Guitar chord forum - chordie — Slipping picks

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (etc_04) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:34:19 +0000

I've found the secret... my pick only slips when I'm thinking about it

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (Russell_Harding) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:52:27 +0000

i wont use a smiley face but if they have one with the middle finger that would come in useful

upyerkilt wrote:

russell,
I didnt think you were being, but since it is so hard to tell when reading online it is best to have a or a to show, or people like me, gulable ppl like me wil thin kyou are serious, or maybe not think you are but answer as if they think you are.
I just love the to help ppl understand

:)0
Ken

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (Guitarpix) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:22:41 +0000

sinjin wrote:

You could try cat toung picks they almost have what feels like sandpapper on them realy cool

I bought a guitar the other day and there were a few of these in the case. They were the cat tongue .60s. I tried them out and have to say I'm very impressed! Amazing grip on these things! I just ordered a set of slighly heavier ones. I'd have to recommend these as well. I'm not saying I prefer these to my Dunlops but they are just as good! IMO... We'll see when the right gauge gets here....Peace! -Pix

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (enjoipanda) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:01:46 +0000

I prefer picks that have indents on either one or both sides of the pick, if it's thick enough. I had the same problem playing bass, and i got a really thick pick with finger indents, and that solved all of my problems.

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (gitaardocphil) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:10:30 +0000

Slipping picks or picking slips?
DUNLOP rules. I tried a lot of picks, Gibson, Martin, Fender, they are all somewhere in my house. BUT my Dunlops: never got a bad experience

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (Edgefan) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:57:43 +0000

I have used both the ones with the hole in them (Everly Star Picks) and the ones with the emery board like grips (Snarling Dog Brain Picks) and decided that I wanted the best of both worlds. So what I do now is take a sigle hole punch to a Snarling Dog and I have a pick that gives you a little skin contact and a some grip as well.

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (G S E) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:08:35 +0000

I used to have this problem , mine always seemed to want to rotate 90
degrees . Bummer when you're playing along and come up to that spot where you're supposed to deliver that little lead line and suddenly you have no tip to work with .
I also use the dunlops , but I've been using the
" snot " for years . The other guys give my crap , but you don't see me fumbling
around to grab another pick either .

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (upyerkilt) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:37:05 +0000

russell,
I didnt think you were being, but since it is so hard to tell when reading online it is best to have a or a to show, or people like me, gulable ppl like me wil thin kyou are serious, or maybe not think you are but answer as if they think you are.

I just love the to help ppl understand

:)0

Ken

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (Russell_Harding) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:33:21 +0000

i wasn't being serious

upyerkilt wrote:

another option to make your pick/plectrum is to make a hole in them so you finger and thumb make skin contact.
I think you can also buy plectrums that have holes in them already.
Since your skin touches skin there is no way the plecky can slip.
As for Russell saying hold it tighter, this will give you cramp in your hand after a while, unless you exersise your hand with some weights and really build those muscles up
yeah, a hole in the plectrum is my answer.

Ken

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (sinjin) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:33:25 +0000

You could try cat toung picks they almost have what feels like sandpapper on them realy cool

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (upyerkilt) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:31:06 +0000

another option to make your pick/plectrum is to make a hole in them so you finger and thumb make skin contact.
I think you can also buy plectrums that have holes in them already.
Since your skin touches skin there is no way the plecky can slip.

As for Russell saying hold it tighter, this will give you cramp in your hand after a while, unless you exersise your hand with some weights and really build those muscles up

yeah, a hole in the plectrum is my answer.

Ken

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (Tim0473) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:32:45 +0000

I use the Snarling Dog Brain picks ... love em and wont go back to "flat" picks ... emery board type grip on them so they dont slip

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ … sku=110010

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (25Frankster) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:14:30 +0000

For what it's worth, I scuff mine up a bit with a piece of sandpaper & it help a lot.

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (geoaguiar) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:17:00 +0000

I like the Dunlops that Guitarpix mentions above; the lettering makes them easier to hang on to but I prefer a small teardrop "jazz" pick and can't find the same type in thin. any suggestions?

Re: Slipping picks

null@example.com (HannahBeth) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:32:16 +0000

Last Rebel's first rule of playing a show:
ALWAYS BRING EXTRA PICKS.
Dunlop grip picks help, but breaking the .50's is my problem now