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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:23 am
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what difference does the pick thickness make when playing? someone told me that the thicker the pick you use the better the player you are


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tommymine1525 wrote:
what difference does the pick thickness make when playing? someone told me that the thicker the pick you use the better the player you are


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It makes a gargantuan, colossal, massive, difference. If you haven't tried a few thicknesses, you really owe it to yourself to do so. I started with a normal sized pick and have settled on a 2mm Duncan Gator Grip pick. Very thick and rigid. For strumming I prefer a thinner pick that is very flexible.


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It makes a gargantuan, colossal, massive, difference. If you haven't tried a few thicknesses, you really owe it to yourself to do so. I started with a normal sized pick and have settled on a 2mm Duncan Gator Grip pick. Very thick and rigid. For strumming I prefer a thinner pick that is very flexible.


2mm thick!!! Crikey! Rudy, you must be the best guitarist in the whole wide world! :wink:

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ian sheridan wrote:
RudyH wrote:
It makes a gargantuan, colossal, massive, difference. If you haven't tried a few thicknesses, you really owe it to yourself to do so. I started with a normal sized pick and have settled on a 2mm Duncan Gator Grip pick. Very thick and rigid. For strumming I prefer a thinner pick that is very flexible.


2mm thick!!! Crikey! Rudy, you must be the best guitarist in the whole wide world! :wink:

Na-aH I'm better i often use a Dunlop Big Stubby thats 3.mm thick!!

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ian sheridan wrote:
RudyH wrote:
It makes a gargantuan, colossal, massive, difference. If you haven't tried a few thicknesses, you really owe it to yourself to do so. I started with a normal sized pick and have settled on a 2mm Duncan Gator Grip pick. Very thick and rigid. For strumming I prefer a thinner pick that is very flexible.


2mm thick!!! Crikey! Rudy, you must be the best guitarist in the whole wide world! :wink:

Na-aH I'm better i often use a Dunlop Big Stubby thats 3.mm thick!!



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I play at the beginner level. The guy at the guitar store said the 2mm were the thickest they had so I bought some just to try. I liked them immediately. We had been using the Fender Medium. I gave one to my son to try and he liked it immediately too.

I didn't expect to like them, but it just feels better and the notes do sound better, and the pick doesn't make the relatively loud clicking noise on the strings when I play.

Previously I got some thin picks and just didn't like them, except for strumming.


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Nothing is ever THE BEST, for everyone, all the time, in every situation. First off...

Pick thickness is mostly preference. What feels good and what sounds good with YOUR style when YOU play it.

I've used .60mm Dunplop nylons, .88 dunlop tortex, 1.5mm dunlop gators and 2.0mm gators. I didn't play any better or worse with any of them. Some just feel better to me at specific points in my playing.


A year ago, I would tell you the 1.5 gators were my all time favorite. Now, they sound like mush to me, so I switched to 1.0 ultex. Loved them. Then they sounded too bright. Now I've been on .88 tortex which seem to be what I'll stick with for a while.

Your playing style changes here and there, and you might "want" (not need) something that feels a little different in your hands.

Maybe it flexes too much? Not enough? Maybe it slips out of your fingers to easy, or is too grippy? Maybe it's too big, or too small? Maybe the point it too sharp or too round? All preference. Nothing's ever better for everyone. You just need to try everything to see what works best for you.


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I find the entire top of a tortoise shell works best. When I finally wear it down enough it makes a great pickguard.

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I use whats most comfortable to me, 2mm is my personal preference. Anything lower than 1mm is uncomfortable for me though.

Though I also think that the lighter picks make the guitar sound a bit more weak. I think its just a psychological thing though. :roll:


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I play with Jim Dunlop USA Nylon .73mm and .88mm Picks. The .73 I use for shredding and the .88 I use for strumming.

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I use a Jim Dunlop .038 nylon Thin


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dgonz wrote:
Nothing is ever THE BEST, for everyone, all the time, in every situation. First off...

Pick thickness is mostly preference. What feels good and what sounds good with YOUR style when YOU play it.

I've used .60mm Dunplop nylons, .88 dunlop tortex, 1.5mm dunlop gators and 2.0mm gators. I didn't play any better or worse with any of them. Some just feel better to me at specific points in my playing.


A year ago, I would tell you the 1.5 gators were my all time favorite. Now, they sound like mush to me, so I switched to 1.0 ultex. Loved them. Then they sounded too bright. Now I've been on .88 tortex which seem to be what I'll stick with for a while.

Your playing style changes here and there, and you might "want" (not need) something that feels a little different in your hands.

Maybe it flexes too much? Not enough? Maybe it slips out of your fingers to easy, or is too grippy? Maybe it's too big, or too small? Maybe the point it too sharp or too round? All preference. Nothing's ever better for everyone. You just need to try everything to see what works best for you.


Well said. I usually use thin or mediums.


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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:41 pm
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tommymine1525 wrote:
what difference does the pick thickness make when playing? someone told me that the thicker the pick you use the better the player you are


at first i tought that there was no truth in that statement, but yesterday i started using one of these as a pick
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and my playing has improved with 6498%!!!!!

i advice anyone to but the Dunlop Heavy Brick!!

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