Not as fancy as a new guitar or a new amplifier. But I have worked my way up to the Dunlop .60 mm Tortex and I have been working on getting used to them. So about a week ago the Youtube algorithm threw a video at me with Fat Mike from the band NOFX talking about his favorite bass licks. I am a big fan of the band and his production company Fat Wreak Chords for a couple of decades now. I have even seen NOFX so many times and a couple in conditions that dont even allow me to remember, we went and saw them during their final tour this last ywar as they have sadly retired.
So part of the video he talked about his guitar picks that Dunlop made for him and the story which is pretty interesting. I decided I needed to have some so I ordered a bag full. They are the same thickness as the tortex but Nylon. I have no idea if tortex and nylon are the same as I am still a beginner. They arrived and I am super stoked. I will be trying them today.
I know that this music is not everyones jam. I get it, its all good
I use mainly those Nylon Dunlop picks. Not the Fat Mike ones but they look essentially the same. I played Fender celluloid for a long time and tried out the Tortex once and a while but I guess you just get used to something and it becomes harder to change. For the Nylon ones I use .60, .73 and .88 depending on what I am playing.
No its not NGD or NAD, but its a really inexpensive way to buy gear and try something new.
count me as a fan of the nylon Dunlop picks. I have 0.38 and 0.60 thicknesses that I use on my acoustic. I like having that little bit of texture to help make sure the pick doesnāt move on me. I use the thin one when Iām learning a new strum or when I want to control my volume a bit when Iām strumming hard/fast. I use the thicker one when Iām mixing strumming and picking or when I want the extra volume.
I use a super thick Attak Pik (I think itās also nylon) thatās maybe a 1.0 on my electric. The strings on that one are low tension enough that any pick flex sucks, so I can strum with that thick pick no problem. Iāve occasionally used it on my acoustic when Iām only doing single note picking, but usually when I play the acoustic that way, Iām fingerpicking.
I think that you lot would cringe at what I use , my favourite picks are 2mm and 3mm Dunlop Big Stubby, theyāre made from Delrin which essentially is an engineering polymer that is very durable. Theyāre shaped to a very gentle āflattened heartā shape at the pointed end which means they glide over the strings and donāt snag. I play all of my guitars with them including my Bass!
Have a couple of them at the bottom of my pick tin. They needed far more competence than I had at the time I last gave them a go, likely circa 2017 and around the old IM passage !
Picksā¦ Over the years iāve tried several brands, several gauges, several shapesā¦
iāve finally arrived at the Dunlop primetone triangle grip pick. (1,5mm). No idea what theyāre made of, but they feel and fit good for my fingers.
I hope your picks will work well for you!! Have fun!
I have 1mm one, but itās Jazz 3 sized and I simply donāt have enough precision in my playing to use it comfortably.
Iāve tried quute a few picks and now mostly use only Dunlop Ultex Sharp and have a few simpler nylon Dunlops for my acoustic. Now theyāre mostly .73mm or 1mm thick, butt it doesnāt make any noticable difference. Before I used thinner pick for strumming but with time my regular ones became comfortable for that.
I am just getting semi comfortable strumming with the .60mm. It will be nice when I dont think about the soft pick and hanging up on super fast strumming. Drop Kick Murphies for instance, 203 bpm on āFar Away Coastā from the Do or Die release. Fantastic song.
, my favourite picks are 2mm and 3mm Dunlop Big Stubby, theyāre made from Delrin which essentially is an engineering polymer that is very durable. Theyāre shaped to a very gentle āflattened heartā shape at the pointed end which means they glide over the strings and donāt snag. I play all of my guitars with them including my Bass!
