Marty Music sup first let me say love your content, been subbed for years! Anyway I have been playing for almost 14 years and i can only P.H. on the low E with thin picks, but i STRONGLY prefer thick ones? Any tips? And also i have tried pretty much every size pick on the market, though not every material...thanks a mil :)
@@kikukhan9796 Keep at it. Go slow. Use a metronome. Do VERY easy songs as they are on the record. Achy Breaky Heart is all of an A and an E, for example. Try guitar lessons at city colleges. Cheap and effective.
Hahaha i hated that. I used to take match book covers and reices pieces packages. And use them for picks when i has no muney or was at my parents which was in bum flick egypt. Now afyet my arm has healed and im playing 8 hrs a day im trying to use real pics. Its hard
+Ray Ross I think it's Dunlop that makes picks with a hole already cut into the pick. Could be wrong on the manufacturer but they do exist. It's helpful. The Marty Special Plectrum would be tres cool.
Drilling a hole..that makes sense..thanks for the tip I always lose my picks through the port hole..It's a good storage spot but a bitch to get out..lol
I love the different sounds various picks can impart to the tone of the guitar. I used plastic picks for years but have been using metal picks from Zenfire for the past 5 years. I love the dedicated grip pads, and the materials make the notes really sound articulate, clear and punchy. I play mostly electric, on acoustic I use fingers only. They're fantastic picks.
Begginers, listen to what this man is saying about starting early using pick! I did not use a pick for my first year of playing and it was hell to try to pick up after practicing without one.
Check on these awesome guitar picks offered by R.P. Industries!! www.bonanza.com/listings/R-P-Industries-Guitar-Pick-15-pack-/545267462 They’re smooth and very durable while also producing a great sound. Best of all R.P. Industries sells them in packages of 15. That’s 3 extra picks for the same price! This product is recommended for any guitar player. Be sure to check out this pick and share with your friends.
It's just some ridiculously overpriced pseudo-satanist shit. I has very little or nothing to do with decent pick research. If you want to try something different, try a Dava... ruclips.net/video/ctJfCrX4q0U/видео.html There is NO gauge difference between the different colors. The LONGER pick with the red tip is VERY NICE for strumming! I prefer the red tip over the metal tip.
you are the best..making confident a beginner, strumming, choosing picks till now...hoping for the best in coming sections of my guitar life..thank you.
I use old swedish 1 sek coins most of the time. They have a serrated edge to them and gives the tone a bit different "attack" and works very well for rock or metal. I found that hard picks works well for pinch squeals and soft picks works well with clean rythm guitar. This could all be just how my own playing is affected, but I like testing different picks, they all give very different results.
I've found that playing with a Quarter (US currency) helps me play pinch harmonics much easier, and pick slides sound better (in my opinion) because the ridges on the quarter seems to help "lock" the string into places and make a more consistent sounding scrape decent down the fretboard
Marty, I've seen many different types of picks over the years and I'd like to mention a few that I've found to be useful. Martin used to sell a hard plastic pick that had a molded grip on the large end and a thin, pliable end to actually pick the strings, had some of these in red and later ordered some in a brown shell color. They have the advantages of a thin pick but the plastic gives them some stiffness, one of my faves. Another great pick is the basic thin type but I always seemed to send them soaring off the stage... One day I took my pocket knife and twisted a hole in the center of my pick, problem dealt with! I later found that an old fashioned paper hole punch works perfectly without exposing my fingers to a razor edged knife! US Quarters work well for the Brian May serrated edge technique but pay attention or you'll scuff your guitar's finish to Hades and back. You can also kill strings pretty quick too. If a quarter is too big, try a dime. Brian uses a Six-pence, hard to find here in the US. I've also encountered a number of WTF picks... This worst pick I ever used was the orange Gibson Tri-Pick, which had three pick tips molded to a center so that the guitarist could choose either a thin, medium, or thick pick. Great idea on paper, disaster for me! My buddies and I bought a few of these but after a few weeks passed we started leaving them in each other's guitar cases, like a game of hot-potato! Marty, I enjoyed this video as it was full of old memories!
I'm a former guitar 'dabbler' and I can play at least 3 favorite songs from you after watching your vids for only three days! Thank you for this! Followed and subscribed with bell on! You rock, Marty!
Nice presentation! One thing I would add is that to my ears, the thickness of the pick also has an impact on the timbre, with thinner pics bringing out more of a jangly high end sound and thicker picks seem to emphasize the mid-range more. So I very among picks depending on the tone I want for a given musical situation.
I use to play with a guy who was a great guitar player, he was self taught like most great guitar players, and he could strum real well and also play solo and your traditional flat picking style, and he played with a very thin pick, after playing with him for about 6 mo. I grabed one of his picks cause I forgot my bag of new ones that I just bought, and I was shocked when I picked up one of his picks. I said to him HOW IN THE HELL CAN YOU PLAY THE WAY YOU DO WITH THIS VERY PAPER THIN PICK? I could not believe he could get all the sound that he could get with such a VERY thin pick. but he could, so to each his own I guess. I have been playing for about 30 years and have tried many picks over the years, and the one that works well for me is my Dunlop nylon .60 mid pick, not to thin and not to hard, I can strum very well with it, and its also hard enough to get some good loud sound when I want to dig in and pick, and I play a Martin HD28 in a neil young and blues style of playing. that is my 2 cents worth to anyone who interested in knowing...ps I also believe neil plays with a Med. pick also.
Could not have said it better myself, I started with orange Dunlop’s 60mm and never changed best pick there is in my opinion. Thx Marty. Yea love the powder on new pics my favorite
I got this cool trick from an experienced musician where you turn your pick to the side, so your striking the string with one of the top corners. It really helps with sweep picking
@@Alberto-ny7kf yes you do, if you carefully see almost all of the great guitarists use a pick. P.S: I also don't disagree with you to solo with fingers it's just that the pick seems more right than fingers
Hi there, Marty ~ One of your biggest (not literally, at least I hope not) and most faithful followers here. Thanks for such entertaining and well done guitar vids. You're one of my go-to's for tips and I use them with my students, too ... I know you're in the San Diego area so I'm sending my best wishes to you during the raging fires, which have now reached S.D. County. I have very good friends out there and it's a frightening scene. Be safe and prayers to all ... On picks ~ I've found that the pick makes quite a difference in sound, touch and dynamics on all types of guitars. I prefer a basic Fender Medium style pick, which is .73 mm, especially for electric guitar. Oddly, I like a thicker pick on acoustic. To me, tortoise shell is the best but I do use Dunlop/Tortex types in a pinch and they're fine. It seems that tortoise shell gives the clearest sound and is smoothest on the strings, which I like. I've used so many different picks over the last several years just to see how they work for me: heavy, super heavy (over 1.14 mm), tortoise shell, tortex, wood (there is such a thing!), glass, shell ... The craziest and coolest ones were a couple made for me by a friend from an old piano key. (Not much give there!) There is a medium heavy thickness of .84 mm which is a really good compromise for me. Lastly, I use my fingers almost exclusively at home on both acoustic and electric. But on an electric gig I can't get the attack I like from my fingers so I'm pick-bound, for the most part. As you said, it's what one is most comfortable with. On an acoustic gig I go back and forth, pick and fingers. I'm not that great with my fingers but the last 5 years I've worked on it. No question you have more control with fingers if you're comfortable that way. I tried thumb picks and they sucked - totally unnatural. Certain things cry out for finger style and I had to get better at it because I had students who wanted to learn the style. Like you, I started with thin picks but gave them up pretty quick. And I agree beginners should start out with a pick even if that's not where they ultimately end up. Versatility is good, for sure. Sorry for the long-windedness. Best to you and yours for the holiday season. Keep the jingle bell rockin'.
I use a Dunlop .60mm nylon Max-Grip, which has the textured grip. I like the fact that it doesn't slip and it's good for strumming or lead. If I need more stiffness, I just hold it closer to the tip. (okay, I know how that sounds - purely unintentional) BTW; Brian May famously uses a sixpence coin for his pick, and has since his early years.
Agree, the Dunlop Max Grip are the best for sweaty fingers since they have the textured grips, I use a 1.5mm, just need to run them thru the dishwasher once in a while to clear out the buildup...
Good video . I once used light and then moved up to medium and stayed there . I do prefer the paint ( dust you call it ) on the plectrum . I mostly busk and flat pick tunes .
Marty, just a little hint sir. If you like that "Dust" which helps the grip on your pick. Try this sir, I use a little bit of Rosin meant for violin bows on my index and middle finger and the thumb. I rub it into the tips of my thumb and fingers. not sticky but it sure makes that pick easy to hold onto. Just wanted to share that with you.
Right now (6 months playing) i’m using mostly .53 for everything because of it’s versatility, you hold it further away from the tip and it is bendable, hold it closer and it is close to a thick one -only picking strings by one - use a thick one -power chords and overall strumming just some strings - use a thinner one (would recommend the .53) -pure chords - use a thin one, the thinnest i have is .38 and it is great for it
I have been using 0.81 Celluloid picks on electric guitar for a while, these have an inherent bright/crisp sound. As you suggest, 0.46 and 0.71 are brighter and a better match for acoustic. Wanted to try some thicker ones so just bought a tester pack of Gator (0.58, 0.71, 0.96, 1.14, 1.5, 2.0). The heavies definitely warm up the tone a lot. I'll probably settle for the 0.71 or 0.96; little bit warmer than the 0.81 celluloid, but maintains some nice clarity.
Great video! I can hear the same 'gliss' from the Ed King seashell that I get from a Dunlop 3mm Stubby. I personally like the Dunlop Tortoise Extra Heavy for acoustic.
I've been using my fingers for both acoustic & electric for over 30yrs. I rarely use a pic, & when I do it's a super thin one ( like Dunlop .38mm nylon) that I've rounded a bit at the tip with light sandpaper beforehand. I guess it's become a habit, but I find I have the best control for picking and strumming (or both at the same time) without a pic. If I need more volume, ... well, I turn up the amp gain --problem solved.
I make my own with the fall down from my saws. I use the wood for the drip and clear resin epoxy for the bottom half. They have rigidity for your grip, but flexibility on your strings, especially as they warm up. I throw a little glow powder in the epoxy, which is a cool effect. The main thing is to be precise with the epoxy amounts, mix until you think it's good, then mix some more. I pour them into a flat mold, which wastes material, but gives me the ability to cut the picks however I like, or how a customer likes them shaped. I still like a Tortex as well...not gonna lie. We all have our idiosyncrasies. That's what makes life and music full of wonder and curiosity. Sometimes a quarter or an old credit card works in a pinch. I want to make some with stone. I have piles of red jasper that I've polished...maybe that's what I'll do tonight. I also have dinosaur bones...interesting.
I use a Dunlop .46mm pick and have for most of my playing years and have never really needed or wanted anything thicker. For lead playing I hold the pick near its sharpest point but it also has enough give to play those Santana style shreds. For rhythm playing I hold it further up but I bow the pick for a little extra strength and have only torn maybe 2 picks in my life. The heavy gauge picks I break left and right so I need something with a little give and flexibility
I still have trouble using a pick to strum. Oddly enough, I'm better at picking out lead notes than I am at strumming. I used to use my fingertips all the time because with my first guitar, I lost the pick and just didn't bother to get a new one. A few people would say my fingertip strumming sounded crap (though it seemed OK to me) I am gradually getting better at strumming with a pick!
Hey Marty. Just wanted to say. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.To you and your family. Thank you for all your great and helpful Lessons on U Tube. You are my favorite.
Personally I use .73 Ernie-Ball Everlast picks. I find that the provide a robust sound, they have a satin feel. They are made of delrin and are strong and flexible. So I'd recommend using those if you're looking for something like that Edit: it's a fairly wide pick that gives you something to hold onto
Vox .73 seems to be the " do it all " one for me, tried many & its not so much how easy or flexable the meteriel is something different, by changing the angle, how much you "choke down , attack & some other ways of using most .73mm. gets the job donefor me. been following Marty ~7years now great teacher learned alot & still am, all the best in all you do have a GREAT holiday season, take care & keep on Rockn'.Jay.
I play classical guitar for 6 years now, so I didnt use picks before, but few months ago, I bought my first electric guitar and I had to use pick to get wanted sound and effect. Tho it was really hard for me to get use to it hah. I still prefer playing without pick. I cant imagine using pick for arpeggio and my classical guitar 😅
I prefer to use a lot of guitar picks from Dunlop and Fender. The Tortex and Nylon picks are my preference, but I’ve also been using some Fender celluloid picks (351 and 451), as well as their nylon picks.
I did this and other beginners can too. You go and buy yourself one of those packs of random sized picks and try them all and see which you like best. That way you don't end up with all these extra bags of picks that you don't use. Anyways great video Marty! One gear request I just thought of is how to use a Wah Wah pedal, like on rock and funk situations.
I swear, I once saw a guy in a dress and full makeup use one in stilettos. Lol. I didn't really care, I got my own issues, but it's hard not to show shock when you're not expecting that haha
I've been playing for about two years now and my favorite pick is the Dunlop Tortex 60 mm. It's perfect! I use it on my acoustic and electric and have no trouble. So to anyone who wants a good pick which you can use whenever, this is your friend:)
In my nine weeks of experience as a guitarist, but a lifelong musician, I found it best to buy a range of picks both in terms of hardness and materials, and just see which one(s) I like best. My favorite so far is the John Dunlop nylon 67mm, which isn’t the softest they make, but I found I can both beat those strings hard strumming and pick individual strings with it when I’m playing lead-electric, stratocaster type guitar. I also like the nylon better than the plastic (Fender) picks I tried because with plastic I feel and hear this tapping on the string which is annoying. The Dunlop nylon picks also have a grippy pattern to them where you hold the pick, so they’re less likely to get sweaty and slippery than the smooth plastic picks. After seeing this, I think I’ll try a harder pick for lead. I’m on Level 5 in Yousician.
Wait until you try a Fender Heavy celluloid. They have a tortoise shell look. The material pre-dates plastic and the reson it isn't used more is because it's flammable AF. But it feels really nice as your touch lightens up. Might not want to share the level in yousician, they aren't teaching you any music theory that I know of in any way, and you aren't taught to read either sheet OR TAB that I saw. Which is inexcusable, imo. Because you'll never play with other musicians who will hand you a Yousician file or know anything about what their level 5 is. A guitar/music teacher might, as anything helps if it gets you playing... But you don't want to lay hope on that. There HAS TO be a more effective program out there that won't completely tie your hands later on. It's doing you a big disservice. You probably want to look into private lessons at a city college. Cheap. You learn some theory (it's not that hard, but you'll need it to play and understand what other players tell you) and they'll fix your bad habits, AND make your progress faster. It's no bueno if you go to a jam night and you don't know what a I IV V is. I got all my theory from private lessons in several instruments and then went to school for music ed. Don't limit yourself to that one app. Just saying, it'll likely mess you up later...jmo
Winds of March Journey/Perry tribute band : You are spot on about all of the above, particular Yousician. I still like to play their weekly Challenges section, but I cancelled my subscription after about two months. For absolute beginners it’s alright, but beyond suggesting which finger to put on which fret and which string, they don’t actually teach you anything. It’s good for building and maintaining the muscles and callouses you need to play guitar, but when I switched to TrueFire, any techniques I learned from Yousician were obviously all wrong and I needed to relearn them correctly. So it’s nice playing the Yousician material now as someone who actually knows how to play guitar. The picks, my current ones are Dunlop Tortex. At the guitar shops in Japan you can still buy genuine tortoise shell picks, which makes sense because they still make shamisen picks out of tortoise shell-and by the way the banjo-type skin of the body is cat, as in meow. I’m originally a sax player, and a Berklee College of Music alumni, both as a student and staff for seven years. So I’ve probably learned all the music theory I’m ever going to learn, and of course I have a lot of experience playing with bands, in studios, and playing live. I can’t imagine what it would be like to learn guitar without that experience, but I guess there are lot of people who just love the gear and to shred at home by themselves to their favorite recordings. I found it easy to pick up guitar because I already have that thing called “Musicianship,” that set of skills and discipline needed to make steady progress even when you think you’re making no progress at all.
I've been using a Dunlop .73 pick that is textured to help you keep hold of it. I've gotten pretty used to it and don't see myself changing anytime soon.
Hey Marty. since i began about 8 months ago, almsot all the songs I play, were from you. I really appreciate you making content on RUclips. Thank you so much.
After 50 years I'm in love with a thick triangle that does NOT give. Gives the fingers something to do. Finding it useful for hybrid picking also. Got tired of the teardrops flying away.
i use the .88mm dunlops because i like the color... bright green... easy to spot them lying around that's literally the only reason used a bass pick for a while, you should try them some time
I have very dry hands. Picks fly out of my hands all the time. What I started doing and it's working, I'm coating part of the pic on both sides with liquid plastic tape. You can lay it on thick. And if that's not enough you can scratch it with coarse sandpaper to make it even more grippyer.
I live on the beach and i use surfers was to dip the top side of my picks in and then they are sticky a little and don't fall out of your fingers. You can buy a bar from ebay for like $2. You put the wax on your surf board to make your feet stick to the board. Try it, it works great more tyhan you think.
Blue Chip picks are all I use now. Graduated up from the black gator pick. Blue Chip picks will not slip at all in your fingers, even though they seem smooth. They are pricey, but worth the money. Most top bluegrass and country players use Blue Chip picks.
I dunno. I was using medium. Then saw some morbid Absolute History thing on how the Victorians managed to die horriby and they mentioned celluloid. Turns out, I have a few. I like them better. No weird clicking sounds and it slides off the strings as I'd prefer. Just don't light a match to them. Flammable AF. They showed it on the video.
I used a 2.0 dunlop for a long time just because my stepdad was a bluegrasser and that's what he used. Then I got a .94 with my Snark tuner and LOVED it. Can't find any to buy anywhere, but that one is awesome. lol. Good vid.
I remember pausing and zooming in one of your videos and noticing you use the gator pick. I use it, too. Even though dunlop makes some other picks that are meant to be non-slip, the powder like feel of those makes them comfortable to use. I tried using the small jazz picks for a while, but my hand would hurt after just a few minutes of playing. ... Anyway, good video.
I'm not into shredding but if I'm using a pick I prefer the jazz shape and take a razor and scratch little criss crosses where my fingers go so the grip is locked in
I think we can all agree the tortex .88 us the best pick lol ... ive been seeing wood picks pop up here and there, could be interesting to give one of those a try
I just started playing but I didn't like a thin pick because I can hear it flapping. I went with a Tortex Blue 1.00 MM. The powdery stuff rubs off real quick.
Have you tried celluloid? Don't get a match on it (flammable) but they have a nice sound, no weird noises and they slide off the string when they should
I have used many different picks in 50 years of playing. My favorite is a medium Fender three cornered pick. They are great for strumming, but do equally as good for lead. Also they are easier to hold on to. I've even broken one corner and simply spun it to the next corner without trying to find another pick.
When I started playing I used whatever was in my pocket or lying around, usually a fifty pence peice or even a pound coin a few times. Never broke any strings but it didn't sound great either, but that was most likely just me. I've even used a fiver, just rolled it up and gave it a go, didn't work so well.
I have severe PCD (pick collection disorder). I have thousands from the early 80’s till now, but I do not have a quist pick which I would kill for ! My normal pick is a gator , when I can play when my multiple schlerosis lets me .i have bull horn picks , Kennedy coin picks all kinds.i gave up on small picks for your reasons , but when I was a shredder back in the Eighties I used standard fender mediums, and yes I have a pick of destiny, too!
Man, sometimes I play great with one pick and lousy with another, and vice versa. I like thin picks to a point, but they don't sound or ring very good. Thick picks give too much resistance, especially for speedy metal type stuff. Small picks vs big picks... hmm. for some things small picks are better, others bigger. I like the hetfield black and white fangs and bog street mini beasts
I like those Dunlop tortex pics. I can't remember the first pics i used cause its been 20 years ago now but i started using the orange tortex pics in my teens and used those for 5-10 years probably. Now i use the green and blue tortex pics mostly but im still experimenting with pics. I like the gravity pics but they are 5$ a piece! lol rediculous
I use the .73, .88 Tortex for acoustic and the 1.0 for electric works for me. I used too us the gator grips .96 and 1.14 something about them, I don’t care for, all personal choice. Rock on
Great video, Marty. I used like a 1mm or so when beginning but then found the flex disheartening when trying to play something fast and precise. So I jumped onto the Dunlop Big Stubby 3mm. I used those for years. Then went to a Dunlop Ultex 1.14 but still found it not comfortable for what I was playing. Then I found Gravity through meeting Rob Chapman and he gave me a couple of his signatures. I was blown away. But then I couldn't easily get them locally, so I found the Ernie Ball Prodigy 2mm which is almost exactly like those Gravity pics with beveled edges and a sharp point. I haven't looked back once. It's all about trying something different and dialing it in from there.
Marty, what is the song you open with? It was one of the last videos I had of my dad playing guitar and it was a short clip. He passed away last month and we have been racking our brains. This is Definitely the song he was playing!! ❤️
Doubt there's a guitar pick manufacturer's product or material that I've not tried. As I can be rather prone to dropping a pick, I prefer the larger triangular / slightly rounded corner ("tortoise-shell" Fender picks, because they are much easier to grip and if your pick orientation to the strings slips, it's very easy to keep playing and re-orient without dropping. I like the "Heavy" thickness, as I feel it gives the best combination of tonal attack, volume, and flexibility. BTW, I like to use this pick on both acoustic and electric. It's a particularly good choice for acoustic because it provides the perfect combination of being assertive with just the right amount of flex, to get that crisp attack and sound across the strings. Also, as I previously used the smaller, tear-dropped picks on electric, I found it rather distracting to use different size picks, and more convenient to use the large triangular ones for both. And as I play VERY aggressively on both electric and acoustic, I also appreciate that this same pick doesn't wear out and shred nearly as fast as others do. A lot to say about such a simple device, I know.
dunlop prime tone GRIP pick. grip in caps so ya be sure it says grip when ya buy it! this pick has superior tone, brilliant tone. it is slow to wear out. the grip is a laser cut thingy on each side that sticks to thumb/finger. hold it loose and it still sticks.
Check on these awesome guitar picks offered by R.P. Industries!! www.bonanza.com/listings/R-P-Industries-Guitar-Pick-15-pack-/545267462 They’re smooth and very durable while also producing a great sound. Best of all R.P. Industries sells them in packages of 15. That’s 3 extra picks for the same price! This product is recommended for any guitar player. Be sure to check out this pick and share with your friends.
Queen's Brian May uses the old British currency sixpence coin as his guitar pick. The coin May uses only had silver in it until the 1940's and they were removed from circulation in the 1980's. They are mildly serrated on the edge and he thinks the silver and serrations give his playing a unique sound.
Just to let everybody know . Whether you are a plectrum person , a finger style person sans pick or a thumb pick person your style is a compromise . I was once a Professional Projectionist at a Movie Theatre back in the analog days . As the technician who we often had to work with told us , every picture or what you saw on screen was a compromise. Well ditto for the auditory arts especially the guitar .
I used to use the 1mm tortex, but now the .88.(green) is my go to. I find it perfect for me, its nice to strum with but nice to play lead with and also doesn't flex much at all. I play mostly Blues and rock so its great for when you want to be versatile and play both lead and rhythm. I still use .88 to 1mm sometimes as different brands use different sizes, like 0.92. 0,95 0.97 .87 .80 and so on. But that range or picks is what I am comfortable with and i use different brands :).
Check on these awesome guitar picks offered by R.P. Industries!! www.bonanza.com/listings/R-P-Industries-Guitar-Pick-15-pack-/545267462 They’re smooth and very durable while also producing a great sound. Best of all R.P. Industries sells them in packages of 15. That’s 3 extra picks for the same price! This product is recommended for any guitar player. Be sure to check out this pick and share with your friends.
I began with light picks, but switched to the thickest of the shop after the first month of playing guitar. They just feel right for me. And helped me a lot to find a correct grip and handling. I've been playing for 5 months by now and I'm yet to break my first string.
I didn't even bother with those. 🤣 I got three free ones with my guitar and I was like, how can anyone use any bendy pick. 🤨 Got Jazz III, then Petrucci Jazz IIII and recently bought Ernie Ball Prodigy and fell in love immediately with those... They feel nice, the size fits me very well (a little bigger than Jazz III) and OMG that wonderful sharp edge and design! Been playing for 4 months.
I think you should use the best possible pick you can buy, everyone chats about which guitar, amps and pedals seems little importance is placed on the quality of the pick. Let's think about this the pick connects you to this wonderful instrument. Different picks, thickness and materials produce different tones Don't be cheap buying 12 picks for a dollar. My skill level is high beginner I guess I use V Picks with a non slip material that gets sticky when it heats up the more you play it seems to mould to the fingers. Generally I use a small pointed pick thickness 2.75mm but did buy the Insanity pic thickness 11.85 mm, hand crafted what a fat tone on electric. The shear mass helped develop my strumming great learning aid as well, Invest in a good pick
Marty! Man, I am so glad to see this!!! I have a 2016 ASAT Bluesboy and the thing is like a custom shop Tele. P 90 in the neck and slant single in the bridge. These guitars are all world gear. THEY ARE NOT FENDER. I am glad they aren't.
I just bought some Dunlop Flow picks to try. I like them, good grip and the bevelled edges make them good for playing single notes. Dunlop do some variety packs which are a nice way to try out a bunch of picks to see which you prefer.
It's funny I just started playing and I was looking at picks and seeing what I liked the feel of. I gravitated towards those 1.14mm Dunlop gator picks. I had a medium pick but it kept slipping so I figured these would help with the powder coating. Haven't slipped out yet so far so good.
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What was the song you where playing at the beginning?
Have you ever heard of a Bucklay BE15 by Wasburn guitar?
Marty Music sup first let me say love your content, been subbed for years! Anyway I have been playing for almost 14 years and i can only P.H. on the low E with thin picks, but i STRONGLY prefer thick ones? Any tips? And also i have tried pretty much every size pick on the market, though not every material...thanks a mil :)
I had a 0.73 pick then I went in the store to test other picks they gave me a 1.14 it was good but the 1.5 was the best so I think I m a weirdo
Marty Music what about the purple plucktrum
It's all fun and games until your pick falls into the void...
What do you do when that happens?
Kiku Khan shake my guitar till it comes out like its the end of the world 👍👍
MilkyCookie I’m having trouble playing/learning chords. Do u have any tips.
@@kikukhan9796 I'm afraid I don't have any tips to help you out with. I've never really used pics since I'm more of a fingerstylist.
@@kikukhan9796 Keep at it. Go slow. Use a metronome. Do VERY easy songs as they are on the record. Achy Breaky Heart is all of an A and an E, for example.
Try guitar lessons at city colleges. Cheap and effective.
“What kind of pick should you use?”
The one with Guitar Center’s phone number that you stole from the top of an amp.
That’s how I got my 1mm Martin pick, bur i ended up losing it lol
I want to know which pick is easier to get out of my guitar when I accidentally drop it into the sound hole.
The heviest one... mine weights about 3000 kg
None of them, just pray for god
its gone man
forever
Hahaha i hated that. I used to take match book covers and reices pieces packages. And use them for picks when i has no muney or was at my parents which was in bum flick egypt. Now afyet my arm has healed and im playing 8 hrs a day im trying to use real pics. Its hard
You'll never find it until you go to the same place all the missing socks from the dryer can be found.
7:57 will fix everything
Marty Music I love Jables
Marty Music I don't usually there because I use bottle tabs because I am too lazy to look for my pics
I actually use that pick for years still do. Gives you alot to hold onto and still comes to a fine-ish point.
Used to have that pick, maybe still do but all the black outline has worn out which I’m said about.
Thanks lol
Thin picks for strumming, thick for lead. Basically all you need to know!
what to do for both then ??
@@voiceinthen0ise lol like what's the difference between strumming and lead?
@@masterofp00pers exactly mate
Yeah, I'm newer, 6 months, but finding that thin sounds better for strumming.
I seem to like the feel of a thinner pick for lead usually. It may be because I tend to pick a bit too hard though.
Will there be a "Marty" pick? With hat & beard?
Drilling a small hole in the centre of a pick makes it much easier to hold & control.
+Ray Ross I think it's Dunlop that makes picks with a hole already cut into
the pick. Could be wrong on the manufacturer but they do exist. It's helpful.
The Marty Special Plectrum would be tres cool.
I've almost only ever used the Dunlop Max Grips. I don't really like the ones with the holes as much as I like the Max Grips.
Drilling a hole..that makes sense..thanks for the tip I always lose my picks through the port hole..It's a good storage spot but a bitch to get out..lol
Would be great!!!
Ray Ross that’s a good idea
I love the different sounds various picks can impart to the tone of the guitar. I used plastic picks for years but have been using metal picks from Zenfire for the past 5 years. I love the dedicated grip pads, and the materials make the notes really sound articulate, clear and punchy. I play mostly electric, on acoustic I use fingers only. They're fantastic picks.
Marty is one of the few people that can make a discussion on guitar picks cool and interesting.
Begginers, listen to what this man is saying about starting early using pick!
I did not use a pick for my first year of playing and it was hell to try to pick up after practicing without one.
I've been known to use both at once. I didn't tell my teacher. Still got an A.
I recommend the pick of destiny
Check on these awesome guitar picks offered by R.P. Industries!!
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They’re smooth and very durable while also producing a great sound. Best of all R.P. Industries sells them in packages of 15. That’s 3 extra picks for the same price! This product is recommended for any guitar player.
Be sure to check out this pick and share with your friends.
It's just some ridiculously overpriced pseudo-satanist shit. I has very little or nothing to do with decent pick research. If you want to try something different, try a Dava...
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There is NO gauge difference between the different colors.
The LONGER pick with the red tip is VERY NICE for strumming!
I prefer the red tip over the metal tip.
@@galinetttonetto6761 no my friend. You can't handle the pick to you it becomes just a pick the destiny isn't for everybody
i recommand a V-pic screamer yo
That when used for singing you burst microphones into flames, which makes sense XD
you are the best..making confident a beginner, strumming, choosing picks till now...hoping for the best in coming sections of my guitar life..thank you.
Hold the pick up to your ear and you'll hear the ocean ;)
Love that song, Excellent Zep riff :D
I like to listen to Led Zepp on loud speakers better
It's actually just a great lake.
You'll hear Dick Dale's surf guitar :))
My favorite picks are the Dunlop nylons, .73 (grey) for strumming and 1.0mm (black) for more precise picking.
best acoustic pickers ( grass, jazz) usually center between 1,5 - 2 mm. no flex. and the gator 1.5 is one one the best cheap picks around.
I use old swedish 1 sek coins most of the time. They have a serrated edge to them and gives the tone a bit different "attack" and works very well for rock or metal. I found that hard picks works well for pinch squeals and soft picks works well with clean rythm guitar. This could all be just how my own playing is affected, but I like testing different picks, they all give very different results.
I've found that playing with a Quarter (US currency) helps me play pinch harmonics much easier, and pick slides sound better (in my opinion) because the ridges on the quarter seems to help "lock" the string into places and make a more consistent sounding scrape decent down the fretboard
Brian May plays with a British metal coin
James Gowan Yes i do!
The guy from zz top plays with a peso
Marty, I've seen many different types of picks over the years and I'd like to mention a few that I've found to be useful.
Martin used to sell a hard plastic pick that had a molded grip on the large end and a thin, pliable end to actually pick the strings, had some of these in red and later ordered some in a brown shell color. They have the advantages of a thin pick but the plastic gives them some stiffness, one of my faves.
Another great pick is the basic thin type but I always seemed to send them soaring off the stage... One day I took my pocket knife and twisted a hole in the center of my pick, problem dealt with! I later found that an old fashioned paper hole punch works perfectly without exposing my fingers to a razor edged knife!
US Quarters work well for the Brian May serrated edge technique but pay attention or you'll scuff your guitar's finish to Hades and back. You can also kill strings pretty quick too. If a quarter is too big, try a dime. Brian uses a Six-pence, hard to find here in the US.
I've also encountered a number of WTF picks... This worst pick I ever used was the orange Gibson Tri-Pick, which had three pick tips molded to a center so that the guitarist could choose either a thin, medium, or thick pick. Great idea on paper, disaster for me! My buddies and I bought a few of these but after a few weeks passed we started leaving them in each other's guitar cases, like a game of hot-potato!
Marty, I enjoyed this video as it was full of old memories!
I'm a former guitar 'dabbler' and I can play at least 3 favorite songs from you after watching your vids for only three days! Thank you for this! Followed and subscribed with bell on! You rock, Marty!
Nice presentation!
One thing I would add is that to my ears, the thickness of the pick also has an impact on the timbre, with thinner pics bringing out more of a jangly high end sound and thicker picks seem to emphasize the mid-range more.
So I very among picks depending on the tone I want for a given musical situation.
I use to play with a guy who was a great guitar player, he was self taught like most great guitar players, and he could strum real well and also play solo and your traditional flat picking style, and he played with a very thin pick, after playing with him for about 6 mo. I grabed one of his picks cause I forgot my bag of new ones that I just bought, and I was shocked when I picked up one of his picks. I said to him HOW IN THE HELL CAN YOU PLAY THE WAY YOU DO WITH THIS VERY PAPER THIN PICK? I could not believe he could get all the sound that he could get with such a VERY thin pick. but he could, so to each his own I guess. I have been playing for about 30 years and have tried many picks over the years, and the one that works well for me is my Dunlop nylon .60 mid pick, not to thin and not to hard, I can strum very well with it, and its also hard enough to get some good loud sound when I want to dig in and pick, and I play a Martin HD28 in a neil young and blues style of playing. that is my 2 cents worth to anyone who interested in knowing...ps I also believe neil plays with a Med. pick also.
Could not have said it better myself, I started with orange Dunlop’s 60mm and never changed best pick there is in my opinion. Thx Marty. Yea love the powder on new pics my favorite
I got this cool trick from an experienced musician where you turn your pick to the side, so your striking the string with one of the top corners. It really helps with sweep picking
Wow I just tried that just rn and I like how it sounds. Sounds so much softer
Imagine using a pick
This post was made by the classical guitar gang
You need a pick to solo mate
Wait'll you get a fingernail caught on a steel string. Lol
Fun times.
@@vae3716 no you don't
@@Alberto-ny7kf yes you do, if you carefully see almost all of the great guitarists use a pick.
P.S: I also don't disagree with you to solo with fingers it's just that the pick seems more right than fingers
@@Alberto-ny7kf and also it's more fun with pick at least for me, it's just a matter of preference I guess haha
The blue Tortex pick you were holding before the gator pick is actually a 1.0mm. Best pick ever.
I always switch out my light and heavy picks depending on what I’m playing (soft songs/lots of strumming= light | less strumming/ hard strums= heavy)
No wonder Marty is so good, he has the POD!
Hi there, Marty ~ One of your biggest (not literally, at least I hope not) and most faithful
followers here. Thanks for such entertaining and well done guitar vids. You're one of
my go-to's for tips and I use them with my students, too ... I know you're in the San Diego
area so I'm sending my best wishes to you during the raging fires, which have now
reached S.D. County. I have very good friends out there and it's a frightening scene.
Be safe and prayers to all ...
On picks ~ I've found that the pick makes quite a difference in sound, touch and
dynamics on all types of guitars. I prefer a basic Fender Medium style pick, which is
.73 mm, especially for electric guitar. Oddly, I like a thicker pick on acoustic. To me,
tortoise shell is the best but I do use Dunlop/Tortex types in a pinch and they're fine.
It seems that tortoise shell gives the clearest sound and is smoothest on the strings,
which I like. I've used so many different picks over the last several years just to see
how they work for me: heavy, super heavy (over 1.14 mm), tortoise shell, tortex, wood
(there is such a thing!), glass, shell ... The craziest and coolest ones were a couple
made for me by a friend from an old piano key. (Not much give there!) There is a
medium heavy thickness of .84 mm which is a really good compromise for me. Lastly,
I use my fingers almost exclusively at home on both acoustic and electric. But on
an electric gig I can't get the attack I like from my fingers so I'm pick-bound, for the
most part. As you said, it's what one is most comfortable with. On an acoustic gig
I go back and forth, pick and fingers. I'm not that great with my fingers but the last 5
years I've worked on it. No question you have more control with fingers if you're
comfortable that way. I tried thumb picks and they sucked - totally unnatural. Certain
things cry out for finger style and I had to get better at it because I had students
who wanted to learn the style. Like you, I started with thin picks but gave them up
pretty quick. And I agree beginners should start out with a pick even if that's not
where they ultimately end up. Versatility is good, for sure.
Sorry for the long-windedness. Best to you and yours for the holiday season.
Keep the jingle bell rockin'.
I have a 2.0 gator and man it's so fun to hold it feels nice
I use a Dunlop .60mm nylon Max-Grip, which has the textured grip. I like the fact that it doesn't slip and it's good for strumming or lead. If I need more stiffness, I just hold it closer to the tip. (okay, I know how that sounds - purely unintentional) BTW; Brian May famously uses a sixpence coin for his pick, and has since his early years.
Agree, the Dunlop Max Grip are the best for sweaty fingers since they have the textured grips, I use a 1.5mm, just need to run them thru the dishwasher once in a while to clear out the buildup...
Good video . I once used light and then moved up to medium and stayed there . I do prefer the paint ( dust you call it ) on the plectrum . I mostly busk and flat pick tunes .
Marty, just a little hint sir. If you like that "Dust" which helps the grip on your pick. Try this sir, I use a little bit of Rosin meant for violin bows on my index and middle finger and the thumb. I rub it into the tips of my thumb and fingers. not sticky but it sure makes that pick easy to hold onto. Just wanted to share that with you.
Wouldn't cork grease for saxes work the same...?
Right now (6 months playing) i’m using mostly .53 for everything because of it’s versatility, you hold it further away from the tip and it is bendable, hold it closer and it is close to a thick one
-only picking strings by one - use a thick one
-power chords and overall strumming just some strings - use a thinner one (would recommend the .53)
-pure chords - use a thin one, the thinnest i have is .38 and it is great for it
Thicker picks warm up the tone too much for me. I stick with thin picks (.70 or less) for my acoustic to get a nice crisp sound.
I have been using 0.81 Celluloid picks on electric guitar for a while, these have an inherent bright/crisp sound. As you suggest, 0.46 and 0.71 are brighter and a better match for acoustic. Wanted to try some thicker ones so just bought a tester pack of Gator (0.58, 0.71, 0.96, 1.14, 1.5, 2.0). The heavies definitely warm up the tone a lot. I'll probably settle for the 0.71 or 0.96; little bit warmer than the 0.81 celluloid, but maintains some nice clarity.
I like using a dunlop gator .71 and have done for years. tried some more rigid but I like the feel of what i enjoy. maybe because of the way I play.
Marty Music is a great teacher. One of the best I've seen. Keep up the good work!
Great video! I can hear the same 'gliss' from the Ed King seashell that I get from a Dunlop 3mm Stubby. I personally like the Dunlop Tortoise Extra Heavy for acoustic.
I've been using my fingers for both acoustic & electric for over 30yrs. I rarely use a pic, & when I do it's a super thin one ( like Dunlop .38mm nylon) that I've rounded a bit at the tip with light sandpaper beforehand. I guess it's become a habit, but I find I have the best control for picking and strumming (or both at the same time) without a pic. If I need more volume, ... well, I turn up the amp gain --problem solved.
Also I found thicker the pick lighter the grip and it is all about a light touch less tension less fatigue
Solid vid. You should do one on string types/gauges for acoustic and electric next gear Thursday!
Agreed I have always wanted to know more about that
Depends on your desired string clearance and playing style.
I make my own with the fall down from my saws. I use the wood for the drip and clear resin epoxy for the bottom half. They have rigidity for your grip, but flexibility on your strings, especially as they warm up. I throw a little glow powder in the epoxy, which is a cool effect. The main thing is to be precise with the epoxy amounts, mix until you think it's good, then mix some more. I pour them into a flat mold, which wastes material, but gives me the ability to cut the picks however I like, or how a customer likes them shaped. I still like a Tortex as well...not gonna lie. We all have our idiosyncrasies. That's what makes life and music full of wonder and curiosity. Sometimes a quarter or an old credit card works in a pinch. I want to make some with stone. I have piles of red jasper that I've polished...maybe that's what I'll do tonight. I also have dinosaur bones...interesting.
That blue Tortex was not 1.14 but 1.00 mm. The purple one is 1.14.
Good call Mr. Fox, you are correct!
The 1.14 mm. also comes in pitch black. Also the .88 mm. comes in pitch black and green. Amazon has them in both colors.
@@Michael-jv2cn Yeh I use .88 Tortex Jazz3 (Green) for everything on electric and the .50 Tortex on acoustic.
I was looking for this comment.
I use a Dunlop .46mm pick and have for most of my playing years and have never really needed or wanted anything thicker. For lead playing I hold the pick near its sharpest point but it also has enough give to play those Santana style shreds. For rhythm playing I hold it further up but I bow the pick for a little extra strength and have only torn maybe 2 picks in my life. The heavy gauge picks I break left and right so I need something with a little give and flexibility
I still have trouble using a pick to strum. Oddly enough, I'm better at picking out lead notes than I am at strumming. I used to use my fingertips all the time because with my first guitar, I lost the pick and just didn't bother to get a new one. A few people would say my fingertip strumming sounded crap (though it seemed OK to me) I am gradually getting better at strumming with a pick!
Hey Marty. Just wanted to say. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.To you and your family. Thank you for all your great and helpful Lessons on U Tube. You are my favorite.
Daniel Hartman +
Pretty sure Marty is Jewish, lol.
Personally I use .73 Ernie-Ball Everlast picks. I find that the provide a robust sound, they have a satin feel. They are made of delrin and are strong and flexible. So I'd recommend using those if you're looking for something like that
Edit: it's a fairly wide pick that gives you something to hold onto
They are great
Vox .73 seems to be the " do it all " one for me, tried many & its not so much how easy or flexable the meteriel is something different, by changing the angle, how much you "choke down , attack & some other ways of using most .73mm. gets the job donefor me. been following Marty ~7years now great teacher learned alot & still am, all the best in all you do have a GREAT holiday season, take care & keep on Rockn'.Jay.
I play classical guitar for 6 years now, so I didnt use picks before, but few months ago, I bought my first electric guitar and I had to use pick to get wanted sound and effect. Tho it was really hard for me to get use to it hah. I still prefer playing without pick. I cant imagine using pick for arpeggio and my classical guitar 😅
I prefer to use a lot of guitar picks from Dunlop and Fender. The Tortex and Nylon picks are my preference, but I’ve also been using some Fender celluloid picks (351 and 451), as well as their nylon picks.
I did this and other beginners can too. You go and buy yourself one of those packs of random sized picks and try them all and see which you like best. That way you don't end up with all these extra bags of picks that you don't use.
Anyways great video Marty! One gear request I just thought of is how to use a Wah Wah pedal, like on rock and funk situations.
I swear, I once saw a guy in a dress and full makeup use one in stilettos. Lol.
I didn't really care, I got my own issues, but it's hard not to show shock when you're not expecting that haha
I've been playing for about two years now and my favorite pick is the Dunlop Tortex 60 mm. It's perfect! I use it on my acoustic and electric and have no trouble. So to anyone who wants a good pick which you can use whenever, this is your friend:)
Yeah it's really good, but I might prefer Utex 0.60mm a little bit more, idk but it just sounds more clean.
@@Haise-san
:) that’s cool. What kind of guitar ?
@@itsjroses1591 Currently on an acoustic, never tried it on an electric so idk how it will sound
Tortex .50 mm is what I use on my 12 string. Fender medium celluloid on my 6 string acoustic
In my nine weeks of experience as a guitarist, but a lifelong musician, I found it best to buy a range of picks both in terms of hardness and materials, and just see which one(s) I like best. My favorite so far is the John Dunlop nylon 67mm, which isn’t the softest they make, but I found I can both beat those strings hard strumming and pick individual strings with it when I’m playing lead-electric, stratocaster type guitar.
I also like the nylon better than the plastic (Fender) picks I tried because with plastic I feel and hear this tapping on the string which is annoying.
The Dunlop nylon picks also have a grippy pattern to them where you hold the pick, so they’re less likely to get sweaty and slippery than the smooth plastic picks.
After seeing this, I think I’ll try a harder pick for lead. I’m on Level 5 in Yousician.
Wait until you try a Fender Heavy celluloid. They have a tortoise shell look. The material pre-dates plastic and the reson it isn't used more is because it's flammable AF. But it feels really nice as your touch lightens up.
Might not want to share the level in yousician, they aren't teaching you any music theory that I know of in any way, and you aren't taught to read either sheet OR TAB that I saw. Which is inexcusable, imo. Because you'll never play with other musicians who will hand you a Yousician file or know anything about what their level 5 is. A guitar/music teacher might, as anything helps if it gets you playing...
But you don't want to lay hope on that.
There HAS TO be a more effective program out there that won't completely tie your hands later on. It's doing you a big disservice.
You probably want to look into private lessons at a city college. Cheap. You learn some theory (it's not that hard, but you'll need it to play and understand what other players tell you) and they'll fix your bad habits, AND make your progress faster.
It's no bueno if you go to a jam night and you don't know what a I IV V is.
I got all my theory from private lessons in several instruments and then went to school for music ed.
Don't limit yourself to that one app. Just saying, it'll likely mess you up later...jmo
Winds of March Journey/Perry tribute band : You are spot on about all of the above, particular Yousician. I still like to play their weekly Challenges section, but I cancelled my subscription after about two months. For absolute beginners it’s alright, but beyond suggesting which finger to put on which fret and which string, they don’t actually teach you anything. It’s good for building and maintaining the muscles and callouses you need to play guitar, but when I switched to TrueFire, any techniques I learned from Yousician were obviously all wrong and I needed to relearn them correctly. So it’s nice playing the Yousician material now as someone who actually knows how to play guitar.
The picks, my current ones are Dunlop Tortex.
At the guitar shops in Japan you can still buy genuine tortoise shell picks, which makes sense because they still make shamisen picks out of tortoise shell-and by the way the banjo-type skin of the body is cat, as in meow.
I’m originally a sax player, and a Berklee College of Music alumni, both as a student and staff for seven years. So I’ve probably learned all the music theory I’m ever going to learn, and of course I have a lot of experience playing with bands, in studios, and playing live. I can’t imagine what it would be like to learn guitar without that experience, but I guess there are lot of people who just love the gear and to shred at home by themselves to their favorite recordings.
I found it easy to pick up guitar because I already have that thing called “Musicianship,” that set of skills and discipline needed to make steady progress even when you think you’re making no progress at all.
I've been using a Dunlop .73 pick that is textured to help you keep hold of it. I've gotten pretty used to it and don't see myself changing anytime soon.
I *knew* playing with my knuckles was wrong.. Guitar pick huh, I'll have to check those out sometime..
Hey Marty. since i began about 8 months ago, almsot all the songs I play, were from you. I really appreciate you making content on RUclips. Thank you so much.
After 50 years I'm in love with a thick triangle that does NOT give. Gives the fingers something to do. Finding it useful for hybrid picking also. Got tired of the teardrops flying away.
i use the .88mm dunlops because i like the color... bright green... easy to spot them lying around
that's literally the only reason
used a bass pick for a while, you should try them some time
I have very dry hands. Picks fly out of my hands all the time. What I started doing and it's working, I'm coating part of the pic on both sides with liquid plastic tape. You can lay it on thick. And if that's not enough you can scratch it with coarse sandpaper to make it even more grippyer.
My personal favorite is the tortoise shells. They're good for switching from picking to strumming and vice versa. Great video, Marty!
I live on the beach and i use surfers was to dip the top side of my picks in and then they are sticky a little and don't fall out of your fingers. You can buy a bar from ebay for like $2. You put the wax on your surf board to make your feet stick to the board. Try it, it works great more tyhan you think.
Blue Chip picks are all I use now. Graduated up from the black gator pick. Blue Chip picks will not slip at all in your fingers, even though they seem smooth. They are pricey, but worth the money. Most top bluegrass and country players use Blue Chip picks.
Light are for strumming and chords, harder picks are for solo, riffs and scales, when you have to do individual string picking.
I dunno. I was using medium. Then saw some morbid Absolute History thing on how the Victorians managed to die horriby and they mentioned celluloid.
Turns out, I have a few. I like them better. No weird clicking sounds and it slides off the strings as I'd prefer.
Just don't light a match to them. Flammable AF. They showed it on the video.
I used a 2.0 dunlop for a long time just because my stepdad was a bluegrasser and that's what he used. Then I got a .94 with my Snark tuner and LOVED it. Can't find any to buy anywhere, but that one is awesome. lol. Good vid.
I just saw Snark picks online...
5:41 “I’m not used to this pick but...” and then casually tries it out and sounds like a god
I started off with coins.. wondered why I got through so many strings 🤣
I remember pausing and zooming in one of your videos and noticing you use the gator pick. I use it, too. Even though dunlop makes some other picks that are meant to be non-slip, the powder like feel of those makes them comfortable to use. I tried using the small jazz picks for a while, but my hand would hurt after just a few minutes of playing. ... Anyway, good video.
I'm not into shredding but if I'm using a pick I prefer the jazz shape and take a razor and scratch little criss crosses where my fingers go so the grip is locked in
I think we can all agree the tortex .88 us the best pick lol ... ive been seeing wood picks pop up here and there, could be interesting to give one of those a try
I just started playing but I didn't like a thin pick because I can hear it flapping. I went with a Tortex Blue 1.00 MM. The powdery stuff rubs off real quick.
That was the same thing that turned me off on the thin picks, too. Sounded too much like putting a baseball card in the spokes of a bike.
Have you tried celluloid? Don't get a match on it (flammable) but they have a nice sound, no weird noises and they slide off the string when they should
I have used many different picks in 50 years of playing. My favorite is a medium Fender three cornered pick. They are great for strumming, but do equally as good for lead. Also they are easier to hold on to. I've even broken one corner and simply spun it to the next corner without trying to find another pick.
is it available on Amazon?
When I started playing I used whatever was in my pocket or lying around, usually a fifty pence peice or even a pound coin a few times. Never broke any strings but it didn't sound great either, but that was most likely just me. I've even used a fiver, just rolled it up and gave it a go, didn't work so well.
I have severe PCD (pick collection disorder). I have thousands from the early 80’s till now, but I do not have a quist pick which I would kill for ! My normal pick is a gator , when I can play when my multiple schlerosis lets me .i have bull horn picks , Kennedy coin picks all kinds.i gave up on small picks for your reasons , but when I was a shredder back in the Eighties I used standard fender mediums, and yes I have a pick of destiny, too!
Man, sometimes I play great with one pick and lousy with another, and vice versa. I like thin picks to a point, but they don't sound or ring very good. Thick picks give too much resistance, especially for speedy metal type stuff. Small picks vs big picks... hmm. for some things small picks are better, others bigger. I like the hetfield black and white fangs and bog street mini beasts
I like those Dunlop tortex pics. I can't remember the first pics i used cause its been 20 years ago now but i started using the orange tortex pics in my teens and used those for 5-10 years probably. Now i use the green and blue tortex pics mostly but im still experimenting with pics. I like the gravity pics but they are 5$ a piece! lol rediculous
I use the .73, .88 Tortex for acoustic and the 1.0 for electric works for me. I used too us the gator grips .96 and 1.14 something about them, I don’t care for, all personal choice. Rock on
I show you my pick I use on my channel and what best for griping and keeping a hold of it
If you can play that nice with those cigar digits there is hope for me....lol. Big fan Marty...!!
+J &S "Sausage Fingers," I have 'em, too. A bass player of mine used to
call me "Links." It ain't the meat it's the motion, brother!
Haha...Words to live by....!!!
I see paws like Marty's and I want to point them to bass guitars.
Great video, Marty. I used like a 1mm or so when beginning but then found the flex disheartening when trying to play something fast and precise. So I jumped onto the Dunlop Big Stubby 3mm. I used those for years. Then went to a Dunlop Ultex 1.14 but still found it not comfortable for what I was playing. Then I found Gravity through meeting Rob Chapman and he gave me a couple of his signatures. I was blown away. But then I couldn't easily get them locally, so I found the Ernie Ball Prodigy 2mm which is almost exactly like those Gravity pics with beveled edges and a sharp point. I haven't looked back once. It's all about trying something different and dialing it in from there.
That's one sweet pick holder behind you, tell us about your Divided by Thirteen Amp, it looks well cool!
Nice video Marty! I never broke down the art of picking a pick before.........could you do Black Crows "She talks to angels"?
Marty, what is the song you open with? It was one of the last videos I had of my dad playing guitar and it was a short clip. He passed away last month and we have been racking our brains. This is Definitely the song he was playing!! ❤️
Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home, Marty has a lesson on that one (Thank You Marty!)...
I got a pack of 10 Dunlop mixed packs that included the Tortex, the gator in in the video and some others with different thicknesses.
Doubt there's a guitar pick manufacturer's product or material that I've not tried. As I can be rather prone to dropping a pick, I prefer the larger triangular / slightly rounded corner ("tortoise-shell" Fender picks, because they are much easier to grip and if your pick orientation to the strings slips, it's very easy to keep playing and re-orient without dropping. I like the "Heavy" thickness, as I feel it gives the best combination of tonal attack, volume, and flexibility. BTW, I like to use this pick on both acoustic and electric. It's a particularly good choice for acoustic because it provides the perfect combination of being assertive with just the right amount of flex, to get that crisp attack and sound across the strings. Also, as I previously used the smaller, tear-dropped picks on electric, I found it rather distracting to use different size picks, and more convenient to use the large triangular ones for both. And as I play VERY aggressively on both electric and acoustic, I also appreciate that this same pick doesn't wear out and shred nearly as fast as others do. A lot to say about such a simple device, I know.
dunlop prime tone GRIP pick. grip in caps so ya be sure it says grip when ya buy it! this pick has superior tone, brilliant tone. it is slow to wear out. the grip is a laser cut thingy on each side that sticks to thumb/finger. hold it loose and it still sticks.
i've used my dunlop tortex 0,60 and they're so good for my sound
I’ve been playing 8 years... I love super light picks.
I like the gentle hits it just feels good xD
Year's ago , found a "Cort pick" on the floor at "session music frankfurt" became my best...
I've been using the dunlop Jazz III for the past year or so and I love it!
Slime_Head same! Best pick in my opinion
Try Dunlop stubby 2.0mm. Makes a glassy tone
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They’re smooth and very durable while also producing a great sound. Best of all R.P. Industries sells them in packages of 15. That’s 3 extra picks for the same price! This product is recommended for any guitar player.
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Queen's Brian May uses the old British currency sixpence coin as his guitar pick. The coin May uses only had silver in it until the 1940's and they were removed from circulation in the 1980's. They are mildly serrated on the edge and he thinks the silver and serrations give his playing a unique sound.
My personal favourite is ultex jazz 3, I also like the max grips although they're a little on the sandpaper side
Just to let everybody know . Whether you are a plectrum person , a finger style person sans pick or a thumb pick person your style is a compromise . I was once a Professional Projectionist at a Movie Theatre back in the analog days . As the technician who we often had to work with told us , every picture or what you saw on screen was a compromise. Well ditto for the auditory arts especially the guitar .
What if you are learning classical guitar play? You have to use your fingers. Or is there a pick for that too?
I used to use the 1mm tortex, but now the .88.(green) is my go to. I find it perfect for me, its nice to strum with but nice to play lead with and also doesn't flex much at all. I play mostly Blues and rock so its great for when you want to be versatile and play both lead and rhythm. I still use .88 to 1mm sometimes as different brands use different sizes, like 0.92. 0,95 0.97 .87 .80 and so on. But that range or picks is what I am comfortable with and i use different brands :).
Check on these awesome guitar picks offered by R.P. Industries!!
www.bonanza.com/listings/R-P-Industries-Guitar-Pick-15-pack-/545267462
They’re smooth and very durable while also producing a great sound. Best of all R.P. Industries sells them in packages of 15. That’s 3 extra picks for the same price! This product is recommended for any guitar player.
Be sure to check out this pick and share with your friends.
Tortex .75mm is the best I’ve ever used, but I’ll definitely try out the gator pick, seems awesome!
I began with light picks, but switched to the thickest of the shop after the first month of playing guitar.
They just feel right for me. And helped me a lot to find a correct grip and handling.
I've been playing for 5 months by now and I'm yet to break my first string.
I didn't even bother with those. 🤣 I got three free ones with my guitar and I was like, how can anyone use any bendy pick. 🤨 Got Jazz III, then Petrucci Jazz IIII and recently bought Ernie Ball Prodigy and fell in love immediately with those... They feel nice, the size fits me very well (a little bigger than Jazz III) and OMG that wonderful sharp edge and design!
Been playing for 4 months.
I think you should use the best possible pick you can buy, everyone chats about which guitar, amps and pedals seems little importance is placed on the quality of the pick. Let's think about this the pick connects you to this wonderful instrument. Different picks, thickness and materials produce different tones Don't be cheap buying 12 picks for a dollar. My skill level is high beginner I guess I use V Picks with a non slip material that gets sticky when it heats up the more you play it seems to mould to the fingers. Generally I use a small pointed pick thickness 2.75mm but did buy the Insanity pic thickness 11.85 mm, hand crafted what a fat tone on electric. The shear mass helped develop my strumming great learning aid as well, Invest in a good pick
Marty! Man, I am so glad to see this!!! I have a 2016 ASAT Bluesboy and the thing is like a custom shop Tele. P 90 in the neck and slant single in the bridge. These guitars are all world gear. THEY ARE NOT FENDER. I am glad they aren't.
I just bought some Dunlop Flow picks to try. I like them, good grip and the bevelled edges make them good for playing single notes.
Dunlop do some variety packs which are a nice way to try out a bunch of picks to see which you prefer.
It's funny I just started playing and I was looking at picks and seeing what I liked the feel of. I gravitated towards those 1.14mm Dunlop gator picks. I had a medium pick but it kept slipping so I figured these would help with the powder coating. Haven't slipped out yet so far so good.