Do Guitar Picks Change Guitar Tone?
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Picks used in this video:
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Dunlop Jazz III Max Grip: amzn.to/3pSOarV
Dunlop Petrucci Flow: amzn.to/3njGUU3
Ernie Ball Prodigy: amzn.to/3pUxWhV
Dava Jazz Grip: amzn.to/3oo5Vii
Alice Stainless Steel: amzn.to/3bkjN9F
Dunlop Hammett Jazz III: amzn.to/3bgALpy
Dunlop Flow Jumbo: amzn.to/38hMhz0
D'Addario Classic: amzn.to/3bhC6we
Cool Pick: amzn.to/2JPMBeP
Alnicov Wood Pick: amzn.to/3hWlV8T Видеоклипы
What kind of pick do you use? Which one would you try next?
Jaketto picks.
Check them out.
Fender medium you should try them
There the ones John mayer uses
The tortex triangle 1.0mm
jazz iii, i think they look cool too.
I'm waiting for my new 2mm Dunlop Andy James Flow Pick to arrive... I'm trying 2mm's from 1.5's so I hope it'll be good.
I did my 8th grade science fair project, a few decades ago, on how a guitar pick affects tone. I took an hour drive to a music store and bought 100 picks. When the owner found out what I was doing he only charged me $1 for 100 picks.
Hope you shared the results with him. It's the honorable thing to do. :)
Mad lad
@@vedranb87 I did, I had also bought a lot of gear from him over the years.
this is wholesome
I wish it was that easy
So I'm saving $60 per video by playing fingerstyle ;)
If it was me id lose the big one under my bed and it would never be found again
Nice...
then you're not living up to your last name
I lost my pinky and ring finger a couple years ago honestly. Feels bad knowing I'll never be able to play finger style lol
Felt this
I would still lose that gigantic pick💀
It’s like a giant spider; you think a giant spider would be less scary because what makes a spider scary is the fact that it’s small and fast. Then you see a giant spider. You know how terrifying a giant spider is. What I’m trying so say is it’s easier to lose because there’s more pick to be lost.
@@stupidthefish4981 god explanation
@@stupidthefish4981 makes a lot of sense
@@stupidthefish4981 but they arent scary tho but when you see me running through your house
Thats scary
But dont worry i would only steal al your guitar picks then i wil go to the next
Someday I want to visit the pick dimension and play riffs with all the lost picks of the world.
If you point Abe's head toward the strings it makes for a more honest tone.
this comments way too underrated
Yep I second that. Very underrated
This needs more likes
😂
Just stop bro
I’m just here to see this guy playing with the gigantic pic
Same
Aren’t we all?
Yeah me same buddy
I love my giant Chibson pick, plus it helped fund Covid research
Big Pick needs Big Guitar
"There's no right way to play the guitar"
Yea, but there is a wrong way. My way.
That Kerbonaut BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Don't you use your dong to fret the guitar
You forgot mine
It's a song, isn't it? My way
Or the lil Wayne technique
I have found that the attack angle of my pick can affect my tone much more substantially with the Tortex and other similar delrin type picks. I keep finding myself playing John Petrucci’s black Dunlop picks because I can keep a consistent tone despite my own personal inconsistency
Jesus Christ died for your sinsss
When I was younger I used Jazz III exclusively, usually the tortex and sometimes the nylon when I couldn't get tortex. Now that I'm in my 30's and have pretty bad MS, I use the gator grip regular sized picks because I've lost a lot of the feeling in my fingers and it helps to keep the pick from suddenly disappearing. I also use to play, nearly exclusively, fingerstyle when I was young until I lost some of the feeling in my fingers.
I wish you well and you get better dude!!
Damn that's rough. Hopefully it only gets better.
@@billzakill1257 im the same but I started feeling all that when I was 19 because of terminal illness. But atleast im lucky enough to still be alive and finding out work arounds for playing lol. I hope you get better or find a way to play even more comfortably! I know it really sucks to not have as good technique or feel pain when you're trying to play, but with better technology now I hope we get to better it in our lifetime. Wish you well!
Stay strong king 👑
I wonder if I'm in some kind of similar situation. A couple of years now I've had this problem with my hands, primarily the left one, where if it is strained too much in a short period of time I start to get numb. It feels like my whole hand is just one big lump.
I also have a problem with numbness in my right shoulder. And on the right hand my thumb aches around the area where my hand and arm meet if you get me.
I've finally gotten' around to get it checked. But the neurologist postponed my appointment now because of corona 😐
I work as an electrician (which btw, if I have a lot of screws/wires that need to be tightened with a screwdriver the pain gets almost unbearable), play guitar and computer games.
So my hands are generally always doing something, all the time.
Giant pick appears
“Gotta get one of those.”
Same
This is the way
@@costa-guitar this is the way
@@randomuser04 step inside
the only pick that is too big to be sucked to pick dimension
I prefer the Pick of Destiny
Yes bro the pick of destiny😂😂😂 it's been how long now since that movie?
@@Keanu.smith. 2006 if I remember right
It's been a long time since I heard of Tenacious D😢
I remember a friend of mine having a copy of the pick 😂😂 It really felt powerful to play with that
ONLY THE TRUE D FANS KNOWS ABOUT THE PICK OF DESTINY
Drinking game: take a half shot every time he says “pick”
Im underage
And for all those smokers instead of drinkers, puff everytime he says "pick". I fell like this could really get someone messed up with these games
‘burp’... that was... a, bad idea. ‘hic’
Not a game, suicide.
Instructions entirely clear, ended up in the ICU.
Everyone Else: I spend $60 on Pick’s every month
Brian May: Hold my Sixpence
I have the same picks I've had since I started playing four years ago. I might've lost a couple, but at least 90% of them are there.
*Mark Knopfler* : Hold my... hmmmm... fuck.
@@onha-3904 finger
I play with a 2 pence
Ooh you are a bm fan ya
Tyler: “I just spent $60 on guitar picks”
Me who always loses their picks: “first time?”
I might be doing something wrong because i have this one pick that my dad used to use when he was young and i still use it every time i play i havnt lost it
I must be a some kind of guitar pick keeping freak becuase I almost never lose picks!
Lol good one
How does one thing relate to the other?
Same 😆
I like wearing my nails longer, useful for classical guitar and peeling oranges.
You can also snort coke out of your pinky
You can also poke someone's heart out of their chest
It's also really disgusting
@@tristanschoorens2790 you know some people know how to keep the underside if their fingernails clean....
Also, great for scratching strangers in the eyes who dare to ask to buy you a drink...🙁
I use a Dunlop 2.0 mm Ultrex. I find myself turning it to use a less sharp corner of the pick. Going back and forth that way really demonstrates the difference in tone and attack. It's a trick I learned from a former teacher and again from an interview with Scott Henderson.
i love how there’s a cool pick so when you talk about your picks you can say your picks are cool
Ah yes, I always use the Chibson pick whenever I play, sounds amazing and never gets lost
The Shell Co part is hilarious
I still lost mine in the sound hole of my acoustic. But all Chibson products defy the laws of physics.
I mannaged to loose some very important A4 sized documents through my life,whats to stop me from losing that pick?
'Never gets lost' - UnPossible 😶
Can you send me one
I am a man who wants to experiment with all kinds of picks, I usually found that sharp picks are great for lead, while flimsy is great for rhythm.
Try using the fat end of the pick for rhythm, it works wonders!
@@emptyarms6113 big brain
@@iluvyunie I got it from Stevie Ray, I actually use the "fat end" or the corner for picking now because its feels natural. But for example in the pride and joy Texas shuffle i've learned that he used the flat end (top/largest part of the pick for context) and it glides across the strings perfectly and gives the proper raking sound everyone is looking for! If you like Stevie give it a shot.
Dunlop Flow is the best for me, quite pointy but not as pointy as Jazz/Ultex Sharp, and I can get away with thicker one for rhythm playing since it has beveled edge, oh and it has a raised texture for grip as well.
@@emptyarms6113 I shall try that!
Me explaining to my Dad why we need to go back to Guitar Center for picks again
Anybody else just love when he actually plays. Just like when the end of a video is him just playing or improvising. That’s my favorite
Same man, I’m trying to find out what chords he’s using and scale at the end
Brian May uses a sixpence, which doesn’t matter all that much, except it has ridges like dime so he can use it to make a rasp depending on how he holds it. The intro to Keep Yourself Alive is a great example.
He made his own guitar, he use a 6 pence,
Is that a peasant joke, that I'm too rich to understand
I use a nickel. It is the right size for me.
Brian May is a decent player at best
@@righty-o3585 decent? only? i'd say brian is one of the most genial and innovative guitarists, not the best, but probably a really good player.
@@moss5510 well I'm comparing him to myself, and I consider myself a decent player, and I could have written any of the of the guitar parts he has written, as far as ability to not only play, but write original stuff too. I know he ended up being the guiitar player for Queen and I didn't. I respect Brian very much, being the influence he is and also being an intellectual genius. A literal rocket scientist. But personally, as far as guitar playing, he's good. He definitely knows how to play and obviously is very experienced, but if he was in a band that wasn't Queen, I don't think he'd be anywhere near as well known as he is now.
That last little melody was great! Awesome video!
Excellent demo! You have helped me make the decision I have been searching for! I want one of each!!Love them all!
I have hundreds of picks but can never pick the right pick to pick for picking.
Try the "sharks fin" pic. Named so because its shape looks like a sharks dorsal fin cutting through the water. The very tip of the dorsal fin i find great for picking out just the string i want
Just bought guitar super-system and I am concerned as to that there isn’t an entire section on the Chibson pick
Same
I’ll include it in the update next week 😂
@@MusicisWin i actually just got super system too its pretty awesome man. I been playing by ear for a while and the whole music theory thing is pretty cool so far
@@MusicisWin thanks man
Blue Chip. BC Jazz LG80
Blue chips are expensive but they are thin considering the hardness and last a long time
Trying a new guitar pick was my answer to playing way better. I played the best about 2 years or so into my playing. I was using a Fender medium at the time. But I joined a band and was influenced (misguided really) into thinking that a heavier pick equal better tone. I struggled to play fast, be articulate, etc. for more years than I care to mention. I recently got an assortment of picks and began to experiment. I settled on a Dunlop Nylon Max Grip 0.73. I am playing better than I have in many years! Your grip, the way you hold the pick, the angle of the pick, all factor in. Experiment and use what works for you the best. You pick may be your obstacle like it was for me!
Love that PRS you’re holding in the video’s screen capture!
I just use my old toe nail as my pick. Free and renewable
😂
I have my index fingernail.
Galaxy brain
Ewwwwwwwwwwwww yuckkk
Imao. Yur one sick puppy😂😂
Am I tripping or does that metal pick sound amazing
Same,
It sounds great but I don't use steel picks because I don't want to keep changing strings.
👌🙋♂️
That metal pick sounds amazing
Yes it resonates so Nicely , I got one with my name on my for Christmas and never used it till I seen this , now it’s getting used , luckily I got spare strings around lol
yea i have one and its amazing, but does damage strings way more lol
@@yetimatzenightcat8702 I used to use dimes on my chrome flatwounds... I stopped
Thank you for the best overall in depth comparison of picks video ever!
BRO! Something I really love about your channel, it is unapologetically just chill. As an avid Ola fan, in all the best ways you are his opposite and I get excited every time I see your videos come out. Happy to see you back post COVID and you're doing ok. NEVER STOP NOT STOPPING!!
All of them were pretty similar, metal one was weird and a bit tinny, o'd say my favorite is the dunlop, but we all know the real hero here is the Chibson pick.
Fun fact: Brian May uses a pre 1950 sixpence. He says it’s a good all rounder
Yeah it’s a softer metal and different texture on the edges. He said he didn’t like American coins for playing
All rounder? Nice pun
I love the black Jazz 3s cause they''re abit harder than the red ones. Great for solos and metal playing.
Exceptional video! Loved how much difference there actually was on most of these. The penny was so cool as well. Hearing the scrape in the attack is so awesome!
Also well done nailing that link with the giant pick. I imagine that took a couple extra tries :)
When I first tried a jazz 3 pick it felt way too small and awkward to use. But after a while I started to prefer it. I think it just comes down to what you’re used to
After 40 years, I just switched to the small jazz 3. I love it now much more control.
I personally love that you can get jubo Jazz 3's. Still the nice pointed tip for accuracy but with more pick-booty to grab onto.
I used the standard jazz 3 until I tried the John Petrucci jazz 3. It's the best pick ever imo.
The only issue I have with the jazz III is that they are easy to lose when you play aggressively...that and they seem harder to use for fast sweep picking versus larger picks, even though it really boils down to a smaller pick showing how sloppy one actually is with their arpeggios.
@@Dot_97 same dude. The petrucci picks are my favorite!! All I use now.
You forgot the pick made out of a useless plastic card you find in your wallet when you’re at a party, pick less, and too drunk to use your fingers. Works surprisingly well with a good pair of scissors.
YES! My older brother and I used to do this all of the time, haha. We couldn't keep track of our picks to save our lives 😂
I mean.....who hasnt done this
Done it a lot, does not sound good tbh
Nice to see you back!
This is the 6th or 7th guitar pick video I watched today. It is by far the best. The explanations are clearer and your approach made it easier to hear differences than anything else I watched. Thank you!
Btw, Tyler, I loved your short video on how guitar tone is all in the hands.... I just looked but didn't find it. I wanted to link to it. I don't want to explain it as that would ruin other people's fun. If you see this please put a link to it.
The only pick that can realistically affect your tone has horns on it and is made of green ivory or some shit.
Ha, I get that reference 😂
I have assmark too
the real questions is "how much guitar picks affect the way you play?"
Glad to see you are doing well.
Great video! That was a lot of food for thought. I use Dava picks a lot because the grip feels secure in my hands. I am naturally a clumsy guitar player, so being able to hold on to my pick is of number one importance.
Loved the sound of the penny actually....I'd love to hear how they'd sound with those .07 gauge strings :)
the only sound you’d hear would be *snap*
@@solsteiner7241 lmaooo
Picks are called pena in turkish similar to it
13:57 is what you’re here for
Thanks 😂
Thank youujj
Nah
Nah I’m here for the amazing video
Beautiful prs you got tyler !
I love that you answered the question in the thumbnail, and we all click anyways because you’re videos are fantastic!
I like the Dunlop oranges (.6mm) for electric, acoustic, and bass. It feels the best for me especially in lower tunings.
what about 'how every different type of finger affects guitar tone'
every different nails too
Single finger chords with Andre The Giant
What color shirt makes your tone sound best
How different hair styles affect playing ability.
Tyler: today we’re going to see how all of these different types of fingers sound
Cops: sir we don’t know where you got all those fingers but you’re under arrest
It is quite interesting to see how much the sound actually changes! I just made several picks (thanks for being part of the inspiration) out of different woods, from hard to soft woods. And it is really interesting to hear the tone shift.
awesome video as usual!
Tyler: I spent $60 on picks on Amazon.
Me, a pick addict: Aww, first time?
Hands up who decides they have found the perfect pick and orders dozens of them just in case they run out! Then a few months later you find an even better pick, so you order dozens of those 😬. Repeat and rinse .... I should learn by now ...
@@stratnut I once bought a bag of 100 fender heavy celluloid Jazz 3 shape picks, I forget the designation. I love those picks, but they wore down way too quickly.. by the time I got back to the online store they stopped selling them, now I can’t find them...😭😂🤪
But do you have the giant pick?
I used to use the Dunlop Stubby 3mm, and I loved it so much. And then I got the Dunlop Hetfield's White Fang 1.14, and now they've been my daily picks. I carry them everywhere I go.
That clean work at the end was really nice. Can you do a whole tutorial on that?
Hats off for playing with this chibson one !!!! The penny makes such a tonal difference.
Its actually fun to watch somebody’s guitar picks
Tyler, i was listening to this video while trying to come up with a new tone. At 11:50 i unconsciously started jamming with u. we were pretty good
Good video bro! I would also add that you can control a lot of the tonality based on the attack that you utilize when you are picking. I use the Dunlop greens myself and I’m able to get a wide scenario of sounds based on how aggressively I play. Keep up the great work!
Jesus Jesus Christ died for your sinsss
Minor correction. Brian May uses old British Silver Sixpences. They have a corrugated edge which he uses for pick scrapes and he has a REALLY light touch. Check out his Premier Guitar "Rig Rundown" episode.
I've tried most of these:
Jazz 3, too small and despite the grip factor, still slips cos it's so small.
Celluloid - too slippery
Metal - too stiff so any benefit you gain from it being thinner is offset. Also little grip.
DAVA - surprisingly good. Sticks well in the fingers, and I particularly like that you can change it from stiff to soft depending on where you grip it (I know what that sounds like, but get your mind out of the gutter!)
Wood (still stay out of the gutter!) - love the tone & the texture is great at first. As you play though, your sweat fills in the grain and they become more slippery.
All in all it's a toss up (still in the gutter I see!) Between DAVA and Tortex, with Totex first!
Great video by the way!
Brian May used a 6 Pence , a British coin. Which is quite different than a penny. He would often pluck a string or strum with the pick on a slight angle to get that grungy scraping sound of the outer rough edge of the coin.
I was looking for this
Next up: " playing the guitar with a dinner plate"
Such a great video, finally someone addressed the difference in picks.
I like the Kirk Hammet Heart lookin picks
I’ve been using them for about a year, would definitely recommend
@Ameer Najarali the cut out actually does change your grip though. You can also turn it around and use the other side
They feel really small when playing with them I found
Not even kidding, I’ve used the same Dunlop Flow 2 mm pick for the past 5 years. Haven’t ever lost it. It’s worn away a bit, and it actually makes it super nice to use and gives me heaps of control over where I pick. Tried other picks, they just haven’t worked as well for me.
I am currently using "Jim Dunlop Jazz III 1.4 Primetone Sculpted Plectra". I'm really liking them.
For learning alternate and tremolo picking I started with a light pick then moved through the gages to an extra heavy. I feel like I have more control with a thicker pick
Dunlop is green, feels nice, has a title and a clever name. Clearly it is the best 😎
Originally I didn’t use picks because I didn’t like how big they were, so i used my fingers for the longest time. Then I found out some of my favorite player’s like Jim Root used jazz 3 picks. So, I was curious and got a pack of regular Dunlop jazz 3s and even John Petrucci’s signature jazz 3s. I absolutely LOVE jazz 3 picks, they’re the ones I used to really get the hang of using a pick. BTW, the metal pick sounded like a sitar almost when you played chords.
I liked the clean sound comparison at the end. Good topic and inclusion!
I switched to Jazz III's about a year ago. I feel that they made me a better lead player - forced me to focus more on accuracy. Not everyone likes the smaller size though.
I love the Jazz III for their small size. I use super light strings, 8 gauge extra slinky, so I need a thick pick (1.5mm) to cut across them, and the only ones that do so without the length catching on one of the strings and dragging are the Jazz III's. They are a godsend for my particular playstyle.
Everything affects tone even if just a small bit
They 100% affect the sound I use 3 picks a evh signature pic, fender medium delrin, and a ernie ball prodigy drastically different. I think its due to the give away of the pick while your playing and the surface area that touches the strings. In the case of the prodigy the angle of the bottom of the pick helps change the sound as well.
That was a really sweet example you played at the end
Great video. I’ve used a Tortex Jazz III XL for the longest time but switched to the Flow and never looked back.
Dava control picks are the best ones I’ve ever played.
me to i love them
@@sparky9250 they just feel so good in my fingers bro
I never tried the control picks but I love love love the Dava Jazz 3's. Every other pick feels very "plasticky" when I play now.
I definitely prefer the dunlop jazz III picks over the Dava I have used...the only downside being that their small size definitely makes you lose your picks if you play aggressively much easier than with a larger one.
I love dava picks, their delrin picks are my favorite of theirs but all are fantastic
Now I have a sad, you stopped at 3mm. Love my 6mm picks.
Jazz III and Adamas 15R's here. Great vid. Cheers.
Props for being able to play that descending run with that novelty pick!
When you played with the different guitar picks, I could almost hear the difference.
It may just be my ears, but that Petrucci pick did something special to those strings.
I dont use picks often but when i do i use Dunlop Tortex Jazz III 1.14mm. I love the way the feel and i really like the tone Tortex gives u. I feel like Tortex gives u more of a mellow, warm tone thats very balanced to me, but its not as bright, but it is very rare that i use one. I love finger-style
And here i was thinking i wouldn't see you playing with that massive pick in the background ahahah
Great video!
I was really impressed with the penny tonality!
OMG NOOOO, literally one hour ago my order with some strings and picks arrived 😅 wish would have waited enough just to see this video
I've used one of those plastic glow in the dark stars that go on the ceiling as a pick...modified of course
I love the fender extra heavy 70s style, the texture is like this dry powder feel and it makes the grip so nice
You know what, I'm gonna like this just because you answered the question in the actual thumbnail.
I'm gonna watch the whole video and subscribe just based on that. You didn't even make me wait to click on the video to find out, mad respect.
Now that I've watched. There is just no mistaking the sound of a metal pick.
Tyler: "NyLoN"
Ultex guitar picks: "Wtf am I a joke to you?"
12:15 ;)
5:02 ;)
Yea ik but at the beginning he put the picks under the nylon category and I felt personally attacked
I used Jazz III-type picks for about 20 years. Then I had a phase of feeling really clumsy in my picking. I got some regular sized picks and it was instantly better. I figured it was the guitar player equivalent of needing stringer reading glasses and I got older.
I love the tone of the jazz 3 on the single coil. I usually use the tortex Dunlop picks so I’ve just bought the jazz 3 to check them out.
I used to only use jazz 3s for soloing, but I realized recently the jazz 1 adds a much more muted sound from the rounder edge that is amazing for riffs that have less attack.
Correction, Bryan May used a Sixpence English coin, not a penny. He also used the year he was born Sixpence coin. The ridges on the sides of the sixpence gave him some cool sound options too when scraping. A Sixpence coin is a little thicker than a dime.
In my experience, Tortex and Celluloid don't wear out that much. The Alice plastic picks wear out very fast. Good video.
That melody you play at the end with all the picks is one of my favorite things I've ever heard on guitar.
Really liked that Dava Jazz grip. And the D'Addario Classic
I play a lot of jazz and punk rock and I use the Ernie Ball Prodigy 2mm picks. They work very well for me
Same I started using those picks and haven’t looked back since, I am debating to get a thinner pick for strumming but I feel like adjusting back to thinner picks will be hard
Dava picks are my go to.
Not gonna lie, I wasn’t watching this video, more like listening to it and tuning in whenever I heard something interesting, the times I turn my head to actually see what was going on in the video, the penny was being used. very interesting.
I recently ordered a variety pack of 4 wood picks from this website called Timber Tones. They sell picks made of a bunch of different materials. I would love to see you do a video comparing wood to metal to mineral to abalone. When you start getting into alternate materials, there are so many crazy possibilities.
I've used those pointy red Dava picks for about 8 years and love them.
everyone talks about tone in regards to pick. for me thats completely secondary. Its all about playability. I use the picks that feel the best. whatever tone they produce is just a secondary thing that i dont care about.