I have been playing (just for fun) for about 15 years. During which I have tried countless different types of guitar picks.

Recently I’m gravitating towards really thick picks, like the well-known Jazz III or Big Stubby 3.0mm. I’ve noticed I can play fast alternate picking and triplets much easier with these.

What types of picks do you use, and why?

  • cowpowered@lemm.eeOP
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    1 year ago

    That Prodigy Mini pick looks interesting, I’ll have to give it a try someday.

    FWIW what really surprises me is how many fast, precise, technical pickers (cough Hetfield) use regular sized ~1mm picks. Do they just hold it so there’s only a small bit of pick exposed? Or do they just have godlike technique so it doesn’t really matter what they use and they could shred with any piece of pointy plastic…

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      1 year ago

      Yes I’m always surprised when I see that too. I often wonder if their angle of attack on their strings doesn’t require the sharp edge that the picks I rely on offer.

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        1 year ago

        So I happen to have both sitting on my desk here. I just can’t get used to the sharp edge of the pic, as you can see based on my usage lol

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          1 year ago

          Ah yes, those are the green Tortex picks I used forever until my switch about 6 months ago. Took a little getting used to, but I personally can’t go back now. I literally thought I’d never switch from Tortex picks, but part of growing is trying new things. I guess they aren’t for everyone though.