The Perfect Banjo Pick? I Compare 10!
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- In this video I compare the following banjo/guitar picks
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:35 Dunlop Tortex III 0.50mm
01:14 String Joy Strawberry Jumbo Jazz 0.50mm
02:04 Dunlop Flow 0.50mm
03:09 Dunlop Tortex III 0.60mm
04:09 String Joy Orange Soda Jumbo Jazz 0.60mm
05:09 Dunlop PB STD 0.50mm
07:07 Clayton 0.80mm unknown model!
08:17 Dunlop Flow 1.0mm
10:20 Clayton Flex 0.60mm
11:52 Dunlop Tortex III 0.73mm
14:19 Wegen 1.0mm
Dunlop Toretx III 0.50mm and 0.60mm and 0.73mm
String Joy Jumbo Jazz 0.50mm and 0.60mm
Clayton 0.80mm and Flex 0.60mm
Dunlop Flow 0.60mm and 1.0mm
Wegen 1.0mm
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Great demonstration, Enda. As a beginner I had no idea there would be such difference until hearing you use the variety. Very informative. Thanks for making and posting this video!
This is exactly what I needed... great work!
Thank you Enda for your pick tutorial. Love your work . Perth West Australia ❤
Just what I was looking for, as I'm slowly getting more dissatisfied with my Dunlop nylons.
I'm going to test some of these out in case I manage to find them. Thanks a lot for the in-depth comparisons!
Enda makes every pick sound perfect.
The .50 Claytons work great when I shave down a bit of the edge on the concrete stair as suggested by Gerry O'Connor, but this video has me wanting to hit the store and try more!
He’s a great player and very supportive bless him, always eager to help, and a fine true example how great musicians should be, them triplets are mind blowing,,, sadly very few of us will ever roll it out like enda, , and his interview side is tops,,, your a good bloke enda,, hope to meet u some day,,, 👍👏👏🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️
It’s a process. Start slowly and the triplets will come
@@IrishTenorBanjo ah that’s very kind of your reply lad,, I’m playing banjo 40 years enda,, on and off, I’m a guitarist vocalist, all my life, all is great it’s just consistency on triplets,, I’m getting there I think, 😂😂thanks again enda, your a star 👍🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️
Thanks, Enda! I can indeed hear big differences in sound. And l've certainly noticed the what you call 'roundness' when playing my mandolin with a thicker 1.0 Wegen mando pick. To me it's a subdued sound, unique, 'dark' and not bright/chirpy like others that are thinner.
I like both types of pick sound. Heck, currently l'm playing the very thin stock picks that JustStrings gives away with their strings, and l love 'em.
Thanks James!
I didn't catch any of your picks in the crowd at Milwaukee IrishFest this weekend but I just bought a pack of the Stringjoy Strawberry Jumbo Jazz picks and I'll just pretend :) Thanks for the recommendation!
😂 I burned through 10 of them this weekend. Loud stages!
I really liked the punchy attack of both of the string joy picks
Great video! I personally have gone from worrying about picks to worrying about different string gauges. I feel like the changes in tone and how you have to play are more drastic between different strings than picks for whatever reason.
Would love a video comparing string gauges and to hear your thoughts on them, but that obviously involves a lot more annoyance in between comparisons! Haha.
I’m not sure life is long enough to change strings that many times 😂 😂
@@IrishTenorBanjo 😂 totally agree. When you have an unhealthy obsession with experimenting with them, you can get get pretty quick though!
Too many times I’ve had band mates on set break look down at me in utter disappointment and say “you’re changing strings AGAIN?!” It’s a real problem haha.
Haha I have the opposite problem!!! Leave them on until the very last minute
Great video but just a suggestion, perhaps you could where a collar mic or something your voice volume is very low and washed out when the volume is set so that the banjo isn’t too loud. It’s hard to hear what you’re saying, at least for me
you could use a half-brick and sound amazing.
I've got on best with Dunlop Tortex Wedge 0.50 so far. I like the sharper tip and increased grip area. Very useful to have some others to compare as I'm still trying different picks and only been playing a couple of years. Do you think the player likely makes a difference - weight of hand / arm / musculature? I'm a sleight female and find the heavy picks require maybe more forceful movement than I use.
It’s all absolutely objective to each person, hand size, strength, banjo type, the list is endless!!!
Hi, I think the sound is also greatly influenced by the position of the plectrum: how far under the strings you play. And also if the plectrum is pointed or rounded.
Absolutely. I played all of these picks at largely the same distance and level of touch to demonstrate the o in differences
@@IrishTenorBanjo Thanks for your answer. In your case, what is about the distance of the pick below the strings?
Dunlop Nylon 0.73 customized by me
What is the slow tune you were demonstrating the Wegen with? Its lovely.
Lios na Banríona - Fort of the Fairy Princess composed by Nollaig Casey
I really like the Jim Dunlop flow picks. I usually use a very thick pick on mandolin (>1mm) but when playing Irish tenor banjo in my band I use the flow picks. The .73 is very comfortable for me, but I get better sound with the .6. I don't know if it's my American playing style or if I'm gripping the pick too hard, but I feel like I wear them out so fast and they get too floppy. Do you go through picks very fast? Or should I change my technique a little bit. Would love a .66mm haha
I go through the String Joys very fast, sometimes 3 every gig!!!
@@IrishTenorBanjo hahaha okay I at least know I'm not alone then 😂. The tortex picks are cheap there's no financial burden from going through them just wasn't sure if it was normal or not. Cheers and thanks for the video
You should check out dava picks you won't be disappointed you can get them in Powell's in Galway if you are passing
I have some, liked them for a while but end up going back to the crispness of the String Joy!
@@IrishTenorBanjo you were right about the stringjoy picks
I use brain pick .88 and sometimes .73. the best imo. zero squeak or noise. smooth as butta! banjo sounds and looks great. inlays very tasteful
I hadn’t heard of those picks. The serrated grippy part I find hard because it sticks to my fingers too much. But I’ll try them out!
@@IrishTenorBanjo i love them. I used to use Dunlop gray 88s but the brains are a touch stiffer and slicker. your playing is an amazing talent. and that banjo has a really nice dark tone
Hey, Enda! What gauge strings are you using? I have the Clareen Oyster as well.
0.11
0.18 wound
0.26
0.32 (because I tune this one to A) otherwise 0.34/0.36
Thanks, Enda!
One more thing, Enda. What kind of head are you using? I haven't seen yours on Clareens website. Is it a renaissance?
Yes that’s a Renaissance head, Clareen do have them. It’s really nice
Thanks again, Enda!
Have ever tried a thimble plectrum or a Blue Chip plectrum?
Never tried a thimble. I have a blue chip for mandolin, on the banjo it’s similar to the Wegen on the video
@@IrishTenorBanjo I also use a Blue Chip for mandolin, but I met Tony Sullivan in 1981 and he gave me a thimble and I've used it ever since. One benefit is you'll never drop it. But you do have to use thinner strings with a thimble. I use .011 - .030 GHS phosphor bronze strings.
@@ferndown1 must try it sometime, but I’ll admit I’m sceptical about the tone!!!
What gauge strings do you use and what brand?
@@ferndown1 I use a mix of Elixir and D’Addario strings in the following gauges
0.11
0.18 wound
0.26
0.32