I've admittedly never been much of an acoustic player, and when I do play acoustic, I tend to use my fingers because I like the sound better. As the days have gotten warmer, I've found myself playing acoustic more because I can take it out on the patio and play while my son plays in the back yard.

For as long as I can remember, I've used Dunlop Tortex .60mm picks. They became my favorites years ago after I experimented with tons of picks ranging from paper thin to thick enough to stop a bullet and in all different materials. They've got a perfect balance between flexibility and attack to me, and I still love them for my electric and single note stuff on the acoustic. The problem is that I'm beginning to strum more things on acoustic. When I play something with heavy up-and-down strumming, my old faithful picks are slipping and sliding all over the place on me. It's like somebody's oiled these things. I don't have any other slipping problems with the picks, only when I strum. To be honest, I'm not sure if it's a pick problem or those glassy-smooth calluses I have on my thumb and index finger from using them to pluck for so long.

So, I'm thinking that I either need a pick with a little more texture that will give me a better grip (probably) or perhaps a lighter weight pick that will have less resistance as it hits the strings. So, does anyone out there have a favorite strumming pick that they'd recommend I try?