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tdukes
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Username: tdukes

Post Number: 85
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 8:41 am:   Edit Post

I saw this pick on ebay and was curious so I placed a $10 bid. Apparently I wasn't curious enough, I was immediately outbid. Has anyone here tried these picks? What are they like?


I went back and won it with a $12.18 bid. I used to use agate picks but my knuckle on my index finger started to bother me so I had to stop. I have been using the 2.0mm Dunlop stubbys. They are not quite the same, but my hand is happy. Ever since I have been looking for something that is even more similar to the agate but doesn't cause intense pain.

Todd.
tdukes
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Username: tdukes

Post Number: 86
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 8:43 am:   Edit Post

Sorry for the misleading title. It should have been 'Adamas Graphic 2mm Guitar Pick'.

[moderator's edit: thread title corrected]

(Message edited by davehouck on March 28, 2009)
cozmik_cowboy
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Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 430
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 7:18 pm:   Edit Post

When I worked at GC (oh, the shame of it all!) in '83-'84, they carried these. I bought 6 or 8 of them just before leaving their employ; lost the last one about '96, and have been looking for them ever since! Any other pick that thin is much floppier, and anything else that stiff is so thick it takes 2 hands to hold - plus, they've got a raised logo, which steadies the grip nicely. I'd need to be much wealthier than I am to spend $12 on a pick, but that one would tempt me. If you don't like it, my birthday is Thursday........

Peter
edwin
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Username: edwin

Post Number: 422
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 11:20 am:   Edit Post

I've got a bunch of these and will sell them for $3 apiece plus shipping (they cost a little more than first class because they create a bump in the envelope). Let me know!
tdukes
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Username: tdukes

Post Number: 89
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 11:29 am:   Edit Post

After I get the one from ebay I'll let you know.

Todd.
cozmik_cowboy
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Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 431
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 3:52 pm:   Edit Post

Edwin
E-mail sent.

Peter
sjhoffma
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Username: sjhoffma

Post Number: 97
Registered: 5-2008
Posted on Monday, March 30, 2009 - 9:22 pm:   Edit Post

Todd, I use Adamas picks. They may be a pain to get a hold of, but they last long, and i love them!!
flaxattack
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Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 2226
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 10:05 pm:   Edit Post

OOOPS

(Message edited by flaxattack on March 31, 2009)
tdukes
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Username: tdukes

Post Number: 92
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Wednesday, April 01, 2009 - 4:11 am:   Edit Post

Flax, Did they not actually have any in stock?

I got the pick I ordered. I like the sound. It is actually a little more flexible than the Dunlop stubby's.

Todd.
benson_murrensun
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Username: benson_murrensun

Post Number: 119
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Wednesday, April 01, 2009 - 1:26 pm:   Edit Post

I heard about those, that Phil Lesh used them, and was curious how they would feel and sound. I met Phil briefly at a book-signing and asked him how I could get one. He reached into his pocket and gave me.... a Dunlop Triangle Stubby.
brb9911
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Username: brb9911

Post Number: 52
Registered: 10-2007
Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 1:12 pm:   Edit Post

FWIW -- I also have a couple Adamas 2mm (I was curious for all the same reasons and picked some up), and I also prefer the 2mm Dunlop Big Stubbies for my style of play. I feel that the Stubbies have a smoother release than the Adamas, and personally prefer the tone of the Stubbies, too (I find the Adamas too "clicky," especially on an acoustic).

But then again, I'm a guitar player (and a flatpicker to boot), so your results may definitely vary.
jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 1415
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:13 pm:   Edit Post

I have never tried or even heard of these adamas picks before, but I have been an exclusive Dunlop 3mm Big Stubbies user for years. I don't like plectrums that flex at all other than for strumming on an acoustic guitar.

What is it that is supposed to be so special about these Adamas picks then?

(Message edited by jazzyvee on April 09, 2009)
flaxattack
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Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 2259
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 11:42 pm:   Edit Post

no they didnt have any in stock. in fact i had to email them for status just to find that out
llobsterbass
Junior
Username: llobsterbass

Post Number: 49
Registered: 5-2004
Posted on Monday, April 20, 2009 - 9:50 am:   Edit Post

What is it that is supposed to be so special about these Adamas picks then?

just what you said: graphite has absolutely no flex at all, but is very light. gives terrific, nuanced control over dynamics and tone. and a very clean but not brittle attack. they're all I've used for the last several years.
zappahead
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Username: zappahead

Post Number: 154
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Monday, April 20, 2009 - 7:36 pm:   Edit Post

Have any of you ever tried Vpicks? Not sure if any bass players appreciate them, but I like them a lot. I was surprised by how nice they were. I want to try one of these Adamas ones too.
tdukes
Intermediate Member
Username: tdukes

Post Number: 101
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 9:31 am:   Edit Post

I haven't seen these before, but I have ordered 3 different styles to try.

Right now my favorite is the jazz amber pick from picks and stones, but it is fairly expensive and is already showing wear marks.

Todd.
brb9911
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Username: brb9911

Post Number: 53
Registered: 10-2007
Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 4:35 pm:   Edit Post

Hello Russ --

Thanks for the head's up on the V-Picks -- my first order arrived Friday, and I'm already a convert! I find them to be even faster than the Stubbies, with an even smoother release. Highly recommended!
tdukes
Intermediate Member
Username: tdukes

Post Number: 123
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 1:03 pm:   Edit Post

I have made my 2nd order of V-Picks. They made much more of an impression on me than the Adamas pick did. The small pointed is now my new favorite pick.

Thanks to Russ (zappahead) for pointing them out. I would have never found out about them otherwise. I keep holding out on ordering a Colossal (8.85 mm thick) or a Insanity (11.85 mm thick), but I know it will eventually happen just because I want to see one.

Todd.

ps. Did you just have a Phiga Casta on ebay?
jx2638
Junior
Username: jx2638

Post Number: 37
Registered: 2-2008
Posted on Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 4:50 pm:   Edit Post

Hey Guys...where does 2mm fall in terms of Fender's thin, med, heavy and extra heavy picks?
tdukes
Intermediate Member
Username: tdukes

Post Number: 125
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 6:26 pm:   Edit Post

I couldn't find anything on the Fender site. Wikipedia has a chart that says:

Text description Approximate thickness Other possible marks
  mm inch  
Extra light/thin <= 0.38 <= 0.014  
Light/thin 0.51 - 0.60 0.020 - 0.023 "T" or "Thin" / "L" or "Light"
Medium 0.73 - 0.81 0.028 - 0.031 "M" or "Medium"
Heavy/thick 0.88 - 1.20 0.034 - 0.047"H" or "Thick"
Extra heavy/thick >= 1.50 >= .060


Who knows how accurate it is? But, that would put 2mm as way thick.

Todd.
57basstra
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Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 959
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 6:36 pm:   Edit Post

thanks
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2237
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, June 05, 2009 - 12:38 am:   Edit Post

The dark purple one in the Dunlop Delrin 500 series is 2 mm.
Dunlop Delrin 500

It could be 'cause I'm used to big old bass strings, but on guitar I can't get used to those floppy picks.
jx2638
Junior
Username: jx2638

Post Number: 38
Registered: 2-2008
Posted on Friday, June 05, 2009 - 3:23 am:   Edit Post

Thanks Todd. Great info. Edwin...sending you a note today. Interested in trying one.

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