Thin or thick pick for high gain & pinch harmonics?

Mike Oxhuge said:
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.
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Jimmy Paige Herco flex .75, George Lynch Dunlop ultex .73, Warren DeMartini and Dave Mustaine Dunlop tortex .73, etc.
 
Detroit1973 said:
So you sharpen a pointed pick to a point? might as well switch to the Tortex Sharps.
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They aren't sharp until I sharpen them.

The Tortex Sharps are only available in the regular size picks. I need the big triangle picks. The small ones are too hard to hold onto.
 
Some of my Favorites, the one I use most is the Jazz III XL
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I use 0.03mm steel picks that I glue coins to so I can hold them ...

In terms of the OP thickness makes zero difference to pinch harmonics to me.. it's all technique
 
It's not the pick, it's the technique. You can pinch harmonic using a banjo thumb pick and your index finger with a light touch. No specific pick is better than another if you have the technique down pat.
 
Overall I go with the cf jazz3 max-grip. For leads especially I prefer it's tip and bevel over the sharper-pointed tips like my other favorite JP Trinity.

If you like the flow tip then give the JP Trinity a try. It's the best for tight clear technical alt-picking and there are literally three identical tips on each pick.
 
For pinch harmonics, you want a lot of control over exactly what your right hand does to the strings.

It doesn’t necessarily have to be thick but it does need to be rigid (that’s what she said, heyooo).
 
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