Let’s share about our favorite guitar picks.
Jazz III’s are a popular favorite in my area, although I’ve almost always bought the cheapo Fender mediums and heavys. My dad played these powdergripped Dunlap tortexes for years, but they always felt so weird and out of place to me. I have a professional musician friend who swears by BlueChip flat picks. I’ll defer to the community towards fingerpicks, felt picks, and sixpence coins.
Dunlop Nylon Standard 1,00mm
Perfect texture and stability. I’ve been playing these for 20 years. There’s no better pick for me.
I’m using 0.85mm D’Addario Duralin Precision picks, but just because it’s what they have at my local music store that “felt right” after I tried a few. Before that I used to play 0.88mm Dunlop Tortex Standard and I feel little to no difference at all
Used to use nylon for years because of durability and sharp texture for grip. Then moved (back) to jazz III, preferably grip or ultex. Seems I can’t have both.
Tortex in particular will be worn and slick and bent in a second. Nylon tends toward the washboard effect. Stiff jazz, despite the name, is pretty much the only way to fly.
@DaleGribble88@programming.dev As a teenager I used Dunlop Big Stubby for years, but nowadays I feel much more comfortable with Dava picks
These seem super well suited to “proper technique,” where you pinch the pick between your index finger and your thumb. I’m largely self-taught, so I hold my pick in a kinda weird compared to other players that I know. It makes me think this style of pick would be uncomfortable for me. I grip the pick with my thumb, index, and middle finger like a claw grab machine, then adjust the tension on the pick curve it around my thumb using my index and middle finger.
Interesting topic! I guess I’ve only semi-consciously thought about it over the years, and I’m a pretty simple guy: I prefer a textured, softer pick for playing acoustic guitar, and a firm, smooth one for electric.
Are there any better ways to select the right pick?
