Pick suggestions?

[hadden]

I'm told you can cut up ping pong balls and fashion your own with good results. Never tried it myself.

Not tough enough I found. Steel strings are a *****

[webberink]

Long time a go when the earth weren't green, an old time picker gave me a real tortoiseshell pick.  It was the most amazing thing I have ever had for caressing/attacking a guitar with.  He played an old Martin herringbone dread that sounded amazing and I only had one guitar then, a Yamaki  mahogany dread.  When he gave me that pick and I tied into my guitar I could not believe the difference.  I had that politically incorrect pick for years and finally left it a gig somewhere and have deeply regretted it ever since.  Sometimes It's hard to be green ... 
Dave

[CZERO9RW]

Sometimes It's hard to be green ...  
Dave

It's not politically incorrect. It's illegal. Against the law.

[L07 Shooting Star]

It's not politically incorrect. It's illegal. Against the law.

So is speeding and spitting on the sidewalk (against the law, not politically incorrect).  If one comes across a pick that happens to be made of tortoiseshell it would be a shame not to use it since the damage to the tortoise has already been done, which may be unfortunate.  That doesn't mean the picker is not in favor of saving tortoises or whatever.

I have a small stack of thin real ivory pieces that my brother salvaged from the keys of an old piano.  I intend to use them at some point for inlays or something like that.  I have no qualms about using them since they were obtained at a time when it was legal to do so and whatever animal they came from is already dead.  I don't even know if it's legal to do so, but I don't really care.  Yet, I'm just as concerned as most people are today about the current situation regarding the harvesting of ivory.

[CZERO9RW]

L07,

You bring up a good point, and I apologize to Webber for trying to make him sound like a criminal. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using an existing Tortoise Shell pick. I believe the law is against making new and/or selling the material.

I'm just a lil' bit passionate on the subject. Again, my apologies.

[L07 Shooting Star]

L07,
You bring up a good point, and I apologize to Webber for trying to make him sound like a criminal. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using an existing Tortoise Shell pick. I believe the law is against making new and/or selling the material.
I'm just a lil' bit passionate on the subject. Again, my apologies.

Hey, nothing wrong with being passionate enough about a good cause to speak up about it, that's for sure.  If people don't speak up, nothing gets changed.  Yes, I was trying to point out that distinction between  "old" and "new" materials.  I agree we should do what we can to discourage the harvesting of any new ivory, horn, various wood species, etc.  Probably the best way for most of us is to reduce the demand by never purchasing or using products that contain these materials.
Kurt

[webberink]

Apology accepted czero.  Always interesting how we jump to form our impressions on this here forum.  At any rate, I sure hope no one goes off and buries a good Brazilian in the back yard cause its wood is now on the protected list.  A local luthier up our way name of Jedidiah Wiebe has been really getting into the subject, building all of his world class instruments out of repurposed wood from furniture and such.  Incredible.  No coffee table seems to be safe. You might want to take a peep. http://jedidiah.madravengraphics.com/  Now if only someone could find an old dead turtle shell lamp to repurpose ...

[OutWithTheBlue]

Jim Dunlop 1mm nylon picks have been my go to picks forever. I love them.

[hadden]

Jim Dunlop 1mm nylon picks have been my go to picks forever. I love them.

Used to be mine as well until I went to thumbpicks. Golden Gate.

[Ian]

 Just got some V-picks yesterday. I really,really like em'. I also really like the Wegen Bluegrass picks.

[webberink]

Dunlop, Tortex Standard 60mm is my standard flat pick.  Sometimes I rough em up some.
Dave