Topmusicanswers
- What is the best pick for Blues?
- Can you play blues with a pick?
- What pick size should I use?
- What picks do famous guitarist use?
What is the best pick for Blues?
- Dunlop Tortex Standard Plectrum. The original remains one of the best. ...
- Fender 551 Shape Classic Celluloid. Warmer tone and wider surface area. ...
- Dunlop Nylon Jazz III Guitar Pick. The classic choice for jazz players. ...
- D'Addario DuraGrip. ...
- Dava Control Picks. ...
- Gravity Picks. ...
- Dunlop Nylon Standard Plectrum. ...
- Ernie Ball Prodigy Picks.
Can you play blues with a pick?
We'll ignore how many picking fingers these folks used for now. I've seen ragtime blues artists execute competently with up to 3 finger picks on the right hand, which didn't include the thumb! ... Plastic finger picks are commonly thicker and protrude a bit more, so an adjustment in picking technique is necessary.
What pick size should I use?
If you like a heavy sound you should use a heavier pick. Heavy metal and death metal guitarists usually use heavy guitar picks of 1.5 mm or thicker. These types of guitar picks are good for digging into heavy gauge strings in low tuning.
What picks do famous guitarist use?
Nylon. (These are the ones we typically use) Nylon guitar picks are some of the best sounding guitar picks all around. They have a less-intrusive sound when plucking on the guitar strings. Many other picks tend to have a 'plastic-tick' sound when playing, while nylon picks typically bring out only the string sound.
