2014/04/09 17:34:52
Rain
Choose picks for the colour? Ever since I've ordered these:

 
Amazon recommends this:

 

2014/04/09 17:53:45
drewfx1
Um, the people who buy "Daisy Rock" stuff want their picks (with cute little turtles on them!) and guitars and straps and shoes and ponies and unicorns to be color coordinated. 
 
 
 
And I've also heard it said that some peoples are fond of certain colored guitars, too.
2014/04/09 18:07:59
Rain
drewfx1
Um, the people who buy "Daisy Rock" stuff want their picks (with cute little turtles on them!) and guitars and straps and shoes and ponies and unicorns to be color coordinated. 
 
 
 
And I've also heard it said that some peoples are fond of certain colored guitars, too.




Technically, black isn't a color ;) 
2014/04/09 19:36:11
spacealf
Geeze, my picks are only 0.58mm and I was thinking of going down to 0.48mm because 0.38mm picks are flaky to say the least. Ah those are Dunlops also.
My 0.58mm picks are a kind of redish-pink, well more red than pink, whatever one calls that color. Not purple but the other one - oh, darn I can not think of it now, probaby will later.

 
2014/04/09 19:58:12
dubdisciple
Of course they do. Branding is part of the marketing plan for many bands.
2014/04/09 20:00:05
Rain
I used to play .60 mm and .73 mm nylon - back then, I used to hold it by the narrower end. A few years back I decided that I had been stuck at the same playing level for one decade too many. I happened to find the first Les Paul I dug, so I switch from strat to LP, and went on to somewhat re-learn everything - my picking hand position, the way I hold my pick, my greeting hand position, and all.
 
I then progressed from 73mm (yellow) to 88mm (green). But there are a few things I'm trying to grasp and most players I've seen doing that stuff use heavy picks, so I thought it was worth a try. 
 
Otherwise, I'd be happy to go back to my .88 mm.
 
Unless I intend to play something from one of Syd Barrett's solo record - then those flaky .38 are the ticket. ;)
 
 
2014/04/09 20:37:51
drewfx1
For guitars, I have all the gauges of these (they are nicely textured for grip and otherwise I tend to drop picks for some reason) and use different ones for different guitars:
 

 
green = .53mm - some acoustic guitars
purple = .60mm - I actually don't use these (they're purple! )
red = .73mm - acoustic guitars, especially 12 string
black = .88mm - for one or two particular electrics
gray = 1.00mm - strats & single coil electrics
orange = 1.14mm most HB electrics
 
 
For bass, when I use a pick it's Fender 351 Extra Heavy's or nothing.
2014/04/09 21:29:55
craigb
Apparently, this would be your gig costume too Rain! 
 

2014/04/09 21:47:09
Rain
craigb
Apparently, this would be your gig costume too Rain! 
 





If I could be offended, this would do it!
 
Though I'm not sure which is worst - the above or these.

 
 
2014/04/09 22:49:18
michaelhanson
I pretty much follow a similar pattern as Drewfx. I like the picks with more grip or nylon tends to stick with me better, as well. Lighter for the acoustic guitar and nylons for a softer touch. Heavier for electric. There are two shades of purple Gators that I use a lot on electrics. Bass is the 2.0 black Gator.
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