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.
@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?
I went on a long and expensive pick quest a number of years ago and have tried just about every type of pick I could get my hands on. Different materials, different thicknesses, different shapes, etc. I learned a lot and these days I’ve settled on 3 or 4 picks that I use depending on the guitar that I’m using or the style of music I’m playing.
With that said, I’ve been playing 1.20mm Pick Boy Home Plate picks mainly. Herco Holy Grail and Dunlop Heavy Gels are my 2nd choices. I also like the Dunlop Flows. I have a few different versions ranging in thicknesses and materials from Tortex to Primetone. I’ve been experimenting with some thumb picks as of late, too.
EDITED: Forgot to include Dunlop Flow picks
I’m a big fan of 2.0mm Jazz III-sized picks in general. Doesn’t have to be Dunlop, I just like em small so I keep my thumb close to the string to minimize movement. The thickness helps with stiffness and with a nice loud attack to counteract the fact that I try to use minimal effort to play.
Basically it’s all about comfort (small hands), speed, and precision for me.
I’ve tried just about everything imaginable, and I always go back to the Dunlop jazz III 0.88 tortex green pics