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Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

10 Favorite Guitar Picks Ever Made ★ Acoustic Tuesday 252

Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

Tony Polecastro

Music

4.8842 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Is a $50 guitar pick worth it? Is a wooden pick right for you? Does plastic reign supreme? All this and more will be revealed in this episode on my 10 favorite guitar picks ever made. Guitar picks are the cheapest way to experiment with your sound. The thickness, material, and shape can all have huge impacts on your acoustic guitar's tone.  From super-hard mandolin picks to sharper tortoiseshell picks, you're going to hear how some of these picks impact your tone. Whether you want round, woody tones or piercing, steely tones, there's a pick in this list for you. In addition to talking about acoustic guitar pick tone, I'll cover the comfort and usability of some of these picks as well. If you have trouble holding pick or if you find the pick is flying out of your hands all the time, you might just find something on this list that'll help you. In addition, you'll see...- Adam Grant  - Piedmont Blūz  - Folkway Music  - Emerald Guitars

Transcript

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0:00.0

You, me, guitar picks. There are so many out there. Where do you even start experimenting with them?

0:08.5

Well, don't worry. Today, I'm going to be sharing with you my 10 favorite guitar picks ever made.

0:14.8

Hey, TAC family, welcome to episode 252 of the Acoustic Tuesday Show.

0:19.8

This show is designed to inject your guitar journey

0:22.2

with the weekly dose of fun, focus, progress, and inspiration. And speaking of inspiration,

0:27.2

a little bit later on, you're going to meet TAC family member Keith M. And he's been through

0:31.6

it all. He started playing guitar. He stopped playing guitar. He got back into playing guitar

0:36.8

and then hit about every single obstacle you can imagine.

0:40.5

But all throughout those obstacles, he maintained his guitar routine. So you'll hear his priceless words of wisdom.

0:47.8

You're also going to see what the TAC family is working on today, and it's a guitar lick entitled Bearded Lady.

0:53.8

But don't be scared scared it's actually really cool

0:55.8

and of course your weekly dose of acoustic news awaits and that includes a must-see fundraiser

1:01.8

seriously this is one you're going to want to take part in and also a hefty dose of inspiration

1:07.3

plus a whole bunch more but first you and i well I, well, we must pick. I've picked

1:12.8

out my 10 favorite guitar picks, and I want to share them with you. Guitar picks are the least

1:18.4

expensive tonal experiment that you can conduct on your acoustic guitar, depending on the shape

1:23.7

of the pick, depending on the thickness, depending on the material, all of those factors

1:28.7

combined can issue a myriad of tones. And that's what we're going to discuss today. I have

1:34.4

10 of my favorite guitar picks right here in front of me. I had to clean them up after throwing

1:39.4

them. And I want to share these with you. Are these picks for everybody? No. But I think it will give you

1:45.2

a great starting point, especially if you're open to experimenting with flat picks. So without further

1:51.3

ado, let's dig in. Not only will I name these picks, I will share with you what I like about them,

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