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After having bought a Charmed Life pick from Scott i decided to compare them to the picks mentioned at the start of this thread. I ordered a Fender medium and a Clayton NuTone medium after seeing them listed here. My testing was done on a 97 Taylor 414 strung with TI Plectrums.
All 3 are awesome picks yet each one sounds a little different to my ear. The Fender is the brightest of the 3, with the Clayton coming in the middle. The Charmed Life sounds the best to me. It has a quality about it that the other 2 do not quite have. But the bottom line is to my ear all 3 are fantastic picks. I have a Blue Chip coming next week so don't know if that will change my mind or not but we shall see. |
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I just bought a casein red bear. I'm amazed! I've played plastic Dunlop Primetones for a while. I tried Bluechip and was impressed (in the sense that they are a little better than the Primetones) but disappointed they are really not that much more awesome (to my ear). The casein pick, on the other hand, brings a whole new tonal palette to my guitar. To me the difference between a 1.5-2.0mm Primetone and a comparable BC is just not worth $30+, but having a casein pick on hand--even for a cheap skate like me--has definitely been awesome. I will definitely try a Charmed Life pick in the future as well!
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I bought a John Pearse Fast Turtle thin pick a couple of weeks ago and when I first tried it on my short-scale Bourgeois, I wasn’t ready for the tone. It made an already warm guitar even warmer and I wasn’t sure I liked the sound. The more I’ve played it, the more I realize that it’s not only warmer, it’s a much cleaner tone with almost no pick noise and I love the sound. I’ll definitely be buying a Charmed Life casein to add to my collection.
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Scott, as soon as you start making thicker picks (1.5-1.75mm-ish), I'd buy my next one from you, for sure. |
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Picked up a Fast Turtle based on this thread and it really is pretty amazing. May have to try a few diffferent brands of casein.
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The BC I ordered was a TP-1R 35, i believe this is about the perfect thickness for my playing. I really like the way it glides off of the strings and it sounds great. I now understand why everyone loves these picks. I spent some time comparing the BC against the CL nf-1.1. to my ear the BC is a little brighter. I personally liked the sound of the Charmed Life a little more on my Taylor 414 strung with TI Plectrums. I think I will probably order a casein from CL in the same thickness as the BC sometime soon. The bottom line is I have now gotten a bunch of high quality guitar picks and they are all awesome, just different. |
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But, for some reason, it's the kind of material that sneaks up on you. One day you're laying it aside, two weeks later you realize you're laying every OTHER pick aside and the casein has become your go-to. Not sure exactly why that is, but there's kind of a subtle elegance about the stuff, if that makes sense. In the seventies and eighties I worked in the hi-fi business, and I was always most drawn to speakers with a flat, balanced frequency response. I suspect the same thing is happening here. Thanks for sharing your experience with other members here, Dave. It's always valued. scott memmer |
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New strings? The casein definitely rounds out the sound. I can see no other rhyme or reason for why I like them on some guitars/strings and not on others. I will keep trying different combinations. |
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I must confess that in all of the years playing and singing live/professionally I’ve never used, or even heard of some of these picks until recently. I will admit that I’ve never really experimented with different picks either. I’m a creature of habit. So, my wedgie .088 picks with thumb grip have been my go to for some time.
Recently, I’ve ventured into trying a new pick my son has been using. Davas? Apparently how and where you hold them determines the thickness of the pick. The higher you hold it the more flexible, and the lower the more rigid. I’m a strummer/percussive rhythm player. I’ll play lead runs occasionally, and arpeggios depending on the song. I’m discovering that I prefer a thicker pick when playing lead runs/arpeggios, but also like a small bit of “flex” when strumming. This thread has been a real positive for me as I’d love to venture further into experimenting. That being said I’m clueless as to what I’d need. I play my Electric’s 99% (in a live setting 2x weekly) of the time and my J45 in smaller settings/duos etc. Would the 1.0 John Pearse Fast Turtle be a good “transition” into this new pick world? Or, should I have a specific size made by CL? Again, as exciting as this is...I’m utterly clueless. I appreciate any advice/input that any of you veteran pick guys/gals may have. |
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