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    whats the best kind of pick that sound good and works good playing bluegrass songs?? right now i got one of them dawg picks

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    That is sort of up to you.

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    The most common one I'm seeing being used at festival performances and such is the Blue Chip.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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 :-)

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    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.

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    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.

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    ohh okay awesome thanks!

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    I've had really good luck with the Vpicks Tremolo & jazzmando models. I go between the V-picks and a Wegen.

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    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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    I use a BC TAD 60 1R. It's gooder'n anything.


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    Quote Originally Posted by drbluegrass View Post
    I use a BC TAD 60 1R. It's gooder'n anything.


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    Same here, no bevel.

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    +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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    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.

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    +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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    Quote Originally Posted by mandroid View Post
    1 BC, or 6 dozen fender picks, is a choice.. both are about $35.
    But you only use one pick at a time. So for the price of dinner for two at the diner you can be happy for the rest of your life.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timothy S View Post
    I've got a horrible habit of loosing picks, even expensive ones :/
    Well quit it!
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    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.

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    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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