Profile	Dec 12 2009, 11:21 PM
Dec 12 2009, 11:21 PM	GMC:er Posts: 34 Joined: 2-December 09	its more about the feel for me than the soundat the moment I use 1.0mm dunlop big stubby one of those davia picks that is different depending where you hold it and a dunlop nylon 1mm. I dont know if I like the thickness of the 1.5mm yngwie style pick it just feels too thick. more rigid picks I feel give me a better attack You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Staffy View Member Profile	Dec 12 2009, 11:32 PM
Dec 12 2009, 11:32 PM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 2.294 Joined: 18-June 09 From: Genarp, Sweden	Guthrie Govan writes in his first book that a thicker pick grabbed near the edge is preferable since it gives You a greater control when You should play fast notes..... I will definitely agree to that, the only problem I got atm. is that I smashed 5 strings (0.10) in just one day on three different guitars by playing exactly the same note in the exactly same lesson..... (using Dunlop III) Btw. Im used to 0.11 and hit them pretty hard, so I guess I have to re-string some guitars..... or use the Dunlop 205, which is a thicker and smoother version of jazz III. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace

stratman79 View Member Profile	Dec 13 2009, 08:10 PM
Dec 13 2009, 08:10 PM	Learning Rock Star Posts: 228 Joined: 11-November 09	QUOTE (Neurologi @ Dec 11 2009, 07:49 AM) Care to elaborate? I have never heard of them before and the website makes me none the wiser as to the benefits. At least by spending some time on the V-Picks site you can get an idea as to what may work for you given playing style and preferences BEFORE you buy. Dugain lumps everything into about 4-5 categories in a ordered list for each pick. It doesn't really tell me anything like relative characteristics e.g. brightness, feel. Important considerations given they charge such high prices. I thought V-Picks were expensive but at least I knew what I was getting myself into to. On the flip side, if I bought a Dugain pick it seems to me all I know beforehand is that I will be forking out up to 50€ for a pick. That is about it. Well if you want vintage tone then theres nothing more vintage than a mammoth for rock then you may want to use one made out of erm... rock?? Coconut for reggae... Only joking. I personally use a plastic one for electric because its comfortable to hold. Where they really come into there own is the bone one on a maccaferri style guitar. Nthing beats it for gypsy jazz and the volume is unreal You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Hammerhead View Member Profile	Dec 13 2009, 08:25 PM
Dec 13 2009, 08:25 PM	GMC:er Posts: 426 Joined: 6-April 08 From: Maui	I like the coconut but it falls out of my fingers if I play too fast, for the blues I use an old beer can, and for metal I use a knife! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- When I look down at my hands... I see "FINGERS of DOOM"

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