Main Forums => Technical Discussion => Topic started by: skyline on April 26, 2022, 03:11:26 PM

Title: Picks - thick plectrums
Post by: skyline on April 26, 2022, 03:11:26 PM
an interesting dive into some expensive picks . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pf6BIZXNJI

sound sample comparisons start at about  00:12:35
Title: Re: Picks - thick plectrums
Post by: StringPicker6 on April 27, 2022, 06:49:42 AM
Thanks for sharing this video.  It's a great cheap way to alter the guitar sound with just a different pick.  Lately I've been trying a super thick pick.  Not my favorite, but a fun change up.   :thumb
Title: Re: Picks - thick plectrums
Post by: unclrob on April 27, 2022, 03:02:18 PM
I used heavy picks for years,on the electric I use them.On the acoustic I've back to med they sound better for me.



Keep singin and dancin :nanadance
Title: Re: Picks - thick plectrums
Post by: Silence Dogood on April 29, 2022, 08:42:02 AM
I have owned every big name pick out there at one time or another, mostly experimenting on mandolin but also some on guitar.  The thicker picks make a lot more difference on mandolin since I play tunes and melodies and they tend to make the notes fatter, etc.  On acoustic guitar I'm mostly a strummer and singer of songs, so a regular old medium pick works perfectly.  I eventually got rid of all the fancy picks even for my mandolin and went back to using plain old Fender heavies.