What pick do you use for the moment?

Hey everyone!

I was just wondering which pick I should use. Right now I'm using a 3 mm, pretty thick, but fast (suppose it's originally made for the bass). Though I feel I'm the only one using such picks, am I right?

So, it will be fun to know your ansers!

/Anders

Dunlop "Gator Grip" , 2 mm thickness.

I use a Donlop 2mm, the purple ones with the little turtles on them. I dont know the actual name for them.

Using Dunlop Tortex (with the turtle), I like the way they curve a bit, fits my grip better than anything else I've tried.

I seem to jump sizes from time to time depending on what and how I am playing at the moment...

Currently usng .50mm(red) for acoustic and .60mm(orange) for my electrics. I have found myself jumping up to .73(yellow) and .88(green) every now and then depending on what I am playing but the heavier picks tend to 'pop-out' of my hand due to the lack of flexbility.

Also use, in case of emergency, a little bowlers grip cream (I think it can be picked up under the name Gorilla Snot as well)- a little dab makes the pick and your fingers 'tacky' so that the pick doesn't slip.

I keep a good assortment of different picks around just to play with to make sure that I am the most comfortable that I can be.

D.

I use a Tortex 1 mm, the light blue ones, for performance. For practice I use the light purple tortex 2 mm picks. Practicing with a heavy pick makes playing with lighter one much easier in my opinion.

Occasionally I use a 1 mm steel pick. I have no idea what brand it is, because it's solid steel (super inflexible) with no logos or anything. I love the bright, twangy sound it gets (for lead... strumming with it sounds horrid!)

fender heavy, altough i think i need to go a little thicker

I use those cool picks. Probably the most common pick among 10-yrs old guitar players ´cause they usualy got cool painting stuff like a skull our a dragon. They are hard enough.

PS. Before I used those mega big bass picks. But when I started to shred they were a bit clumpsy so I changed.

Fender 1.14mm, although i prefer Dunlop 1.14mm. Always use that thickness. A nice thickness for both chord work and solos.

Dunlop 206 jazzTone - the small teardrop ones.I find the force is a little more concentrated w/the smaller style picks, makes for faster playing. The jazztones produce a fat, warm sound, the next best thing next to playing w/your thumb. Not very good for chords though, a little edgy sounding.

i'm using a "cool pick" .8 mm
but i regullary use fender picks around .8 mm

I play Fender Heavy exclusively.

I used to play with the 2mm Tortex tingies.. but for almost 2 years now i been using the BIG STUBBY picks (3mm) - the transparent-dark-purple ones.. THATS the ultimate high-speed pick! (the large ones - not the smaller bluespicks)

Clickta here *LOL*

Yeah - I messed w/thoughs for awhile. They are fast, but the tone they produce is a little thin and edgy for my tastes.
Although I tried all the sizes w/those I favored the smaller ones, I find the smaller tear drop picks to be a little faster w/my picking technique.

Originally posted by Azrael
I used to play with the 2mm Tortex tingies.. but for almost 2 years now i been using the BIG STUBBY picks (3mm) - the transparent-dark-purple ones.. THATS the ultimate high-speed pick! (the large ones - not the smaller bluespicks)

Clickta here *LOL*

Yeah, i use the smaller of those "stubby" picks, but, i have found u do tend to sacrafice a little bitm of tone, for speed, when usin em.