Picks made of metal



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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby qersty » Fri Jan 11, 2019 2:53 pm

coupleonapkins wrote:Clayton makes steel, brass & copper picks, but probably not 1mm?

Clayton are awesome, i use their copper ones. Far from 1mm though
imagine finding out your son is your daughter & she's into noise music
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby JonnyAngle » Fri Jan 11, 2019 3:47 pm

Dunlop .51mm will be here in a weekish

When I think metal, I think I want heavy and with lots of substance
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby rfurtkamp » Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:25 pm

Paradoxically, I don't wish for the ones I have to be thicker (TWSS) ...the lack of flex and the different grip of metal versus plastic make them usable for me, when thin plastic isn't due to nerve and other damage to my right thumb.
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby manymanyhaha » Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:42 am

JonnyAngle wrote:Dunlop .51mm will be here in a weekish

When I think metal, I think I want heavy and with lots of substance


Those are heavy in that they don't bend at all, if that is what you mean.

I actually use the thinner elliptical ones that do have some bend. https://www.juststrings.com/dun-46rt20. ... dun-46rt20

These can also be cut, if one wants to try that Albini twin edge modulation trick
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby JonnyAngle » Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:44 am

I’m pretty sure I want no bending
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby manymanyhaha » Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:55 am

Then you sir shall receive
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby codetocontra » Sat Jan 12, 2019 7:00 pm

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Top row, First two are from Albini, one on the right was made by me with a hole punch and it sucks.
Middle row, copper
Bottom row, first two are steel, aluminum on the right and it sucks.

My favorite is the DR steel. No flex. Really grown to appreciate the sharp tip. Ice Pix are pretty okay. I used the medium copper for years, they wear a bit over time. They make a non-flex steel pick here: http://ice-pix.com/metal-stainless-stee ... mm-3-pack/

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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby manymanyhaha » Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:04 pm

Thanks for that, had not seen an actual Albini pick before, only the description
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby JonnyAngle » Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:08 pm

I got my Dunlop .51s today. They might be just what the dr ordered!!!!
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby adamajah » Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:39 pm

JonnyAngle wrote:I got my Dunlop .51s today. They might be just what the dr ordered!!!!


The Metul Doctor :rock:
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby codetocontra » Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:06 am

Cautionary pictures.

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My old pickguard that came with my EGC. Played the hell out of it in my old band. It used to be polished like a mirror. Hard to photograph but most of the surface in the picking area is basically sanded now.
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby JonnyAngle » Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:10 am

that's not that bad. It'd be totally fucked if it were a wood guitar i spose
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby ck3 » Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:10 am

Has anyone found affordable Jazz III picks fashioned out of metal? Timbertones offers a mixed set through Amazon that looks nice, but costs as much as a cheap pedal.

Also, this thread really got me thinking more about alternate pick materials like bone, horn, stone, coconut shells, and Tusq™. I'm curious how each would compare to nylon or Ultex™.
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby JonnyAngle » Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:08 pm

I have been using metal picks exclusively for 2-3 months. These babies SHRED strings; I'm flattening out the winding on my D string, so it causes an awful buzz. I love the feel, so I'm not going back to the Tortex!

Who else is using metal picks?
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Re: Picks made of metal

Postby cbm » Mon Apr 22, 2019 2:14 pm

I used the Dunlop stainless steel picks for a long time, but while they have next to zero flex, they are also pretty thin, so that may not work for you. They last forever, and ping when you drop them on a hard surface, so they're even hard to lose.
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