I don't have a "go to" pick. I usually use whats lying around. I guess I have a preference to a medium weight pick, but I am not picky about which company made it.

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You don't have to stick to one type of pick, that's a myth. I use different types for different things. Dunlop gator grips, 1.1 i think it is, V-picks all the way up to a 4mm thick snake or psycho model. Also the wegen gypsy jazz picks are good but expensive.

For acoustic i use thinner picks because i don't like the sound of a thick pick on acoustic, too bassy and middly sounding and lacks clarity IMO, so i use Dunlop .88 nylon standards on that, a bit thinner but i like the tone better.

I also use herco thumb/flatpicks which are probably my favorite, they are like a thumbpick but the actual pick itself is shaped like a regular flatpick rather than a traditional thumbpick.

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Luck won't do it and ignorance can't

George Van Eps.

When I play out I play acoustic and electric, so I usually just carry a small assortment, depending on which guitar I'm on and whether I'm chording on the electric or playing lead. In the Music Room I just go with whatever medium pick is closest.

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Dennis in CR
Rockin' since 1963

You don't have to stick exclusively to one kind. You can carry around a few for doing different things, its not like they're all that big.
I like Dunlop 1mm Nylons for most things, so I've got one of those and a Jazz III in my pocket right now.

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Rated "M" for meaty.

I use an assortment of V-Picks.

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.

it is true, you don't need a personal favourite. However, I have found that ever since I got my new amp and a complimentary dunlop jazz pick I have not used anything else. You should try lots of different picks, for they affect playing style, sound and the possibilities of what effects you can produce from your guitar. They are, after all, the cheapest part of your rig.

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"reach for the sky and aim for the moon, for if you miss you will end up among the stars"

Zoom MS50G
72 tele dlx RI
2011 standard strat
Blackstar HT-5R
Taylor Big Baby

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I agree that the choice of pick does matter. I have found that my taste in picks has gotten softer over the years. The picks I use now are Dunlop Tortex, 0.50 mm (red) but I used to use much thicker picks.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

"My pick" = my thumb

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

I use my fingers or any pick with no flex. rite now I prefer the pyramid extra heavy picks. the don't bend at all. so i guess you could say that's my pick. I just haven't found anything iIlike better is all

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i find orange tortexs to work well, apart fro the fact they wear out really fast.
my fingers are another one

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riley

You don't have to use one particular pick. I use whatever is lying around. Including coins and bottle tops.

However, given the choice I do have one particular pick that is my favourite. Despite having others that are meant to be exactly the same made by the same people.

So whatever makes you comfortable. One bit of advice though. If you do pick a pick above all others. Get ready for a bit of disappointment when you lose it. Also get ready for a good bit of waiting till you find something nearly as good.

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No no and no

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'01 American Deluxe HSS Strat.
'87 Japan HSS Strat.
'11 Custom Shop FMT HSS Strat.

"Without music, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines and dates by which bills must be paid."

For the past 20+ years I've used Dunlop nylon .73 mm exclusively and have found that they are great for any genre of music I play and I've grown as comfortable with them as I have with my usual gauge and brand of strings.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

Snarling Dogs, the black ones 0.88mm, I also like the purple thiner 0.66mm, and they have orange 1.14mm but I don't really like the stiff ones (I'll take a stiff drink anytime though). I've gotten very used to the textured feel and grip and keep one in my wallet just in case.

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ERIK

2004 PRS Santana SE
2011 PRS Santana SE
Fender G-DEC 3 Thirty
Fender G-DEC 3 Fifteen
Marshall MG DFX 15
and alot to learn

I apologize for the poor pic quality but these guitar picks are my favs for now:

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.