What picks do you use?

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Was trying out different picks for a while, but for now settled with Ultex Sharp and use it exclusively.

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My wife got me some wood picks awhile ago.
I didn’t think I’d like them.
I was wrong.
It’s all I use now. Unless I just use my fingers w/o a pick. Which is at least half the time now a days.

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Dunlop big stubby 2mm and 3mm, 2mm for strumming and 3mm for picking; great easy to keep hold of picks when you’ve got a bit of arthritis in your fingers!

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For playing electric I’ve used Jim Dunlop Jazz III picks (both red and black) for ages.

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I agree completely with this, heck I don’t always hold a pick the same way as others do. I recommend buying an assortment of picks and find the ones that suit you best. Picks generally do not break the bank and there is no single pick that suits every playing situation. Personally I like the Dunlop Tortex triangle for most of my playing:

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Dunlop Jazz III have worked out well for me for lead playing (pinch harmonics are super easy with these picks):
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When I want to soften the attack a bit (similar to a thumb strum) I use rubber Wedgies:
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What makes the pinch harmonics easier due to these picks?

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They are small, pointy and stiff ( :roll_eyes:). Your thumb is right there next to the string. I challenge you to fail mastering “squealies” with Jazz III picks.
https://www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/pinch-harmonics-squealies-te-012

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Challenge accepted :wink:

thanks for the tip.

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Don’t cheap out, get the assortment pack. :+1:

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when I started learning, I bought at least one of nearly every Dunlop pick there is. I’m covered!

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I like the Fender celluloid picks. I finally graduated from thin to medium. I know, they’re cheap and most people don’t like them. But they don’t slip around in my fingers. The tortex ones are slippery to me.

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Fender celluloid picks are my favorite too! :grinning_face_with_big_eyes: I am playing much faster with these picks. Especially the one that is thick. What’s suits you more? The thin, the medium or the thick?