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Topic: tone is it also in the picks that you use. |
Jimmie Martin
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2006 3:48 pm |
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| i've seen so many buy cobalt, national,dunlap and so on picks . does picks change the tone to? |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 23 Dec 2006 3:52 pm
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My experience is that I sound the same regardless of what kind of picks I use. Others may feel differently.
At present I am using the red powder coated picks made by Chuck Brittain (I don't think that's spelled right) because they stay on the fingers more securely than others I've tried.
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 23 Dec 2006 4:39 pm
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When I started playing.........no one took the time to inform me that there were choices to be made when it came to selecting picks for one's fingers.
I've used a heavy pick for years and only recently discovered I have amassed two different manufacturers products.
Both work well and I'm happy with it.
I think it depends on HOW YOU PICK rather than what kind you're using. I've seen some folks that grab at their strings with the picks, sorta like 'clawing' the wires.
Develop a touch and you'll have it made... |
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Jimmie Martin
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2006 5:33 pm
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| ray i fully agree. thats like the tone and sound generated is in the hands. |
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Jimmie Martin
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2006 5:36 pm
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| like through the picks,from the hands, through the strings, through the pickups, out the amp. hideehideeho. hoho. merry CHRISTmas everyone. |
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John Roche
From:
England
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Posted 24 Dec 2006 3:41 am
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| Now i started to use the Rusty Thornhill picks my tone is so much cleaner , there is no pick click, just a great sounding rounder tone across all the strings. I did a test useing the new picks and the old ones and there is no way i could go back to the old ones again. So as far as i'm concerned tone is indeed also in the picks you use. |
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2006 4:05 am
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| Mike: Do you experience less 'clicking' with the coated picks? |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 24 Dec 2006 5:05 am
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No Mark. They sound exactly the same. as far as I can tell, the only difference seems to be that they stay on your fingers better than the uncoated ones.
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2006 5:10 am
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| Thanks Mike. |
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Ron Kirby
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 24 Dec 2006 6:17 am
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I now use a metal Thumb pick. It has a tad more grab and more sustain on wrapped strings,
Merry Christmas to all !![This message was edited by Ron Kirby on 24 December 2006 at 06:21 AM.] |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 24 Dec 2006 7:00 am
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Ron, welcome to the metal thumbpick club! You'll never go back to plastic once you get hooked on the metal thumbpicks. The circulation will actually be able to reach the tip of your thumb now, although it will be permanently stained black.  |
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Ron Kirby
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 24 Dec 2006 7:51 am
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| Chris, You are so right!! I would never use the nylon thumb pick again. But mine is plated and wont leave any residue on thumb. You have a great Christmas ! |
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2006 7:54 am
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"At present I am using the red powder coated picks made by Chuck Brittain"
Rats. I went to the site to see if he had .015's to place an order, but he's out of stock on everything. |
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Twayn Williams
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 24 Dec 2006 10:41 am
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| I don't use fingerpicks. I use my nails. There is a definite difference between nails and picks! If I could stand to wear picks I'd do it cause I prefer the sound, but 25 years of classical guitar is a difficult set of technique habits to break! |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2006 11:39 am
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| The old Nationals sound best. |
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J Hill
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2006 10:17 pm
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One thing I noticed for sure. The solid metal picks give a better tone and sustain than the metal picks with holes in them. The holy ones sound 'plinky' and stop the sustain as opposed to the solid metal picks that give a more substantial and sustaining tone. It was too obvious to believe what I heard was a subjective thing. The difference was stark.
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Jimmie Martin
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2006 3:45 am
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| that proves that a lot of things play in tonal differences. picks, strings, amps, guitars, etc. you would still have people liking different guitars and so on. thats why we have a large amount of different guitars. some of the more expensive guitars i wouldn't have because i can't make them sound worth anything. (even if you quick change the pickups) but some of the cheaper ones i can live with. they sound better to me. merry CHRISTmas everyone. |
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