Talk:Guitar pick

message: Hopefully I've started to improve this a bit. I have changed the general plectrum page to link here using the Main article: Guitar Pick style. There's still a lot that can go in here - pictures of more types of pick, some notes on how they are held and used. History would be great, but I don't know anything about that. There are also some electronic toys that are used too (I can't remember what they're called now). --KayEss 09:27, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Improvement

message: It doesn't seem to exist here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.97.123.87 (talk) 06:02, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Neutrality

message: I'm also confused about why this page is not just a section in plectrum. I also feel that rules are not really rules if there are so many variations due to personal preferences. Ophir 19:34, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Plectrum and rules

message: The economy picking technique sounds as though it would require more conscious thought to execute it but many guitarists learn it intuitively and find it an effort to use alternate picking.
Hardly neutral. I've never played a guitar, and I think economy picking sounds simpler. This and the next sentence are both rather weaselly, in fact. What should we do with them?
--Awesome 09:51, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV Much? 

message: There is some good information here, but it is a bit convoluted in POV chatter and poor article structure.  Also, I have not viewed the "plectrum" article, specifically, but the electric guitar is such a pivotal instrument in the pop culture of the last 70 years that an article entitled "Picks" (as they are affectionately referred in the electric guitar world) seems justified.  All POV aside, if the article is solid and informative--and neutral--I think it should have a home here.75.112.134.2 10:33, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  A bit messy... 

message: There are those who use pick to play the bass guitar too. Why does this article make no reference to them? Are no companies targeting this niche market then? Or are bass players only able to use heavy normal picks? At least one mention would be nice. Retrorocker 23:13, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Bass Guitar Picks

message: I've seen several picks claiming to be made out of bone (eg, Buffalo), is this significant enough to be mentioned? 88.108.21.143 (talk) 12:51, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Materials

message: Couldn't a metal pick or even a metal ring worn on the picking hand create interference with pickups on an electric guitar?
Menz3 (talk) 20:12, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Metal plectrum and pickups 

message: There's a lot of info on what it's made of and its dimensions but nothing on why you would use it. Obviously it's for picking strings on the guitar but why would I do that if I can just use my fingers?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.94.237.169 (talk) 06:30, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Purpose 

message: http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Waves-Assorted-Celluloid-Guitar/dp/B001PGXHXA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299660240&sr=8-1
Under Why a Medium Guitar Pick?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.240.69.140 (talk) 08:47, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plaigiarized from or by Amazon description 

message: Thin picks produce a "heavier" sound? Thick picks are brighter? Sorry, complete bunk. Original research that is wrong.
Thin picks produce a chimey, bright sound. A thin pick does not deflect the string much, so it is not able to stimulate the fundamental note as well as a thick pick. A thin pick has very fast release. This fast release stimulates the harmonics. 
Thicker picks stimulate the fundamental note more. The harmonic content depends on the shape and texture of the pick. Smooth, round thick picks produce a dark tone, because the string glides off the pick, rather than snapping off. However, sharp edges or matted texture add considerable brightness. The shape, machining and material has a huge impact on tone. Therefore, it is impossible to generalize about the tone of thick picks. Wipe out the bullshit and start again. 24.85.143.66 (talk) 03:26, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Laughably wrong takes on pick thickness 

message: This bit, under 'Innovations', reads like an advertisement: "Long overdue in the guitar pick industry Pick Punch LLC introduced in 2005 an easy method of making guitar picks from all kinds of materials including credit cards, ID cards, gift cards, and plastic lids called the Pick Punch. Patent 6930231" 
This should be cut down and rewritten as part of the less specific list format the rest of the section follows (the bit about D'Andrea picks is also somewhat guilty of this). If someone with more familiarity with these companies wants to rewrite this fine, if not I'll do some research on them and do it myself.Dysfunction (talk) 02:38, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising language 

message: There are no articles for the new Bolo pick holder nor even a general "pick holder".  (Is there an article where these might be mentioned or would they require totally new articles?)  Just a heads up for anyone who might want to start these because I hate the hanging obligation that it'll all be on me :-) Squish7 (talk) 20:44, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Articles on "Bolo pick" and "pick holder" 

message: At the end of Guitar pick#Materials#Metal there were two links: http://puasdeplata.com/    http://www.silverpicks.com/
I was going to turn them into references but I didn't know if they were or if they were just advertising. I'm kind of pressed for time right now so I can't check. Eman235/talk 04:13, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  links... 

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