Throwing 16mm picks into the audience.. kabonk!

@pearljaime2

4 жыл бұрын

Head trauma

@metalrebel7506

4 жыл бұрын

*Bonk*

@gpuarcanetooth7507

4 жыл бұрын

Bönk

@Avarice0918

4 жыл бұрын

Throwing regular picks into the audience... Adios

@miracle_the_cat

4 жыл бұрын

It’s basically an arrowhead at this point

"This is a Fender, Celluloid, Medium-gauge pic, because it's a common pic, we're going to test it against the others." *Immediately lights in on fire*

@KDH

4 жыл бұрын

Trial by fire? 🔥

@VodkaSelekta

4 жыл бұрын

Legend has it if you play fast enough it will burst into flames using just friction. Bear Grylls also carries Fender picks around as a survival tool as a reliable way of making a fire in far-flung places.

@MarioAtheonio

4 жыл бұрын

Lucky it wasn’t nitrate…

@noideaforthecanalsname1896

4 жыл бұрын

TBH these fender picks look really cool. I got some for free once and I don't use them. They are put in a safe place. When I want to look at them I look. When I want to play I use my fingers cause i'm a bassist.

@leftygaming4522

3 жыл бұрын

@@noideaforthecanalsname1896 lmao this is actually funny as fuck

Wow a 12 minute video about guitar picks....

@NutsTesticles

4 жыл бұрын

Mate I could talk for probably 8 hours about guitar picks it’s fine

@PC85X

4 жыл бұрын

This is porn to us. You dirty man.

@trailryder5813

4 жыл бұрын

@@PC85X LMAO great comment.

@mutt4537

4 жыл бұрын

Nice thicc burnt marshmallow picc. On another note, try out the Andy James or John Petrucci signature Dunlop Flow picks. They don't feel as thick at 2mm because of the logo being stamped instead of raised. The Ultex material is incredibly grippy, even when sweating, and the Petrucci version is much closer to a jazz 3 if you don't like the regular flow size. I swap a lot between Dava's and Flow's for different tonal purpose when recording or just to make a run a bit easier.

@tball5677

4 жыл бұрын

I've actually seen a lot longer vids on pics.

Imagine using a normal jazz 3, LOL. This post was made by Kirk Hammet Signature purple sparkle jazz 3 gang

@mistersadaimusic

4 жыл бұрын

replied to by the jim root jazz 3 gang

@potatoheadhaoy

4 жыл бұрын

Vores u in John petrucci signature jazz 3

@canonryanestes1134

4 жыл бұрын

Scofs in Eric Johnson jazz 3

@noahfrelich5733

4 жыл бұрын

I love the Kirk Hammett jazz 3

@ethanbilby9173

4 жыл бұрын

@@potatoheadhaoy john petrucci jazz 3 gang (edit: maybe i should mention i moved to swiss picks and i ordered some winspears recently lol)

16mm is thick? I should show this to my girlfriend

@ilikestripes5709

4 жыл бұрын

Yahli Gowans LMAO

@bintang_sakti

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@Ami-gu5zi

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@emptyricebowl

4 жыл бұрын

heh

@murdockberk8888

3 жыл бұрын

low key brest comment

Sidenote: I severely admire how precise your playing is, especially your shredding, I really appreciate it as a jazz rhythm section player

I like my guitar picks like I like my women, thick.

@thatoneguy444

4 жыл бұрын

But not too thick

@roberto3262

4 жыл бұрын

Black?

@MarcosRobertoDosSantosJF

4 жыл бұрын

But do you lose your women like you lose guitar picks? Haha!

@adamgreenhill110

4 жыл бұрын

Just like women, I buy my guitar picks for 50p each from a store

@aprilkurtz1589

4 жыл бұрын

I like my picks like I like my men. Mute and easily replaceable.

KDH: Don't try this at home Me: Tries this at home. Don't worry though, I accept liability for my house burning down.

@kramnull8962

3 жыл бұрын

No you didn't, you told the wife the last thing you remember was plugging your guitar into the Marshall and it spontaneously combusted...

@canadablake

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad I’m not the only one that put flame to a fender celluloid pick after seeing this. I did it outside though. My neighbours had some questions. Then they lit one on fire too.

I'm like a super nerd when it comes to picks... I collect them. There aren't very many videos online about people's passion for the plectrum. Love your stuff Keep it up man! ✌

@BrothaManFromDa5thFl

4 жыл бұрын

I'm always down for a pick shootout so thanks for the video!!

@derk486

4 жыл бұрын

You should upload some videos about your pick collection?

I've found the Dunlop Big Stubby 3mm to be THE pick for me. Massive enough to minimise pick loss, great grip, smooth playing, but still pretty decent attack for Metal rhythm playing

I had the same pick for almost 15 years and still rocking. Not even paid for it, came for free with a pair of Converse shoes

@Ed-wt3jn

4 жыл бұрын

What? I grind through like 10 picks per month

@MatiasBertuzziPH

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ed-wt3jn I'm not a very talented player and I don't play very often. You must be punishing those strings man :D

@Ed-wt3jn

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatiasBertuzziPH just playing normally. I play nylon and they get chewed up fast.

@Ed-wt3jn

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatiasBertuzziPH nylon picks that is

@noideaforthecanalsname1896

4 жыл бұрын

I have a lot of picks but i dont grind them at all. All of them are almost like new. Beacouse I play bass and picks are illegal on bass.

Me: *laughs in fingerstyle*

@almond42069

3 жыл бұрын

You will play metal and solos with fingers lol

@anuvette

3 жыл бұрын

@@almond42069 why not

@theamateurlancia

3 жыл бұрын

@@almond42069 flamenco?

@almond42069

3 жыл бұрын

@@anuvette You'r God level

@almond42069

3 жыл бұрын

@@theamateurlancia what flamenco?

Need a 'Pick Scraping 10 hours' video for my neighbors.

@jakemode

4 жыл бұрын

On a never-ending feedbacking loop

@aneilaseyiekeretsu

3 жыл бұрын

Yikes.. gives me the chills even just thinking about it..

@Dastardly_X

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaaaaa 🤘🏻

@screenpuller

3 жыл бұрын

Alternate it with very loud peacock calls & you'll drive 'em nuts for sure.

"Im fiscally irresponsible." Drummers: pfft you call that irresponsible, i just bought a new $500 cymbal

@VanXHydrA

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I'm indeed.and sadly most crashes worth having ar at least $250-400

@BSIII

3 жыл бұрын

My dad loved his expensive cymbals lol. When we went to guitar center, he would spend all of his time with cymbals, and always kept his cymbals polished and nice.

@BigBurgerBoy557

3 жыл бұрын

I have an electric drum set. Td27kv gang where you at?

@J.C...

2 жыл бұрын

And? That's part of the drum kit. That's like saying I bought a $500 pickup for my guitar. So what. Now if you paid $500 for drumsticks, then we could talk.

@tommyvig1096

2 жыл бұрын

@@J.C... homie, it's a joke on a comment from a year ago. Chill out lmao

3:55 KDH has achieved PEAK COMEDY

@junkhead_92

4 жыл бұрын

PICK COMEDY

@wienwi675

3 жыл бұрын

🅱️ruh

I feel like the Purple had a ton of midrange. I would love to hear it demo'd on an acoustic. I use either a Jazz III Tortex or a brass TeckPick on my acoustic when I'm not fingerpicking and it would be fun experimenting with a behemoth like that.

When I had first started playing guitar I lit one of those fender picks on fire cause I was trying to melt it to make my own pickshape and I accidentally made a ball of fire in my room

That tv show intro is a nice touch

"One pick to rule them all" -Gandolf

"I like em big, I like em chunky."

@ianleonard3264

3 жыл бұрын

-moto moto has entered the chat

I also use jazz 3 but they are the black max grip. I've used the jazz 3 picks since year 2 or 3 of guitar playing and I've never looked back. For me it gave me more precision and speed.

0:35 sums up guitar picks in 6 seconds

I’d like to suggest the Jazz iii Max grip carbon fibers. I feel it has the best of all traits. Normal jazz thickness, improved grip surface and the carbon fiber has the best longevity in a pick I’ve ever used.

@Manik530

2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried the patrucci pick?

@ushnicyuvnikof2748

Жыл бұрын

Carbon fibre is just plastic it also does not last long.

@bmanna495

Жыл бұрын

@@Manik530 I love the regular Petrucci Jazz III, I also tried his flow model which also for me is really "flowy" and easy to use but it makes me lose a lot of sound brightness and attack especially on cleans

@NKN82

11 ай бұрын

Dude this small pick made for kids.

I used to use those paper thin picks and I stood by them for a long while, than I tried an ultex 2mm. I’ve used them since then. They wear out fast but it matches my intense playing, and is actually really good for clean calm stuff. I have no idea how I ever stood those thin ones. Great video, you should win some sort of award for the fuego.

@waitin4winter

4 жыл бұрын

2mm ultex is all i use too

I find my biggest issue with picks is them slipping and re-orienting when playing. when i discovered brain picks snarling dogs with the super sharp grip it was a game changer but i never like the bevel on the tip so i would sand them on emmery boards. eventually i found dava picks, prime tones, and other jazz 3 style beveled tips that allowed for pinch harmonics and speed picking but also offered a rubberized or textured grip. I haven't tried the super chunk picks but I have put a concerted effort into refining my pick preference as it absolutely makes a difference on your technical ability with the instrument as well as pick attack tone, because as you say the basic fender mediums that come with your first guitar just don't cut it. I also use thump picks from time to time there's one called a "bumble bee" that uses a jazz 3 and is very comfortable compared to the jim dunlops that will turn your finger purple in 30 minutes. good video dude nice to see a pick video that isn't an artist pimping their own tin of signature picks.

@michelhadid

4 жыл бұрын

I use brain picks snarling dogs, they have amazing grip for fast paced rock/metal but the sound and string feel Is not good at all

I prefer 0,96mm... thin enough to play incredible fast downstrokes, thick enough to not get destroyed within playing one song

@astafire6810

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer a 1mm pick, same shape as the fender one, but I cut it so it's very sharp. I do this because I like the height of the fender pick, but the sharpness of a jazz pick, so it's a good in-between

Fun video man. I was knocked off of being a drummer a couple years back due to a wrist injury. Decided to pick up the guitar, and, well, I am sold on Purple Plectrum's stuff. I have 2 arrows and 1 scallon all three at 9mm. Love the tone and feel. Complete rubbish for pick scraping though. Thanks for featuring it. Enjoy!

Dunlop Flows are usually made of Ultex, or Ultem/PEI. I recently got into thicker picks up to 2 mm with those, and I noticed that nylon above like 1.5 mm thickness is actually quite sturdy. So I started making my own picks made of 2 mm nylon (or rather, PA6/Perlon), shaped with three equal tips modelled after the Flow. It's pretty nice, and since it's basically three tips (like a triangle pick) it'll last a very long time. What I didn't like about the Flow, especially the 2 mm on, was that they're quite noisy on the high strings. Lots of PING noise on attack.

I'm a big fan of the Dunlop Tortex Sharp picks, I love the texture and how smoothly the pick the strings. I've been using 0.88mm for years although I just got a sampler pack and I must say I'm really liking the 1.5mm thick picks, they may be my new go to. It makes tremolo picking effortless, it feels like cheating.

"We can clearly hear the EQ differences" Me: *hears absolutely no difference* I should probably listen on some better speakers, then...

@yogieyo9935

3 жыл бұрын

i can hear a bit difference if i don't look at the screen

More of this content please. The back-to-back comparisons of different aspects of playing really help in judging. The smaller accessories get ignored as channels focus on pedals etc. But everything adds up to your tone and style. Cheers.

having used dunlop jazz 3's and 205 jazztones for years, I bought a few primetone jazz 3's and fell in love. After using those for a few years, I bought some petrucci flow picks earlier this year because they were the smallest flow pick and I wanted to try the hype. Literally all I use now because I can manipulate them to be almost as subtle as the primetone, as useful in lead as the jazz and they flow, so you get the same type of string release as the jazztones. The bigger size actually helps me in hybrid picking as well.

Jazz III's are my favorite picks as well however... I played a pick recently made of ACTUAL tortoise shell and it was shaped almost exactly like a Jazz III and had the same thickness. It was the best pick I've ever used. Period. Tried it on acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin and even Bass (I play with my fingers on bass UNLESS I'm playing super heavy metal style stuff) and the tortoise shell pick is my favorite of all time.

@marcialarmijo4077

4 жыл бұрын

I too had a tortoise shell pick once thing was super warm the guy told me it was intended for nylon string guitars it was nice till I dropped it and it went into the pick void.. rip

@samwinn2774

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcialarmijo4077 RIP sorry for your loss! It sounds amazing on everything!

I liked the sound of the Fender pick. I couldn't live with a thick pick that wouldn't scrape.

After 22 years of playing guitar i finally got the perfect one Jim Dunlop big stubby 2mm

Never heard of Purple Plectrums...but years ago I switched to 3mm - 4mm V-Picks and haven't looked back. Thick picks rule!

Finally, a pick that I won't lose

Have thought about getting one of those purple picks to test out, I tend to go for at least 1.14m and above

I have a handful of these Purple Plectrum picks in various sizes and overall I think they are pretty cool. I've taken them on a few tours and haven't lost them and they are really good for warming up pre show but also I've switched to them mid show a few times when my hand cramps up (I do a LOT of tremolo picking) and it would help ease my hand for sure.

That aggressive pick tone sounds great

I just would like to add that I can't keep up with a pick for more than one use after I put it down I think they self destruct or something. That or either little pick goblins crawl out and steal them.

@musicmason

4 жыл бұрын

They take your picks and turn them into all those extra Tupperware lids in the cabinet.

@trailryder5813

4 жыл бұрын

@@musicmason You sir might have just solved two of the biggest mysteries on Earth. Where do picks go and why do I have all these extra plastic lids. Whats the quote, "Its a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." But I do think that you sir have just solved both these questions.

@musicmason

4 жыл бұрын

@@trailryder5813 now we just have to figure out how to turn them back into picks. I wonder what a Tupperware pick would sound like. Couldn't be that bad, it makes sweet tea taste better.

@timothymallonjr4659

4 жыл бұрын

Put them in an altoids case

@trailryder5813

4 жыл бұрын

@@musicmason Are you suggesting a business model for a Pick Recovery Company? Maybe even a reality TV show? But the real question is what came first the pick or the lid?

Question: is it possible to pick-squeal with the huge pick comfortably?

@skeome

4 жыл бұрын

Pick squeal = pinch harmonics

@PeachIceCreamy

4 жыл бұрын

Zephyr Skeome was about to ask, lol.

@pancakes7294

4 жыл бұрын

As a person who uses Dunlop big stubby and other thicker picks, I find it much easier, plus the picks life last longer as it doesn’t bend and slowly wears down. Plus tremolo picking is a million times easier as the pick doesn’t dig into the strings and get caught.

I really like the Dava Grip Tip picks because the texture makes it so I don't have to hold onto the pick so tightly. I'll have to check this thick one out. Good video.

Hey man. This video is super important. Geeking out about picks is important.

Esto es Un Poco de Todo

@brolardoh

3 жыл бұрын

Xd

My psychiatrist: Thicc picc isnt real it can’t hurt you Thicc picc :

@stratkiller2531

4 жыл бұрын

It can... AND IT WILL!!!

I use Dunlop nylon .73's for metal and I get plenty of miles out of em.

Wow, at the end that riff you're playing, the pickboy sounded amazing

I use washers have done for 40 years so balls to all them picks

@darksu6947

4 жыл бұрын

You said balls! Lol

Might aswell just go out in the forest and pick up a small pebble as a pick. Personally 0.73-0.80 is my sweet spot.

@Wolfythereviewer

4 жыл бұрын

NGL I would LOVE a pick made from a pebble

@juanpgomez1299

4 жыл бұрын

I actually have a pick that my ex made for me out of a pebble and it feels awesome

@darksu6947

4 жыл бұрын

@@juanpgomez1299 I bet your ex did feel awesome..........on the inside 🤤

@stratkiller2531

4 жыл бұрын

I agree... I use dunlop tortex .88, and that's a step UP from normal.

@stratkiller2531

4 жыл бұрын

@@juanpgomez1299 If she threw a pebble at you when you dumped her, then you turned said pebble into a pick... this does not count as a pick MADE from a pebble GIVEN to you by said ex. Lol😂😂😂

a year ago i was testing a 7mm pick of purple plektrum (thanks rob scallon) and it's my favourite now! i never play with another pick + they last a really long time! so worth the price

The Dunlop Jazz 3 is legendary. Love it for blues.

I need my picks thicc af I use a 50c USD coin rn, but I really want a 19mm Purple Plectrum pick

@deaj8450

3 жыл бұрын

Try out Big Stubby's they make them at least up to 3mm which is what I use. Good spot for grip, lasts awhile, very good picks.

When you said guitar nerd... Me: Yep, that's me!

Picks are great. I often use them for playing guitar. I use different shapes, materials, thicknesses, etc. On my favorite live bar gig guitar I like a very thick slightly oversized pick made from Brazilian agate. Lasts forever unless you drop it on a heart floor.

I'm a big fan of the Dunlop Flow picks. Absolutely love them! The .73mm ones

So basically they all just sound the same. Cool.

@hellodumplings8564

3 жыл бұрын

Anon Anon yeah, is more of a preference and comfortable thing.

@rhys9336

3 жыл бұрын

Fatter picks sounded brighter to me, but I guess the more relevant point is how much control you get

Don’t know if anyone said it yet, but that thin black boi you’re using. Switch it to a Black Ice light. They’re a jazz III size and I swear by them.

@angushamptoncarr9413

4 жыл бұрын

Black Ice are really good, but I prefer Jazz III’s because of the sharper tip

@LafBoi

4 жыл бұрын

Angus Hampton Carr I’ve been using flows as well, they’re cool but I seem to have more control over hits if I use the light Black Ice. I might try mediums

Wow,I clicked on Purple Plectrum and those are some expensive picks.One was $59.95.I play bass and was dropping picks so I found the V Picks Psycho use by Billy Sheehan and it's about 10 mm the thickest I have seen I bought one for about 12 bucks thinking "how expensive".But I like it.Im gonna look into that 16 mm job you've shown us.Nice work. P.S I went back on and saw one for $89.95!!!! Sold out!!!

Esto es un poco de todo xd

@lapinakawaii5010

3 жыл бұрын

xd

@Gero_303

3 жыл бұрын

@@lapinakawaii5010 what? Ajaj

what the hell are you doing to your picks where they deteriorate? i've been using the same red nylon jazz iiis for years and they looks exactly the same.

@JanXD

4 жыл бұрын

How

@Siranonim

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the same. The jazz 3 is like the longest lasting pick I used. It lasts for at least a year before you see any changes in shape.

@juanpgomez1299

4 жыл бұрын

I have played the same fender heavy that came in my guitar case for more than three years playing bass and guitar daily and it still works just fine (?

@Ninjametal

4 жыл бұрын

I had a Dunlop nylon thin pick (orange) that never took wear. It lasted years until I lost it. Most pick material does abrade faster though. I use Dunlop tortex Jazz III XL picks these days. They wear down on the points, but I buy bulk bags of 100 at a time and like the sound and feel of them, so I'm fine with it.

@stugeh

4 жыл бұрын

I guess you never do pick slides. I have a bowl full of different jazz 3s and almost all of them are quite banged up. Petrucci signatures also tend to get rounder the more I play with one.

He went full Martin Scorsese on the intro... Subscribed.

I started watching and expected the thick pick to be ridiculous. Now I want one! The cleans and schredding actually sound good . It also looks comfortable and might be usefull on a bass

Tbh I couldn’t hear a difference in the normal playing

You know who makes really really over rated plectrums?..... ...Chapman 😂😂

@Ishkybibble

4 жыл бұрын

He makes some other really overrated stuff too

Clayton teardrops. Only picks I use. Great texture, superb control, stands up to any abuse. I use super heavy ones, around 1.5 mm.

7:04 - Woke up to the sound of pouring rain The wind would whisper and I'd think of you And all the tears you cried, that called my name And when you needed me I came through

12 minute video about picks. Nobody: Davie 504 left the chat.

I have a small dipping bowl I bought for a dollar and somehow became the place I store all of the picks I don't use. It's almost full of picks of all shapes, sizes, and thicknesses; from 0.73 to 4.2mm. On my desk and in the pick pouch on my keychain are 0.73mm Jazz IIIs for most electric stuff (in white, because they're easier to find in the dark) and 0.73mm Everly Star Picks for acoustic and strummier electric stuff. The thin Jazz III feels almost like fingerpicking without extra pick mass to push through. I like a standard pick shape for strumming, and the star cutout in the Star Picks really is the best pick grip, in my opinion.

I enjoy this video. I'm a pick "nerd". I've bought a number of "boutique" picks and regular ones. I like the feel and sound of Chicken Picks. Winspear picks are nice too (and they're in the U.K.). Re fiscal irresponsibility: I have not one, but two Blue Chip picks. They're pretty good, and made out some kind super, super, expensive thermoplastic (I guess Blue Chip has some of this stuff left over after using it to make parts for the aerospace industry or whatever else needs really good plastic bits). I am not crazy about the way they sound, but they are wear resistant. They make very little extraneous noise They'd probably be more useful to me to me on some sort of acoustic instrument.

The opening joke was well done. 6 seconds in, this video already earned a like.

Fun fact: if you do what I do and grind a bulk load of cheap celluloid blanks so they're pointy, the dust/powder that is leftover is borderline explosive

@Powermad-bu4em

3 жыл бұрын

Borderline nothing. That shit is damn near napalm. Its sticky as hell and burns like the fires of hell.

Very complete comparison, great sense of humour.

I had settled on Gravity picks. Their takes on Jazz III are fantastic, other models like Razer, Pointed standard or Gold series are great also. They don’t slip or turn in my fingers, so they are great for longer, tremolo picked death metal riffs. So far I didn’t lose any, so price doesn’t bother me as much. Oh and they have Rob Chapman signature one.!..!! I bought one of Purple’s 9mm models, it’s fun, does have some advantages, but I find it little awkward.

The material of the Flow Picks is the same as the Ultex, but dyed. It's basically Polyetherimide, which is a high performance polymer. It's even harder and much more durable than Delrin (Tortex Picks). Drop a Tortex and an Ultex pick on a hard surface, the Ultex sounds much glassier. So is its tone, much more snap. You can't hear a difference on overdriven electric guitars, but I love the clarity on acoustics. The normal Ultex picks are not dyed. Polyetherimide has a transparent yellow color. I play 1 or 1.5 mm Ultex Sharp picks (normal size with Jazz III tip...yummy ..plus they have a beveled edge, nice and flowy...but not as much as the flow) and sometimes thicker flow picks, but the high price of the Flows scares me away. ...long story short it's a pretty advanced polymer, but nothing proprietary. Nerd talk off!

My wife looking at me when you said "Of course you are, you're sitting here watching a video on picks" 🤣🤣🤣

Dunlop flow picks are the best I've used hands down! Try them out, the pick feels great and sounds great as well.

@omgvague

4 жыл бұрын

Seemed to be the most balanced out of the picks he used in the video as well.

I used Tortex heavy picks, and recently I switched to these gravity acrylic picks, and they changed my playing, and I love them.

Your 2 videos on guitar picks, this one and the expensive guitar pick video, are the only guitar pick video that I could actually tell a difference in tone on an electric guitar. Maybe you should do a video on how you recorded the sound?

I love Nylon Jazz IIIs and I love not watching 12 minute videos about picks. But here I am. Oh well.

I use max grip carbon jazz 3's and they work perfectly for me.

A blind comparison would seem to be the next thing to try. I appreciated hearing and seeing which pick produced which sound. I would like to know if my ears pick out what my eyes would. Helpful comparison, thank you.

The picking does absolutely sound massive while you pick it with the giant blob pick.

I thought you did a great job. I also concluded, in my humble opinion, that you feel the most comfortable {self-admittedly} with the pick boy edge. Every take with that one sounded superior to my ears.

I don't even use picks but I still watched the video 🌼 That huge pick looks comical but also cool at the same time. Thanks for the video!

Cats like Cody Wright get really into pick material and tone testing. The drop test is always a fun one. Example; guitar tracking. Just not sitting right in the highs. You could pull up an EQ, change strings, amp settings etc. Me, I find an area of frequencies I feel are missing and pull out my pick pile and start dropping them on the desk one by one, listening for that range, or whatever jumps out at my ears. I really think picks can make a huge difference in tone and style of playing, for me as a bass player who’s into 50’s and 60’s tones. Can’t play a Carol Kaye line with some nylon feather. I break out something more like my 2.7mm Chickenpick. They’re some sort of, erm, ceramic material? I quite like them, got a pack of different shapes and thicknesses. They all T H I C C, tho.

@Terrible_Peril

4 жыл бұрын

A medium (.73? Idk, the yellow one) Dunlop Tortex is like my standard pick. I use the round edge mostly. And I keep some thinner ones around, too. Even for bass (sometimes especially for fast extreme metal kinda bass) sometimes you are best served with a very thin, pointy pick. Yeah, viva variety!

Haha, if you thought the 2mm Dunlop Flow pick was thick a couple of years ago, they now make a 4.2mm, which I actually love because I'm old and have trouble holding on to "regular" picks due to arthritic hands. With a nice little heaping helping of Gorilla Snot gluing the massive pick to my paw I rarely launch picks across the room and under the most difficult to move furniture any more. I originally ordered a couple of the Dunlop Flow 420 picks as a novelty because " Hehe, 420", but ended up really liking them. Edit: I guess I should have watched the whole video instead of pausing near the beginning to chime in.

I use a small 3mm pick to warm up and 0.7mm when playing. Warming up with a thicker pick really helps me with accuracy

once i discovered the Dunlop jazz III picks my life changed. Then I found the Jazz III XL and my life ascended.

0:51 Jokes on you man. After watching this I decided to get a few Dunlop jazz III and Gloss Flow picks. Been trying them out for a week now and my precision playing has drastically increased by a fucking lot. Thanks for making this video and talking about why you like these picks. I found this video highly informative and insultingly funny.

Glad you mentioned Rob Scallon !

reminds me of the time I made guitar pick using stainless steel, because I want indestructable pick but then I felt like im slicing the strings, I tried with a rock i found in a beach, I sharpened it, best pick ever..

My go to was always the 0.58 dunlop nylon pick. Had the same one for at least 3 years now and it’s still going strong.

God inlove this dudes hair

I do believe thick picks make you more precise, and the thickness changes the 'attack' (diction) sound. Different materials = different attack and 'feel'.

Back in the day we’d light picks on fire wile playing. Good fun.

My personal fav is the Japanese Ibanez rubber grip heavy. Been using it for the past 5 years. IMO recommended for those who don’t really like the dunlop type rubbery/nylon picks

This is the video that convinced me to switch picks

I’ve been on the same pick for over a year now and it’s honestly great. It’s a brass 1.2mm with a bit of sandpaper on each side for grip

Hey, if you get tired of the purple, you can always use them as a door stopper