Devin
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.73 is my usual but I can tolerate up to .88
Anything thicker than that sounds and feels like ass to me
Anything thicker than that sounds and feels like ass to me
BABMusic
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Sorry dudes, I think Zakk already used the entire world's 30 year allowance for pinch harmonics from about 1995 to 2010, then he kept going....
I used to sneak in pinch harmonics in our songs back when I had a band. The other members would get annoyed because it was not right for the context of our sound. Sometimes my parts were a little boring and the pinch harmonic made it more interesting.
DanTravis62
Moderator
Dunlop nylon 1.0 and black Jazz III XL depending on the genre of music.
I can't do the super thin picks just like I can't do the super small strings - i think one of them is fine, but if you do both you are very much bordering on being a bitchpicker.
Why do you think everyone sounds the same now? Why all modern guitarists and youtubers play the same way, have the same tone, and write the same boring "optimized" bullshit?
Because they all use the same gear, have the same technique, and do the boring "lightness is fastness" shred style that sounds like shit to anyone with a T level over a grand.
Playing everything soft means you have no dynamics, just like playing everything too hard does.
I can't do the super thin picks just like I can't do the super small strings - i think one of them is fine, but if you do both you are very much bordering on being a bitchpicker.
Why do you think everyone sounds the same now? Why all modern guitarists and youtubers play the same way, have the same tone, and write the same boring "optimized" bullshit?
Because they all use the same gear, have the same technique, and do the boring "lightness is fastness" shred style that sounds like shit to anyone with a T level over a grand.
Playing everything soft means you have no dynamics, just like playing everything too hard does.
shar-vell Dan
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Uzi Nein Millimetah
Active member
It's been the realm of self-parody for many years now unless done well and where it belongs.
It's kind of like some Guitar Dad guy doing an extended off the shelf tapping extravaganza in a church band on Sunday in 1994............oh, that's clever Dad.....
fek
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Dunlop Flex .88 Jazz XL's for me over the past few years on electric. The green Tortex Jazz III's prior to that. Have tried many other picks but always end up back to those. Acoustics picks are different.
scottosan
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this is a rabbit hole discussion. I choose picks based on their tone as well. There are huge differences
Speeddemon
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Very much so. I found that Ultex really has a sharper attack even with the same thickness, compared to Tortex picks.
And for my steel string acoustic I go either really thin (like 0.4 or 0.5mm) if I need brightness and easy strumming and I go for a 2mm-3mm cow-horn pick if I need more body and roundness to the tone.
Except for the Dava ones, I've always resented the grey nylon Dunlop ones since my 1st year of playing guitar; they sound often crappy and they wear out in no-time.
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matttornado
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The thickness of a pick has nothing to do with being able to do pinch harmonics. I can do them all day long regardless even on an acoustic. There's no right or wrong / better or worse, just use what you like. I like thinner picks now a days as it's easier to alternate pick & play faster, single note lines for me.
glpg80
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I can’t play anything other than Gravity razors 1.5mm
nightlight
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I really liked the 1mm white triangular picks EBMM sell. They've got a nice attack without being pingy. Alas, I bought a whole pack and half of them just disappeared. Did a recording today with a purple tortex, not too bad, but what I like about the thicker picks is how they're bevelled at the tip. Works for me, but maybe not everybody.
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tjnx
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I haven't noticed a huge difference between picks when it comes to harmonics, but I just compared 2 new string sets from different brands (same guage) and one made it incredibly easy to do pinch harmonics everywhere. I used to think it was mostly amp but now not as much.
So maybe it could be a balance thing between the pick stiffness, or how it makes you attack the strings vs the tension or material or something of the strings used.
Just a thought... if you like your current pick messing a bit with strings could help.
So maybe it could be a balance thing between the pick stiffness, or how it makes you attack the strings vs the tension or material or something of the strings used.
Just a thought... if you like your current pick messing a bit with strings could help.
Sick Michael
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Doesn't really make any difference to me
Metalhex
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I kind twist my wrist as I'm going for a pinch harmonic. I used to think that's what made the sound but then later realized it's just the light touching of the string with your finger that does it. Anyways I still twist my wrist when I do. Does anyone else?
