Ive looke dup on Guitar picks and Ive found the most common are Celluloid, Nylon, Tortex, Derlin and in some cases some sort of metal?
Ive know what celluloid and nylon feel like but i have no clue on the others?
Whats the difference? and if size matters on feel and all that im a person who likes thin celluloid picks and .73mm nylon.
2006-12-01 17:13:08 · 4 answers · asked by B 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Celluloid is the typical pick...plastic.
Nylon and Tortex are both nylon. Tortex is the texture on the pick.
Delrin is very slippery plastic and softer than nylon.
Metal picks make a very crisp and edgy sound with very fast attack. Also kill your strings pretty quick.
There are also picks made out of mica (stone). They have properties similar to metal but are heavier and don't destroy your strings as quickly.
2006-12-02 02:25:27 · answer #1 · answered by bikeworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally it's not really an issue. Some people just like different things, and different materials give a different feel or hardness. It's pretty much a matter of preference alone, I guess you'll just have to try them out ...but no, there aren't really any picks or materials that are universally better. Depends on what you're playing too, if you're going to play really fast passages, chances are you're going to need a pick that feels like a rock, you'll melt a soft thin pick playing Slayer all day :)
Not that this helped a lot, but ...
2006-12-03 23:23:44 · answer #2 · answered by bumblefast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try using a coin, like SRV did.... I think he used a Peso
2006-12-04 04:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tortex jazz picks are the $h!t. cant be beat.
2006-12-05 16:59:30 · answer #4 · answered by guitarcrazy408 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋