Send me your picks.

[brooklynfall]

I highly recommend the Clayton picks. I get the ones that look like soft equilateral triangles, in an .80 mm gauge. Works for me perfectly! I'd send some to you but they're hard to find here ...

 

[boston asphalt2]

Hey Larry.

I've always played with a pick. I'm trying to get used to fingers

I have never had an issue switching from finger picking to pick-picking and vice versa.

 

[RockinRayDuke]

I used to use the yellow .73 Tortex picks.

 

[tkarter]

Ray said used to

Give it up Tom we still need to learn to play like Ray.

tk

 

[RockinRayDuke]

I may start using them again after watching Bobby Vega up close a week or 2 ago.

 

[tkarter]

Did anyone ask Bobby Vega what pick he was using?

tk

 

[KennethB]

1mm dunlop nylons.

the black ones


good sound, don't really wear away, has a bit of a grip.

I agree. Do not play that much with a pick though. About 5% I think. But sometimes the pick is the only way to go so it's great to have it as an option. It took a lot of practice for me to get it right when playing with a pick. It felt like an "alien object" for a long time. The only thing that's harder is playing up-strokes with the thumb. So I will not be like Victor Wooten..............So what?!?

 

[RockinRayDuke]

Bobby keeps a little pouch with various kinds of picks for various sounds.

 

[tkarter]

Bobby keeps a little pouch with various kinds of picks for various sounds.

You can learn here without paying for lessons.

tk

 

[AnthonyD]

Ray said used to

Give it up Tom we still need to learn to play like Ray.

tk

Word...

Tom - I grabbed a couple of Dunlop MXR "BlowTorch" pics for ya - 1.0 Torex - monster pics!

 

[AnthonyD]

BTW - Seeing Billy Sheehan rip through notes with BX3 this past weekend was amazing.

I would have never thought that kind of speed was possible with out a pick. He uses all four fingers on his right hand (pinkie being the occassional plucker) and just shreds.

Seeing is believing!



Now, I think we're talking pics relative to tone and attack, so back to your regularly scheduled thread.

 

[maddog]

Thank you all for the picks. I got a deluge from the forumites while at Jack's Birthday. Then I come home, check the mail, and wham-o!, blam-o! I got the picks Gav sent. Thank you to everyone!

 

[hankSRay]

Tom, I sent you some picks with an old BP magazine article for begginer pick players to help you through the process. Hope it helps.

 

[jeffrey]

BTW - Seeing Billy Sheehan rip through notes with BX3 this past weekend was amazing.

I would have never thought that kind of speed was possible with out a pick. He uses all four fingers on his right hand (pinkie being the occassional plucker) and just shreds.

Seeing is believing!



Now, I think we're talking pics relative to tone and attack, so back to your regularly scheduled thread.

You should check out the sillyness John Myung pulls off with his fingers.

 

[AnthonyD]

Tom - now get to work...

Looking for full and complete write-up - benefits, risks, the good, the bad and the ugly for each pick.

Favorites and not-so-likey...

Oh, and contrast each one to fingerstyle as well...

 

[tkarter]

Tom - now get to work...

Looking for full and complete write-up - benefits, risks, the good, the bad and the ugly for each pick.

Favorites and not-so-likey...

Oh, and contrast each one to fingerstyle as well...

He gets that done he will be up on stage with BP and company at the next bash

imho

tk

 

[maddog]

Henry, got the picks and the article. Thanks a bunch.


Will give a report as I go thru them. This is gonna be fun.