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Unless it's "Ramble On" or one of those tunes that requires a thin pick for fast strumming.
I`ve tried some larger fat picks, and they make it a bit easier - more pick poking out to make contact with the string I guess, But I`ve also ordered some Dunlop EVH picks, which as someone else said are a fairly thin 0.6mm.
Interested to see which works better - but I think it`ll be a case of whatever works for you..........
I simply can't do it at all with a pick thinner than 3mm
It's easier to bounce over the strings and not get caught between
Either way there is a simple trick that's a massive help.......................slant the pick backwards
He's a massive Shawn Lane fan (I think he curates a website or something) - thought you might be interested
https://www.facebook.com/benswanwickguitar
I just tried a 2mm dunlop flow and it's so smoothly polished it actually takes a ton of energy to get a string to pluck!
Go to the 1.5mm or 1mm and it's much easier.
I used to use 3mm picks but now back to red jazz iii - but I want to pick faster, and dream of those really rapid pentatonics, so I am giving a few others a go.
I'm also not sure I like extra grippy bits. I seem to move the pick around a lot in my hand. That's probably a bad habit I need to lose.
I would say however if you want to increase speed don't worry too much about this at this point. Your whole focus should be on reducing tension in your picking hand.
No time to jump into it now but three things to consider;
- Tension in response to load
- Sympathetic tension
- Psychological tension
There's a reason that the really great pickers make it look effortless. It is! If it wasn't then they wouldn't be able to do to it.If you want any more info just shout.
Si
I use a thick little Jazz III, always have done for 20 years or more.
There's a brilliant explanation of this on Joe B's channel and he's dead right, IMO.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.