Thin or thick pick for high gain & pinch harmonics?

[Reverend Bow]

Wow. I mean I am a thick pick guy, but that's ridiculously pretentious. Plenty of people can play circles around me on thin to medium picks.

Not if you need a shim under the table leg at the bar....

Dual purpose

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

If my 50 year experience with guitar is "pretentious" to you so be it.

I got my first guitar in '87, so I'm not far behind you.

 

[Reverend Bow]

I got my first guitar in '87, so I'm not far behind you.

'88 here

Dunlop Purples for me

 

[WizardAmpIphoneClip]

Flow 1.0 Tortex but they only really last me about an hours worth of playing time

 

[CoreyW]

Ive been bouncing between the .73, .88, and 1.0 Flows for the last year and I keep gravitating more towards the .73.

 

[cobrahead1030]

I like a .88 for pinch harmonics, especially on the higher strings. Something about it just sounds & feels a little more natural to me.

I like 1.14 mm for heavy rhythm chugging & fast lead playing. I can play pinch harmonics ok with those too.

 

[Mike Oxhuge]

Can anyone name a guitar hero that uses thin picks? I really want to hear an example. Control is consistent and thick pics don't bend.

 

[D-Rock]

Can anyone name a guitar hero that uses thin picks? I really want to hear an example. Control is consistent and thick pics don't bend.

EVH, Paul Gilbert...

 

[tallcoolone]

Huge

 

[rottingcorpse]

White tortex sharps. 1.5 mm. Big thick-daddy, pointy bricks...because I have gorilla mitts and a small penis.

 

[DanTravis62]

Jazz III XL

 

[JDs Couch]

I've used Jazz IIIs for years. Gotta have the Max Grip. I liked the carbon fiber with the max grip, but lately have been going through a 25 pack of red w/max grip.

 

[Techdeth]

2.0 always . Fender thin if I’m recording acoustic strums

 

[D-Rock]

Tortex Sharp purple 1.14 for me...and held like this.

 

[ZEEGLER]

Thin picks are gay.



I use these:

However, I sharpen them to a point.

 

[Exo-metal]

The type of pick doesn't matter. I could use a rock or a butter knife and make it work.

 

[Exo-metal]

Thin picks are gay.



I use these:

However, I sharpen them to a point.

I use the same shape from Clayton picks.

 

[Geo]

Tried the Tortex years ago, found them kinda scratchy sounding.

Fender Extra Heavy is all I use.

 

[Detroit1973]

Thin picks are gay.



I use these:

However, I sharpen them to a point.

So you sharpen a pointed pick to a point? might as well switch to the Tortex Sharps.

 

[Detroit1973]

In the 70's it was whatever was in the house including plastic bread ties. Music supplies for me as a youngster was way scarce.
In 1982 a roomate in a different band than mine had tons of wafer thin picks. I looked up to him and he was a fast but sloppy player. I thought surely he cant be wrong so i use the wafers but note for note accuracy was thrown out the window.
Then another player i knew turned me onto a green Tortex [.88mm] and i found God. Used the purple ones too and Fender heavy picks.
Over the years ive gone heavier & heavier as my hand strength increased.
In the 80's i use stainless steel & copper picks but they eat the outer wrap on the "D" string but killer riffs & p. scrapes.
Used Gator Grips for a while. The Petrucci flows are where i live. Love the points on those and they last forever.

Those are the ones i use. I was a .60mm Orange Guy for 28 years & then a .73mm yellow tortex user for about a year & then switched to the .88 & haven't looked back. it's funny because my first guitar came with Green Tortex picks & my Guitar teacher said they were too heavy for a Beginner & he gave me a Medium Triangle Gibson Pick & i used that for the 1st year i was playing.