bapu

i pick the yellow one...

Beepster
It's an interesting effect and can give you that Brian May type pick attack (he used an old copper pence as a pick IIRC which gave him that really bright attack/tone).

 
A sixpence wasn't it?
 
I've got a few rather 'exotic' materials picks at home (rosewood, bone, neutron star etc.) but no metal ones.
 

bapu

poor frosty.

Beepster

Jarsve
I've been using the same l my life too. but I want to change now. something harder and fancier. Something that is working better than Dunlop 0.88 nylon.

You can buy multipacks of Tortex picks from Amazon (regular shape and the triangles I use as well as other styles like ultra fine point and I think even teardrop jazz style picks) that have one of each color/thickness. That way you can try out the different gauges. The red and orange ones are super thin and floppy so essentially useless to metal hounds like us but some people like them that thin. Yellow and thicker are likely what you'll want to try.
 
Any decent music store will stock the standard shaped Tortex picks but getting the triangles can be hit or miss.
 
Anyway... that's what I use and I love 'em so thought I'd mention it so you could grab some and give them a try.
 
I despise Dunlop Nylons. Those are the "sticky" ones that break all my strings and are essentially ruined after one good pick scrape (scrapes/slides take big gouges out of them and then "burrs" develop around the gouges that hook onto the strings and pull them). Tortex ones can do a lot of good hard scrapes and the gouging is moderate BUT because of the way Tortex wears down evenly then don't "burr" up and eventually the gouges get "sanded" away by the strings during normal playing.
 
The only time I've ever had to retire a Tortex pick is after the pick tips get too rounded down and that takes a loooong time. Especially on the traingle ones because it has the three points.
 
I also like the triangles because there is more pick to grab onto which is great for leverage on crazy thrash rhythms or nice big chord strums on acoustic guits or whatever. The for solos and stuff I just choke up on the pick a little.
 
Some people simply don't like the feel of the material but definitely check them out if you can find them.
 
Cheers and I hope you've been well.

Metal all the way....
The sound is the most important aspect. If it sounds too different its just usable as an effect.
 
Stay Metal!!!

ston

Beepster
It's an interesting effect and can give you that Brian May type pick attack (he used an old copper pence as a pick IIRC which gave him that really bright attack/tone).

 
A sixpence wasn't it?
 
I've got a few rather 'exotic' materials picks at home (rosewood, bone, neutron star etc.) but no metal ones.
 

Definitely worth a go then. I think they've gotten better at molding them too. Like instead of just stamped steel with sharp right angle edges they're more smooth and molded like a real pick with a couple hours worth of playing on them would. If that makes sense.
 
I also have just had a terrifying image of Bapu picking my locks, sneaking into my bedroom while I'm sleeping and just hovering over me until I wake up.
 
Ya creepy bastige you!! STAY OUT OF MY BEDROOM!!!

There's a bunch of 'Metal Tones' plectrums on Amazon; titanium, brass, copper, bronze.  £7->£15 a pop.  Quite chunky though; 2.5mm thick, 30mm top to bottom.  There's a rather nice solid silver one there too, for about £32.
 
For playing really heavy metal, neutron star material is the way to go, but alas the weight of a typical 2.5mm thick plectrum would be 1.35 x 10^9 metric tons.

Jarsve
Metal all the way....
The sound is the most important aspect. If it sounds too different its just usable as an effect.
 
Stay Metal!!!

I think it's really good you are exploring new plectrum options. I've been meaning to check out your new tunes (sorry, been busy as you've probably seen) but remember all that "tone" stuff I was talking about in some of our conversations a while back? I could definitely see the Nylon Dunlops being part of what was causing the issues.
 
I seriously dislike those picks and I think the only reason they were so common/popular for so long was because there simply were not very many pick options back in the day. You had the crappy plastic ones that wore down insanely quick (and in my case simple exploded into shards in my hands) and the Dunlop nylons.
 
Sure there were weird specialty picks like the "Stubby's" and whatnot but they weren't very common.
 
I actually used "Big Stubby's" for a while when I was younger (to avoid exploding picks and the sucktastic nylon ones) but they were like playing with a friggen' cough drop. Once I found the Tortex ones I never looked back.
 
Cheers.

I also use the Dava Control pick 99% of the time, but I have a few others for when the need arises (like solid metal ones, a felt one for bass, etc.).

what do you guys think of these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Timber-Tones-Fusion-Tones-Guitar-Pick-Plectrum-Choice-Of-4-Different-Types-/271402802783?var=570270906694&hash=item3f30de1e5f:m:mWqBfyxE9bmnSpOuu5_F3KQ
 
Timber Tones Fusion Tones Guitar Pick / Plectrum - Choice Of 4 Different Types

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