Pick thickness ?

[zontar]

Tortex 1.14 on my Les Paul
Gator Grips 1.14 on my Mustang
Either on my other electrics.
Teckpick (aluminum) on my acoustic 12 string
Fingers on my bass & classical.

Although I also use a Triplet Double pick, Stash Doublepick, Stash Wicked Pick (Although I wish the last two cam a bit thicker) I also use Brain picks 1.14, and will use most picks over 1 mm thick--I like them thick & unyielding, but Tortex & Gator Grips are my favorites.

 

[The_Sentry]

I use these...when they're available...

But lately I've been using these in the 208...

EDIT....I also use the side of the pick vs. the tip.....

 

[dennistruckdriver]

I like 'em big!!!:

I don't lose too many of these!

 

[Satch0922]

Dunlop nylon .73mm

 

[azimuth]

I find Dunlop .50 a little too thin and .60 a little too thick. The only place I could find a .55 was in something called Xreme Picks from pickguy.com.

A little like the Brain picks.

Anybody ever seen .55 in any other brand?

 

[Huey]

dunlop 2.0mm.

dang.. i use dunlop tortex 1.0 mm

 

[ehamady6]

I do a lot of pedaling in the metal music I play, so I like heavy picks for their crisp articulation and durability. I never use picks below 1.5mm. I run a few passes on the tip of each pick with a file to increase the bevel and sharpen the point a bit to decrease drag.

I prefer Clayton 1.90mm picks

and the Dunlop Jazz III XL Stiffo. The XL is bigger than the standard Jazz III picks.

 

[Lampens]

I use Dunlop 1mm nylon, but lately I've been trying tortex 2mm. I like those as well so far.

 

[blaze_022]

For acoustic jim dunlop .60mm orange.
For my electrics.... i use a Venom heavey. think its about a 1.00mm mabye more.
also nevada heaveys too, thicker than the venom, dont like it so much tho.

 

[FastFret]

Damn, I don't see how people use such heavy pics........ Everyone is different... I use the nylon Dunlop .60mm.......

 

[marc1kim]

Dunlop Ultex (all guages depending on mood). They've gotta be the most longest lasting, most organic feeling pick I've ever used. Haven't used much else since I was turned on to those a few years back. Everything else now feels like cheap plastic.

 

[i am wet]

I use my teeth.

 

[zontar]

Damn, I don't see how people use such heavy pics........ Everyone is different... I use the nylon Dunlop .60mm.......

When I started guitar I took classical lessons for the first couple of years, when I switched to electric I used thin picks--but I was always breaking them. So I tried heavier picks (I didn't like the feel of the thin nylon picks either.)
My teacher said I'd start breaking more strings--so I should stick with thinner picks and work on my picking technique. But in my case switching to heavy picks helped my picking--I developed a lighter touch due to the heavier pick--I could get the sound I wanted without grinding away with the pick. So my picking improved as I could alter my touch better.
I've stuck with heavy picks because I can get a sift or a heavy sound by altering my picking more easily than a thin pick--they feel too raspy to me.

 

[MesaBoogie]

When I started guitar I took classical lessons for the first couple of years, when I switched to electric I used thin picks--but I was always breaking them. So I tried heavier picks (I didn't like the feel of the thin nylon picks either.)
My teacher said I'd start breaking more strings--so I should stick with thinner picks and work on my picking technique. But in my case switching to heavy picks helped my picking--I developed a lighter touch due to the heavier pick--I could get the sound I wanted without grinding away with the pick. So my picking improved as I could alter my touch better.
I've stuck with heavy picks because I can get a sift or a heavy sound by altering my picking more easily than a thin pick--they feel too raspy to me.

+1, I'm up to 3-4mm, DUGAIN RULEZ! lol

 

[GuitarGuy503]

These days (for both acoustic and electric) I use the Pink Dunlop Tortex .46mm Picks. My playing is alot smoother and even. I like it.

 

[Seymour Duncans]

Dunlop Tortex 1.00mm Blues

 

[kelv_w]

Pickboy Carbon Nylon 1.0mm

 

[mijero]

I go back and forth between red Jazz III's - 1.38mm

and grey Dunlop nylons, 0.88mm

 

[Olli]

I have a question.
I rab out of pics the other day and a friend of mine gave me a few 0.6mm picks he had lying around. I noticed that both my Reissues seem to buzz quite a lot more with these thin picks when I compare it to the 1mm picks I usually use. The flex a lot and I really kinda liked the feeling of flexibility when holding them but I seem to be needing to play with a much lighter attack than compared to my old 1mm picks.

Sad thing really - anybody care to explain. I always thought that the possible attack of very thin picks was much higher, meaning I could dig in more -without Buzz - the thinnerthe pick was. Surprisingly, just the opposite seems to be the case.

I really love these Picks

 

[Mr Insane]

usually thin, but it has to be somewhat stiff. I was using Dunlop .83, but all of mine wore out, and I'm currentl using stolen picks.