Picks - A revelation!

Roland

Strangely I've moved the other way, and taken up using a pick after years of using my fingers. My preference is for something inflexible, and not too thin. For fast strumming I still resort to fingers

Rock_Zorro

I’ve found it’s the edge of the pick which largely determines the attack or brightness of the pick. A new Tortex has a sharp edge and anything with a bevelled edge sounds duller. I use a nail file to put the edge back onto Tortex picks as they wear. Experimentation with different picks is certainly a worthwhile exercise, although I did come full circle back to the Tortex 0.88 and 1mm.

bingefeller

Anyone tried the Dava Jazz Grips?  I don't normally like Jazz III style picks, but these are slightly larger and have really great grip on them.  Because the tip of the pick is nylon it lasts for ages.  I've been using one for about 4 weeks now and it hasn't really worn down at all.  

http://www.davapick.com/picks/jazz_grip

  

guitarfishbay

Interesting you've found the Dava nylon tip to last. I've not tried the Jazz size but have used the original style 'control' green pick before, which is nylon. I found it wore pretty quickly. I wonder if they've modified the material for the Jazz pick. Or maybe it is my playing style.

guitarfishbay

On the Dava note they make a great alternative to a coin if you want to use something with that kind of tone. Nickel Silver master control http://www.davapick.com/picks/rock_control