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Title: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: mightycornholio on May 02, 2013, 10:18:13 PM
Mga bro, anong pick ba ang maganda para sa pasmadong kamay? Sa ngayon kasi ang gamit ko ay Fender Heavy pick (yung kulay violet, normal plastic pick) at sa sobrang pasmado ng kamay ko minsan nawawalan ako ng good grip sa pick. Isa sa mga choice ko ay yung Dunlop Tortex Standard Picks (Celluloid picks), tas yung kulay orange (.60mm), I think it's good for rhythm-playing tsaka yun din yung hinahanap kong pick, yung maganda para sa rhythm-play. Anong pick pa ba ang pwede kong bilhin/gamitin para sa pasmado kong kamay, pick na pang good grip at okay din sa rhythm-playing. Please help, thanks.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: bass monster on May 02, 2013, 10:57:15 PM
try mo Jim Dunlop Ultex Jazz III  :)
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: Gunslinger on May 02, 2013, 11:06:30 PM
Jazz III Ultex - the yellow one.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: lolwat on May 02, 2013, 11:11:50 PM
Jazz III Ultex - the yellow one.

This :)

Try mo rin yung Tortex Jazz or regular shapes for a slightly different feel. Kung sa normal plastic picks naman, buy some cheap ones, take a little knife and leave criss cut marks on both sides na medyo mababaw lang, but enough for your fingers to grab onto. I used to do this a few years ago.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: maxi_musikero on May 02, 2013, 11:45:00 PM
Go for the nylon picks with provision for grip. Ok yung Jazz IIIs. Stay away from plastics/acrylics.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: mightycornholio on May 03, 2013, 12:09:30 AM
San naman kaya ako makakabili nung mga Dunlop na pick tulad nung Ultex, Jazz III, etc?
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: macmackerz on May 03, 2013, 12:17:17 AM
I think JB has the nylon Eric Johnson Jazz III's. I'm not sure if they also have the ultex and other types of jazz IIIs
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: maxi_musikero on May 03, 2013, 10:26:06 AM
San naman kaya ako makakabili nung mga Dunlop na pick tulad nung Ultex, Jazz III, etc?

+1 sa JB. or you can check the guys who order stuff online if may stocks sila ng nylon picks.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: marcus_gloom on May 03, 2013, 10:54:04 AM
ESP makes those picks with some sort of abrasive substance that feels like sanding paper on the "handle" part of the pick. I never has the need to use em. My nephew has one of those ESP picks, which he bought somewhere in SM Lipa City.



Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: Gunslinger on May 03, 2013, 11:07:50 AM
ESP makes those picks with some sort of abrasive substance that feels like sanding paper on the "handle" part of the pick. I never has the need to use em. My nephew has one of those ESP picks, which he bought somewhere in SM Lipa City.

Tried those. Pretty decent picks. Lyric carries those.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: fretboard on May 03, 2013, 11:08:31 AM
GRAVITY?
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: mikebled on May 03, 2013, 11:21:54 AM
Let me share something I learned from Dimebag many years ago. Riffer Madness column, Guitar World. I have been doing it eversince.

"GET A GRIP. When I play live, I jump around like an idiot for an hour-and-a-half or more under a lighting rig that's hotter than hell. This makes me sweat like a pig, and makes it real tough for me to keep a firm grip on my picks, even those that are supposed to be non-slip. Losing control of your pick on stage sucks, so I scratch some deep X's into both sides of my pick with something sharp, like a dart. Doing this makes your picks look like [gooey brown stuff]-but at least you won't look like an [pineapple] because you dropped one in the middle of a solo!"
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: stoopidrice on May 03, 2013, 02:59:56 PM
I know dunlop has max grip picks like this one

http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/max-grip-nylon-standard

http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/max-grip-jazz-III

I like the ultex jazz III's rin though i'd have to assume mas me grip to haha.
 
But I think you should consider a lighter gauge of picks when you're sweaty kasi you have a tendency to pick a lot stronger when you use heavy picks and that really strong motion could make the pick slip from your hands. So using 1.5mm and above gauge picks may require you retrain your pick "grip" lalo na if you're sweaty.

Though good idea nga yung DIY-ing ng grip sa picks rin.

If you want something made for your specific problem talaga then I know me product called Gorilla Snot for that

http://www.gorillasnotusa.com/

Check it our nalang!
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: Xelly on May 03, 2013, 03:11:56 PM
try mo Jim Dunlop Ultex Jazz III  :)

+1 :-D
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: fretboard on May 03, 2013, 03:53:32 PM

http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/max-grip-nylon-standard


Check it our nalang!

nung gitarista pako ganito gamit ko OK naman
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: FollowTheReaper on May 03, 2013, 03:59:35 PM
try dunlop john petrucci picks.. ako rin pawisin kamay ko e haha :-D
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: marcus_gloom on May 03, 2013, 04:08:23 PM
The ESP pick i mentioned earlier literally parang may papel de liha, unlike the ones they mentioned from Dunlop that only have patterns on the surface.

 
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: fred on May 03, 2013, 05:05:22 PM
If you still have some of those Fender heavy picks, perhaps you can try muna punching a hole on it--using a regular office  paper or folder puncher.

I had the same problem before and I had several of those same picks so I tried punching a hole in the middle first before deciding to buy new ones.  The hole was enough to keep the grip and it worked for me.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: jajacabel on May 03, 2013, 05:10:40 PM
The ESP pick i mentioned earlier literally parang may papel de liha, unlike the ones they mentioned from Dunlop that only have patterns on the surface.
meron akong ESP pick na parang may papel de liha sa maliit na surface kung saan naka-kabit ang ating thumb and index finger. Maganda sya.  :-) but i lost it. bibili na lang ulit ako.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: mightycornholio on May 03, 2013, 06:42:38 PM
meron akong ESP pick na parang may papel de liha sa maliit na surface kung saan naka-kabit ang ating thumb and index finger. Maganda sya.  :-) but i lost it. bibili na lang ulit ako.

Saan ka nakabili nun? Tsaka anong model ng ESP pick at magkano naman?
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: jajacabel on May 03, 2013, 06:44:39 PM
^di ko alam kung anung model un eh. pero around 30-38 pesos yata ang isang piraso.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: mightycornholio on May 03, 2013, 06:47:18 PM
^di ko alam kung anung model un eh. pero around 30-38 pesos yata ang isang piraso.

Ah, mura lang pala. Anong thickness (.mm) nun? Di kasi ako mahilig ng 1.00 pataas eh, usually ang ginagamit ko from .60mm to .80mm.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: acousticky14 on May 03, 2013, 06:58:02 PM
Ibanez Sand Grip Wizard Guitar Picks! Got mine from Audiophile for 50php per piece
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: jajacabel on May 03, 2013, 06:59:59 PM
Ah, mura lang pala. Anong thickness (.mm) nun? Di kasi ako mahilig ng 1.00 pataas eh, usually ang ginagamit ko from .60mm to .80mm.
luckily found a pic. Pasensya na at di kita masyado. Pero 1.0 mm yan.
(http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn278/jajacabel/aaa-1_zpsc4b87fc9.jpg) (http://s306.photobucket.com/user/jajacabel/media/aaa-1_zpsc4b87fc9.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: free2rock on May 03, 2013, 08:58:43 PM
Punch small holes in your pick.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: gearthird on May 03, 2013, 11:53:12 PM
ESP makes those picks with some sort of abrasive substance that feels like sanding paper on the "handle" part of the pick. I never has the need to use em. My nephew has one of those ESP picks, which he bought somewhere in SM Lipa City.
thanks for this info bro, i should try one.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: sgt_chibog on May 04, 2013, 12:04:55 AM
My hand-sweating are siguro above average pero di naman nakakadistract sa playing. Pero i prefer Dunlop Match Picks because it has a grippy logo. There are other Dunlop Picks which are better for traction pero I prefer Match Picks because they come in a great package and they're easy to store.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: ivancarlovillaruel on May 04, 2013, 02:34:19 AM
dunlop tortex, the orange and green ones ang gamit ko, pareho tayo basa ang kamay pag nag gigitara, yung tortex di dumudulas pag basa ang kamay
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: tonwins11 on May 04, 2013, 02:51:06 AM
Red bear picks. The one Guthrie Govan uses.

http://www.redbeartrading.com/flatpicks.html

Those holes would make the grip better.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: gunlak on May 04, 2013, 03:14:36 AM
dunlop tortex's
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: coy_2cute on May 04, 2013, 04:30:30 AM
try wrapping your thumb and index finger with double-sided tape. Ewan ko na lang kung dumulas pa yang pick sa daliri mo.  :)
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: ubersam on May 04, 2013, 12:33:27 PM
Anyone ever try Gorilla Snot (kulangit ng gorilya)?

http://www.gorillasnotusa.com/gorilla-snot-guitar-pick-grip (http://www.gorillasnotusa.com/gorilla-snot-guitar-pick-grip)

Or maybe some plain ol' violin bow rosin.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: shredmaestrobri on May 04, 2013, 12:42:17 PM
Torte sharps and ultex sharps.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: throwinshapes on May 04, 2013, 04:54:38 PM
V-Picks. IIRC, the heat from your body somehow makes the pick stick to your thumb/fingers so you hardly ever drop it, and it looks cool. :)

http://v-picks.com/
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: siopao69 on May 04, 2013, 05:24:40 PM
I somehow didnt look for a particular pick to prevent me from dropping them. Just made a conscious effort to hold em properly. Havnt dropped one in 5 yrs playin.
So proper pick holding is a good practice
-to fight sweaty hands, subukan mo lagyan ng anti perspirant( yungsa deodorant na bar) may maliliitna nabibili and you can keep it in your gig bag
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: tolits guapo on May 04, 2013, 06:26:26 PM
tortex un orange.. apir!!
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: sonjaycisfran on May 06, 2013, 03:40:44 AM
tortex, baby powder or any pick tapos apply surfboard wax. pwede rin yung tatlo para cgurado  :-D
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: p2ltronilogd on May 06, 2013, 10:06:26 AM
usually what i do i take my preferred pick (Tortex .88 or Jazz III) get a sandpaper and sand it a bit till it gets a bit rough to add a bit of grip
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: tahty1910 on May 06, 2013, 10:08:51 AM
Planet waves black ice, works for my sweaty hands.
cheapo and durable too.  :-)
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: naxmatilda on May 06, 2013, 07:58:33 PM
V-Picks...I have used and experimented with different picks but it's V-Pick that I found the best. I like the V-Pick Snake. Very comfortable.
Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: naxmatilda on May 06, 2013, 08:31:45 PM
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Title: Re: Good pick for sweaty hands?
Post by: keithX on May 07, 2013, 10:15:52 PM
Try ESP grit picks. Masarap pa sa fingers