Plectrums

[Fourth Feline]

What style of playing do you use the 208s for - and how do you find them ?  :)

don't really use it, for me it's more one of those interesting picks to have around, even though it's a pointy pick the edges themselves are a bit too rounded for my taste, aka playing metal too fast for my own good

the 208 is quite similar to my ex fav pick the 3mm big stubby the main difference being a pointed edge on the pointy tip of the stubby rather than rounded edge pointy tip of the 208

I gave my 3mm stubbies to a chap I know ( who loved them ) for his own Rock noodlings ;  as with my set up , I just heard
" Chink, ker -chink " on the edge of the notes.  They seem to be made of a material composed of equal parts Blackpool rock - and cheap double glazing. Not a winning combination for smooth Jazz .  

( I seem to have almost as many terms to describe pick noise, as Eskimos have to describe snow . )  :roll:

[JDC]

it's some kind of material used in bullet proof glass, so I'm told, I prefer the tortex ones, sound better

[Antag]

I use Delrin picks in the large Rounded-Triangle shape from Steve Clayton - either .73, or .88 gauge.  A heavier gauge would benefit my lead playing, but I've always used very light gauge picks for a metal player, plus I still have quite a few of the large bags I bought from Clayton left :)

But the rounded triangle shape is most important to me - I like the slightly "blunt" edge for bettering the strings :twisted: plus the firmer grip I can get on the larger pick...

If I was detuning, I'd no doubt use something heavier - 1.26s seemed good for the 13-62 in drop-B that I tried...

[shobet]

Christ I thought I had it bad! ;)

[Fourth Feline]

Christ I thought I had it bad! ;)

I should seek professional 'help'.  In fact I did ;  and they said I was beyond it....  :mrgreen:

Next, we are going to become slavishly addicted to some brand of 'Boutique' pickups - and endless discussion thereof.

 Don't even start me on strings .... :lol:

[maverickf1jockey]

Have you tried the nylon ones; they are much warmer.

Are the nylon ones to which you refer - the 'Classic' Jazz IIIs , or another new item in the range ? 

Cheers !  :)

They are moulded the same as Big Stubbies (and I don't know the Jazz IIIs so well so I can't honestly say I know the answer to that question) but I found that they are much more mellow, with less in the way of pick scr@ping noises.
They can also be more hardy than the translucent ones as they tend to wear away slower (I found that after an hour of playing the old B.S.s would be worn down significantly enough that they may as well be totally different.).
The only real downside I can see is that the B.S. moulding makes it awkward to do a traditional pinch harmonic; given that I do it 'wrong' and play closer to the neck with a finger behind the plectrum to get the pinch that isn't an issue to me.

I like them so much I use them on my acoustic, too (never had a trouble with strumming and dynamics that couldn't be solved by not holding the pick so hard.)..

[Brow]

I use the heaviest gauge BKP Celluloid pics for electric guitar, and the thinner 1s for acoustics

[JDC]

Don't even start me on strings .... :lol:

I'm still of the string is string mindset so I'd be curious to hear your thoughts :P

need to order some string soon so I think I'll be ordering a load of new picks to experiment with, never tried a celluloid one, I did once spend a tenner on just picks

I'm always experimenting with speed vs string noise

for me, speed of a pick = (stiffness * thinness) + ((pointedness * pick slippage) * grip on pick)

when I said tortex big stubby in my last post I meant to say nylon, whoops :D

[JDC]

They can also be more hardy than the translucent ones as they tend to wear away slower (I found that after an hour of playing the old B.S.s would be worn down significantly enough that they may as well be totally different.).
The only real downside I can see is that the B.S. moulding makes it awkward to do a traditional pinch harmonic; given that I do it 'wrong' and play closer to the neck with a finger behind the plectrum to get the pinch that isn't an issue to me.

Roo used to be obsessed with the 3mm tri stubby, would go through 3 of them in a gig, 9 corners!!! I think he likes to dig in a lot

never had a problem with pinching but I do it wrong too, I pinch with up strokes, muting the lower strings with the side of my thumb, perfectly clean unlike my down stroke pinching :D

[ChevyBass]

I've been using the Pickboy Reefer 1mm for years now after many a trial using Dunlop Tortex etc usually ending up with them flying from my fingers, the raised 'Reefer' design really helps you to keep a hold of them, therefore giving it great attack.... in fact, since using them i haven't dropped one since....the missus was really pleased.

[Roobubba]

As JDC mentioned, I used to use 3mm Stubby Triangles (and still have a stock), but I had to switch from these as they weren't hard enough and kept leaving plastic scratchings all over my guitar - and 9 corners in a 45 minute set is a bit silly. Now I use Ultex triangles (why I ever used non triangle picks I do not know, they're 3 times the value! :D), thickest gauge they do (which sadly isn't very thick, not even 2mm I think). They feel a bit weird and I wish they were less flexible, but they don't shred themselves on my strings, so I'm happy.

I can't abide thin picks - I like to get those strings moving!

Roo