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.
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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?
@[email protected] As a teenager I used Dunlop Big Stubby for years, but nowadays I feel much more comfortable with Dava picks
I’ve tried just about everything imaginable, and I always go back to the Dunlop jazz III 0.88 tortex green pics
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 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’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.
I love the yellow dunlops, but have had a great time oddly with stainless steel picks… They make me play differently, which is kind of neat :)
Stainless steel is definitely a new one for me. I’ll need to try one out if I ever get the opportunity. How do they make you play different?
