Pick Gitar

Lets talk pick. Before I begin, let me just say that I am not really
recommending any pick. Your right guitar pick is highly dependant on
how you play, so its a personal choice. This is simply my personal
experience.
Sejak memula main gitar lagi, I guess Ive always been in search for the
ultimate guitar pick. Memacam rupa and brand pick aku penah try.
Dulu mase skola siap try pick besi lagi, konon ganas la. Well, Id say
dont try metal picks, especially kalo main electric guitar. Its so dirty.
The pick dust would accumulate on your pickup magnets. I dont know
why you would want to ruin your guitar like that. Well, maybe these
days there are better metallic picks yang tak mudah terhakis bile main,
but Im still gonna be skeptical.
And since zaman sekola, aku prefer Dunlop Gator Grip 2.0mm.
Bertaun-taun aku pakai pick tu. I liked it because its very stiff. Stiff
picks are generally good for speed, since it maintains its shape while
youre picking. Lagi satu aku suke Gator Grip ni sebab dia tak licin.
Actually before that aku pakai Dunlop Delrin dulu, but licin so aku tuka.
Same shape, different material.
Aku pakai pick tu until aku start main gitar balik a couple of years ago.
As much as I liked that Gator Grip, aku rasa cam tebal sangat. Its not
comfortable, not because of the stiffness, but the thickness itself. So aku
pon beli la 3 peket lagi, 1.5mm, 1.14mm, 0.96mm. After playing with all
of them, I decided that I liked 1.5mm better. Its stiff enough, but not too
thick. Just right.
Lagi satu aku suke Gator Grip 1.5mm ni sebab somehow aku rasa
senang sket nak buat pinch harmonics. Sometimes for expressive
reasons I like to use a lot of harmonics, not necessarily full pinch
harmonics, just semi harmonics.
But theres one problem with that pick, its so tumpul, so its not precise
enough. So aku pon try la Tortex Pitch Black, and Big Stubby tu. I like
them, because theyre sharp, better for fast picking. But the problem
with Tortex Pitch Black is that aku rasa cam grip dia tak best. But I
really like Big Stubby tu. It has better grip, and the material makes it
feel like its faster, due to lack of friction at the edge of the pick. I could
really tell the difference in speed and precision ngan Big Stubby tu.
But theres a problem with that one. Cuba tengok gamba ni. Big Stubby
ni is not really flat, it has a dimple. The dimple is too high for my taste.
The dimple tends to make my fingers grip the pick at that spot.
Masalahnya, you should hold your pick as close as possible to the
bottom. Its more precise that way, and its easier to get good pinch
harmonics. Dalam video Srikandi Cintaku tu, actually solo part tengah
tu aku pakai Big Stubby, since aku prefer pakai pick ni for fast picking.
But solo part ending tu actually aku pakai Gator Grip 1.5mm, since its
more reliable to get the pinch harmonics.
And then tak puas hati, aku gi cari pick lagi. Aku try Tortex Sharp plak,
since pick ni takde dimple. Bad idea, its way too sharp, its
uncomfortable to me.
Cari lagi, aku jumpe Jazz III plak. I like it a lot. It has what I need.
Pretty much the same shape as Tortex Pitch Black, but with better grip.
So this is right now my primary pick. Sharp but not too sharp, stiff, good
grip, flat, just how I like it. Video Another You part electric guitar tu first
video yang aku pakai Jazz III. It helps keeping it clean and fast.
Gamba kat bawah ni pick yang aku ade skrg, not everything Ive ever
tried. That would be way too many.

Bile main acoustic guitar plak, aku try gak pakai thumb pick. Dua jenis
aku beli. It didnt take too long for me to be comfortable with it. But I
dont think I like the sound too much. It makes the bass too bright.
Taylor guitar aku sounds bright enough as it is. Although dalam video
Another You tu aku pakai gak for the 2nd guitar part. I didnt use it for
the bass though, just for the fast phrase. But for the songs yang aku suka
main, generally I wont use thumb pick. Nak tengok good example of
thumb pick usage, see Maneli Jamal. That guy is freaking amazing!!

And lagi satu aku pakai Dunlop Nylon Standard 0.46mm for acoustic
guitar, mostly for strumming chords. Its really soft, I like to use a soft
pick to strum chords. To me it makes the sound of each string blend
together much better. Pick keras makes it, again, a little too bright.
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Im pretty happy with the Jazz III (I bought cap Eric Johnson sebab
color dia merah, since aku dah banyak pick hitam. The regular black
Jazz III should perform the same way). But in the future maybe aku
akan try Jazz III XL plak. XL ni yang size besar punya.
Well, kat Amerika Syarikat ni pick murah, so biasanya dia jual sepeket
10 or something like that, which is a good thing if you already know
what you want. But not so much if you want to try many different picks.
Seinggat aku kat Malaysia boleh beli pick satu-satu. So take advantage
of that. Try as many as you can and to find the best one for your taste.
And aku still pakai pick-pick lain yang aku ade when I want the subtle
tone quality that the pick offers. In fact for my next video, aku probably
takkan pakai Jazz III. The solo is not fast, so not too demanding when it
comes to precision. Ill have the freedom to choose what I want to use
for the tone and dynamic control.