nah. the big stubbies are a nice size, but they're too thick (3.0 mm). even the 208s, which is what i wanted, are only 2.5 (i think). i normally get 2.0 mm stubbies that are intermediate in size between the jazz IIIs and the 208s. that extra thickness is fine when i'm moving string to string, but i hit the same notes in succession here repeatedly and it's flubbing the string. no good...

i'm also looking for more of a plucky, twangy, tele sound with this and the thickness of the pick is kind of dulling it. the jazz III just sounds better...

i'm not one to throw away a tool, so i'll hang on to these, but they're so thick that i can't see myself using them for much besides bass.

i can handle this with the jazz IIIs, i'm just going to have to do a few extra takes to get it.

but i'll take another walk down tomorrow, because it is also means i need some normal stubbies.

back.

they had 3 of the 4 types i use (stubbies, small jazz IIIs and 1.0 mm tortexes - all dunlops), so i stocked up. but it was the fourth i really wanted. i think a stubby should work for the piece.

i didn't bring one with me, but i also use dunlop 208s.

i use the tortexes for general overall use. i think they're generally thought of as blues picks. they're pretty versatile...good for bending and tremoloing...

...but they're not good for certain types of riffing because they're not thick enough. i don't riff like that often, but when i do i want to use something like those 208s, which i first started using as bass picks, actually. they're very good for that, too.

i normally use the small stubbies and the IIIs solely for faster playing because they're very pointy. i had some good threes, but i needed the bigger surface area for the song because there's a (very) short pseudo-sweep picking part and i just wasn't getting good grip. on the other hand, the smaller size of the threes is sometimes better for scale work. i jump back and forth, often without any real logic, depending on availability and what i've convinced myself sounds better. the stubbies also have better grip, of course.

but what i did here was accidentally get some big stubbies that are actually closer in size to (and a bit thicker than) the 208s, which is what i wanted in the first place.

due to a shift in supply, i may end up replacing the 208s and the small stubbies with the big ones. we'll see how that works out.

for now, i think i have what i need to finish the song.

i don't have the right kind of pick for this. well, i do, but they're worn down. i need something very sharp for this, but all the sharp picks i have are too small...

so i'm off to get picks. but i plan on having the guitar parts recorded by the end of the day, and possibly a mix up.