whats the best kind of pick that sound good and works good playing bluegrass songs?? right now i got one of them dawg picks
whats the best kind of pick that sound good and works good playing bluegrass songs?? right now i got one of them dawg picks
That is sort of up to you.
The most common one I'm seeing being used at festival performances and such is the Blue Chip.
ahhh okayy... i might try me one of them blue chips there high priced but i heard they are good! the one i got right now the dawg pick really has no flex to it.
Have decades old Dawgs, I use a Fender 346, too, Big enough to hold onto.
rounded edge 'Wankel' triangle.
that size and shape not nessisarily that brand exclusively..
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The Dawg is a pretty good pick. Lots of people here, including me, like stiff picks. For starters you might want to buy a few inexpensive picks in different thicknesses to see what you like.
This is my current favorite, in the large triangle size:
http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/Americana-pick
The surface is gently rounded with a matte finish that's really comfortable to hold. I find that I don't have to grip a thick pick as hard, and that gives me more flexibility in playing. These are not expensive either, so if I lose one it's no big deal. I don't want any picks that I have to take out an insurance policy on
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yes sir i really like the dawg picks. and thank you so much for that info! i might be getting me one to try it. i got a hicks mandolin and i been testing out picks.
Golden Gates are a good starter pick for those looking to move on to stiffer picks.
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ohh okayy, well im ust to using a hard pick the Dunlop picks Paul showed me looked really promising. Thanks for the info though.
The Dunlop 207 & 208 series picks are very toneful on the mandolin. I use them interchangeably with TS or Blue Chip.
They work for Scott Nygaard on guitar :-)
Thank you! im thinking about now geting one of them and trying it and getting a bluechip and trying it when i get enough money haha.
The rounded dunlops he mentions above are good. Very similar to golden gates. I was only partially satisfied with the GG until i tried beveling the edges (just using sandpaper).. Made a HUGE difference. Now my favorite (cheap) pick. works the same for the dunlop if you bevel it.
ohh okay awesome thanks!
I've had really good luck with the Vpicks Tremolo & jazzmando models. I go between the V-picks and a Wegen.
another pick popularity poll commences..
There is no 'Best', just a number of choices , each person makes over time .
1 BC, or 6 dozen fender picks, is a choice.. both are about $35.
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Tom
Gibson F-5G (Harvey signed, Oct. 14, 2014)
I use a BC TAD 60 1R. It's gooder'n anything.
Tom
Gibson F-5G (Harvey signed, Oct. 14, 2014)
+1 for the Blue Chip.
I started playing with a Fender Heavy celluloid and quickly changed. I'm now using a Blue Chip CT55 and haven't looked back. In fact, I'm thinking about getting another. I've got a horrible habit of loosing picks, even expensive ones :/
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Dunlop 207, Ultex 1.14, Bluechip CT150, Red Bear triangle thingy for recording, and a Dawg/Golden Gate for quieter picking. Plus my avatar pick
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"...while a great mandolin is a wonderful treat, I would venture to say that there is always more each of us can do with the tools we have available at hand. The biggest limiting factors belong to us not the instruments." Paul Glasse
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I'm a CT55 user too. I keep tellling myself that I am going to stop checking out other picks, but I can't seem to help myself. I have a spare CT55 just in case, but if worse came to worst, I would substitute with a Fender 346 white extra-heavy or a Clayton white Acetal rounded triangle 1.52mm in that order. These two beat out my Wegen TF140, which now seems a bit too heavy and doesn't quite slide off the strings like the CT55. In fact, none of these other picks come close to the CT55. It seems to be in a class by itself.
The other interesting thing I discovered is that I need the 346 shape for playing mando, but I've got to have a 351 shape for guitar. Go figure.
I use a Blue Chip which I purchased due to much hype from others several years ago, and I was immediately impressed with it. The sound is just so much brighter and crisper than other picks I had been using, so it has become my default pick. My only issue is that it's so slick, I get "pick roll" when I'm playing, thanks to having sweaty hands. I don't really want to sand on it, though. Does anyone use athletic tape or some other treatment to help increase friction between the pick and fingers?
My back-up pick is a Wegen TF140. I'm happy with it, but I just find myself preferring the Blue Chip.
I have several blue chip picks and played them exclusively for over a year. I am now playing around with a few Wegen picks with good results. They look, feel, sound and play different. So, I agree with so many other people here that it boils down to personal preference and a bit of experimentation. The really nice thing about the blue chip pick to me is that they play well along time and wear very slowly. However, even at 35 Bucks, I have no problem setting it aside to try something else for a bit.
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