craigb
For decades I used these:
 

 
Now I use these:
 

That's funny.  
In college I bought a gross of those Herco Heavy nylon picks.
I'm in my fifties now.
I have about 110 of those picks still in the original paper bag if anyone is interested.  ;-)   

yorolpal
For all guitarists...what plectrum do you use?? 

 
back in my younger days, when i first started on the road, me and my other guitar player, went thru a 'holdsworth' phase, where we were trying to get the 'attackless' sound he has (not his chops or licks, per se, just the sound).....
 
it is absolutely quiet, with no pick attack. super legato.
 
later, we figured out it was dirt simple.... it's his technique. he picks softly, just barely pushing the string.
 
 
 
but we had a bunch of these old 35mm film containers, the black plastic ones with the soft gray rubbery caps...
 
we would take these caps,
cut them into pick shapes (using Dunlop nylons as a template) and carefully trim the 'picking' edge to have chamfered edges...
 
we called them the 'Flesh Pick'
 
 
LOL
 
 
and phuck all, if they didn't work.
 
 
not good for playing funky rhythms, tho.
 
LOL

 
Proper credit card use.

Good old Fender mediums- I like the white ones....since the year of the flood. Never felt the urge or need to change

Hi,
 
Gosh ... that and Mel Brooks little ____  ... oh well, forget it!
 
Honestly, I have not ever used a pick on my bass, and not sure I would know how ... maybe by the time I get a lesson or two I might learn to use it, but as of right now, every time I tried, it sounded horrible, compared to the touches I can create with my fingers. And I mean "touches" .... !!!!

I play Bass with both my fingers or a pick, equally as well. I prefer a pick. The really thick Black Gator picks. I have a very light touch with the pick and I get a very even response, one that does not sound clickie, like I'm playing with a pick. If I want extra growl, I can simply dig in with the pick for instant growl, yet plenty of clearity, and still very even response.

I always find it humorous when people say that a proper Bass player should not play with a pick. Worked well for many of the greatest Bass Players. Hey, Carol Kaye made a nice little portfolio for herself.

Ha, yes....you caught it before I could edit it. She may have used the make up, however.

 

I just got turned onto these Dunlop Tortex TIII. They have the Jazz III tip and it gives it that little edge that I wasn't getting from the regular Tortex. Not hard to get used to and very smooth. The .73 work well for soloing and rock chords for me, but I use the .60 for funk and R& B.
 

3-cornered picks last longer. I use the Gibson ones.
Medium for guitar, hard for bass.

Not sure if it was that noticeable, but the picks I mentioned originally (the Dava Control Picks) are called that because you can grip them close and they're hard or back a little and they're flexible.  Kind of the best of both worlds.