Stickiest Picks?

http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/PKB-88.htm

They have a .73 version (Red). I've been using these for years now. I order em by the gross I like em so much. Every other pick I've tried I've had issues with slipping. Not these.

 

I use Dunlop picks but I solved my slipping problem with Gorilla Snot (nice name). It's like pine tar for your fingers, put a dab on and the pick will stick. I think you can order it on line but I buy mine at Guitar Center. Usually stocked in the drum department -- $5.00 for a jar, lasts a long time.

 

The shinier the surface the better they stick once your fingers heat up a bit. Think about it...try running your finger acre=oss a window. Now try it with a textured surface of any kind. You'll see what i mean. Dunlop derlins with the slick surface work well. The ones with the pink .71's, red .96's, etc.

 

Sand Grip Wizard Series


PA16MS-BL / Polyacetal
0.8mm thickness

just discovered these, and i LOVE them!



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Hmmm, not sure about that. I drop celluloid ones often and they're pretty damn smooth.

 

Hey Josh,
Are the picks you are talking about wegen picks?

http://www.wegenpicks.com/

Wheels

 

You can always try gorilla snot ...

 

the brain picks are great, i got a pack of the orange ones and sam ash.

i found these ones called wedgie, they have an indentation in them, they're regular materials but that indentation makes for a great grip

one thing you can always do, get a really small drill bit and put some holes in the pick.

 

I stick tiny squares of no-slip friction tape (safety tape) on my smooth picks to add a positive grip surface. The tape comes in rolls at the hardware store, has an adhesive back, and sells by the foot. Very inexpensive, available in various degrees of grippiness, only need a small bit for each face on the pick. Works for plastic, stone, metal, whatever.

 

on ebay. ibanez only makes 'em for the japanese market (in fact, they make quite a few really good picks for the japanese), while in america, they only offer us the equivalent of the same old fender pick.

josh, you're thinking of the pickboys:




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Hey Josh,

Just to double check...did you scroll down to the "bluegrass" picks and the "big city" picks?

I like the look of those sand grip picks.

Wheels

 

I liked the Ultex picks when the came out, but I can't use them because I can't grip them. I keep coming back to the Fender Extra Heavy classic celluloid. If the printing is thick enough, I don't have any trouble with the grip.

 

links!!

http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/products/accessories/series_index/picks.html

http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?SKU=IBPA16MSA

http://www.brooklyngear.com/catalog/search.php?cPath=12

http://www.brooklyngear.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=12&products_id=375


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That reminds me....I came across some various pick colors/materials on the Ibanez Japan website that aren't marketed here in the US. A couple of German dealers carry some of them, but I'd love to find a vendor I can order from. I love the shape of the Paul Gilbert models, but I prefer the polyacetal material of the Vai picks. Definitely NOT the same polyacetal that they use for the Sand/Rubber Grip Wizards, nor the same polyacetal that Clayton uses. If anyone here has a lead on where I could order the ones not available in the US, it would be GREATLY appreciated!

http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/products/accessories/page/picks_metallic.html

http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/products/accessories/page/picks_grip_wizard.html

http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/products/accessories/page/picks_body_color.html


The ones I am most interested in are as follows:

--Basic Color Series--
Polyacetal PA14H-BK (1.0 mm)
Celluloid CE14H-BK (1.0mm)

--Body Color Series--
Rigid Polyvinly Chloride PV16H-CAM (1.0mm)
" PV16H-GRM (1.0mm)
" PV16H-JBM (1.0mm)

--Metallic Series--
Celluloid CE14H-HTN (1.0mm)
" CE14H-HTC "
" CE14H-HTB "
" CE14H-HSN "
" CE14H-HSC "
" CE14H-HSB "
" CE16H-HTN "
" CE16H-HTC "
" CE16H-HTB "
" CE16H-HSN "
" CE16H-HSC "
" CE16H-HSB "

--Rubber Grip Wizard Series--

PPS PS17HR-BK (1.0mm)
" PS30XR-BK (1.2 and/or 1.0mm)