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									Which pick do you use and why? - Opinions and Polls				            </title>
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                        <title>RE: Which pick do you use and why?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/which-pick-do-you-use-and-why/paged/2/#post-203233</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 04:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m still in the &quot;grab an assortment and try &#039;em out to see what you like&quot; stage.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm still in the "grab an assortment and try 'em out to see what you like" stage.<br><a href="http://members.shaw.ca/pileofstuff/guitarnoise/picks.jpg"><img src="http://members.shaw.ca/pileofstuff/guitarnoise/picks.jpg"></a>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>kent_eh</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Which pick do you use and why?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/which-pick-do-you-use-and-why/paged/2/#post-203224</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Wegen picks . .. nice and thick and heavy!]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Wegen picks . .. nice and thick and heavy!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>kingpatzer</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Which pick do you use and why?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/which-pick-do-you-use-and-why/paged/2/#post-203207</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Dunlop .88 mm.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dunlop .88 mm.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Steve-0</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Which pick do you use and why?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/which-pick-do-you-use-and-why/paged/2/#post-203171</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I use the fabled and legendary Phingerboard Phiberglass Ice Pikk. Yes, they do really exist, but they are not available anywhere at any price.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I use the fabled and legendary Phingerboard Phiberglass Ice Pikk. Yes, they do really exist, but they are not available anywhere at any price.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>phingerboard</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Which pick do you use and why?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/which-pick-do-you-use-and-why/paged/2/#post-202065</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I remember those, Gnease - it was the closest thing to a normal pick I could stand to use :)]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I remember those, Gnease - it was the closest thing to a normal pick I could stand to use :)]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Misanthrope</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Which pick do you use and why?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/which-pick-do-you-use-and-why/#post-202062</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[As long as they are pretty stiff and thick enough to grip, I&#039;ll use &#039;em ... now I feel so dirty. It&#039;s all about control. I like any flex to be in my wrist and fingers so I can get complete c...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[As long as they are pretty stiff and thick enough to grip, I'll use 'em ... now I feel so dirty. It's all about control. I like any flex to be in my wrist and fingers so I can get complete control over the attack and tone.<br><br>Dunlops in Stubby, Big Stubby, Gatorgrip, Tortex<br><br>Pickboy in various nylon and ceramic (a fave, see below)<br><br><a href="http://www.suncreekmusic.com/images/pib-pbcer100.jpg"><img src="http://www.suncreekmusic.com/images/pib-pbcer100.jpg"></a>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>gnease</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Which pick do you use and why?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/which-pick-do-you-use-and-why/#post-202039</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I use Dunlop Gator Grips. I have both .96 and .58. I have not figured out which I like better yet.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I use Dunlop Gator Grips. I have both .96 and .58. I have not figured out which I like better yet.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>rparker</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Which pick do you use and why?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/which-pick-do-you-use-and-why/#post-202038</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I used to use a nylon .7mm (or so), but I grabbed a Dunlop teardrop shaped pick a while back as a bit of a novelty thing (the yellow one, if it matters) and while it can be a bit of a pain t...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I used to use a nylon .7mm (or so), but I grabbed a Dunlop teardrop shaped pick a while back as a bit of a novelty thing (the yellow one, if it matters) and while it can be a bit of a pain to hold compared to a regular size/shape one, it makes such a lovely warm sound that I use it anyway as much as I can (except for when I need to be sure I won't drop the pick halfway through a song, but I'm hoping with practice I'll get used to it :) ).  Seriously though, I was shocked at how different (and IMHO nicer) the sound from that smaller sized pick was compared to everything else I had tried.<br><br><a href="http://www.jimdunlop.com/files/1153434221_TORTEX_SM_TEAR_DROP_423_463X342.jpg"><img src="http://www.jimdunlop.com/files/1153434221_TORTEX_SM_TEAR_DROP_423_463X342.jpg"></a><br><br>edit: I just thought I should add, this is for an acoustic]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Simonb</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Which pick do you use and why?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/which-pick-do-you-use-and-why/#post-201888</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Jim Dunlop nylon .60mmI like the pick to bend alittle when you&#039;re strumming, but not too much when playing leads, and this one seems to do the trick for both.Dan]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Dunlop nylon .60mm<br><br>I like the pick to bend alittle when you're strumming, but not too much when playing leads, and this one seems to do the trick for both.<br><br>Dan]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Dan T.</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Which pick do you use and why?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/which-pick-do-you-use-and-why/#post-201866</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Which: Dunlop Big Stubbi 3mm bass picksWhy: I don&#039;t like my picks to bend at all :)]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Which: Dunlop Big Stubbi 3mm bass picks<br>Why: I don't like my picks to bend at all :)]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Misanthrope</dc:creator>
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