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08-07-2021, 04:30 PM
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Quick question for 12 string players
What kind of pick are you most comfortable with when it comes to playing your 12'er ? Thick or Thin or middle of the road?
I've been playing my 12 string a fair bit lately and discovered I can play it significantly better with a thinner pick. with a thick pick i've struggled at times to consistently be able to pick the courses accurately but using a thin pick has just made it seem almost effortless. The whole guitar just feels easier to play in terms of being able to pluck the courses properly. With 6 string guitars pick makes no difference to playability for me only changes the tone a bit, but with the 12 string its made a huge difference in playability. 
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#2
08-07-2021, 04:41 PM
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Jim Dunlop .60mm nylon for me. The Herco Flex 50 is also great.
 
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08-07-2021, 04:45 PM
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Quick question for 12 string players
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08-07-2021, 04:50 PM
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I usually use my fingertips for all my gits. 6/12/steel/nylon/acoustic or electrics. but when i do rarely use picks it would be 38 or 50's dunlops/fenders or amazon no names (very light) those rare occasions fall more prevalent on 12 string though. for the most part I find the 12 string sounds too crashy when using a pick? almost like there is too much noise going on at once, and not enough separation of the different notes...dont know how to explain better, might be just me
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08-07-2021, 06:12 PM
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When I play my 12 string I use a D’Andrea Classic Celluloid medium heavy in .84mm thickness, the same pick I use on everything else. I seem to get a good sound with it.
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08-07-2021, 06:40 PM
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Clayton Ultem Guitar Picks, Standard, 1.20mm Gauge... For me the best all around pick
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08-07-2021, 06:49 PM
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Has to 1.0mm or close to it. I have a couple different brands I rotate.
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08-07-2021, 07:07 PM
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I like a heavier pick - a Blueridge TAD 60 - which seems to like my six string guitars, too. There are occasions where I will use finger picks - .20 Dunlops and a heavy plastic thumbpick.
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08-07-2021, 08:03 PM
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I play mostly dual stringed course instruments now - mandolin, mandola, octave mandolin, mandocello and 12 string acoustic guitar. I currently prefer the Gravity Gold (PEEK thermoplastic) 1.5 mm picks.
Prior to that I was hooked on Wegen 2.0 mm picks. I also play the mandola, octave, mandocello and 12 string with my fingertips. To me thin picks just don't have the rigidity to cleanly go through the strings without a flapping sound which I don't like.
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08-07-2021, 10:34 PM
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My favorite pick has been the Taylor (ultra special or whatever) 1.25 picks. The material is softer and grabbier than celluloid or nylon, so a 1.00 in either of those may be close. But not as mellow. I like the rounded, but still forceful sound I can get. May try a 1.5 with bevelled edges at some point.
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#12
08-08-2021, 05:40 AM
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Rounded triangle is my choice for my 12 string (but standard for other guitars). Usually pretty think, heavy Fenders, but I like other materials for some songs as well. I strum the 12 more than I do other guitars, that’s its place for me, and change picks to suit the amount of brightness I perceive. No one else notices, likely…. I play that one more with other guitars and feel I have to project a bit more as well.
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#13
08-08-2021, 08:36 AM
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I use the same, or relatively the same, thickness on every guitar I own. I prefer the standard Fender triangle shape, in medium-ish gauge - between about .70 to .75 or so, and I'm not loyal to any one brand. I guess the orange Dunlop tortex or the med/lt Jim Dunlops are my most common preferences, but I'll use any pick that's within reach because I know they are all roughly the same. I also don't switch when I play electrics - same picks. I do the same with strings: I use the same strings on every guitar, especially when I'm getting acquainted with a guitar. Using the same picks and strings reduces the variables in the equation, so I know that any differences in sound between guitars are from the guitar itself, not strings or picks - those are constants, not variables. Once I've had a guitar for a good period of time and I know what it truly sounds like and how it should be played, I will start messing around with other strings for fun.
I only have one 12-string nowadays, a Taylor 362e, and for that I use the same Elixir set it comes with from the factory.
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08-08-2021, 09:16 AM
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