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What types of guitar picks do you use? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/guitars

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I have been playing (just for fun) for about 15 years. During which I have tried countless different types of guitar picks.

Recently I’m gravitating towards really thick picks, like the well-known Jazz III or Big Stubby 3.0mm. I’ve noticed I can play fast alternate picking and triplets much easier with these.

What types of picks do you use, and why?

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[–] mingistech 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve been playing around 35 years now and have almost exclusively used Dunlop Jazz picks. Always Jazz III equivalent, but I’m not sure the pick had that name in the early 90s. I was on Amazon about to order some more but noticed they had another pick listed as being popular with Jazz III users. The Ernie Ball Prodigy mini, it’s amazing. I've never felt more accurate and precise as I have until now. There is something about its size and angle on the tip that make the difference. I’ll link to the Amazon listing, read the reviews, people love them.

Ernie Ball Prodigy Guitar Picks, Mini, Black 1.5mm, 6-pack (P09200) https://a.co/d/c0QSHfF

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That Prodigy Mini pick looks interesting, I'll have to give it a try someday.

FWIW what really surprises me is how many fast, precise, technical pickers (cough Hetfield) use regular sized ~1mm picks. Do they just hold it so there's only a small bit of pick exposed? Or do they just have godlike technique so it doesn't really matter what they use and they could shred with any piece of pointy plastic...

[–] mingistech 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes I’m always surprised when I see that too. I often wonder if their angle of attack on their strings doesn’t require the sharp edge that the picks I rely on offer.

[–] ArtVandelay 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So I happen to have both sitting on my desk here. I just can't get used to the sharp edge of the pic, as you can see based on my usage lol

[–] mingistech 2 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, those are the green Tortex picks I used forever until my switch about 6 months ago. Took a little getting used to, but I personally can’t go back now. I literally thought I’d never switch from Tortex picks, but part of growing is trying new things. I guess they aren’t for everyone though.