Nancy - 2016-01-13 5:40 AM ... and they said that they have a different *Tamber*.

Nancy - 2016-01-12 11:40 AM

I asked them what they liked about the stone versus plastic, wood or horn, and they said that they have a different *Tamber*.

Nancy - 2016-01-13 10:18 AM Thank You Muzza! That is what I thought it was too, but they used Tamber, so I assumed it was just another term that I had never heard before. Timbre makes much more sense! Many Thanks!

Mr. Ovation - 2016-01-12 8:23 PM

I have a couple of stone picks. I like them. I also use the graphite picks. You can get amazing speed with something that solid especially if you hold your pick vertically.

Cavalier - 2016-01-13 12:46 AM

I've used a stone pick, they have to be polished then there isn't abrasion. As expected some rocks are better than others. I liked them all right but I use small, hard jazz picks. Over the years I've been playing more fingerstyle, the benefit there is you can't drop your fingers or forget them at home, leave them in the car etc.....

Cavalier - 2016-01-13 4:46 PM the benefit there is you can't drop your fingers or forget them at home, leave them in the car etc.....

DetlefMichel - 2016-01-14 11:35 AM

I tried EVERY kind of pick, I´m sure. It´s the same thing as the slide material: the bigger and heavier the slide is, the better is the sound. But stone picks do not give you enough control, similar to metal or glass picks. It is absolutely amazing how different the same guitar will sound when you use different picks. My favourites are:
1. wood picks, ebony, for ballads
2. graphite picks like the Adamas picks, for playing more delicate tunes, fast notes and 12string
3. Blue chip picks for "everyday strumming" (always the fear to loose one...)
4. 5mm acryl picks for the slow blues in G
5. 1mm sharkfin picks for 12string strumming
6. high polished metal picks made of old coins only to boast with (unplayable)

Beal - 2016-01-14 8:21 PM

Felt probably wouldn't work too good on guitar, but try it and see.
Back in 1980 I had some real hard urethane (read rubber) picks made for playing bass with a pick but to get the finger sound. Worked ok but I really didn't know how to play bass then. Eventually just learned to use the fingers, much easier. They say to use your fingers on uke too.
Metal, stone, glass picks, put them in a frame and hang them on the wall, like a stamp collection. Would look nice.
And the ones yoou really use, keep in your pocket.