Playing with giant picks

[He's Dead, Jim]

I just recorded a song with 2mm Dunlop Big Stubbies, and I really enjoy the way it came out:



Obviously part of it is that I purposely made the bass really beefy in the mix, but I think the thick pick imparted a unique quality to the guitars too. And maybe it's because I'm 5'6 with arms the size of chopsticks, but it felt much more powerful when I was doing alt picking and triplets. Anybody else a fan?

 

[jeid]

Going from the thread title...

What you meant

What I thought you meant

 

[~BURNY~]

Haha!

 

[He's Dead, Jim]

Going from the thread title...

What you meant

What I thought you meant

Where can I buy one of these.

 

[jeid]

The internet!

 

[Jind]

Possibly for your giant guitar?

 

[Sethis]

Stubbies are the only picks I use. I really like them too.

 

[Alphanumeric]

2mm ones cool for sweeps, but too slippy, knock stuff out of tune too quick.

EJ's signature Jazz 3's I like the most, not stiff as a board like regular once, ever so slight give in them.

 

[schismatic]

Ibanez picks with sandpaper covering on them. Non-slip to the hilt.

 

[PD-Baraka]

I used pick stubbs for years, untill the jazz III carbon came out. never touched anything since.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Tortex TIII'S for me, and I've tried damn near every pick I could find in my quest for THE ONE

 

[mva801]

I've been playing the black tortex jazz iii's and I now HATE larger picks. They just feel klunky to me.

 

[Rex Rocker]

I like them max grip carbon fibers myself. Would love to try the petruccis, though.

 

[botus99]

The guitarist I work with (I'm a drummer) and I tested out about 10 guitar picks in some down time of a recording session. It seems like the thicker the pick, the harder the pick attack in the recorded tone. We ended up using the thicker picks for the heavier sections and lighter picks for the lighter parts. Subtle, but it worked VERY well!