Pick for electric jazz?

[steam-powered]

I use a 2.5mm Wegan for gypsy jazz on my Dupont, but this seems like overkill on an electric semi-hollow. The thickness deadens the sound on the electric.

What size picks do you guys use? I tried one of my old fender mediums and a heavy. The heavy feels more comfortable, but this might because I'm used to the super heavy Wegan.

Suggestions to get the best sound?

[cosmic gumbo]

Through the years, I've found that if I carry three different picks with me, I'll always have one that sounds best for a style or song. Just a cheap and easy way to expand your tonal choices. I usually have a favorite and don't switch very often, but each one does sound and articulate differently, for that option.

[sigurjon]

I use a 3.0mm Big stubby pick from Jim Dunlop and a heavy flat wound strings to get the wharm mellow sound I want from my guitar

regards
Sigurjon

[Headshot]

like cosmic gumbo, I usually have 3 picks in my pocket. Big Stubby, a heavy or extra heavy, and a thin pick. Pretty much covers all the tonal possibilities for when I have extra time and pop in to a guitar store....

[bkdavidson]

I use a Dunlop Jazztone 204 for everything but acoustic strumming. For acoustic strumming I use the orange tortex picks. They're really thin. Actually, I use the tortex jazz purples with the sharp tip for my students that are working on the Metallica-type stuff. Palm-muted 16th notes @ 190 bpm don't get along so well with a 2 mm rounded tip pick.

[jeffroi]

Since I have these babies (the 320's)I cant' play anything else :

Jonathan Kreisberg plays with these

[C.A.JO.]

I use dunlop stubby 3 mm's (the small fat purple ones)....

[Drumbler]

I've been using 3.0 Big Stubbys too.

Lately been trying out a regular heavy celluloid pick.

[jalapeno]

Originally Posted by C.A.JO.

I use dunlop stubby 3 mm's (the small fat purple ones)....

same here.

[billkath]

I've tried out tons of picks-the one I'm using now is the jazz grip from Dava


Here's a review
Gear Review: Dava Picks

[cosmic gumbo]

Stay away from these, please!

[Jake Hanlon]

Dunlop Gator 2mm played on the wide edge. Makes me happy.

[FatJeff]

Fender tortoiseshell - heavy or extra-heavy. Maybe I'm missing something, but I Don't think the pick makes all that much difference in my playing.

[mr. beaumont]

Dunlop Jazztone 207's or 208's. The size and shape will feel familiar to your Wegen, but will sound good on an electric.

The Wegen's are a rather amazing 1 trick pony--I find the opposite problem that you did, though--way too bright and clicky on anything but a gypsy jazz guitar...but in that application, they're the bees knees.

[Blue(s) Skies]

Hi there, I'm playing with that pick( something under 1mm)
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I really like it but since you guys all play the fat ones, I wanted to know if there are any advantages in using a heavy pick. From sound or speed or feeling, whatever.

[mr. beaumont]

I can get a lot more speed and accuracy with a fat pick.

but it's all "different strokes for diferent folks"

[Senior]

I use V-picks. Small stubby at 2.5 mm and a large V-pick at 3 mm.

[bprogecene]

I just use standard shape Dunlop Ultex 1.0 or a Fender Heavy or anything heavy in a regular shape. I don't like being too reliant on an exotic hard to find pick.

[frogeye]

For electric I have been using Dunlop Big Stubbies 3.0mm for a few years now after having used the regular 3.0 stubbies before that. I use a Wegen twin for steel string acoustic as well as my archtop jazz box. I agree with Mr.B. on the click concern but I just love the way the Wegen pick works with heavier gauge strings, nothing seems to come close IMHO. I will try out the Jazztone 207 and 208 per Mr.B's recommendation.

[Patrick Brown]

I'm more than a little impressed with Red Bear picks. In the 70's I had some real turtle shell(they call it tortoise, but that's wrong,,it'd come from the hawksbill seaturtle), and these are as close to I remember them being, as they were, if not better. You have to play with one to appreciate it. I can't describe it. If $20 seems steep, I paid $385 street for a fiddle bow, and when I first got that in my hand I was blown away at the difference it made over the cheaper bow I had been using, that now felt somewhat akin to a wrench in comparison. I paid $1895 for the fiddle in '95. Would have been less street, but I financed it.

Red Bear makes a bevy of different sizes, and thicknesses, and you can get them beveled right, left, or normal, depending on your predilection. The Lil Jazzer and Big Jazzer(especially) are great,,specially in H and XH. The Classic II and Classic II Plus are similar in shape. I just ordered a H Classic II. Beautiful selection of colors, and it is indeed a polymerized animal protein. I have no connection with the company, and so don't consider this an ad for them. I just love their picks. A very happy customer.

[steam-powered]

It's a relief to hear that most others here use very heavy picks.

I just started using a pick awhile back after almost 20 years of playing with just my fingers. Since I'm using the 2.5 for gypsy jazz, I'm pleased to hear that I can also use the same pick on my electric.

[Gambrosius1984]

I have only used Wegan 3mm picks to play jazz, both acoustic Gypsy and electric. It just glides across the strings for me. I like them a little worn in. Other picks work good, but this one is just right for me.

[Vihar]

Originally Posted by steam-powered

I just started using a pick awhile back after almost 20 years of playing with just my fingers.

I still play with bare fingers (with nails at medium length). Do those gypsy style guitars sound awful that way, or you just wanted to be as authentic as it gets?