Picks

[Tim C.]

Anybody else tried Cool Picks? I kind of like them.

They come in two types. One has a series of small rubber dots that stick to your finger so you don't drop it. The other has a sandpaper type of grip.

Tim C.

[Nelson F]

Hey Tim

Who makes cool picks????

[Tim C.]

Cool picks I guess. That is what it says on them.

What type do you use? Thin, medium, heavy?

Shoot me an email with your addy and I will pick some more up and send a couple to you. I thought they were pretty cool. So far they seem to still be working well and the stuff hasn't rubbed off yet.

Tim C. :cool:

[Spose]

Hey Tim,
send an email with your mailing address, I want to send you a couple of Moshay's. They are the only picks Lily and I use these days. They're the ones with the hole in em'. I'd like to know what you think of them. How heavy do you like them?


maybe we should start a pick trading post!

[gazza]

I would like to try some new pics, I have been using Dunlop 1.14's forever.Keep the suggestions coming.

[Tim C.]

Originally posted by Spose
Hey Tim,
send an email with your mailing address, I want to send you a couple of Moshay's. They are the only picks Lily and I use these days. They're the ones with the hole in em'. I'd like to know what you think of them. How heavy do you like them?


maybe we should start a pick trading post!


Spose,

I will email you.

I sent you some of each of these picks in that box if it ever gets there. hee hee

Tim C.

[Nelson F]

Tim C can you put a pic of the Pick up"""

[Ed Rafalko]

I've got about 3,000 picks. Seriously. Delrin, tortex, d'andrea, jazz, bone, stone, plastic, vinyl, wood, leather, felt, cloth, copper, steel, aluminum, lead, ceramic, pretty much anythign you can make a pick out of.
And I use the dandrea 352's in extra heavy most often, though I also like the gatorgrips and tortex in 1.14. The Dlerins are nice too, but I mostly use the 2.0 mil size there.
The problem with the delrins and gator grips is they're not quite long enough.

[PhilcoFord]

I use one of these (http://www.davapick.com/master.htm).

[burst_king]

I'm using Brain picks. The have a grip on them that's molded into the plastic. If you guys want I'll pick up a couple of handfuls next time I get over to the store.

Also, if anyone would trade for some bone picks I'd be grateful. I've been wondering how these sound for a while. Oh, and if you guys have any leads on bone slides send 'em over my way. :)

[brianf]

Dunlop Tortex large triangles .88 (green).

I drill a 3/8 hole through the middle for grip.

brianf

[TBoneDeluxe]

Originally posted by brianf


I drill a 3/8 hole through the middle for grip.

brianf

There you go! That is the best way to get a grip. The guy who used to play with Lee Rocker's Big Blue, Mike Eldred, gave me one of his picks 7-8 years ago. It had a hole in the middle of it. Ever since then, that's all I've used. You never drop them!

TBD

[Lily]

Tim, I played last night for awhile, and I decided to give the Cool Picks a try.

I will tell you the truth - I was just trying to be nice. hee hee I LOVE the moshays - because of the hole punched in the middle. They are really nice too, I will have to send you a few.

BUT - I love the Cool Picks too! No kidding! The grip does the same job so that the pick doesn't go flying out of my fingers, AND I like the pick itself - the material it's made of or something...it works really well - I was genuinely surprised and pleased....thanks for sending them! Now I have 2 types of picks I love. :cool:

[Tim C.]

I am glad you like them :lily!

Are they the thickness you usually use because they come in different thickness'. I can get different ones if you use thicker.

:timc

[Don]

I put a hole in mine too (I use a hole punch). It kind of gives my thumb and forefinger a place to call home.
I used to keep the text on the pick under my thumb, but it wears off.
If I can't feel anything, the pick wanders until I drop it.
BTW, I use the green Dunlop Tortex picks.

[Lily]

Originally posted by Tim C.
I am glad you like them :lily!

Are they the thickness you usually use because they come in different thickness'. I can get different ones if you use thicker.

:timc

:timc, the thickness you sent works fine. Thanks :lily

[JoeP]

I use either D'andrea jazz in .88, or Fender 351's abalone celluloid mediums.. I play so much with my fingers and a pick, i don't need to hold on to them too tight...:D

[ripfence]

I usually play with a Dunlop Tortex pick in heavy or the really heavy guages. I sometimes find a medium or so around the house and play with it too and think, "hmmm, maybe these aren't so bad...". Is there a "standard" guage vs playing theory for speed? I read once that Yingwie M uses Fender mediums and that surprised me because I've always associated speed with a heavy guage pick. I am trying to figure out if I should go to a lighter guage to play faster, more difficult parts. Thanks!

[SixStringSting]

I like the .73 mm yellow tortex picks myself and I also use a quartz pick some times when I practice to get smoother on my alternate picking technique.

[BongoFury]

I use purple Tortex jazz picks and regular blue Tortex picks for electric and both jazz and regular yellow Tortex picks for accoustic.

Also use a large, heavy National thumb pick and two National metal fingerpicks or Dunlop medium plastic fingerpicks on both accoustic and electric.

Sometimes I play with just thumbpick or pure fingerstyle.

Guess I can't make up my doggone mind!!!!!!

Don't use any shovels.

[Plankspanker]

I like the little Dunlop 3mm dark purple "Watermelon seed" picks used mainly for mandolin;but also for electrics as well. They're small and thick, easy to clutch.

[Sitkatop]

Don't shoot me!!!!!! I didn't kill the turtle. I found a place in Tokyo that sells tortise shell picks. Other than those I like Dunlop Gator Grip 1.14mm picks

[jtward01]

I like Martin mediums with a thin strip of skateboard tape across the top to enhance the grip. Skateboard tape is cheap, works really well and is self-adhesive.