Jeff Loomis Explains How Guitar Picks Affect Tone
Guitar god Jeff Loomis gives his insight on why pick choice matters when searching for the perfect guitar tone, and then Miami tests out a few styles to see how they sound. What picks have you tried? Let us know in the comments!
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Originally posted by UCRNZKbfxvdyFNYWrWNNf3AA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36FMS_38k9g
I have been using Jazz 3s for decades.
The standard 1mm tortex has more attack and umph than the loomis
Go to the pick and run see schells gas station t shirts and find out with ,, SATAN ????????????????????????????????
Dunlop ultex jazz iii 1.38 mm
i mostly play speed metal and umm well i dont use a pick
I like the Andy James Flow picks A LOT and also another kind that I won't mention here because they are already difficult to get.
Interesting. I've been experimenting with different picks, after years of Yngwie inspired Dunlop 1.5mm. I tried a Dunlop sharpie, but them a chore to play with. So I tried a max grip jazz III. I dig the size but they're too thin & I don't like the tone. So now I'm using a Dunlop tortex 1.5mm jazz III. It's the best pick I've tried so far.
Pure Awesomeness!!! Thanks for following up on this series Miami!!
By a stroke of luck, recently tried a Dunlop tortex Sharp but 2.0, and loved the precise picking you can get from it so I’ll have to try the 1.5 now!! Another pro pick is the Dunlop Ultex Sharp 1.0 (or up) but this one Id recommend more for riffs than for precise picking! ( I love 2.0 for aggressive metal triplets).
IMO jazz 3 always felt like my fingers were cramping up and I could get the picking action and attack only in very limited circumstances (must depend on hand length and size since Petrucci does seem to get a ton of mileage from them).
Just the tip huh?
Shoot, they all sound good to me.
Jazz 3 M2 green ! Amazing !
I'm drunk, and stoned. But are you playing that guitar Swanö style ? If so and I am not crosseyed or some shit, then fucken oath bro, thats some killer shit !
I started off using the standard tortex .88 but over time it would slip so I switched to the tortex flow .88 I liked it but noticed it would bend over time. I just switched to the Dunlop flow grip 1.5 and found what I was looking for, it’s giving me the sharp warm pick attack I like and still has that heavy sound for downpicking
Black jazz 3. Take a steak knife and and ettch some scratches in an x for grip.
I love using thicker guitar picks, i've been using the dragons heart picks for years now. I keep a bunch and give them away to strangers i meet that say they play guitar because i love them so much and i want others to experience them
Jeff's guitar looks pretty nice but what is yours good sir? One of the nicest looking electrics I've seen
I use the same pick!
I also play with dunlop 1.5's , I use the Big Stubby
Wow, didn't know that there would be such a significant difference! Thank you for this vid
Interesting that note attack makes sense I just try to have the least amount of pick sound possible. Kind of Eric Johnson style where the tone of the guitar is what is coming through most, not the pick hitting string.
Ok that joke about the tip had me rollin son
And the rest of this 100. I swear by Dunlop picks
I've used jazz iii's for years but I have to admit the Jeff Loomis ones sound great.
I ordered those picks from the U.K. called Dans guitar picks, absolutely love them!
I prefer none ????
4:24 always love to see Left Handed Player's like me!!
Though I've been playing Dunlop Tortex picks forever, I've notice that chirpiness is noticeably more present with picks made of Ultex. I'll switch to Ultex when I'm looking for that chirp. I've found picks made of nylon sound the best on acoustic, but they wear down quickly. The pick material and thickness affect tone quite a bit.
I see no difference between those! All respects to Jeff Loomis ????
I like the Dunlop 427P2.0 Ultex Jazz III, 2.0mm picks. They work great for me on both guitar and bass.
I was playing with Dunlop Sharps 1.5 and 1.14 for 15 years. Its the pick with the best attack by FAR, but it always troubled me in the bass strings as I couldn't relax my hand enough and I was getting fatigued.And I tried, but its just my style I guess…. I moved to Jazz 1.14 and 1.5 which worked better for riffing but the attack was definitely less on soloing. I recently moved to JP Trinity and its just as cool as a Jazz and has better attack, closer to the Sharps, but it glides far better. Now after a few years, when I pick up a Sharp it feels really difficult..lol..Amazing I was playing 15 years with them 🙂
I have a box of picks of different sizes and shapes but, in my experience, this one I found the hardest to use.
When i first started on guitar i was using fender picks and they would slip very easily in my fingers but when i discovered the dunlop max grip picks i got hooked it stays in place the tone is crisp and it help with the fact then im trying to get faster
"just the tip" is a dangerous game.
That percussive and chirpy pick attack is why many metalheads swear by the blood, sweat and tears of mostly alternate picking.
Hey Joey how are you finding using right handed guitars as a lefty?
Personally like the Ultex Jazz 3 – XL Series, very thick and heavy-duty with sharp tip.
He is look better now, not skinny
Ronaldinho Gaucho.
Dunlop sounded the best
The Dunlop Stubby Jazz 3.0mm, the god of picks.
For your little demo part it wouldve been helpful if you'd play some fast alternate picking licks (instead of downpicking and pull offs) , since the attack on for up and down stroke might sound different especially between the different picks
I use a Dragon's Heart GT pick it's 2.5mm love the tone from it
1.5mm is too much testosterone for a simpleton like me.
stares bitchily at my .88mm
I bougth some of his sharpy picks, now i cant imagine myself not playing without it…
Finally someone adressed that!
Nolly once explained in how to achieve his bass tone that he mainly use thinner picks because it acts like a compressor. It can be cool to use thinner picks on some passages for guitar but for intricate leadwork a thicker pick (to an extent) is really necessary so one doesn't lose pick attack on alternate pick runs, that kind of thing.
I’ve been partial towards anything that has a sharp tip and a hole of some kind for grip. As much as I love Jeff’s picks, I don’t feel comfortable with drilling a hole through one of his signature picks just to get something I like. I’ve settled on the Bog Street Mini Beasts and a custom Gravity Sunrise 2mm with circle grip (which has been updated to a triangle shaped hole), and I haven’t had any problems since with any of them.
Ive always liked using Dunlop Nylons, usually 1mm. They are easy to hang on to and seem to last forever lol Might have to check out the Sharps now though as I really like the tone it helps create.
Just the tip. Not to deep