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
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.
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 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.
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.
@@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
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:)
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.
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
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 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
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.
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 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 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 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
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
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.
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 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...
About 5 yrs ago i went with thick picks and will never use a pick that bends again. Aside from the tone superiority a thick pick is a wrist saver. And now all i hear is the pick slap when someone is using a thin pick. And a thicker pick stays in your fingers during a solo. Give them an honest try
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'.
Hey Marty. Awesome video! I know you said that the Jazz III picks won't make you play faster (which I agree with). But don't you think that the jazz style plectrums help you play more accurately, not necessarily faster? P.S. the blue tortex is 1.0mm not 1.14, that's the purple one :)
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
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
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.
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I flip between a dunop tortex .88 and a jazz lll. Can't decide which I like more. Jazz is easier for fast metal downpicking and .88 feels better for leads so idk
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 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!
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.
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'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.
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 .
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'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
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 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 😅
Started with heavier picks, now I prefer the lighter ones. I personally find that lighter picks sound better/more energetic. Also, if Paul Gilbert can "shred" on a 0.50mm pick then clearly a Jazz III is not mandatory here.
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 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 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
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!! ❤️
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.
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.
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 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.
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 used Dunlop tortex 0.73 (yellow) for years and I loved them....but a couple of years ago I discovered the black versions which I thought looked cooler so I got some.....they’re still Dunlop tortex and still 0.73 just black instead of yellow so I assumed they would be the same...No..I swear they are easier to grip and sound better than the yellow ones.. has anyone else noticed this or is it purely my imagination?
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.
Dunlop makes a 1.14 mm 3 sides pick that I’ve fallen in love with. It’s got 3 “picking points” instead of just one like a regular pick so it gives me a lot to hold onto. I’ve tried using regular picks but I’ve gotten so used to holding onto the big meaty one that I don’t think I’ll ever be able to go back
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.
As Mark Knopfler once said, “A pick is actually the biggest amplifier that there is”. When I bought my acoustic guitar, I got myself the thinnest pick, 0.50mm, I could find at the store at the time. But even 0.50mm was too stiff and thick for me as I didn’t want to bother people at home, playing loud and also, didn’t feel natural in my hand. Maybe I should use it as a doorstopper. That’s some cartoonish imagination there!!! So, I hated guitar picks because I sucked at using a pick. Why? Because I never spent enough time, practicing with it! Especially strumming was the worst part because it was way too loud even for my liking. Even though strumming down was not a problem as it felt natural like going with the grain, but strumming up felt “unnatural” as if going against the grain. And strumming up, more often than not, the pick would get stuck on some of the strings. I think the thinnest nylon pick I could find at Amazon was 0.38mm, which I never got around to order it, because I was either too lazy or didn’t think that it was a priority until I had something else I needed at Amazon to order. Anyway, one day, I was bored enough to cut my own guitar pick, using the thinnest possible plastic I could find, which was a disposable plastic cup on which I first outlined the actual shape of the pick. I guess I was just curious to see if using a thinner pick really helped and made it better for me. And wow! At my first attempt using the pick I, myself, made, I just loved it. I had no problem with picking strings or with strumming. And I loved how natural the strumming felt. The pick I made was more forgiving because it was very thin and flexible. I was surprised that I was naturally and nonchalantly alternating my strumming, sometimes hitting all 4 or 5 strings (depending on the chord), and every now and then, only hitting 2 or 3 strings, which, in my opinion, gave nice “accent” (if you will) or emphasis to whatever I was strumming. So, absolutely and positively, if you do have a problem with using a pick, I definitely recommend that you try the thinnest pick you can make or find. If the pick happens to be a bit too thin for you, you can always find something thicker to cut yourself a new pick. It is just a trial and error to find out what works for you.
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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.
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.
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.
“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
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
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 recommend the pick of destiny
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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
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 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.
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 :))
Marty is one of the few people that can make a discussion on guitar picks cool and interesting.
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?
Brian May plays with a British metal coin
James Gowan Yes i do!
The guy from zz top plays with a peso
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.
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
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'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
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...?
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
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.
The blue Tortex pick you were holding before the gator pick is actually a 1.0mm. Best pick ever.
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
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!
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)
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.
My favorite picks are the Dunlop nylons, .73 (grey) for strumming and 1.0mm (black) for more precise picking.
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!
No wonder Marty is so good, he has the POD!
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.
3:18 my starter pick
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.
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 started off with coins.. wondered why I got through so many strings 🤣
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
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
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.
Marty Music is a great teacher. One of the best I've seen. Keep up the good work!
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.
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.
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...
I *knew* playing with my knuckles was wrong.. Guitar pick huh, I'll have to check those out sometime..
About 5 yrs ago i went with thick picks and will never use a pick that bends again. Aside from the tone superiority a thick pick is a wrist saver. And now all i hear is the pick slap when someone is using a thin pick. And a thicker pick stays in your fingers during a solo. Give them an honest try
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'.
Hey Marty. Awesome video! I know you said that the Jazz III picks won't make you play faster (which I agree with). But don't you think that the jazz style plectrums help you play more accurately, not necessarily faster? P.S. the blue tortex is 1.0mm not 1.14, that's the purple one :)
Also I found thicker the pick lighter the grip and it is all about a light touch less tension less fatigue
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
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
My personal favorite is the tortoise shells. They're good for switching from picking to strumming and vice versa. Great video, Marty!
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 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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5:41 “I’m not used to this pick but...” and then casually tries it out and sounds like a god
0.38 or 0.46 for beginners both are very good and forgiving
Jazz III Anyone?
Once I used a Jazz III my life changed haha
My guitar teacher bought a couple for our class. I love that pick.
I flip between a dunop tortex .88 and a jazz lll. Can't decide which I like more. Jazz is easier for fast metal downpicking and .88 feels better for leads so idk
To small
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 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!
Marty’s using Justin’s picks. Two of my favorite guitar teachers.
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.
My favorite Chet Atkins Quote: "If you're real lucky, somebody will give you a guitar as a kid and you'll learn to play it with your fingers."
I fuck with 1.50mm
I_bombhills Might as well just use your fingers if you're packing one around that small. ;)
Gutslinger bruh 😂😂😂😂
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.
That's one sweet pick holder behind you, tell us about your Divided by Thirteen Amp, it looks well cool!
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.
Year's ago , found a "Cort pick" on the floor at "session music frankfurt" became my best...
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 .
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'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
What if you are learning classical guitar play? You have to use your fingers. Or is there a pick for that too?
Dear Marty, the blue Tortex are 1.0 mm and not 1.14 like the blue Gators. There are Tortex 1.14, but they are purple.
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
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 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 😅
Started with heavier picks, now I prefer the lighter ones. I personally find that lighter picks sound better/more energetic. Also, if Paul Gilbert can "shred" on a 0.50mm pick then clearly a Jazz III is not mandatory here.
If the pick feels good for you, you’re using the correct pick.
That’s all you need to know
I have a 2.0 gator and man it's so fun to hold it feels nice
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 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 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
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!)...
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.
You should try the Dunlop Primetone Picks. They come in pretty much every shape and just sound and feel amazing!
I use fender heavy picks.
It'll be cool if you made a video to show difference in sound of each mm picks.👍
You mentioned Justin Sandercoe my other favourite guitar teacher. Nice one Marty. Spread the luv.
Tortex .75mm is the best I’ve ever used, but I’ll definitely try out the gator pick, seems awesome!
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.
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 use a Dunlop pick like yours, it’s great :)
I recently bought some Thalia wooden picks and they actually feel and sound pretty damn good. They look pretty sweet too.
You slammed the Ed king pick down there and my heart skipped a beat. Hope it didn’t break 😊
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.
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 used Dunlop tortex 0.73 (yellow) for years and I loved them....but a couple of years ago I discovered the black versions which I thought looked cooler so I got some.....they’re still Dunlop tortex and still 0.73 just black instead of yellow so I assumed they would be the same...No..I swear they are easier to grip and sound better than the yellow ones.. has anyone else noticed this or is it purely my imagination?
I’ve been playing 8 years... I love super light picks.
I like the gentle hits it just feels good xD
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.
Dunlop makes a 1.14 mm 3 sides pick that I’ve fallen in love with. It’s got 3 “picking points” instead of just one like a regular pick so it gives me a lot to hold onto. I’ve tried using regular picks but I’ve gotten so used to holding onto the big meaty one that I don’t think I’ll ever be able to go back
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.
As Mark Knopfler once said, “A pick is actually the biggest amplifier that there is”.
When I bought my acoustic guitar, I got myself the thinnest pick, 0.50mm, I could find at the store at the time. But even 0.50mm was too stiff and thick for me as I didn’t want to bother people at home, playing loud and also, didn’t feel natural in my hand. Maybe I should use it as a doorstopper. That’s some cartoonish imagination there!!!
So, I hated guitar picks because I sucked at using a pick. Why? Because I never spent enough time, practicing with it! Especially strumming was the worst part because it was way too loud even for my liking.
Even though strumming down was not a problem as it felt natural like going with the grain, but strumming up felt “unnatural” as if going against the grain. And strumming up, more often than not, the pick would get stuck on some of the strings.
I think the thinnest nylon pick I could find at Amazon was 0.38mm, which I never got around to order it, because I was either too lazy or didn’t think that it was a priority until I had something else I needed at Amazon to order.
Anyway, one day, I was bored enough to cut my own guitar pick, using the thinnest possible plastic I could find, which was a disposable plastic cup on which I first outlined the actual shape of the pick. I guess I was just curious to see if using a thinner pick really helped and made it better for me.
And wow! At my first attempt using the pick I, myself, made, I just loved it. I had no problem with picking strings or with strumming. And I loved how natural the strumming felt. The pick I made was more forgiving because it was very thin and flexible.
I was surprised that I was naturally and nonchalantly alternating my strumming, sometimes hitting all 4 or 5 strings (depending on the chord), and every now and then, only hitting 2 or 3 strings, which, in my opinion, gave nice “accent” (if you will) or emphasis to whatever I was strumming.
So, absolutely and positively, if you do have a problem with using a pick, I definitely recommend that you try the thinnest pick you can make or find. If the pick happens to be a bit too thin for you, you can always find something thicker to cut yourself a new pick. It is just a trial and error to find out what works for you.