bouzouki pick

[garryireland]

hi guys, just wondering what pick y'all use, type and thickness. im mainly chords and cant seem to find one that suits me

[Mike Anderson]

hi guys, just wondering what pick y'all use, type and thickness. im mainly chords and cant seem to find one that suits me

Picks are funny things, aren't they? I use 1mm black nylon Dunlop, as bog-standard as you can get I guess, but I think you'll get a lot of very different choices here. Maybe most folks will use something a bit lighter than that for strumming?

[zoukboy]

Clayton Acetal Polymer .063 large triangle

http://www.steveclayton.com/acetal.php

[Tom Haywood]

My bouzouki responds best to a Dunlop gator .71mm. I prefer the Dunlop nylon 1.0mm on it, so me and it are at odds right now.

[James Rankine]

Dunlop Delrin .71. I also use for these acoustic guitars. I use the 1.14 for mandolin. The thing is they're cheap, an important factor as I'm always fishing them out of the dog's mouth!

[Colin Lindsay]

I love the large pics that Tone-deaf-music sell on eBay, usually around a .46. You can buy a set, and ask for them all in the same size.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18-LARGE-G...item19da3ba16a

[Steve L]

Dunlop Tortex standard guitar pick, .60 (Orange)

[Eddie Sheehy]

Joe Foley gave me his Dunlop FINS .80 mm...

[Rob Meyer]

Cool Picks "Beta Sand," 0.80 mm. Finally found a pick that doesn't slip out of my fingers.

[Lord of the Badgers]

Dunlop Tortex standard guitar pick, .60 (Orange)

same here...
I have the yellow for the mandolin - sometimes the fender pretend tortoiseshell ones that are a good bit thicker.

for me the larger a pick the better.. seems to be a common conclusion

[Mike Crocker]

Blue Chip TP-40 with no bevel. I tend to use the same pick most of the time on every fretted instrument I play (except ukulele), and the BC seems to do what I need. Little or no clack or clank when the pick hits the string, nice feel in the hand, doesn't wear down. I also use a Gravity Striker and a Wegen sometimes.

[scifi]

I use the large Fender Triangle picks medium gauge. And than I sand them by hand until they are somewhere in the middle between the medium and thin gauge.

[luthierseye]

hi guys, just wondering what pick y'all use, type and thickness. im mainly chords and cant seem to find one that suits me

Once I discovered Cool Pix with the abrasive spot on both sides to keep it from slipping out of hand, I've never gone back. I use the thin version. They are my only!!

For fingerpicking, I use Fred Kelly thumb picks; the ones with the skinny blade; and fingernails.

[scifi]

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[Lord of the Badgers]

oh and yes, further to the tortex picks - I use those cause the texture plastic they're made of has never slipped out of my hand! Good example was last Thursday - 2x45min sets in 29 celsius indoors and no aircon. No picks dropped despite losing half my bodyweight in water!!