Picks for a Bright and Loud sound

[jw3571]

What picks do people like for a loud and bright sound? I mentioned in an earlier post that a lot of the heavier picks I tried end up sounding muddy to me. So far my favorite picks are Guitar Moose .50's. I've tried some gravity picks and v-picks which were okay. They were loud but i didn't like the metallic clank the picks made when hitting the strings.

[Goodallboy]

Do a Google search for Pickboy MetaCarbonate picks.

May find some on Ebay.

[HHP]

Try some D'Andrea Pro Plec celluloid in 1.5mm. They sound pretty bad out of the box but if you re-bevel the edges to a knife like edge, they are both bright and lound.

[Dirty Bill]

Try a Tusq ST 0.89 . Pretty good sounding pick.

[Rod Neep]

Loud AND Bright?
Play it closer to the bridge

[Teleman52]

wegen bluegrass 1.4

[alnico5]

A firm grip on my pick increases bass. A less firm grip decreases bass thus emphasizing treble.

[Guitarsan]

Nylon, such as

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/acces...-medium-6-pack

Cheapest tone change ever.

[Marshall]

I think celluloid is still the best. Crisp and clear. Acetate is more so, but they get nicked up too easily. I find nylon to be deader.

I also did my own non-scientific experiment, and the thinner the gauge of pick the brighter and louder the sound. Thick picks are more dead. Thin picks are more loud and bright, but they have more floppy pick noise too. So it's a trade off.

I stick with mediums.

[KasperT]

The Dunlop Big Stubby is the brightest pick I own.

[StevenL]

John Pearse camel bone. They 'squeek' a tiny bit on attack when they get warm (which I like) and they are Loud and Bright for sure.

[Silly Moustache]

I've just submitted an article about picks and so did some research.

I've also just got a new guitar by a maker that I haven't used before and it has a totally different balance compered to my usual guitar make.

I bought some D'andrea Pro-plex and some Dunlop Primetone (the 1.5 m/m copies of Blue Chips.

I found the D'andeas muddy with little attack compared to my preferred BCs, and the Primetones hard,harsh with lots of attack "clacky" and little tone ....however for my new bass heavy guitar they work quite well.

Observations:

For well balanced guitar - Blue Chip.
For a bass heavy guitar - Primetones and heavy Wegens (TF140)
For an overly bright guitar - Those D'Andreas might just work.

"Other brands are available"

YMMV etc.

[bitraker]

try a Jim Dunlp tortex .60 - love 'em - great for flat picking; you can really dig in for volume yet they are stiff enough for control - cheap too - get them anywhere - too thin? move up to .88

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Dunlop-T...id^44639487282

[HHP]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

I've just submitted an article about picks and so did some research.

I've also just got a new guitar by a maker that I haven't used before and it has a totally different balance compered to my usual guitar make.

I bought some D'andrea Pro-plex and some Dunlop Primetone (the 1.5 m/m copies of Blue Chips.

I found the D'andeas muddy with little attack compared to my preferred BCs, and the Primetones hard,harsh with lots of attack "clacky" and little tone ....however for my new bass heavy guitar they work quite well.

Observations:

For well balanced guitar - Blue Chip.
For a bass heavy guitar - Primetones and heavy Wegens (TF140)
For an overly bright guitar - Those D'Andreas might just work.

"Other brands are available"

YMMV etc.

I worked with some of the 1.5mm Pro Plecs. As you describe, they are dull, muddy, and low volume as bought. Re-bevel the roundover edge and its all different and they become bright, clear, and loud. Pro Plecs probably showed the second greatest amount of improvement by re-beveling with the biggest improvement on some 2.5mm Pearse Fast Turtles.

I consider most low cost picks over 1.0mm as "some assembly required"