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Posted by: jeff Jul 5 2006, 03:35 PM

What kind of picks does eveyone use? I'm using Fender heavy and I'm wondering if there are any other good ones out there I should try.

thanks

Posted by: Norven Jul 5 2006, 10:45 PM

I use fender heavy=)
and dunlop USA 0.96 mm.
both are very good

Posted by: ColinMurphy Jul 6 2006, 12:19 AM

I use 2mm thick picks.

Sometimes really thin ones like .52mm for some nice open acoustic strumming.

Posted by: lespaulkevin Jul 6 2006, 02:35 PM

i use

Fender Jazz Mediums for Electric :>
&
Dunlop Stubby Jazz Picks 3.0mm for Acoustic

Posted by: sanders4617 Jul 6 2006, 07:47 PM

Dunlop Nylon .73mm
Dunlop Nylon 1.0mm

My fingers

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Jul 7 2006, 01:09 PM

Jazz3 exclusively for electric.

I use thin "normal" thin picks for acoustic - I dont care to much about the brand.

Posted by: DanielM Jul 7 2006, 02:00 PM

2mm jim dunlop usa.

i cant go back to 1mm now.

Posted by: lezenko Jul 8 2006, 01:32 PM

Depends on what im doing.... for solos and main riffs i use a really stiff plec, its a 1.5 jim dunlop

For strumming i use an ultra thin 0.5 sharkfin which does the job reallly easy

Posted by: Liam Jul 9 2006, 05:42 PM

use your teeth like jimi hendrix . or that other dude yngwie malmsteen.
Do they really use there teeth . or is it just tapping haha ..

i use dunlop , big stubby 2.0 mm. and that blue plastic thingy

Posted by: BollyRotten Jul 11 2006, 06:34 PM

Jazz III Jim Dunlop picks! best around for electric! tho i find hard to find for sale in England where i live anyhow!

Posted by: stickynotes Jul 14 2006, 02:36 AM

I use a pick called " Hot Licks " . It's made of solid copper.

Extra Thin-.005
Thin - .006
Lt Med - .007
Medium - .008
Heavy - .009
Ex Heavy -.010

They come three in a pack for about $6.50, I use .009 They have great controll and you can get a lot of cool sounds from these picks. They play better when the tip wears down rounder. When a pick does not bend the better controll you have of playing fast leads.
You can order them from " GUITAR CENTER " they have to look them up in thier pick catalog book.
There is also a pick called a " Key Stone " Which I know a bounch of Heavey Metal Player sware by. it's stone that is very rounded at the tip. Great for rolling that pick around the strings. Cost alot more. What I remeber over $10.00 a pick. but last for ever if you don't lose it.

HotLicks
Dunlop Mfg. Inc Box 846 Benicia, CA 94510 U.S.A

You Might want to give it a try. Like I say once the pick wears down a bit. The faster the picking. A pick will last me around a year depending how much I play.

Posted by: MFC Jul 16 2006, 01:57 AM

Dunlop 0,58 at the moment. But I am going to go for a thicker one soon.

Posted by: Mark Schiewe Jul 16 2006, 02:04 AM

Dunlop Jazz 3

Posted by: Xuestor Jul 19 2006, 12:22 PM

I've started to use Ibanez Grip Wizard Heavy picks. Great when youve been playing for an hour or 2, and the hand are getting a bit sweaty

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Jul 19 2006, 02:34 PM

Hey, welcome back Xuestor!

I should give those picks a try, I sweat like bloody hell!

/Kristofer

Posted by: Xuestor Jul 20 2006, 09:00 AM

It's nice to be here

Those picks are invaluable!

Posted by: jeff Jul 24 2006, 07:55 PM

Interesting. I've never heard of a solid copper pick. I'll check them out and see what they're like. Thanks.

Posted by: Foser Jul 25 2006, 09:54 AM

I normally just buy 1mm, and since at the shop the gibson ones are the closest to grab I just take those ones...

Posted by: rhys Jul 31 2006, 01:37 AM

I use whatever i can find.

Posted by: texasamp Jul 31 2006, 12:46 PM

Dunlop 1.5mm

Posted by: jossh Jul 31 2006, 03:45 PM

i don t use picks generally but sometimes i play with 0.52mm one

Posted by: ezravdb Aug 12 2006, 09:40 PM

Jim Dunlop Stubby 3.0 mm I used to use a 2.0 mm but I lost my 2.0 mm one i have no acoustic but a classical guitar I use thin picks for that guitar but i almost aren't playing on that fricking huge guitar :shock

Posted by: brendonward1 Aug 18 2006, 03:22 PM

I use to use dunlop nylon 88.mm but tried my bassist;s, jazz 3 and ive never gone back since i ocassionly try the normal size pics now and then just 2 c how crap they fee,l and horrible to play but in the end i can play twice as fast and accurate with the JIII so i'l never go back

Posted by: Aim sniff Aug 20 2006, 08:47 AM

Dunlop 1.0

The blue of course.

Posted by: robostrat Aug 20 2006, 10:57 AM

Dunlop 1.0

the white one :?:

Posted by: slash48 Feb 1 2009, 07:50 PM

I use extra large black jazz 3 but they just don't feel right for me so I just ordered some dunlop jazz stubby picks of gauges 1.00, 2.00, and 3.00 mm. I'll let you know how they are.

Posted by: lcsdds Feb 1 2009, 08:05 PM

I use the 2.00 mm jazz Stubby's. Love them!!

Posted by: Mandos Feb 1 2009, 08:22 PM

I use brainpicks and I really love them. I currently use the 1.14mm ones, but will buy a few of the blue ones (1.6mm) in a while.

Posted by: Velvet Roger Feb 1 2009, 08:55 PM

V-picks medium rounded for me.

Posted by: Canis Feb 1 2009, 08:59 PM

Jazz III's, V-Pick Screamer, Ibanez with sandpaper grip-thingies, and custom ones made from CD's =)

Posted by: vampire14 Feb 1 2009, 09:03 PM

jazz 3 for lead
jazz 3 xl if i play system or something with a bit of rythem

i reccomend all of you to start using jazz 3.
you need to retrain your picking but its worth every second and you will become much more versetile

Posted by: RIP Dime Feb 1 2009, 09:19 PM

I'm using Dunlop tortex picks, normal and triangle shapes.

I used to use Jazz III picks a lot, but wasn't crazy about the sound, although for shredding I don't think there is a better sounding or playing pick than the jazz III, but the more I find my voice as a player the less those picks work for me.

The normal shaped Tortex picks, or the one Muris sent me(Ernie Ball Heavy I think), sound great, feel solid and give a nice percussive sound when I slam the strings as hard as I can(for maximum rock lol).

Posted by: bsamn Feb 1 2009, 09:28 PM

I started of Dunlop Sharp Tortex 1.5, played with for quite a while.
Switched to JazzIII and have never looked back. They are the best picks imo.

I played with V-picks for a while, but after a while dint like em anymore.

Posted by: Toni Suominen Feb 1 2009, 09:56 PM

Jazz III's all the way, and for acoustic strumming some medium Dunlops.

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Feb 1 2009, 10:02 PM

Posted by: Fran Feb 1 2009, 10:07 PM

J Dunlop nylon 1 mm

Posted by: berko Feb 1 2009, 10:09 PM

1.14 Dunlop for me!!

0.60 Tortex to play on nylon strings

Posted by: Jesse Feb 2 2009, 08:28 AM

fender, super heavy lol Now I use more big stubby's theyre 3 mm and really hard 'n thick

Posted by: Resurrection Feb 2 2009, 08:39 AM

V-pick - small, pointed

Posted by: -Zion- Feb 2 2009, 09:40 AM

V-pick

Medium Rounded

Posted by: Marek Rojewski Feb 2 2009, 10:51 AM

Dunlop Tortex 1.00 mm triangular shape. Would like to check V-picks but they are expensive.

Posted by: Joruus Feb 2 2009, 01:54 PM

V-pick Screamer


(i bought 3 new v-picks and a slide from them last week
and they sent me 5 picks and 2 slides! )

Posted by: David Wallimann Feb 2 2009, 01:58 PM

V-Pick small pointed for me.

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Feb 2 2009, 02:42 PM

I use heavy 2.0 pick as its great for accenting when playing !

Posted by: 29a Feb 2 2009, 04:37 PM

I use dunlop tortex http://images.google.ch/images?q=dunlop+tortex+h3 picks. But after a week they look like http://images.google.ch/images?q=dunlop+tortex+h1 and I need to replace them.

- Jonas

Posted by: Vasilije Vukmirovic Feb 2 2009, 08:04 PM

Jazz 3, I begun to use them as soon as I read that Petrucci uses them too(in his Rock discipline), that was back in 2000...
But I still love Petrucci, and he is right about jazzIII:)

Posted by: nawak Jun 24 2009, 03:39 PM

thick picks for the more technical stuff and soft picks for riffs, songs, etc...

Posted by: Praetorian Jun 24 2009, 03:43 PM

I use 1.00 mm Brain Picks

Posted by: maharzan Jun 24 2009, 04:25 PM

I have tried all sorts of picks. In the beginner I used to play acoustics mostly and loved 0.75, 0.85mm picks Jim Dunlop, all the time even when I played electric guitars later. People suggested me to use thicker picks but I just felt there was no flexibility and picks got 'stuck' in between strings.

But as I explored, I started loving 1mm picks. Soon, I felt love with smaller size picks, it fitted well between that fingers and was easy to play.

Recently, I tried and JAZZ pick, don't know 2mm? I liked the smaller pick with sharp point edge as it was just easy play faster licks.

Just few days ago, I tried a bigger Jazz picks and I m loving it. I finally found my pick.

It says Jazz III Jim Dunlop XL series. It works for me.

Picks as everything is your choice and what feels easy for you.

Posted by: Jesse Jun 24 2009, 04:37 PM

fender extra heavy, and the thickest dunlop big stubbys

Posted by: Marcus Siepen Jun 25 2009, 01:37 PM

For my my pick of Destiny, a custom made 2 mm Stone pick

Posted by: Frederik Jun 25 2009, 01:42 PM

seems like GG also plays jazzIII

Posted by: sidewas lightning Jun 26 2009, 02:14 PM

jazz III- the black kind, they're a tiny bit stiffer.