I have a lot of picks. I have a bunch of friends that play guitar and bass, we all buy picks by the dozen so we hand out one to all the guys and keep the rest. This way I have my best bro's pick when they stop by and I have picks to play with. You need more than 1 as they all sound and feel dif. I like Cool picks for strumming cuz of the rubber grips and little stubbys for lead work.