Alan Ratcliffe wrote:
X-rated Bob wrote:
Playing with fingers only means you don't have to worry about where's the pick, what kind of pick, what if I drop the pick or why do picks cost so darn much.
Unless you play with nails, when you gain a whole bunch of other worries. Like "why is that strange man smiling at me like that?". ?
lol Ditch the polo-neck, Alan.
I don't know about this plectrum-losing business. ? When I take my guitars out of their cases, the plectrums are wedged in the strings. I play, I put the plectrum back in its position in the strings and put the guitar away again. I just don't seem to lose them. *shrug*
I'm amazed that someone could keep a plectrum for years, though - doesn't it wear out? Also, I use the rounded edges, not the sharp end, to pick with, so...I don't think I could use them if they had big bumps on them, meant to enhance grip - they'd catch in the strings. I also can't seem to hold onto the Tortex types - I've never dropped a plectrum at a gig, but I think I might if I used a Tortex-type. There's also the attack type to consider - I like what Tortex might offer in sharpness of character, but I don't like the tinny/twangy sound that happens when a hard plectrum strikes a vibrating string. On the other hand, I wish the Dunlop .73s I use would have SLIGHTLY more brightness to them. Plectrum choice really is a picky business.
I encountered something new on Saturday, when I had to use someone else's guitar and plectrum: the first plectrum I picked up featured a sunken area in the main body, meant to give a secure grip for your thumb. Of course, playing with the plectrum the other way around, as I do, I found it completely unusable. So, I was forced to use a red Sharkfin. (I will surely disown the track I laid down, in order to make it easier to reach closure over the incident. Fortunately, it involved mainly strumming.)
