What guitar picks do you use for your guitar playing?

Malaysia
January 1, 2009 7:23am CST
Are you being selective when buying your guitar picks? For electric guitar playing, I prefer thick and pointed guitar picks. Currently I'm using Jim Dunlop big stubby 3.00mm. How bout you guys?
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@Galena (9110)
1 Jan 09
funnily enough, and a wierd coincidence in a world with so many to choose from, they're my favourites too! they're nice and smooth to use
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• Malaysia
2 Jan 09
Agree with you bro!The pick is smooth to use and gives you clear fast single note picking. its also good for strumming despite the thickness where peoples always stays with thinner picks for strumming.
@sixclix (677)
• Philippines
1 Jan 09
I don't use particular brands but I prefer the thick, heavy ones with three edges. I usually sharpen one of the edges for speed picking. Happy new year.
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• Malaysia
2 Jan 09
the three edges pick can help us saving from buying the new ones. One of my friends also use this types of picks.
@musicman6 (2407)
• United States
3 Jan 09
I'm very selective about my picks also! I use .58 or .60 mm for the styles of music that I play, which is country, light rock, jazz, Tejano, rhythm and blues, and blues! Certain types of picks I don't like and those are the soft nylon, that don't have any flick to them! I have to have Delrin, or the old plastic ones! I play acoustic, electric, and bass, and a lot of the times, I use my fingernails as picks, depending on where and what I am playing!
@musicman6 (2407)
• United States
3 Jan 09
Usually, I only use one pick, but I keep my little case handy, on top of my amp, in case I break one or drop it! I also use light colored picks when playing in a dark place with a dark floor, so I can find it easy if I drop it, and when there is a white floor, I use a dark pick to see it easier if I drop it! Right now I'm trying to look for some fluorescent ones that would be easy to see in the dark, I play a lot of dark places!
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• Malaysia
3 Jan 09
Isee.. Colors also play an important role when you're playing gigs..
• Malaysia
3 Jan 09
How about when you're playing gigs, did you use one type of picks for rest of the gig or change it to suit your playing style?
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• United States
2 Jan 09
I play my acoustic plugged in and I use the Dunlap Fins .43mm and pull and push the pick up and down the strings and it makes it sound almost like a twelve string. It's versatile and I often use the pointing end for the few lead licks I do.....
• Malaysia
2 Jan 09
I have not try that pick. Yup, most picks for acoustics usually below 1.00mm thickness.
@starfox (22)
• United States
4 Jan 09
I use dunlop dunlop .60 because its thin and I seem to break less strings that way and it allows me to play faster.
• Malaysia
4 Jan 09
Great for you for loving thin picks. Play what you feel comfortable with! keep rockin..
• Philippines
9 Feb 10
Jim Dunlop Jazz III picks are one of the best especially for shredding!