How Thick's Your Pick

[Tone2TheBone]

Wow, I am blown away by the rampant use of "thick picks"!

My instructor has told me previously, "the thicker the better" and I have tended to disagree (mostly out of ignorance). My experimentation with pick thicknesses since picking up the guitar in January of this year are leading me to wander which pick is best for my current scenario. My lone axe at this point is a steel string acoustic and it SEEMS that the thicker picks produce a duller sound. Is this correct? Having said that the thinner picks I've tried .73 and under seem "floppy" though very quick on the attack.

Thanks for the interesting thread though guys!: Always great to come here and read of new ideas, theories & experiences.

I prefer medium thickness to heavy thickness for acoustic playing and you can alter the brighter tones from the guitar by playing on the fat flatter end of the pick instead of the pointy end. Fat flatter end perpendicular to the strings when strummed make the guitar's brightness come through with shimmer.

[birv2]

I just bought a couple sets of the Dunlop ultex, mainly because of recommendations here. I have been using Fender medium celluloids (triangle shape, both tortoise and white, and has anybody else noticed that the tortoise and white produce slightly different tones?). I also use the Dunlop 2.0 stubbies from time to time.

Anyway, I got a set of the ultex .73's and a set of the 1.0's. So far I like them a lot and will take them to the jam tomorrow night to test them out live. They both give a nice crisp response, with the 1's giving a bit more bass.

I haven't taken the plunge to V-picks, mainly because of the price but also that clear thing makes me positive I will lose them!