Flat Picks -- whats your preference??

[UnklMickey]

real simple question. obviously no "right" answer. feel free to say why you prefer that thickness or style of playing you use it in, or just vote.

[Trey]

I prefer Duynlop Jazz III for picking and something on the thin side of medium for chord vamping. I guess the Jazz's would be considered extra heavy because even though they really aren't that thick, they have no give at all. The small size is what I really like about them, fits my finger and thumb perfetly.

[RandomHero]

I like the sound of hard celluloid picks, soft ones have too much give. I like the Dunlop triangle stubbies for when I have to dig in, like on palm muted powerchords and slash, but also prefer careful control of the hard tip over a floppy pick when it comes to chording...

[Happyguy]

Heavy, so that when I pick a string it responds right away. I hate thin picks because they do not feel like I have as much control as I should have.

[Runewalker]

Heavy, like a worn quater. And I use the blunt side of the triangle not the little pointly side. Nothing subtle about that attack.

[bam]

I like the Dunlop .76 gauge picks (I think it goes in "medium", right ?) and sometimes .50 gauge cheap picks (dunno what are they made of, but they feels hard).

[erikh]

Medium to heavy.

[UnklMickey]

i remember when i first started playing (think: dinosaurs roaming the Earth, fire is a new discovery) i used a thin or extra thin pick.
some old middle-aged fart was laughing at me cause i had such a wimpy pick.
yeah, right, like how else can ya strum indiscriminantly through a chord without gettin' slowed down by the strings.

well once after i bought some ex-thins i discovered i had accidentally got a heavy in the bunch.
i just put it aside. wouldn't ya just know it, next time i was out of picks (which wasn't long those x-thins break easy), i was also outta bucks.
so now its just fingers or that stupid heavy pick. it took a while but eventually i learned that if i allowed my wrist to 'float" i could actually use the dreaded heavy beast.
rake angle, skew angle, depth, they all affected how the pick interacted with the strings.
well next time i got an extra thin in my hand, i couldn't believe how foriegn it felt! and it sounded bad!
well i guess that stupid old geezer was right after all. now after years of heavy (or extra heavy) i just don't feel like anything less is adequate.

i've tried like Runewalker using the rounded corners instead of the point. i like it except that a slight change in skew angle really changes the amount of float. gets real tricky when i dig in and when thumb draggin'. so mostly i still use the point.

i like the size and shape of a conventional pick, makes it easy to slip between my index and middle fingers out of the way when i'm claw plucking, ready to slip back between my thumb and index for regular plectrum action.

[RandomHero]

For strumming work, I like my picks to have float, but still a pretty positive attack. I have this one plastic pick with an extremely worn tip (it's almost as round as the rounded corners!) that's a heavy guage, and like to use it a lot on simple chording work.

[mike]

I use all thicknesses. However, I've recently bought the M-L Dunlope Gels and love them. Thick enough to pick notes and soft enough to give you sweet sounds when strumming. I don't like hearing the pick against the strings like I hear with thick picks.

[TooManyWires]

I use 1mm plastic, any brand. Choke right up high on the pointy side, so pinch harmonics are right there when I want 'em. Hold between thumb and first finger, and then hybrid is open with the other three, and if I really want softer strumming sounds, I tip my hand opposite of a pinch harmonic, and use my nail.

[dunkelfalke]

while i do use heavy picks sometimes i prefer medium ones, works best with .10 strings. for .12 strings heavier is better.

[stratovani]

Jim Dunlop Big Stubby 2.0mm picks for me. Nice and thick pick gives me good control and articulation. I use it on my acoustic as well as my electric. Suits my style well.

[musikman]

I use medium. I have one pick that's been molded to my finer and thumb because I've used it so much. It's nice. I like Fender Extra Heavy for bass. Solid as a rock.