It's plec not pick

[leftybassman392]

1 hour ago, Rich said:

'Jean Luc Scratchplate' would have sounded really stupid though.

I dunno... sounds pretty good to me. Then I wouldn't have to live with it so whaddoi know?

Edited August 22, 2018 by leftybassman392

[EssentialTension]

3 hours ago, Earbrass said:

Do have any datums to back that up?

There must be some formulae or even criteria?

[Cuzzie]

Isn’t it Criton...

[drTStingray]

47 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:

Isn’t it Criton...

I thought that was a type of - dare I say it - tart? Or perhaps car 🤔

[Teebs]

"The plectra for the Japanese biwa and shamisen can be quite large, and those used for the Arabic oud are longer and narrower, replacing the formerly used eagle feather." Wikipedia

Picks / Plectra should henceforth be replaced by eagle feathers - sooo much more poetic!

*runs away cackling maniacally*

[Cuzzie]

I was thinking more Red Dwarf

 

Defo prefer feathers

[NoRhino]

2 hours ago, Rich said:

So a violinist is really a violin player, a flautist is a flute player? A drummer is a drum player? A vocalist is a git voice user? etc etc etc.  

Well it's definitely not a drummist is it?😊

[fleabag]

And another thing

The arm on a 6 string is not a Tremolo. It's a Vibrato.  Tremolo changes  volume and Vibrato changes pitch, therefore the string wobbling arm on a 6 string electric cannot be a Tremolo arm. Ever. No dispute.

Phew etc 

[songofthewind]

And and and why do people say neck thickness when they mean neck width? Annoying and confusing!

[Bridgehouse]

Some people are so plectrumy 

[Teebs]

Looks like this thread is plectruming-up again!

[EssentialTension]

Here's a plektron for a bouzouki ...

[Grassie]

PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK

[Teebs]

4 minutes ago, Grassie said:

PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK

Are you sure now?

[Paddy515]

1 hour ago, EssentialTension said:

Here's a plektron for a bouzouki ...

I thought you pulled a trigger to fire a bouzouki

 

[TheGreek]

1 hour ago, Grassie said:

PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK

Do we have to pick select one of these?

[Teebs]

6 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Do we have to pick select one of these?

I like the 7th one...its good for metal. 😑

[steve-bbb]

... just put this up here 

[Cuzzie]

Is that white foamy stuff from the excitement of meeting a pick player?

Or is it a more Macbeth Murder scene

Edited August 22, 2018 by Cuzzie

[Russ]

Speaking of picks, how about a very bored-looking Mark King playing with a pick, with Midge Ure?

 

[Cuzzie]

Not boredom

Look of relief as he has finally reached Valhalla

[mikel]

On 21/08/2018 at 22:52, Les said:

This

Yep. Plectrum for the 50+ years I have been playing guitar and bass. Pick is yet another Americanism being absorbed into the musicians vocabulary, like "Kick" instead of bass drum. I have never kicked a bass drum, not intentionally anyway. And why do they call a drum stool a "Throne"? Those crazy Yanks.

[Les]

18 minutes ago, mikel said:

Yep. Plectrum for the 50+ years I have been playing guitar and bass. Pick is yet another Americanism being absorbed into the musicians vocabulary, like "Kick" instead of bass drum. I have never kicked a bass drum, not intentionally anyway. And why do they call a drum stool a "Throne"? Those crazy Yanks.

This too

[songofthewind]

“Plectrum” is very Bert Weedon. When all we had was mail order cello guitars, as we used to call them.

[Grassie]

 

I call it a pick because I like to say "pick" rather than "plectrum". "Plectrum" is two syllables and therefore takes twice as long to say than "pick" does. 

I'm a busy man y'know...

Edited August 23, 2018 by Grassie