Lets Talk About Picks Baby! (A Guitar Plectrum Geek Out)

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[@DesignInNature]

I grew up in a very poor country. I remember the first time I saw a real guitar pick in person. I asked the owner if I could trace its shape on paper. He said yes. Armed with that paper mold, I went on a crusade to find the best household materials I could use to make picks. I used to cut up empty VO5 shampoo bottles to make bowed picks. I eventually settled on the plastic tops of certain types of food containers I found discarded. I made some of those for the bass player of my garage band at the time. We all cracked up at the end of practice, when we noticed the pickups and strings on his bass were covered in white dust. The pick was desintegrating with every stroke on the strings. The best ones I ever made were a couple I had shaped in 1996, from a discarded thick plastic prepaid phone card (Similar to a modern credit card). I used fine grit sand paper which I borrowed from a neighbor, to smooth the picks out. I coincidentally would use those same tiny pieces of sand paper, to remove the rust from my guitar strings. That way a set would last me almost a year. Those picks lasted me for years. Now I can buy dozens of the real thing for a few bucks. But I still treat all my picks with the same respect I treat my guitars. I love the small red Jazz 3s, as well as the standard size Ultex sharp point 1.14mm.

[@iwannaleavenow1456]

DesignInNature what year was it when you first saw a guitar pick? How old were you and how old are you now?

[@GrimRT]

This is a really cool story btw :D

[@ElCapinyoazz]

Those red (and black) Jazz 3's changed my life. My picking accuracy and speed immediately improved 50% just by changing to those little bitty things.

[@andrewince8824]

I found my Jazz 3 while having a pint at the student bar in Hull. Dropped my lighter, bent down to pick it up and there was a red Dunlop Jazz 3. Took it home, tried it out and now it's my second favourite pick.

[@simon_patterson]

That's fantastic ingenuity! Which country did you grow up in?

[@Johnk98]

I have a bout 3 trillion picks in my room and I only know where 2 are

[@glenralph5123]

Check your vacuum cleaner. Don't ask me how I know.

[@TheDyingScotsman]

hahahahah best comment! It's funny how they just vanish!

[@thechrysialid]

I have like 8 trillion picks and I use 3 of them

[@bjdenil]

Check your dryer... Or your best mates bedroom... Those seem to be the places to find your lost picks...

[@KeepItC1assic]

Stoowee Gerfuon I felt this on a spiritual level

[@masonomasono]

"I love the metal picks, I find it gives you more..." *breaks into massive solo* haha love it

[@jland12]

That thick pick at 5:42 magically disappears. Now I know why all my picks go missing.

[@kristdelgado]

porta bad edition of course

[@skyperez5279]

Cool its not just me

[@dotdots2660]

I thought I witnessed a Glitch in the universe

[@apeapeape999]

that's why i buy 70 picks at a time

[@JoaoMiguel-tv4uq]

@@apeapeape999 70 pickups???? You rich?

[@generalizedkyle]

Fun fact: celluloid is flammable, so if you're stuck in the woods with a large amount of picks, it's a great firestarter

[@TheZINGularity]

Well i mean its basically wood right?

[@blakesimmons5130]

RedCorsairr no

[@moviemaker1220]

yep, found that out when i replaced a touchscreen. i pried the screen open with old guitar picks i don't use... and the heat gun made them catch on fire

[@shreddykrueger2408]

Yeah now i see this comment (ices my hand)

[@lemlem35]

Burn all my picks to survive? I'd rather play til i die

[@lethalbydefault]

5:41 You guys actually managed to capture the elusive phenomenon of a pick disappearing into another dimension.

[@johnmoriarity4192]

To a Yank like me, plectrum always sounds like a medical term. "Is he dead" "Yep. Stabbed him right in the plectrum."

[@harrisonmyers1572]

John Moriarity in the UK, ‘pick’ is usually reserved for a finger pick, like what a lot of bluegrass and folk guitarists use

[@NorristownRoomofDoom]

Plectrum damn near killed him.

[@UmVtCg]

Well, the plectra are attached to the sternum. Also to the rest of the world aluminum sounds like a toddler unable to pronounce the word aluminium properly.

[@lanegill1747]

Haha yankee means a lil sum different in the south

[@-Pol-]

In martial arts one often targets the opponent's solar plectrum...

[@vixzen8892]

"That is an enormous giant black thing" -Rob

[@SVmanQ]

eventually someone was going to comment that

[@willemjansen1141]

From the man who said 'he doesn't have a lot of experience with a strap on'

[@clouds5]

:D that's what she said.

[@selimibrahimelhakim9931]

When i heard him say it i scrolled down the comments i knew it 😂😂

[@BladeDoomer86]

Ahah scrolled the comments to make sure i wouldn't be the guy stealing that joke.. 😏🤭

[@TheBroShowAus]

I love when Rob cuts himself off mid-sentence with his own playing.

[@joshfontanella]

Alex Fox hahahahahahahahahahaha

[@dishsoap2174]

Joshua Giuseppe Fontanella haahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaha

[@dishsoap2174]

Im an asshole ignore haha

[@dishsoap2174]

Stephen Curry its naaaaaturalllll

[@nathanjmartin19]

@@joshfontanella hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@danielgorman8725]

I use crisps because they also provide a handy snack...but they attract ants unfortunately.

[@danielgorman8725]

Maybe you could review preamp and power valves/tubes too as they are a frequent source of head-scratching among us Luddite types!

[@blueworm2341]

Stale crisps? Or fresh ones?

[@danielgorman8725]

Pickled onion Monster Munch

[@blueworm2341]

+Daniel Gorman Beautiful

[@Vee_Sheep]

Assuming you're not joking, wouldn't the *chips* break?

[@brendanwilley]

Chapman @ 20:36 “looks like a Pringle” *smells pick” 😂

[@yuuyacook355]

how about a pick I dont lose after 10 minutes

[@matthew65536]

Yuuya Cook then get a solid color, its less likely to blend in, also i use fender thin picks, they work pretty well.

[@christianc9409]

Yuuya Cook jazz iiis are really small so I always lose those. The John petricci ones are black and slightly bigger and thicker so I love those

[@ATthemusician]

Yuuya Cook I've kept the same ultex 2mm for about 3 years, I sanded it so it has a grip to it, its amazing and I would be upset if I lost it(even though I could just buy more)

[@ATthemusician]

I have misplaced it a few times though, as its a see through yellow and blends with my carpet. make one into a necklace :p

[@shmuel2361]

Drill one or two holes in the pick where your thumb & finger goes. Works for me,

[@biggoofybastard]

"No plectrums are made of fingers" Well fuck, are you telling me I have to sew these things back on now?

[@brianmacdonald7815]

Much easier to use someone else's. Just saying ...

[@bvdek]

Those plastic clips on the bag of a loaf of bread work quite well too lol

[@jimmyjarrett939]

The tortoise shell one isn't immoral enough for my tastes, I think I'll get one made out of dead human babies.

[@ianlenn5408]

Jimmy Jarrett trust me, they don't sound all that great. The real tone is in the dried out, stretched dog noses.

[@captainpiefox9133]

Jimmy Jarrett I love the sound of the hardened human cartilage picks that Dunlop released last year after NAMM. Beautiful tone

[@abanaszewski985]

Jimmy Jarrett lmaoooo

[@nbrosens]

TRVE KVLT

[@cactuz116]

Don't call yourself metal unless you play with a 5mm pick made of a murdered orphan's pelvis you fuckin poser. Trve Kvlt

[@noremacrekrap]

i love the part where hes making the captain guess whether its metal or plastic and then tosses the metal pick on his amp and it goes *ching* like you gave it away silly

[@sbnqy]

Cameron still got it wrong tho

[@hzknightTTV]

Same lmao

[@acatnamedbeef]

Right! I was looking for such a comment lmao

[@ivorharden]

I love the mini jazz III for picking, you can easily do pinch harmonics

[@ivorharden]

sim cards are good to use as picks aswell

[@TheIlluminatiREAL]

+mrj33v3s who has sim cards laying around 😂

[@ivorharden]

+The Illuminati me

[@willrouget3802]

Yeah love the mini jazz III, but I normally use larger pics, and I end up doing pinch harmonics every strum

[@ATthemusician]

Gnasher I used to like them, but I can't play as fast because I have larger hands so my fingers cover the whole thing and touch the strings sometimes.

[@e.g.systems6146]

For me, Rob hit the nail on the head when he said a rock hard pick doesn't move, so your HAND learns to allow a softer or harder "hit" on the strings, giving you more control. For me, Dunlop Big Stubby 2.0mm is a great all-rounder, and the concave bit on each side means it doesn't easily flip out of your fingers, and I'm pretty sure a 3.0mm would be great too. Can't stand thin picks, they're like trying to stab someone with a ripe banana :O)

[@rzantow]

I use the 3mm Big Stubby picks all the time for lead playing. Don't move, slick as snot on a doorknob, just great sound. The concave bit isn't quite in the right place for me, but by gripping by the raised portion just south of it, it makes the pick more useful for strumming. I also use a primetone 5 mm when I'm hybrid picking; it's a softer pick that matches my fingers better than the crisper Big Stubby.

[@jonnysteve_RF]

I love 2.0mm big and stubbies. Used them for a long time until I switched to Rock Hard Picks. Problem is they wear through after a few playing sessions.

[@jerrodrushford2503]

I use a jazz 3 so pinch harmonics are easier and I have more control. Also finger style is easier to switch to

[@e.g.systems6146]

Last time I saw someone putting snot on a doorknob, it was a woman, and, well, she wasn't thinking about guitar... :O)

[@EgoShredder]

I tried those Stubby 2.0mm for a year or so back in the mid 1990s, but I hated what the sharp pointy tip did to my sound. I like a thick, textured sound with a tiny bit of bite, hence why I have since used a Jazz III.

[@user-rf5px3gh3p]

The editor strikes again at 5:42... pure genius

[@Noel11897]

Do a video where lee can't use a g chord

[@magicmandan9294]

or a guitar challenge where lee can't use a strat

[@composerdave68]

Anyone else notice the pick magically disappear at 5:41?

[@blackbirdmarlin5574]

Lol yep. Cue Twilight Zone music.

[@daftdoggo7662]

+Hans Lung nope fuck that, cue twilight zone by Rush

[@Payne2view]

You should get a free pick just for noticing that.

[@marvinhenry288]

i see that too 😂

[@WilliamTanaka]

Phenom that happens with all pick. Try to reproduce it in your home enviroment: drop the pick without looking or just lay it on the table and turn or head.

[@JonasTheBonas]

That beginning was so great

[@JonasTheBonas]

It was so cute I cried

[@jackdaniel1362]

Traversing the dark? 'Tis but a fairy tale.

[@20quid]

"Do little squirts of plastic hurt anybody?" Yes, ironically they hurt turtles.

[@StrazzieB47]

I think you were being picky with the selection there

[@SVmanQ]

ha >insert fake laugh here

[@ashrafthe]

your profile picture though

[@BladeDoomer86]

Get out. Right now young man. (Or dog wearing glasses, weirdly enough).

[@xxczerxx]

Jazz III Ultex XL, you'll never use anything else after trying them. Plus, I think Bea uses them so that says enough!

[@JeDxDeVu]

He has his own custom made ones

[@Marcaine]

True! Those and the normal Ultex Sharps!

[@neilomac]

Ultex Jazz III XL Master Race represent. \m/ (Although I am fond of the Ultex Sharps and I used Big Stubbies for yeeeears too)

[@mentox6592]

The yellow ones right? I also fell in love with them.

[@pimsmise]

That's what happens with rob's Gravity picks for me. Can't use anything else. ever.

[@Joeobrown1]

jazz iii with the grippy part - that's the way to go. you can spin them round for a scratchy sound, and you're not going to have top grip it and worry about dropping with sweaty hands.. anything bigger just feels horribly flappy to me

[@MrAwsomeguy666]

surpsingly i tend to drop those more when i get sweaty hands while playing

[@blackbirdmarlin5574]

+Sam Mansfield I thought i was the only one. I have a harder time holding on to them than picks without grip. Wonder what our problem is lol.

[@MrAwsomeguy666]

+Hans Lung i think that sweat builds up between the grip points and works as a film of slippy sweat which makes you lose grip. i prefer the tortex/delrin picks as grip is added by the natural matte finish of the pick

[@anxiousmindmusic]

and me :)

[@Koos_R]

There's a Dunlop Tortex pitchblack which is the size of the Jazz III, available in different thicknesses.... just saying.

[@jerryx2000]

how about a pick with GPS build in so I can locate it on my phone.

[@davidfrantz3473]

I just store mine in the giant hole on my acoustic.

[@glenralph5123]

@@davidfrantz3473 I keep mine inside my vacuum cleaner bag.

[@Victor-vc9br]

I don’t think they have gos in the void

[@paulwinter9783]

Wow that's half an hour of my life I'll never get back!

[@MultiAlerocks]

Little know fact The captan is ripped

[@MostLikelyMortal]

Decades of working in the store moving product does that to ya

[@Pr0ject2]

+MostLikelyMortal he doesn't do the moving he's the captain lol

[@goneout3062]

I think he's put on muscle over the last year. Good for him.

[@MultiAlerocks]

+Gone Out great guy

[@CaptAnderton]

Ha ha ha - not exactly ripped!! Maybe just slightly less out of shape than a year ago ;)

[@Frrarii]

i use Dunlop Tortex 1.14 (the classic purple one)

[@joshxms2260]

I have a purple 2mm tortex

[@1097jad]

Personally use gravity picks(razer) or the JP sig jazz 3's

[@LTPVisuals]

Same!

[@joshxms2260]

I decided to get a 2mm big stubby

[@micronesia3797]

I use Dunlop's Tortex 1.14 too, shame they don't come in a thicker version.

[@brianroach1993]

I've spent the whole morning and most of the afternoon watching your videos including this one (when I could have been practicing, dammit). I've enjoyed every one, this included and you lot are wildly entertaining, great teachers and easily understood. Thanks for taking the time to do these! I have a miniature metal lunch box about 2x2x2 full of picks in my practice studio full of all the plectrums I've collected out of curiousity while at the guitar shop getting strings, etc. and often fiddle about with different ones, the current being a Gypsy which can be found on eBay, pretty pricey but a gift to me from a family pro jazz player. It takes guts to wield it but you might gift it a try. Back in my coffeehouse days I remember using a folded business card with folksy tunes on a '53 Martin 018. Nice soft sound, thanks for the memory. I still have that Martin...

[@georgec2871]

one of my favourite videos, cheers guys x

[@Apevia21]

I have a hole punch type thing that you put old credit/gift cards into and it cuts them into picks, They aren't the greatest picks but its a neat novelty.

[@benryan2140]

I actually prefer old credit card picks to anything else idk why

[@alexmatthews2332]

Good to use in a emergency too haha

[@SparkyNarwhal]

I have one too! they work pretty good but I usually have to file down the rough edges before I use them.

[@szczerzo]

Because of the money sound.

[@shellbournian]

I use my pick punch to give picks to people who ask to borrow one. That way, when the ultimately pocket it, it's not one of my good ones. Also good for when I run out and don't want to go to the store.

[@wv2100]

Jazz III, the carbon fibre like material with the max grip. Never turned back.

[@souloftheage]

Tried em. Damn stiff for me.

[@raimondspauls]

Ha. I remember cutting my first plectrum out of a margarine pack back in the 90s. Good times.

[@fortj3]

Love the vids. You never fail to both enlighten and entertain me. Plus, you both seem like great guys.

[@kazimolgu1535]

I love the bromance between these guys

[@doksfrommars]

"With a little pick there is not a lot to put out " - Rob Chapman 2016. #picksoutforharambe

[@AmlorBluefog]

I'm not sure if someone else has already made this suggestion, but how about a guitar neck challenge - like rosewood vs. maple?

[@gregcsefko]

I’ve never heard of the 3 components before. Really cool info. Especially for teaching! Thanks!

[@marcushogan6613]

Love the way you played Wish You Were Here at the start on a Martin D35. That's the exact guitar that David Gilmour used for the lead bits and the main riff is on a D12-28

[@jackalker6384]

I'm 1 minute into the video and it's already the best video youve ever made

[@jonnyroxtar]

Cleaning bright green Tortex dust off my white Charvel in the 80s ...ahh the memories.

[@eggburtdilusia9599]

Years ago (I've been playing a loooooong time) I read a "beginning guitar" book that had an entire discussion on picks. The thinking in those days was that different picks were for different playing situations. Keep in mind, the document was written before Clapton, or Hendrix. The book was written for the day when guitarists would be part of the rhythm section of a larger band. In that context some of that advice makes sense, however in today's "shredder world", thicker and stiffer picks are the rule. Thanks for bringing back an old memory. Keep up the vids, I like your format!

[@aranegames9622]

wow, i'm early. just passed my exams. great timing xD

[@samconran]

Nice job! Well done :)

[@hjsguitars1374]

Congratz

[@aranegames9622]

thanks guys :p

[@benhanson6720]

i failed a few of mine :(

[@aranegames9622]

did you still get 5 Cs?

[@henribest4637]

Yellow tortex for life

[@phlopalopagus]

80 something mm Dunlop Nylon for life. Perfect for strumming on normal side and stiff upside down for picking.

[@officialWWM]

Green!

[@Jdb_]

Same!

[@davidozab2753]

Blue!

[@jajahgadis]

For acoustic.

[@Jpw824]

I LOVE the sound of that Martin!

[@johnd942]

Well done fella's! Enjoyed it!

[@Colhogan06]

I have a pretty big assortment of picks also. That being said, I still tend to gravitate towards the thinner picks. My pick of choice is the .46 thick pick. It flexes more when strumming. Especially if strumming both ways. It just seems more forgiving when strumming up from the hi E to the Low E. But now it seems like I just feel more comfortable using the thinner .46 pick so I use it all time. With one exception, when playing one of my acoustic guitars. The thin picks dont really fair very well on the thicker acoustic strings.

[@mrglitchcrazy8695]

Did nobody notice the plectrum disappear at 5:43 when Rob set it down on the table?

[@monkeyman12328]

MrGlitchCrazy that’s how pix get lost

[@benjones8476]

That angled pick tip is one of the greatest bits of information I've picked up since learning how to walk...

[@AhmedKhaled-cr3ti]

love you both really enjoy your playing on guitars especially acoustic guitar

[@JamieClark]

"That is an enormous, giant, black thing!" --Rob Chapman 2016

[@captainpiefox9133]

I regularly use the plectrum they mentioned rob scallon while holding. The 3mm Dunlop stubby triangle is my default plecky

[@JellyrollHorton]

That went on a little longer than expected, but actually sme good nuggets of new info in there, especially for us new players. Thanks guys!

[@Kkdsemon]

I am absolutely in love with Tortex sharps. Outrageous accuracy

[@sampark17]

I find John Petruccis jazz3s are my current favourite, they are just like larger more comfortable standards 3s, plus the nice smoothed out edge is great for shed

[@mr.deafeningguitar1547]

Green Tortex is my favourite, feels more ''natural" than others, even though they're all made more or less the same.

[@InTheLifeOfAnArtist]

Cool I learned so much.

[@monstrositydnb]

I have to say I have not been learning to play very long but after watching this I found using Rob's picking technique helped me pick a lot better and I will be using it from now on. As always guys thanks for the content

[@brianmacdonald7815]

I was a little disappointed that they didn't get more into the differences in attack, how different materials affect a player's tone, and choosing different styles and thicknesses to help or enhance certain music genres , ( by that I mean different speeds, how many strings are being picked at speed, etc.) and overall, how different materials and thicknesses make a difference in not just tone and attack, but actual playability. I got the feeling that this was either a sort of half baked video idea, or that they were perhaps trying to keep from going too deep into the subject where more casual viewers would become bored or lost. I heard more tonal and attack differences than were discussed, and I am actually at a point in my playing where I am really putting a lot of thought into picks. I used Dunlop 1mm nylon picks for well over a decade, mostly because of the grip that they provide, but when I started a new project, playing more straightforward heavy metal and NY/HC inspired music ( much slower than the death metal 16ths, and even prolonged 32nds licking) I realized that I felt the need for more attack, and through trial, became happy with Tortex .60mms. They have that powder coating when new that helps the grip, and I have much less problems with the pick spinning while playing now anyway, probably just from improvement over the years. I'm not going much farther with this because in the last year or so especially, I have been putting a lot of thought into picks and learning much more about all things plectrum, even to the point of using three completely different picks depending on the style and speed of a given song. I understand that many people might find an in depth discussion and video about the truly finer points of what many people consider to be the least important piece of guitar gear, but I am learning that picks, especially for electric guitar, are far from a trivial subject. Perhaps this subject could be covered in a bit more organized, science of playability way. There is more to the science, engineering and outcome than most people seem to think. Dunlop alone wouldn't manufacture the hundreds ( maybe even over a thousand) different cuts, bevels, materials and thicknesses if all that was needed is a triangular hard thing to hit strings with!

[@bonerici]

you have your history mixed up a little. tortoise shells went out of favor sometime around 1925 or 1930 when Luigi D'Andrea invented the celluloid 351 pick (now called the Fender 351). This was the pick that Les Paul himself famously would use, though he would glue sandpaper on it to give better grip. When the herco picks came out around 1965 all the guitar gods were playing them but most picks were still celluloid. People still bought the tortoise picks of course because guitar players will try them all to figure out what they like. By 1973 the shell picks were made illegal but plastic picks were still the most common, so you all all kinds of plastic, celluloid, acetal, lexan, acryllic, delrex. But as for pick material you can quote Les Paul for what is really important. When asked which pick he liked he replied "The pick that is in my pocket". the meaning is, the music is not in the pick, it's in the musician.

[@exodusfivesixfivesix8050]

The Dunlop Jazz III stiffest is my favorite. They are black. Great for action and just seems so easy and natural lol

[@jacobdurfey2340]

that is the best tone I've ever heard out of robs hands. and that les Paul also sounds magnificent, whatever amp that is suits that guitar great

[@DreamsCatcher101]

My favourite pick i own is one my daughter got me, when she was 8, with "Love you" inscribed on the side. its metal so i dont us it but i do have it stuck under the scratchplate on my acoustic. But i also have a pick stamp so i make them out of all sorts of things. Not tried dog chews yet.

[@demantoid418]

celluloid picks are flammable!!!!!! very cool!!

[@catdumpling]

That flammability is why movie studios switched from celluloid film to acetate in the 50's. See, celluloid is _very_ flammable, even at fairly low temps. Old celluloid film had a bad habit of literally bursting into flames _on the movie projector_, just from the heat of the lamp behind it. A lot of movie theaters burned down due to film fires, and quite a few people actually died in those fires. Some old movie theatres will often still have steel film drawers and pull-down fire walls in the projection booth; those became safety requirements back in the early-mid 20th century after a few theater fires happened. BTW, ping pong balls are still made from celluloid too ;) .

[@crimsonspartanstudios5641]

Yeah, my dad put out a cigarette on a celluloid pick and it caught fire once, I still use it though haha

[@catdumpling]

David Driver Yeah, it's a neat looking material, but it's pretty outdated as far as plastics go. It's my favorite pick material, but it wears out really fast. I switched to Ultex a few years ago and fell in love: it sounds and feels as close to celluloid as I've found, but is _much_ more durable. Unfortunately ultem (the actual plastic it's made of) is rather expensive, but I end up having to buy picks less often anyway so it mostly works out. The Clayton Spikes are a cheaper option than the Dunlop Ultex, although the Claytons seems to have rougher edges out of the packages.

[@BallistaBomber]

are the pics made by fender celluloid

[@catdumpling]

Untrue. Almost all "tortoiseshell" picks are still made from celluloid (although it's not just the brown ones, it comes it all sorts of colors.) Most celluloid sheets are made in Italy and China these days so it's readily available, it's just not made in the US much because of the safety issues and because it's not structurally very sound. Celluloid shrinks like crazy as time passes, which is why Fender and Gibson stopped making pickguards with it decades ago. Like nitro lacquer, it never stops outgassing or shrinking, but that's not really a concern with wear items like picks (or ping pong balls, which are also mostly still made from celluloid for some reason. I'd bet money that's why China still has a fairly large celluloid industry though, they _really_ like table tennis over there for some reason.)

[@Ben_Mdws]

A 32 minute video about plectrums…YES PLEASE

[@tradeka4206]

The writing that came on the screen when he said "fingers" made me laugh out loud in the middle of the night and I hope no one in my family woke up 🐐

[@blaine_elmore]

That beautiful Les Paul though.

[@Wafflethyme]

Only chapman can make a 30 minute video about picks

[@SonyTrinitron]

Still my favorite my intro to any video on this channel. And I have started using those pink picks and I love them.

[@timbowers4250]

Very nice sounding acoustic!

[@tonallysavage3990]

“I used to be a guitar player, but then i took a plectrum to the knee”

[@theronthebrutal]

Jazz III's or nothing. If MAB uses them, they must give you godly powers.

[@chavarinbonbyn]

The best intro ever !!!

[@HiddenPlease]

give me my green turtle Tortex any day of the week. Love the videos! Also, crazy editing at 5:40 - unless picks can teleport now!

[@TheJipino]

Notice the metal sound at 11:30 when he puts down the brass pick :) That would've already made clear which one was which if the Captain had been paying attention.

[@robertogrady2798]

Really enjoy the acoustic tone from you guys. More acoustic reviews?

[@ADRNG]

I agree. It has a very pleasing texture. It's tastefully "rattly," almost like it just adds a little natural "distortion," but not muddy in any way. I have an HD-35 and, experimenting, I've found that the best way to get that kind of sound is make sure I'm strumming over the sound hole. I naturally tend to play more toward the bridge, where you're going to get a brighter, thinner sound, which I don't prefer. Obviously, there's more to it, and I'm no sound engineer, but I find that playing over the sound hole just sounds crispier and tastier to my ear.

[@jmcsquared18]

Completely agree with Rob. Metal plectrums attack the wound strings much harder. Nice for metal or rock rhythm sounds.

[@ordinarypablo]

That hug is everything I need in life

[@MateNako]

"That is an enormous giant black thing" - Rob Chapman 2016

[@aikensource]

favorite pick rn is the Dunlop Big Stubby. 3 mm. cheap, but no flexibility at all so I have good control

[@DanialADimitri]

♥️♥️♥️ that intro

[@dewaynewhite2928]

Man ya'll are something else and kool ☆

[@guitarFlownimo]

The Hetfield Blackfang is a Great Pick 👌

[@guitarFlownimo]

👌 also this how Het holds his Pick 👌😅

[@JustinVenessasknownasKurt]

Yeah, the black fang is my personal favorite of all time

[@Epiidevvy]

Flownimo Yeah, I've been playing the black fang for a while. just wish they where a little thicker

[@saucegodd5714]

I hold my pick like that too lol

[@rockerseven]

Actually Het holds his pick with his thumb, index, and middle fingers. And if I'm not mistaken, it's basically a Dunlop 1.00 mm pick that has his own custom artwork.

[@verigone2677]

I like the Big Stubby's or the 1 mm Pit Bull Brain picks (plain ol nylon pick with double sided grippy surface)

[@danroyston9296]

Jeremy Hale yes to brain picks. Can't find them anywhere now.

[@astarothgr]

daaamn, the intro is MAD!

[@sbennett2112]

D'Andrea started making guitar picks out of celluloid sheets in 1902. They made all the picks for Fender, Gibson, and Martin decades before Herco.

[@ElliotWood21]

I want to see Lee do a full cover on wish you were here

[@m1scmus1c]

I use dragon's heart picks, and I HIGHLY recommend them...

[@bridgethayes604]

Misc.Music I really want one. Do you have any suggestions on where I can find them though?

[@jasondavis-lb5kv]

You gotta kill a dragon to get 1

[@angelorizzieri3696]

jason davis 😂

[@cordellsounds]

With any instrument the exciter is as important as the object. I have a bowl of picks in the studio so we can choose the right one for the record. Good to see it talked about. The difference in picks at high gain can be huge.

[@overdueresidue]

Oh man, that Martin sounds amazing.

[@TheDistortionist]

Ultex Sharps are incredible. .73's for life.

[@GenteelCretin]

I'm right there with you; I'm able to strum comfortably without too much resistance, but when doing single-string runs or arpeggios, they are firm enough to retain their shape without the "slapping" sort of rebound that many of the other thin picks seem to have. I actually bought a pack of 72 a year ago because I was always losing them at shows, and people would steal them in our rehearsal space.

[@user-qn8rg3sv6j]

"thats a enormous big black thing"-robchapman

[@stephenlawler3829]

In 1979, I was at a Rick Derringer in NJ and was right at the stage. He used Herco gold coloured plectrums. I got one that fell off his mike stand. For some time, it was my most prized R&R possession.

[@WrenchDevil6]

I played with the Dunlop .88 Jazz (Green) Tortex for at least 20 years, ,off and on, and was never quite satisfied with my picking. I've played with pretty much everything Dunlop has made over the years. I own shark fins, metal, Tortex Sharps, JD205, Star picks (with the star die cut for "less slip"), The Pickboy Nylons of varying thickness, Mexican pesos, and more, and about 5 years ago, I discovered that the reason that I kept trying to find the ideal pick to replace the Tortex Jazz, was that I had to hold it so tightly to keep it in place and to maintain my pick attack. 9 years ago, I switched to the Clayton .80mm Acetal rounded triangle, and my playing has never been more consistent. I never imagined that I'd not play a Dunlop pick. This video was an excellent trip down memory lane and interesting to see how many similarities that Lee and I share in our history of picks. And I too used to love the powdery feel and grip of the fresh Dunlop picks. The Claytons have the same powderyish texture that goes along with matte finish picks. Excellence as always. Thanks for the vid!

[@dajerk7082]

I have an idea.......human finger nail guitar pic's. whatta think?

[@BedroomPanic]

Thats already been made.

[@dajerk7082]

+anonny mouse well I work at a funeral home so I have a almost endless supply. just pull them out( they pop out real easy) then I can sand them into shape, and there ya go, a human fingernail pic.

[@shaunm1983]

I have a nice fungal yellow toenail i could send you

[@dajerk7082]

+Stinkfist2000 those r a little to brittle to use. thanks anyway.

[@ninerSFniner]

Check out Chris Zoupa's channel. That's all he uses.

[@dishsoap2174]

5:42.. The hell just happened them ghosts

[@Renegade-Sam]

i love thin picks for strumming gives it that nice sound

[@johngbradt]

Thank you 🎸🤟😎 You should do a newer version of this video!