I was looking at this interesting book on bluegrass playing in which the author suggests that you use an extra hard pick because the pick shouldn't bend; the wrist should (in a hammering motion, not a turning the doorknob motion).
What do you all use?
What do you all use?
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Re: Pick hardness
Sat, October 28, 2006 - 8:24 AMHi Pasha,
I use Dunlop .60, but I think that I should use a harder one.
www.sweetwater.com/images/i...44P60.jpg
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Re: Pick hardness
Sat, October 28, 2006 - 6:39 PM.60!!! That's slightly less than a medium thickness/hardness. How does it affect how you move your wrist?
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Re: Pick hardness
Sat, November 4, 2006 - 10:54 AMOK. I just feel that my right hand wrist needs a harder pick!.
Thanks for your tips.
R.
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Re: Pick hardness
Sat, October 28, 2006 - 10:59 PMHi Pasha,
I'm using Dunlop Stubby 1.0's right now. I used to use a Dave Grisman signature that was quite rounded on the ends. It was marked with a particular thickness, but I do know it was one of the thickest, hardest picks I ever used. No flex whatsoever. I'm guessing it must have been about a 1.2 or so. I lost it at some point in the past and haven't found one quite like it since. A lot of the time, though I find myself now playing without a pick at all. I just keep my hand in the same position it would be in if I held the pick and use my index fingernail. I have hard nails, so it works out okay for me... -
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Re: Pick hardness
Tue, October 31, 2006 - 6:43 AMThose Grisman picks are very thick, but have a very rounded "point" so that you get a reduced attack as opposed to traditional shaped points. I guess this is to get the jazzier sound, but sometimes you need that full attack, I think. For those situations, I use the same picks I use on guitar.....the black nylon Jim Dunlap 1.00 model.
As for the wrist, as I guitar player I'm sure I use too much on mandolin regardless of which pick I'm using.....
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