View Poll Results: Picking with the pointy or rounded end.
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Originally Posted by princeplanet
Last edited by citizenk74; 01-12-2021 at 05:12 PM. Reason: Capitalization
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01-12-2021 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by christianm77
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I meant to put this here instead of the other zombie thread about it...
The pick has a pointy end for a reason - it minimizes the contact line with the string and in doing so allows for the pick to be held a little rotated around its longitudinal axis (typically holding your thumb downward a little). This rotation produces a sound with more depth but it slows one down a little.
I wonder if when using the side edge the longer contact line prevents this rotation... and the result feels faster, because it is without the rotation?
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"Pat Metheny uses a thin pick but just uses the rounded edge of it with a close grip."
You probably all knew that. Charlie Lusso, plant manager for D'Andrea said it here.
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Originally Posted by Litterick
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He has moved on from that small town (which in fact was quite substantial) and now has his choice of the world's plectrums.
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Originally Posted by Litterick
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Rounder, mos def !
My stash consists of Dunlop JAZZ II (used them since the mod 80's) , Dunlop FLOW 1.5mm (I round out the tip a little and use a file for a slanted edge) and a custom made celluloid teardrop 1.2 mm .
The Jazz II picks I use only on my electric guitars, the other ones feel + sound great on acoustic, too. Can't make pointy ones work for me,
no pleasing sound/feel either when strumming or playing single notes ... my picks need to be stiff, not thicker than 1.5mm and have a rounded tip.
Tried the VERY rounded Mandolin-types , not working, no attack.
I use the "carpet-trick" too - IIRC I "picked" it up from Jimmy Steward the man himself when he was teaching at the Dick Grove Music Workshop in Studio City, back in the happy, hippie 70's .....
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Originally Posted by gitman
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Originally Posted by princeplanet
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Originally Posted by princeplanet
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In my latest episode of searching for the perfect pick , since recently getting back to Benson picking, I've started with a fender medium, then to a fender (or Dunlop) heavy, now trying D'Andrea pro Plec (1.5 so extra heavy).
My preferred material is celluloid, I like its sound and feel. I also love the thickness of the pro plec and how it glides between strings because all its sides are beveled and rounded.
But I wish it had just a tad more pointy tip, to get a bit more treble, attack and definition. My hand will adjust with time, but I was wondering if such a pick exists. Normal 351 size, celluloid, 1.5 thickness (or close), bevelled on its sizes (that's what makes the big difference to most other extra heavy picks), but a bit pointy on the tip...?
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Originally Posted by Lobomov
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Originally Posted by MarkRhodes
Then he has mentioned two players .. The one I read was definately Martino
But that only reinforces that his picking technique is not something he himself considers optimal
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Originally Posted by princeplanet
Barney Kessel (Guitar Player Oct '70)
"....Charlie played probably 95% downstrokes, and held a very stiff, big triangular pick very tightly between his thumb and first finger. He rested his 2nd, 3rd and 4th fingers on the pick-guard. He anchored them there so tensely that it was like there almost wasn't a break in the joint. He almost never used the 4th finger of his left hand."
Supposedly, Kessel later gave a different estimate for the percentage of Charlie's downstrokes: 70%. Either way, he picked, like Frank Vignola does and says, "mostly down."
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Originally Posted by Lobomov
If you take to something young and develop it to a high degree on your own, you bring your idiosyncrasies with you. (We see the same thing in some baseball pitchers and hitters---odd arm motions, unorthodox swings---that work for them but would not be a good recommendation for most young players.)
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Originally Posted by Alter
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Originally Posted by bluejaybill
Thanks!
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I didn't know how common it was to turn the pick sideways. Cool. I also like the angle that the string slides off the pick.
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One thing I've noticed with the Golden Gate pick
is that I can get the same angle both ways. That is, when I'm using it in more of a Benson grip (banana thumb) and when I'm using a more conventional one.
Now I'm using it to play my new bass too.
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Originally Posted by AlsoRan
It was 35.00 freakin' bucks, but I think I am losing my mind with this quest for picking paradise, and I ordered it. I cannot express the joy that I am experiencing with this "techinical boost" that using the side of the pick has given me.
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Originally Posted by AlsoRan
I use a 35 for thinner strings, but 40 is my main jazz pick (1 mm). I have a 50 as well that I mostly use with acoustic guitar.
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Am I the only one here who has a pile of picks of various sizes and brands, none of which cost more than two dollars?
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Originally Posted by Litterick
I admit, I thought it was crazy to spend $35 for pick, but I was an instant convert. I would probably feel different if I was losing them on gigs right now! Mostly using them jamming at home these days.
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Originally Posted by Litterick
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Last edited by EllenGtrGrl; 05-01-2021 at 09:51 PM.
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