chris your picks?

[XxXPete]

I read an interview saying that you use "cool" brand pics, that are like jazz 3's but thicker? What color, model etc are they?-Thanks

 

[Chris_Broderick]

I read an interview saying that you use "cool" brand pics, that are like jazz 3's but thicker? What color, model etc are they?-Thanks

Hey Pete,

http://elderly.com/accessories/items/PKAG-XH.htm

However, I don't use those any longer, I use 1.35mm tortex sharpies.

Take care, Chris.

 

[XxXPete]

Thanks Chris

 

[Lord Lemons]

Haha, I had a cool pick. The grip wore off in a couple of days. I haven't seen it in a year.

 

[r_young112]

i use big stubbys, 1mm, everyone tells me i should use 3 mms, but i just cant seem to warm up to them

 

[metalgtr84]

1.35!?! I remember when you thought 1mm was too thick, Chris.

 

[Lord Lemons]

I personally practice with 1mms but I play reacreationally with 3mm big stubbies.

 

[r_young112]

its weird, some of my fastest friends use 3mm's

 

[Lord Lemons]

Well, naturally, the thicker the pick, the less force you need to press down on the string. And the way the Big Stubby is contoured, it basically slides throught the strings. Very Smooth

 

[r_young112]

really? so physics would say having a thicker pick would make it faster?

 

[Chris_Broderick]

1.35!?! I remember when you thought 1mm was too thick, Chris.

Ahahaha,

it all depends on the pick. Thickness translates into resistence but if the material used in really stiff then you can get away with a thinner pick. A long time ago I used to use the tortex H3's wich were 2mm I believe.

 

[progmetaldan]

I use 3mm Big Stubbys, now I find it difficult to use anything thinner...

 

[Lord Lemons]

I use 3mm Big Stubbys, now I find it difficult to use anything thinner...

I love them, theyre amazingly smooth.

 

[r_young112]

/since posting here has switched to big stubby 2mm's, and is going to go buy a pack of 2s and 3s today

 

[Lord Lemons]

Awesome, no? I really recommend practicing with thinner picks though. When you switch back to 3mms, youll be a monster.

 

[Nebulous]

I spent a few months a few years back going through different picks, looking for comfort in playing (resistance), grip, shape and wear. I settled on the purple (1.14mm) Dunlop tortex. I like picks that wear a bit, but not too much. These seem to grove into your playing nicely, though not so much that you have to change picks too often (when playing metal- when I play in my slavic folk band a pick will wear significantly after a show~ about 3-6 hours of playing).

 

[progmetaldan]

Awesome, no? I really recommend practicing with thinner picks though. When you switch back to 3mms, youll be a monster.

I might actually get some 2mm to try this...

 

[Vacant_Planets]

I use at least 2mm because this happens alot very quickly....

 

[progmetaldan]

I've been using the 2mm while playing in at work (cos we ran out of 3mm) and I reckon it has been helping, when i go back to the 3mm i'm finding sweep picking much easier now...