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The Red Triangular Pick from Herdim is three picks in one. You can use all three tips from it and they have different gauges. I used it a lot when playing acoustics.
The cutout on Kirk Hammett's Jazz 3 pick was put there for pick scrapes.
Also to double pick the strings and make some cool strumming sounds.
Takes some learning curve to adjust the attack angle and speed, though.
Ultex is fun. I've always said it feels like the string bounces back, which his great for bouncy "core" riffs, but that "bounce" also feels like it goes back into your hand, causing extra fatigue.
The "Dava Control" pick is actually one of my favourites, haha
Same
Same here!
Same I use these all the time!
I love the version with the metal tip, gives my bass a really furious attack.
Yeah I was surprised to see that too, I've used them in the past and enjoyed them, and I know for a time in the past, Rick Graham used DAVA as well.
Great idea for a video!!! I don’t see enough pick videos out here. Personally I started using the DAVA delrin control pick about 20 years ago when my wife gave them to me as a Christmas gift and that’s my go to / all time favorite pick! They have a bunch of different types also.
Dunlop Ultex Sharp 1.0 is my all-time favorite. Never feels slippery and has great edge retention. Great for all styles, acoustic and electric.
Been playing 23 years and I've tried every pick up and down the Jim Dunlop line, in different pick sizes.
Tried the picks that Tim Henson, Kirk Hammett, John Petrucci, Rusty Cooley, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Paul Gilbert (Ibanez pick) use, but I always go back to the Ultex Sharp 1.0
Another pick that is oddly satisfying and fast is the Dunlop Flow Jumbo 4.0.. but only for electric guitar
Thanks for having a pretty direct comparison at the end, that really ties the whole video together.
My go-to picks are the 2mm Ultex Jazz III's, they're the transparent yellowish ones. I've tried many but nothing has topped these for me. That said, I never really considered how much effect the pick has on the sound, so I may look into finding something thinner and/or bigger when I'm doing chord or softer/smoother parts in recording.
Chris Broderick of Megadeth invented that pick. He talks about it in an interview between him and George Lynch. Go check it out 😎
Which pick?
Which pick?
literally wich pick?
@@I_like_guitar it was the spring thumb pick
@@I_like_guitar his thumb pic
The Dava is very versatile, I love the yellow ones for Western guitar and Rock on electric, but the plastic and rubber can detach slightly and this is a recipe for upstroke string breaking. The Kirk Jazz is one my daughter (11yrs) loves and the dent actually helps that it sticks a bit better to her small index finger.
I've tried dozens of different pick shapes and materials. They each sound and feel different. The standard Fender Cellulose Nitrate Picks have a excellent combination of nice tone, chirp, and feel. But, they don't wear well and are prone to getting annoying nicks in the edges. Still my favorite picks, and the nicks can be sanded out pretty easily.
I use the Pickboy Edge (looks exactly the same but has raised dots instead of the “speed holes”) and I love it. I like how stiff it is and it is a nice size, between a standard pick and a jazz III.
I use kirk hammets pick! Actually the weird cut on the other side of the pick is for scratch/slide on the string
I like the dava picks, the grip works for me, doesn’t slip.
Great video. Hadn’t realised that plecs could make such a difference to guitar sound.
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I tried the Dava picks at a mates and now they are my go to pick. The grip is just perfect and very rarely slips!
If you like the 2mm ultex, then definitely try the flow 4.2mm. Same material but the extra thickness means it has even more attach and tons of high end, and really comfortable in the hand.
That's awesome that PickBoy picks are still around. I used to like them back in the day. There were two variations, a nylon one and some kind of ceramic one, which probably wasn't too far off that bone pick sound. Then they became unavailable in NZ. Most of the time though I used the medium D'Addario delrins or the Jim Dunlop 1.0mm nylon. The problem with the delrin pics was they tended to get a bit slippery. This could be sorted by scratching the surface up with a box cutter etc. A couple of years ago there was a variant called the "Star Pick". Essentially a clone of D'Addario delrin, but had a star shaped hole punched through the centre. That worked extremely well for grip improvement. Then they became unavailable locally. These days I literally use whatever is on hand. Have made my own before too using polycarbonate from broken CDs and on occasion from old swipe card material.
I can’t use em all the time but I LOVE my Dunlop Fins .50! I play them like a regular pick though and a little bit of the fin still hits the strings most of the time.
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I've used the Dava jazz picks for a few years now. Im a big fan.
Same. I struggle with shaky hands and simultaneously gripping everything in life too hard. The rubber really lets me relax and not drop it every few minutes. Was so nice.
It's always fun to try out new picks. Somehow I always return to the Sharp Tortex
The James Hetfield White fang (1.14) is my go-to pick in most cases but I'll change up the thickness of the pick depending on what I'm playing.
i've been using dava picks for years and years. i use the ones you show for acoustic stuff, and the regular red ones for most electric stuff. i use a jazz 3 alot too, but i really think they should come with a warning. i started out using the regular fender picks. i tried the jazz3 because everyone said how great they are. after about 3 hours of playing one, i discovered that most other picks feel like i'm picking with a dinner plate now, and i hate using them. for me, the jazz picks work best after i wear the point off of them
I use those as well. Love the feel
I tried the Jazz III years back after Matt Heafy mentioned using them and now I'm stuck with them apparently. My preferred material is Tortex although I really love Ultex overall (little thick for me). Been looking at the Dava picks recently as well.
I didn't know Dava picks existed until I saw Thy Art is Murder live. One of the guitar players uses them and I caught it at the end of their set. Not for me but I get the appeal.
I've used a lot of different picks over the years but I keep coming back to the dava ones. They were really useful after I injured my thumb and had a hard time keeping a steady grip on smoother picks for a while.
The sharkfin is 3 picks in one... the ridges give a fuller sound to strummed chords. the rounded and sharp parts of the pics are for different types of soloing... I have them in 1.5MM and use them exclusively with my acoustic guitars.
I like them too, I think that the thing to do is experiment with holding them until you find the tones you like...
This!
I love them! 😅 Have a bunch of them here, got a multi pack to try different sizes, usually like around 0.8 - 1.0mm
4:26 Speed Holes!!! Fuck yeah!!! Race car pick right there, brother.
the ridged side of the sharkfin pick is supposed to simulate the attack sound of a 12 string which kinda works on steel string acoustic guitar. but only for chord strumming.
I've been swearing by Dava control picks for over a decade. I still have one from around 2013 when the dimples had indents (and they were ever so slightly smaller), but I'm grateful they grew a little more past 'jazz size'
I really like the Dava’s I use them a lot. But my all time favorite one I have to say is Dunlop 1mm nylon. That was my pick for over 10 years. Also Andy James’s signature picks are badass. Iron Age guitars has amazing picks as well. Expensive but the quality is truly there.
Dunlop ultex .73 standard shape Is my all time favorite pick. Bought a literal lifetime supply recently. Best $75 I ever spent
Loved the jazz 3 pics, but made a transition to the Dunlop stubby 2.0mm, same size but harder and bit thicker.
I actually love the DAVA a lot for acoustic, very versatile for my play style!
They've been my pick of choice for YEARS now...I like the versatility. Hold it normal and it's a bit flexible for strumming, then choke up on it and it's stiffer for lead stuff. I love them!
never had the Dava control grip tip pick, but the concept of it being more flexible when you hold it by the tail and more rigid when you hold it closer to the tip should be applicable to any pick below 0.80 thickness. Not exactly a technological marvel
@@vasileseicaru8740 Nope. Pretty simple. I love them!!
I got a friend who got some of these and says they are his favorite picks to use
Years ago when I first played with dunlop jazz 3 I've never gone back to some random picks. Never thought that a pick could hold me back until I got a taste of jazz 3. :D For metal bass I prefer bigger and thinner pick as it gives more definition to the attack. Another great discovery was Elixir strings, they might cost a double of some basic strings but they hold the clarity about three times longer and they feel so smooth to play.
I swore by the jazz IIs for forever but then I guess I just got over them. They certainly helped me improve my picking skills and capabilities and helped me get to the next level, and made me think about why that was and change my ergos with regular picks
Elixirs are well worth the money. They cost twice as much as most other strings, but they last 2-3 x longer, wether you are an occasional hobbyist or a gigging musician. They just sound great in general too and stay nice and keep their brightness and sustain longer. I just strung up my brothers Donner with them, and it sounds like a $400-$500 guitar now lol
Where I'm from the local music stores don't seem to stock cheap strings, Elixir strings were only a bit more expensive than the cheapest sets (can't remember the brand but they were still good), so i always go for them and love them.
I'm surprised the dava picks got such low reviews, those are my go to. Mostly just for the non slip grip
I’ve been using the Kirk hammer v cutout pick since they came out and everyone hates them but I love them!!
I have a steel, aluminum and a copper pick and they each have some crazy percussive elements to them. The copper and the aluminum are pretty cool for soloing, you get these high attacks that help emphasize some sections. The steel is good for chugging I've found . Has a djent element already. I also have some wooden picks made from different woods. They each have good applications
Apart from stellar playing, that was the most useful guide to how picks make a difference to tone. I am going to make sure that all my player friends watch it and agree on the fact that picks do make a difference!
My go to pick is the Dunlop Big Stubby 3mm. It's very thick and hard, has a very agressive attack but it makes it easy to play very fast and have a lot of control. Looks good too, transparent purpley goodness.
The whole point of the Dava picks is that they are soft when you hit the strings parallel and hard when you pick in an angle. How close you hold the pick to the tip doesn't influence the flexibility all that much. Because it's flexible when picking parallel, it gives you that nice thin pick slap and control when playing chords, and because it's hard when you hit the string in an angle, it's also great for shredding.
Dunlop tortex used to make a shark fin pick with the exact same shape as those I used to get them back in the day. I now use dunlop 3 mm big stubby, but use the blunt corner with an almost parallel attack
I gotta say, I was impressed by the D'Andrea Pro!
(The little house shaped one)
6:53
Ooooh, now I know where the intro riff from "Hourglass" comes from 😮
I use those red Dava picks. Personally they are what allowed me to improve my speed.
3:28 It's almost like those weird "rectangular" shaped picks that Ritchie Blackmore use
I used to love the Dava, but the rubber comes down too close to the tip. Really liking the Andy James Flow and Dunlop Petrucci Majesty picks
The Pro Plek shape was used by Ritchie Blackmore and Les Paul.
Also Chris Broderick from Megadeth sells the Pick Clip which also attaches to your thumb but you can use whatever pick you like in it.
The fact that Eddie used thin/medium picks always blows my mind.
My very first pick I used ( 40 years ago ) was that triangle shaped pick. Trying to play some Judas Priest as a teen. It wasn't too bad, but eventually moved on the the standard shaped pick.
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Was surprised to see Dava Control picks on here. I'm a Jazz III player, and Dava picks are pretty much the only other thing I like to use outside of a Jazz III. They also make a Jazz III size version of the Dava Control picks, and they're great too. I like that they have flex in them so you can strum with them if you want, but they have the super rigid tip that allows you to choke up on it and get more of a Jazz III-like experience.
Ritchie Blackmore used a pick like the Dandrea. It helps with the pick sweeping over the strings more efficiently.
The coil pick is used in brazilian music to the 7 strings acoustic guitar, cause it is the guitar to the bass line . The pick is used to the bass line and the fingers to chords. But there is another regular guitar to the chords. The 7th strimg is a C
.the best was Dino Sete Cordas
When i met him Josh Elmore of Cattle Decapitation was playing those Dava Control picks and gave one to me. He said its like having two picks in one :D
I started with dunop nylons 0.60 or 0.73mm.
Got into jazz3s and stubbys
Dava controls are my goto pick now. They're like having a stiff jazz and flexible nylon pick in one. Adjusting your grip and the stiffness is second nature coming from nylons.
I used to make ivory picks from old piano keys.. just like the bone one.
ohh shark fins with the rugged side against the strings is insane for palm muted extreme metal riffs, always was one of my favourites but a bit strange to play with for other than the full palm muting as you need to switch grip on the pick depending on what your playing :)
I use that Black Mountain thumb pick. For "regular" picks, usually a gator grip or else a wegen style pick
my current favourite pick is a tortek flow. I have the white one (I think 1mm thick) and my music teacher introduced me to them. I've been playing for almost a year now
Hi Bernth. For years I used 1.5mm picks various materials as I was told these help speed. They also have a duller sound and transfer picking mistakes to the fretboard. Consequently I would fret quick hard and didn't understand the relationship between pick width, and technique and sound. There is a pick width for each player that balances sound quality with technique ability.
I found that I use 0.88 mm Dunlop picks oftentimes as the sound is bright and they help me find deficiency in technique during alternate picking. Sometimes I use 1.0 mm Dunlop for easier time when I want more speed but I find the tone duller than the 0.88. I may also use a Dunlop nylon 1 mm which sounds as bright as 0.88 but is slightly stiffer.
Picking hand strength in my view affects what pick to use. The picks thicker than 1 mm I find frustrating as the sound is often bassier and the lack of delay to me affects the ability of the fretting hand to keep up with the picking hand.
Interesting you mentioned thinner picks for sweep picking, yes the bend in a pick can forgive picking inaccuracies.
Again there's a sweet spot between technique and sound to me likely 0.95 mm. Since 1 mm is standard I switch back and forth between 0.88 and 1 mm.
The jazz 3 picks really to me are too small, maybe to some the smaller size equates with more wrist tension that helps speed? During practice I'm typically doing wrist/hand stretches after every five min or so.
Thanks for the assessment of picks.
Davas are my favorite pick - not because of tone. They just feel so good between my fingers. If you don't know them - check 'em out.
That Dunlop Ultex Sharp 2.0 is one of my absolute favorite picks ever
Dava Control picks are a regular of mine. They were given to me years ago and they're really nice picks. I never noticed much of a difference with where I held them, but they were good for clean strumming.
I agree, I play mainly acoustic and I really enjoy them for it. Especially on certain guitars of mine, they sound wonderful.
I bought some of those fender tear drop picks around 2007 because i heard michael angelo batio say he used tear drop shaped picks and i didnt know he was talking about the dunlop jazz iii XD
Felt funny at the start because I also bought the dunlop variety pack when I first started and after a couple months the ultex sharp was my favourite shape in there.
Sticking with tortex flow these days, good balanced shape for me with the tortex material being super grippy without needing any weird bumps or "speed holes"
Try turning some of those pics in different ways, for different effects. The ridges and splits on a lot of them can yield some very interesting effects.
I think anyone who has ever played around with their box of picks at home knows very well that thickness and sharpness of the tip affect the tone. The thinner and sharper the pick - the more treble heavy the sound will be, the softer the edge and thicker it is the sound will end up smooth and heavy.
There's one you didn't try though and it's one of my favorites : the ultra-thin solid stainless steel pick. The attack and sound on those bad boys is mean and lean. They also strip any coating your strings might have but hey, chances are you're slacking on changing your strings regularly anyway.
Try Purple Plectrums at some point. They've got some of the most massive picks I've ever seen. They've got some single picks that are so large that they're like $50 a pop.😂 I got one of their variety packs a long time ago, and I will say, there's a couple of the smaller ones that I've completely fallen in love with. Surprisingly really solid picks. I think you'd get a nice chuckle out of the larger ones though.
The Sharkfin pick is my favorite, since 40-year. I use the white one when playing steel stringed acoustic.
I only use the sharkfin picks, the clear red ones you ised in this are my go to, a normal shaoed pick no longer feels right!
I’ve been using the “old” carbon nylon from pick boy (the ones with the marijuana leaf on) since I found them like 20 years ago, always found them fantastic for feel and playability, too bad they wear out like butter and they’re quite hard to find now
I swear by the Black Mountain thumbpick because it addresses a problem with the way my hands are proportioned and allows me to get the pick in the most optimal position without needing to actively grip it.
To try and explain: I have a fairly long thumb and the most comfortable way for me to hold the pick places the entire digit beyond where the knuckle of my index finger is when I form a fist. That used to require me to use both my index and middle finger in a kind of pinching motion in order to get a decent pick position. This would end up creating tension in my hand and would also mean that one of my fingernails was fouling up against the strings sometimes.
For people with shorter thumbs/a longer index finger, it's possible to set the hand in a kind of fist that creates a very secure grip on the pick without actively holding onto it, but that level of contact between my thumb and index finger really doesn't happen for me until I have more than half of my thumb sticking beyond the knuckles.
With the Black Mountain I can be in that more extended thumb position and only need to apply very light amounts of pressure from the side of the index finger. I now have a much better picking position from an ergonomics standpoint and I can much more intuitively adjust the angle of the pick by subtly flexing my thumb joint.
The ability to easily do fingerpicking and even adjust the controls without needing to consider how to do it without dropping the pick is also really good.
I prefer the jazz tipped ones, so it's not great to have such an expensive pick when the edge wears down and it needs replacing but I feel like the improvement in terms of how easy it is to play with them as compared to a regular pick makes up for it.
If they started doing them with a material that kept a sharp tip for longer and/or could be sharpened easily without wearing it down too much they'd be perfect
the 2mm sharp pick is my fav pick, got it in the variety pack and ended up buying more... love those things
I always liked small teardrop-shaped picks (Tortex Dunlops, I believe), 0.88 mm thickness. They're big enough to get a good grip on, but small enough to allow for fast and nimble motion, and without the bulk of a standard Dunlop pick (so you don't need to choke up to get more precision). 1 mm was always too rigid for me - 0.88 mm gives chugs that are nearly as weighty, but also allows for a slightly softer touch playing leads, and I even use 0.73 mm on occasion, for lighter music.
The red is Sharkfin is the thinnest of the series. I use the heavier versions for picking. The scallop side is great for
strumming with a 'scrape' sound which is really cool. Takes getting used to but it's worth it.
I just got a pack of Daddario 1.5 with the grooves in it so you can hold on to the pick better and I really like them it's a nice hard non-moving pick for the fast shredding
Dude, I love the signature Kirk Hammet picks they get you just a tiny bit closer than normal jazz 3. Been using them for maybe a year or two now. Before that I was using Eric Johnsons signature jazz 3.
One of my favorites is the Paul Gilbert signature pick from Ibanez.. next up is the celluloid jazz 3 that fender makes..
I do own a Sharkfin guitar pick and it honestly doesn't play that bad, the whole form of the pick is quite weird but you get used to it after a while and the softness of the pick is quite satisfying to me.
I use the pointy part.
from picks you used in this video i can say that kirks picks are pretty cool and pink/purple one looks like a heart so it's cute
I’ve been using a shark tooth pick for the last few months and the way I’ve been playing it is using that rounded part for chords and strumming and using the pointed part for picking
I do the same with them, but i also use the "weird" part that has the bumps for scrapes and pick slides
For Dime Bag and Wylde Pinch Harmonics, for me I found the Jazz 3 made a huge difference
1:32 I could swear you would play Feijão de Corda by Kiko Loureiro.
That song is amazing!
DAVA is amazing on piezo pickup. i love fender picks and personally use a mix of dava and fender teardrops and traditionals all for low tuned metal guitar
That Dandrea pro plec is actually a very old design I remember have a few like that in the 80s
I'm really fond of Star Picks, which have a star shape cut out of the center for extra grip. They might be a Sam Ash owned brand, as I've only ever found them at those stores. They come in a variety of thicknesses so you have a few options if you ever decide to give them a try.
Favorite picks ever since I was a kid. That cutout was a lifesaver for long practice sessions.
Yes i use star picks as my go tos now ... i got mine out of GC
Im all about my jazz-3... dunlop makes a thinner version called the tortex M3. Its the same size and shape, but it's a little thinner(still stiff with no bend). You can turn it sideways for acoustic playing. They're the only 2 pics ill play with!
The green one? I really like it
I've seen people that do their own with a hot pin to make the holes. I have a different brand "sharkfin" with a little narrower point Sizing thumbpicks is very important
The Pickboy Carbon/Nylon picks can produce very annoying static noise on electric guitar, because of its material mix. Especially in recording situation. Same problem is known with Dunlop Adamas picks. You can test it and notice the static noise by rubbing the picks slightly over the strings without touching any grounding metal with your hands. Than compare with regular picks.
But the Pickboy Pos A Grip Polycarbonate and Ultem alternatives are very good. For what ever reason they say 1.00mm, but they are very stiff and noticeable thicker (around 1.40mm when I remember correctly).
My favorite picks are some that my wife (though we weren't married at the time) brought back for me when she went on a trip to Peru. They're made of horn, and feel and sound incredible. It's almost like a thick fingernail, since horn and fingernails are both made of keratin. You know those tortoise shell picks that are illegal now? Also made of keratin, so a pick made of horn is basically the same thing (I assume, as I've never used a tortoise pick).
My favorite easy-to-get picks are Snark Teddy's neo-Tortoise. They're supposed to feel like tortoise she'll but made out of plastic. They don't really feel like the horn picks to me, but for a plastic pick they're super nice. A little bit of texture on one side to make it a little more grippy, but the tip and the bottom side are slick so it slides over the string nicely.
thanks for the suggestion, definitely gonna look for horn carved picks now. youre theory is completely scientifically sound
With the sharkfin pick you can get mental sounding pick scrapes by dragging the "knobbly' section on the strings, not sure that was intended in the design thinking! George Lynch used these picks during the Dokken era in the 80s you can see photos of them taped to his guitar
I used a planet wave black ice it was tiny as hell but i fell in love with it
I’d love to hear you play and review one of Roy Marchbank’s Phat Bhoy picks. Their shape is truly unique designed for micro movements and fluidity. They’d be wasted on me so that why a Bernth demo would be amazing 🖖
I've used the Dava Control picks for like 20 years, freaking love them!
The spring thumb pick looked pretty cool not gunna lie
I swear by them. Takes away the issue of the pick slipping and the fact that you can relax your hand a bit without worrying about dropping it allows you to play with less tension, in turn allowing you to play alternate picking lines more easily.
Honestly, the difference between them with the play-through at the end was really noticeable and I definitely like the last pick the most :)
I actually expected some really weird picks though like the jellyfish or something xD that's a fun one ngl. It has its own technique and everything.
Yesterday I looked at all of them to look what differences and benefits there are and today this video popped up. 😄
Because after 2 years of learning I desperately try to learn to play with picks. It never felt natural, it always feels like writing with a pen while only holding it with two fingers on the last 5mm.
Playing only with bare hands has its benefits but the tone is always dull and never clear as it could be.
My dad used to mess around with picks and material and I used to play a lot with a pick mades of beef bone and it made a lot of "squicky" noises that were really interesting.
I have been playing the Dava picks for years, love the, so much, just comfortable and precise
Im used to the Dulop 2.2 i think its the thickest one . Its purple. Gerry Garcia used them as well
DAVA control picks are AWESOME! You can adjust your gauge as you’re playing. Plus with the rubber exterior it has it offers grip too! Don’t knock that pick till you try it!