Fancy Picks

I'm a Rad, Gnarly with a G and Bogus kinda guy myself!

I think the Dunlop Tortex picks are GROOVY and I prefer them over anything else I have tried.

(silk shirts, bell bottoms and platform shoes)

there should be a thread with just retro quotes :P

gnease,

You're killing me :lol: Boy :!: do I remember - you could write an entire book on old sayings - each geographic area and generation has its great expressions :wink:

BS

A satin pouch? I guess I could carry it with my velvet lined chop sticks box.

"I've seen that "jellyfish" pick advertised before. Could be interesting. Some of those might be worth a try."

Someone got me one for Christmas. Throughly useless, trust me.

gnease, no man, STP is Stop That Piston :D I use to build race engines in that era when I was in the service. Tore many a motor apart with that stp sludge in the bottom. But I do remember the stickers everywhere. Andy G had that one figured!

On the topic of picks...

I wonder if this is going to be one of those things where we're all kicking ourselves in 5 years. I've been hearing rumblings in upper class guitar circles that it's becoming more acceptable to pay $10+ for guitar strings, because, Hey - What part of the guitar could be more important than that? And yet so many think nothing of spending 2k on the wood, and balk at $8 strings... :?

Likewise, the pick is your interface with the guitar, it's shape, weight, feeling, durablility, all affect your sound in an obvious way. Maybe the $10 pick is a ripoff, just a way for someone to make money, but hey, I'd give it a shot. Seems like a cheap way to improve your setup... yeah?

I was wondering if anyone ever uses those fancy expensive picks. Here was one I was looking at.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20831&item=7315400386&rd=1

What do you think?[/quote No I wouldnt pay that much I get mine from Musicansfriend.com 12 for $1.99 and they are GREAT!!!!

I've always enjoyed the word "nifty".

Okay, an old saying of my daddy's comes to mind. It's not how fast the car is, it's how fast the driver can go. So I guess that means No matter how much a pick costs, the music is only as good as the musician.

Uh-oh, I bet I opened a can of worms with that one.

LOL, I will bet that starts some grumbling. But you are right, if you do not have the skill, the best equipment does not make you sound that way. It does make an improvement, I must admit. Like one of the dudes in the guitar shaop said, "I caould have SRV's amp and guitar and still not sound like him. I would bet he could make mine sing though."

Food for thought.

From Nick's little red book of sayings:

Don't be caught with a $3000 guitar but only $300 fingers.

Lately I've given up on trying to keep track of little coin sized pieces of plastic. So I just use my fingers most of the time, however if I do need a plectrum I use one of these baby's

I've always preferred the old ones that had the wooden grip because they had a mellower sound, but they are hard to find these days.

Yeah, I'd use one of those badboys, it would be far out and gnarley, sweet.