Talk:Guitar pick

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Contents 1 Plectrum 2 Improvement 3 Neutrality 4 Plectrum and rules 5 Steve Clayton, Shameless Self Promoter 6 POV Much? 7 A bit messy... 8 Bass Guitar Picks 9 Materials

[edit] Plectrum

Why not just have the redirection to plectrum? That article makes clear that 'pick' is a synonym. I don't see the value in having two seperate articles - the information will either diverge (causing confusion) or require extra work to keep in sync. I'd suggest closing this page and keeping 'Plectrum' up to date. Basswulf 09:08, 1 Sep 2003 (UTC)

I came to this page to voice the sentiment that this is a redundant sub but quickly found that my complaint was redundant. I propose to junk the link and enhance the plectrum link. There's some (semi)interesting discussion about the historical use of actual tortoise shell formerly used for guitar picks and some uver stuf of interest. - Sccook [signed by Hyacinth]

[edit] Improvement

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)

[edit] Neutrality

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).

"tossing out hundreds of customized picks over the course of a single concert is the stuff of legend." Yeah, what? Grammar check please? I think I'll go ahead and admit to getting rid of that.

[edit] Plectrum and rules

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)

What rules? Hyacinth 09:41, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Steve Clayton, Shameless Self Promoter

I love the way Steve Clayton has added his own brand names and tries to make it sound like he has developed some sort of innovation in the guitar pick world. He is probably the least capable of making any contributions whatsoever to this page and is only shamelessly promoting his business. His place in the history of the guitar pick is just another person who jumped on the bandwagon. He has a zero role in its history and surely does not belong listed among the prestigious names of Jim Dunlop and D'Andrea. Pookerella 17:22, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] POV Much?

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)

I am a guitar player and I find this section to be a rather neutral statement of what tends to be perhaps a matter of differing opinions of guitarists of differing genres. I use economy picking, it seems to me to be the most logical, but those who favor strict alternate picking swear it is the only way to go. An encyclopedic article should point out both sides of this issue without taking sides, and hence will tend to sound somewhat weaselly.Wschart 18:13, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A bit messy...

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)

[edit] Bass Guitar Picks

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) pop

[edit] Materials

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)