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Ol' Andy Rambles on about picks, shapes, materials, bevels and all that stuff.
Hi, lots of talk about this, so I thought I'd do one of my "chatty" videos about my preferences and discoveries.
i hope this is useful to the discussion:
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Interesting Andy. Cheers for that.
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Andy, good to see that you are feeling well again and on your way back to being your old self. You look great and I enjoyed your video very much, even though I play with a thumbpick
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Excellent video Andy! You did a great job of conveying the message that I try to get across to folks which is to first start with a bevel on a thicker pick and see the benefits there. After that you can look at getting into the world of premium picks, but thickness and bevel are the first keys to understanding the difference between a discount pick and a premium. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
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Interesting and informative video, Andy. The focus was mainly on flat picking. I mostly need a pick for strumming. Does everything you say apply to picks for strumming? Your only mention about strumming picks was, "the harder the pick the more effort you are going to put into getting the sound out of the guitar, but, you probably will get more power out of the guitar. You will be moving the strings more than by using a thin strumming pick".
What thickness, shape, type, material etc. do you recommend for a "thin strumming pick"? |
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Great video Andy!
Your findings have been the same that I have found so far. If only you had put this out months ago! Would have saved me some journey.... Well maybe not, part of the fun is the journey of discovering the difference as you go, but this video is a great guide. |
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Thanks Andy - really helpful and interesting (Just ordered a BC and a Wegen by chance)
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Andy, thanks for taking the time to do this. Love posts like this. Will view later today when I have more time.
Thanks for helping educate AGF members about the differences and choices in the pick market. be well, scott |
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Well done. I love how you demonstrated the incredibly subtle tonal difference between pick styles. Pick shapes determine how one holds one’s pick in relation to the string, how much is exposed versus how much flesh one can use — but that’s a discussion for another day.
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Thanks, but please don't view this as my "educating" AGF members - as if I know more than the rest of us, I'm just talking about my journey and how it works for me and maybe its worth a try.
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I only use thumb and finger picks on Dobro and Weissenborn (sometimes on my National) and strangely enough , I've settled on the cheapest pointed plastic thumb picks - and Propik split wrap finger picks - brass on Dobro, nickel silver on the rest.
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It's been a real pleasure to watch (and listen to) this. Thank you. I'm going to go and raid my box of unused thicker picks and try shaping them.
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Thanks Andy....great video and nice Collings guitars. I couldn't agree more. Love my BC TP 50's with the speed bevel. I don't even look at anything else but I still carry some Fender Heavy's around for jamming in the dark.
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The shape isn't that important to me, but the color is. All of mine are bright fluorescent orange or yellow....so I can find the darn things when I drop them...
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