What Picks are you Using?

[KP11520]

i use the fairly new gel picks. The red are the heavy ones. The thing i like is these make no noise when i play my acoustic or mandolin. I need a light touch on my electric guitars and no clicking. Yep gel and bill cosby has nothing to do with these. He does jello not gel picks.

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[morbidalex666]

Very cool on a real Herco

The "Heavy Guage" and/or "Flex 75" ones?

The "Heavy Gauge" ones. The more white ones. Although not by choice. All I could find.
Others get pretty close, that's comforting.

 

[morbidalex666]

What happened with Red Bear?

Thank you for placing an order with Red Bear Trading Co., Ltd.. We sincerely appreciate your business.
We cannot be held responsible for orders that we shipped, but did not arrive at their destination.
Order Totals
Item Subtotal $82.00 Delivery Total $3.50 Total $85.50 Order Information
Order Number
ORD******************
Order Status
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Order Date and Time
05/23/2014 07:26:12 PM
IP Address
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8/15/2014
Hi, I made my order (ORD**************) on May 23d. I checked my account on your site a couple of weeks ago and the status was "pending shipment". Today, I checked again and it says "in progress". Are my picks shipped or not? If not, why aren't they? I have waited for more that 12 weeks already. Kind regards

8/15/2014
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]No, they aren't. The reason is because we haven't got them all finished yet. They are in the workstation now. I apologize for taking so long. When we opened up our shopping site for orders in May, we receive way more orders that we expected.

8/15/2014
[/FONT]I see.

When are they gonna be shipped?
Given that you have offered the Govan signature pick and this weekend you are opening the shop again, you seem to have caught up with your waiting list.
I expect my order (May 23d) to be shipped by Monday or Tuesday tops.
If this is not the case I will have to ask for a full refund. I have waited way more time than I agreed to.
As for my picks, if they are cut already or whatever, you can always put them up for sale on your store and they will be gone in minutes.
I hate to do this (ask for a refund). I am a returning costumer because I like your product. But I am really pushed to look for another pick manufacturer. One who can offer his/her product more readily and when he/she says that he can.

8/15/2014
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]We don't do refunds. I'll ship your picks today. How's that?[/FONT]

8/15/2014
OK that's fine.

8/15/2014
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Anything else I can do for you?[/FONT]

8/15/2014
No thanks.
T replied and informed me that my picks are shipping today.
This is sufficient. I'll be waiting for the shipment notification e-mail.
I am not ordering from you again though.
You see, in my line of work, if deadlines are not met, I get sucked.
Especially if the delay happens and I don't notify my employer of the reasons why.

8/15/2014
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Very good! I'll go ahead and delete your account then.

8/15/2014[/FONT]
Do that only AFTER you fulfill my order or refund me!

8/15/2014
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]I already told you it was shipping today. Your account is deleted.

9/23/2014
[/FONT]My account is deleted and I still receive your newsletter?
And I can't login to change that.
I don't want to receive your newsletter anymore.
See to it.


All that.
Plus, I discovered Hawk Picks from the UK.
Same sound - way less expensive - way better customer service.
And they are open all the time.

 

[jdto]

I use Ultex Sharp 2mm for electric, mostly. I like the sound they give and the sharp tip works well for me. For acoustic, I jump around a little. I have some of the 2mm Ultex Sharps that I rounded off a bit so they aren't so bright. Then 1.5mm Dunlop Primetones, which are alright. I often use the 1.14mm Ultex or the 1.14mm Tortex for a warmer sound.

 

[Wylde Chylde]

Lately I've been using the 1mm Primetone Standard Sculpted picks for both acoustic and electric. I was using Ultex, but they sounded a little bit sharp and hollow to me.

 

[wildstage98]

First off for some background, while I do play a lot of types of music, I ultimately play rock oriented music. I swore by the Dunlop Gator Grips for my first 5 years or so of playing, about 1.0 mm. Then I made the switch to the Dunlop Tortex - and I've been using them for the last 15 years. I always try other picks, but nothing else comes close to comfort and grip. The Tortex is slightly larger than the Gator Grip, so you can really get behind it.

I shift between the 0.88 mm, 1.0mm, and 1.14mm depending on how I'm feeling, but they seem to work the best. For pieces that require more precision, I'll use the heavier of those gauges for less flex in the pick during my attack. Seems to do the trick for me.

 

[jestremera]

Thank you for placing an order with Red Bear Trading Co., Ltd.. We sincerely appreciate your business.
We cannot be held responsible for orders that we shipped, but did not arrive at their destination.
Order Totals
Item Subtotal $82.00 Delivery Total $3.50 Total $85.50 Order Information
Order Number
ORD******************
Order Status
In Progress
Order Date and Time
05/23/2014 07:26:12 PM
IP Address
**************

8/15/2014
Hi, I made my order (ORD**************) on May 23d. I checked my account on your site a couple of weeks ago and the status was "pending shipment". Today, I checked again and it says "in progress". Are my picks shipped or not? If not, why aren't they? I have waited for more that 12 weeks already. Kind regards

8/15/2014
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]No, they aren't. The reason is because we haven't got them all finished yet. They are in the workstation now. I apologize for taking so long. When we opened up our shopping site for orders in May, we receive way more orders that we expected.

8/15/2014
[/FONT]I see.

When are they gonna be shipped?
Given that you have offered the Govan signature pick and this weekend you are opening the shop again, you seem to have caught up with your waiting list.
I expect my order (May 23d) to be shipped by Monday or Tuesday tops.
If this is not the case I will have to ask for a full refund. I have waited way more time than I agreed to.
As for my picks, if they are cut already or whatever, you can always put them up for sale on your store and they will be gone in minutes.
I hate to do this (ask for a refund). I am a returning costumer because I like your product. But I am really pushed to look for another pick manufacturer. One who can offer his/her product more readily and when he/she says that he can.

8/15/2014
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]We don't do refunds. I'll ship your picks today. How's that?[/FONT]

8/15/2014
OK that's fine.

8/15/2014
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Anything else I can do for you?[/FONT]

8/15/2014
No thanks.
T replied and informed me that my picks are shipping today.
This is sufficient. I'll be waiting for the shipment notification e-mail.
I am not ordering from you again though.
You see, in my line of work, if deadlines are not met, I get sucked.
Especially if the delay happens and I don't notify my employer of the reasons why.

8/15/2014
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Very good! I'll go ahead and delete your account then.

8/15/2014[/FONT]
Do that only AFTER you fulfill my order or refund me!

8/15/2014
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]I already told you it was shipping today. Your account is deleted.

9/23/2014
[/FONT]My account is deleted and I still receive your newsletter?
And I can't login to change that.
I don't want to receive your newsletter anymore.
See to it.


All that.
Plus, I discovered Hawk Picks from the UK.
Same sound - way less expensive - way better customer service.
And they are open all the time.

Yikes. I can see why you moved on. I had to wait a couple of weeks for mine but there was no issue. I've never heard of Hawk picks but will check them out.

 

[jestremera]

Dava Gel Jazz for Electric guitar and Dava Control Gels for Acoustic.

I can hold on to them (nerve damage) and they make the strings sound great and don't make too much click noise themselves.

For me, the perfect recipe. Before I found these, I either dropped them or they were way too noisy and didn't bring out a nice string ring either.

Musician's friend has the best delivered price if anyone is considering them.

Dava picks are really good. I was hooked on them for a while.

 

[morbidalex666]

Yikes. I can see why you moved on. I had to wait a couple of weeks for mine but there was no issue. I've never heard of Hawk picks but will check them out.

You will not be disappointed, I can promise you that.
Top notch products and great customer service.
I've tried their bone colored material which is kinda brighter but the tortoishell colored material does it for me.
I own a real turtle shell pick I found used and this stuff sounds really really close

I worked with Rob of Hawk picks on a custom shaped Blackmore style pick and he was just the kindest. Their prices compared to Red Bear are absolute bargains as well.

 

[jestremera]

You will not be disappointed, I can promise you that.
Top notch products and great customer service.
I've tried their bone colored material which is kinda brighter but the tortoishell colored material does it for me.
I own a real turtle shell pick I found used and this stuff sounds really really close

I worked with Rob of Hawk picks on a custom shaped Blackmore style pick and he was just the kindest. Their prices compared to Red Bear are absolute bargains as well.

I just checked out their site. They have some really great options. I will def try them out. Thanks for the tip. I love that they make 2mm picks

 

[copperheadroad]

bought a bunch of different Jazz III i thought the Petrucci pick was a winner but like the Eric Johnson for blues & stuff & the ultex Jazz III for shreding ....better

 

[MusicLaw]

The more finger grip the better!

I keep coming back to the Red .73 Snarling Dog Brain picks. They're actually quite Red, notwithstanding the photo below appearing more orange

I've used their thinner and thicker variations, as well as DunLop MaxGrips in similar variations. And, I have a few Herco's from years ago.

Although I still have dozens lying around, I don't use smooth grip picks much any more....

 

[FUS44]

My music isn't metal...

But my picks are!

 

[Brutus]

Jazz III Max Grip

 

[CaptainD00M]

Jazz III XL Ultex

+1

I use these and occasionally Winspear Broadswords.

 

[hudpucker]

Been using Tortex 1.0 mm for a few years

but recently went back to .88 that I used for about 20 years previously.

I did the same thing back in January.

 

[TP6]

I mostly use Fender mediums or any faux tortoise style picks.


Sometimes Ill use an Ultex Standard .88 though

 

[StillLearning]

I usually use the Dunlop Nylon Jazz III's.

 

[marc1kim]

Dunlop Ultex, but I do like the Snark Neo Tortoise picks, got one as a sample and I really dig it. http://snarkpicks.com/neo-tortoise/

 

[marc1kim]

Because the Experience Museum ran out of their celluloid Ernie Ball stash, and I cant find anymore. I'll eventually custom order a full batch.

have you checked out the Snark celluloids?
http://snarkpicks.com/celluloid/