Hard to say for me, but I always feel safe with a Jazz III lol.
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Aw i used to use these ones back in the day. Def a solid choice
I've used 1mm Tortex picks virtually exclusively for many years. I can identify the sound of one of those hitting the ground blindfolded.
I've seen people use these ones. How soft/rigid are they?
All different based on color. I like orange for picking and red for strumming
Green boi
Jazz III max grip.
I love Jazz IIIs but ever since max grip I can't do regular. Too slippery.
I found a pack of some large jazz IIIs somewhere and have been happy with them since, finding myself no longer thinking about my pick anymore (perhaps out of age).
I believe this is the pick: jazz III XL
Jazz III exactly like the pic!
I refuse to use any pick other than Jazz III Max-Grip Carbon Fibre. Thick and rigid, tiny size, perfect shape. Doesn't fly out of my sweaty hands. Perfect for thrash and its many 00000s.
Thick and rigid, tiny size, perfect shape. Doesn't fly out of my sweaty hands.
Phrasing!
Ahhh shit, ig I shoulda read that back before posting 😅...
Dunlop Gator Grip 1,50 works very good for me, both for rhythmn and lead playing.
I caught a pick Kyo threw during a Dir En Grey concert, so that one!
Dunlop orange
Joining the tortex crowd on team purple
Green for mandolin
The grey Dunlop nylons. Maybe something a little more stiff if I’m doing a lot of leads but that pick is a nice in between for strumming or picking for my tastes
The .73 nylon Dunlops are perfect for me. Great for riffing and when you bend them a bit between your fingers, they are more stiff for precision work. I played with 1mm tortex picks for years, but I really dislike them these days.
I like the 1mm dunlop nylons, but why oh why do they have to come in black only. Would love a bright colour option.
i love the Dunlop nylons. i usually have the 60 or 80 tucked into the pick guard.
Ultex Jazz III XL, like the regular jazz III in tone but actually large and grippy enough to stay between your fingers and more durable than nylon.
Thin Ultex sharps for strummier and acoustic stuff.
I like tortex but it wears out too quickly IMO.
Jazz III is the one. I have Ultex, grip and classic ones and will use any of those pretty equally.
No washboard, hard wearing, good control.
I'm not super fussy provided it has a decently sharp point and isn't too thin. The Dunlop tortex TIII 0.73mm (the yellow one with a sharper point) is my preference if I can get it conveniently, though. I have a few other ones that I enjoy using sometimes, including a couple of lignum vitae (very hard wood) ones that make for a nice experience on a steel string acoustic
0.88mm duntop tortex jazz III for me. The green one 😊
0.38 mm dunlop; I also recommend you play the lightest strings that you can find. Not joking. >30 years experience speaking.
Judging from the comments, this is terrifying some less experienced players, they are truly scared. Given how scared they are, this could be fire. My advice is gold.
I used to fully wear out JazzIII picks, tried about 5 or 6 different kind and I used to love them. They are trash to me at the moment.
I used to play the heaviest Thomastik- Infeld strings available. Now I play the lightest strings that I can find.
I did not make this comment for up-votes, nor do I wish to win any popularity contest.
If I reach a single soul with the message of light strings and thin picks, then I am fully justified.
That's a matter of preference, surely? I greatly prefer the sound and feel of thicker ones. I'm not doing a Stevie Ray Vaughan and playing a set of guy wires, but I definitely want to feel more physical feedback from the pick and have the option to dig in hard when I choose to
Why did you reply to my comment? Do you want to make sure that others are dissuaded from trying light strings and thin picks? Pathetic. Its obviously a matter of preference you dolt. The post is asking us to share OUR PERSONAL FAVORITE YOU DOLT. You need not project yourself onto me,why are you panicking?
Anyways, thin picks always give more response and dig because they are more flexible.
...are you okay?
I am doing great, thanks for asking.
Okay, good. Why such a needlessly aggressive response to me making normal conversation with you when you posted on a discussion topic?
I did not see it as a normal conversation, hence the response. If you want to have a normal conversation, I am open to that kindly.
I will pass, given how it went initially, but thank you. Maybe give people a touch more benefit of the doubt if they're just politely disagreeing with you. Have a nice day
You added zero value here and I wish that I could erase you from the record. I was not interested in anyone's disagreement with my choice which is based upon a lifetime of experience. If anyone would care to ask me why I chose that way, well, that would be fine with me and I would be happy to share. Why did you reply to my comment if it was only to disagree with my choice? I was asked to share my choice and I did.
Damn, who pissed in your coffee this morning
Nobody pisses in my espresso.
“Everyone who doesn’t agree with me is scared.”
Just like what you like and move on, dude.
Since you have figured this all out, please tell me why you replied to my comment. Please tell me why the other two replied to my comment. What is compelling you to shout down someone with a different opinion? There are more of you than the single me. Why are you afraid that my voice would be heard?
Why is it so important to a number of people here to make sure that someone recommending light strings and thin picks be discredited? Sounds ridiculous to me. No one is defending the behavior yet, but it persists.
No one has to like what I like. No one has to try light strings and thin picks.
That said, if you say something stupid to me, I might give you a response for it.
I also am aware that humans often times act out of fear, and here I believe it is fear of light strings and thin picks. What a silly thing to be afraid of, they can't hurt you...
31 years experience, playing 1 mm dunlop. I like to have full control, lighter picks always felt sloppy. But this is highly subjective, play whatever suits you best.
Why did you reply to my comment? Do you want to make sure that others are dissuaded from trying light strings and thin picks? Pathetic. 33 years experience here. Keep trying maybe you get there someday...
Anyways, thicker picks always behave more sloppily than thin, especially with heavier gauge strings. This is because they are less flexible.
Your overconfidence and condescension as well overestimation of the value of "time doing x" makes you sound like a prick.
I've seen dudes with the same amount of experience on forklifts cause the most damage out of everyone in a warehouse of hundreds of employees. I've seen dudes in their 60s that have played guitar for nearly 50 years not know jack shit about the instrument and have circles played around them by children.
Experience means next to nothing. It's a useless metric. All that "my opinion is x, and my 31 years of experience makes me right" tells me is that you're more likely than most to have bad habits, bad technique, and pigeonholed preferences.
You know what does mean something? Supporting others on their journey with the instrument instead of talking down at them and acting like you're a part of an elite club that they'll never get into.
With your mindset, you're definitely part of an *exclusive *club. The problem is that you're not gonna find many people out there that care to join you.
I didn't do any of that shit that you imagined. All I did was to share the joy of light strings and thin picks with anyone who would listen.
If you can't hear my song, it's not for you.
Why try to shout me down? Why are you scared of light strings and thin picks?
Go ahead, throw out my experience. What does that change now?
Overall, your reply here is aimed at discrediting someone who had the audacity to recommend light strings and thin picks and who also made the grave error of citing their history in support of that opinion. :::
Your opinion isn't the problem. Your reaction to the thoughts and opinions of others is.
Okay, so I keep asking:
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Why did anyone bother to reply to my comment by telling me that my personal choice is wrong?
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What did they expect to get as a reply?
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I looked at the rest of the comments and all the usual suspects were well represented. Why can't I have a single comment about 0.38 without it getting shitted up by imbeciles?
I don't have any problem here coming from my end as far as I can tell.
Why did anyone bother to reply to my comment by telling me that my personal choice is wrong?
Not a single person has done that. You came into the thread claiming to hold objective truth. People responded leaning towards it being a subjective topic and you've responded aggressively to literally everyone.
This is not telling you you're wrong, just that they're of the opinion that the topic is subjective and boils down to individual preference.
Literally, the first sentence of this comment refers to subjectivity.
People are not telling you that you're wrong, they're simply telling you that your opinion is not objective fact and that all of this boils down to personal preference.
Take. The. Hint.
Instead you respond with:
I was not interested in anyone’s disagreement with my choice which is based upon a lifetime of experience.
This is all we needed to know. Enjoy your lonely bubble.
Okay, so where did I do what you accuse me of and what you are using as justification for this treatment: where did I claim to hold objective truth?
I never did. Everything you built off of that false premise is invalid.