Are you using the right guitar pick/plectrum? I DID NOT!

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Of course there is no 'wrong' pick, but we are about to find out how much influence a different thickness and material will have on the sound of my guitar!

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I use my Fuelsavers card. Sounds awful

Jackson-mpdi

To be honest the 0.60 sounded best to me. Depending what you're playing, the thicker your string gauge, the lighter the pick you might want to use. Other wise the strings might be controlling you.

bernieorbust

Really nobody uses quills anymore? time for me to try one of these "picks" then

TheJanhalsema

I play my electric guitars with a Tortex 1.0mm and my acoustics with either a Tortex .88mm or a Tortex 1.0mm. When I first really got into playing guitar I would use the .46 nylon because my strumming wasn't as controlled as it is now after playing for 17 years. I used the Tortex .60mm after I gained more control over my strumming. I am very happy with the Tortex 1.0mm at this time.

KerryProchaska

No green tortex? Definitely the most common amongst everyone I know.

hanneshertach

I've been a finger-picker and thumb-strummer for so long that I no longer know how to use a pick well, and I don't even know what kind of pick I should be using. Since, as Mark Knopfler says, the best amplifier in the world is a plectrum, I want to start using picks again.

With that, I went down to the local guitar store today and picked up pretty much one of each (if they were available in singles), leaving out the specialty picks like those big chunks of chunkiness that cost $5-$30 each.

Now I just need to go through them all and make notes. Fun...

johncrafton

It's amazing to see how far the studio has come!

cianoleary

Once tried Jazz III pick and can't go back now. The only problem is that it grinds out pretty fast.

ThorneyedWT

File your tips! This is my recommendation to optimize tone and playability for guys playing technical difficult stuff. First you have to experiment, but if you know which tip angle is the best for your playing style, you can do this with every pick in 5-10 minutes. Also, tip form as a big influence on overtones / harmonics. So, if you compare pick material, you should use a similar tip form, otherwise the significance of your comparison is very restricted.

demotester

I am a Brit living in The Netherlands. When I first came here I went to my local music shop (then in Hengelo) and asked to see their picks. I visited that shop almost every week for 12 years, and they always asked me if I wanted to see their "pics" today!

robburridge

I generally use what ever pick I can find Because I always loose them😂

Shuteyetn

Tortex 0.73 (yellow) for me on acoustic. It's a great all-round sound and feels great.

Erinyes

When I started playing again a few years ago, I tried a few different Tortex picks. Years ago I played the .73mm yellows, and that was what I started using, but I tried some of the thicker ones and finally settled on the 1.14. I like the feel and the tone, for my style of playing.
I've always hated nylon picks because they get slippery pretty easily. In fact, to solve my pick slippage problems permanently, I began drilling holes in my picks a few years ago. I drill three 1/8" (3.2mm) holes in a triangle pattern, in the opposite direction of the pick shape. That is, two holes about 1/2" (13mm) from the tip and a third hole 1/8" (3.2mm) further away, centered between the other two holes, so the 3 holes make an equilateral triangle with the point facing away from the point of the pick.
I can, of course, play just fine with picks without the holes, but the holes make it so much more comfortable for me.

petedavis

I love my .73 yellow tortex for general electric playing, .88 green tortex for when I need more attack on electric, and I LOVE the Fender medium tortoiseshell for acoustic.

VPoki