Ben - that stone pick shown by MiniForklift was made by my wife Shari.....sold quite a few of those in various stones.
I could hook you up if you like?
(I mean with a pick and not with my wife)
GrantB wrote:
“You might be cool, but you’ll never be playing a white Steinberger through a JC120, wearing a white jumpsuit with white shoes and sporting a mullet cool”.
I'd love to try one! To be honest I'm not sure that it would be a good solution for the way I play, but it would be a cool thing to try and have in the studio.
anyone who is interested in the Jade or Agate picks PM me.
GrantB wrote:
“You might be cool, but you’ll never be playing a white Steinberger through a JC120, wearing a white jumpsuit with white shoes and sporting a mullet cool”.
Small update : I got a liitle bunch of picks today to try out. Results, from brightest to darkest:
5: Jim Dunlop Nylon .88
4. Jim Dunlop Nylon 1mm
3. Martin Celluloid .73
2. Pyramid Celluloid .73
1. Tortex .73
The tortex has a bit more ‘chirp' on the attack, but gets the string moving more I think. All of those were nice to play with.
I got some heavier ones, but the heavy Celluloid and Tortex are horrible to play with, IMO. Would be fine on electric.
But the overall winner was a celluloid thumb pick. I think it’s tone is slightly darker, as it’s cushioned by the flesh of my thumb, but even better the line between finger picking and strumming becomes almost non existent. I actually think that after probably 15 years of playing, I’m going to adopt the might thumbpick for acoustic playing.
The downside is that I have worked quite hard at travis picking over the past year, and I suck with the thumbpick. moar practice needed.
bbrunskill wrote:Small update : I got a liitle bunch of picks today to try out. Results, from brightest to darkest:
Yeah... but you really should try a felt pick.
"Vince, have you ever tried playing an expensive bass?" - Polarbear.
"And isn't that the finest acoustic bass guitar feedback solo you've ever heard?" - Billy Moose.
It seems that they do a thumbpick made from the same material, so I’m going to order half a dozen and learn to use them. I think I’ll try them on electric too. Would make switching to slide easier for sure