The Humble Pick, Oh So Much More

[roger_holland]

@CD02

I’m interested to hear what sizes all of you are using for your strumming (and picking for those that do)

What picks do you use?

When I started learning guitar I used thin picks as recommended by Justin. Dunlop nylon white .38 & white .46. These thin picks are great when you start out of course as they’re very forgiving. But you quickly realise that their ease of use comes at a price. They sound terrible! You get a flappy, clicky sound from them. As my playing improves I’ve worked up to thicker picks. Dunlop tortex red .50 for quite a long time and now currently tortex orange .60 for ‘strummy’ acoustic songs and tortex y…

Hi Craig,
And under Gordon’s first post there are several links … Maybe this can be of some use to you,
Have fun,
Greetings