No-Click Pick - Suggestions?

[gianluca]

I’m loocking for a pick with a very smooth “click” on the strings when plucked.
I usually play archtop with 012 flats and my main pick is a dunlop ultex .073, similar to fender medium.
I use the round side of it and a pretty bright tone (twin reverb bright on).
I also have many other picks as dunlop delrin (different gauges), but each has a loud click.
maybe the best results are with nylon pick but they usually have a sigificative grip which doesn’t fit with the side use.
any suggestion?

[nyc chaz]

Most people want to eliminate the click but if you like a round tip why not just buy something like Dunlop Jazztone 204's instead of using the side of a pick,the point is rounded,it has a darker sound and a slightly muffled click if i remember.The jazztones are thicker though than .73 mm.

[Freddels]

Dunlop JazzTone 204 or pick one with the tip you like, D'Andrea picks, Primetone, and BlueChip picks. These would be my suggestions.

[AllanAllen]

I would try to darken up the tone or stop picking over the pickup.

[spencer096]

I’ve always found jazztone’s click pretty loudly.

d’andrea pro plec or the rounded side of a fender heavy are the quietest in my experience.

[Cunamara]

D'Andrea Pro Plecs have the least click of any picks I have ever tried. Except for felt picks.

[rpjazzguitar]

Golden gate mp10 mandolin pick

[nyc chaz]

Title of thread says no click pick but in the first sentence he says he wants a smooth click,not sure what that means.The quietest pick is a Blue Chip by far in my experience and they have ones with a rounded tip which the OP seems to prefer.

[vernon]

Blue Chip is the best I’ve found for clean articulation without the click or chirp of other picks.

[bluejaybill]

Blue Chip is the best I’ve found for clean articulation without the click or chirp of other picks.

Same here, but OP is in Italy, so may be a non-starter.

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

The jazztones are thicker though than .73 mm.

I've been using the 204s since ProPlecs began warping (long story - search for the old threads if you don't know about it). I believe all of the Dunlop Jazztones are 2 mm thick regardless of size, shape, or point style. I've been very happy with them overall, but I do miss using ProPlecs. I still have about 20 unused ones, and I take one out every once in a while and use it until it turns into a potato chip. Oddly enough, 2 of them have not warped despite being used on a few gigs. So I carry one of them along with a few 204s on gigs and use it sparingly.

The thing I don't like about Jazztones is that the nice, slightly matte surface that's so easy to hold when they're new wears into a smooth, shiny one after a time. I've gotten used to the loss of grip - but I'd go back to ProPlecs if whatever they did to them to make them warp has been reversed. As for tone, I think the Jazztones and the ProPlecs are about equal in producing a smooth, rich, balanced tone. The attack is soft, and there's no harshness at all. I pick fairly lightly, and there's no click at all with either one.

[starjasmine]

Maybe edge-picking would reduce the click
https://www.youtube.com/live/SeqotzwM1uY

[Spook410]

Ultem is nice and bright but likely more clicky than most. Acrylic as well. Softer materials will likely click less but don't expect the brightness you get with harder materials.

Agree with other that Blue Chips don't click and sound good. They are, however, quite expensive and not sure about availability outside the US. That being said, pretty sure Honey Picks ships to Italy since you can choose euro's as a currency. Not sure about others.

Honey Picks Peek material ($25 and up depending on size, similar tone and feel to blue chip for lower price): PEEK
– Honey Picks
Honey Picks Resin ($20 and up, nice looking, softer tone, no click): RESIN
– Honey Picks
Vpicks pearly gates (pretty much unknown, bargain at $5.50, great tone, low click): Freakishly Large Round Pearly Gates

You might also try Clayton acetal picks. Soft material so the tone may not be bright enough to suit but cheap to try.

[Freddels]

I've been using the 204s since ProPlecs began warping (long story - search for the old threads if you don't know about it). I believe all of the Dunlop Jazztones are 2 mm thick regardless of size, shape, or point style. I've been very happy with them overall, but I do miss using ProPlecs. I still have about 20 unused ones, and I take one out every once in a while and use it until it turns into a potato chip. Oddly enough, 2 of them have not warped despite being used on a few gigs. So I carry one of them along with a few 204s on gigs and use it sparingly.

The thing I don't like about Jazztones is that the nice, slightly matte surface that's so easy to hold when they're new wears into a smooth, shiny one after a time. I've gotten used to the loss of grip - but I'd go back to ProPlecs if whatever they did to them to make them warp has been reversed. As for tone, I think the Jazztones and the ProPlecs are about equal in producing a smooth, rich, balanced tone. The attack is soft, and there's no harshness at all. I pick fairly lightly, and there's no click at all with either one.

Have you tried the D'Andrea Ultra Plecs? They sound the same to me. They feel a little different (they're smooth but they feel a little more grippy). I don't know if they changed the formula or not.