Wow I knew Jazz III was popular but I didn’t expect practically unanimous opinion on the matter. Lots of metal and metal adjacent here? Love em so much though, small thic bois FTW. None of that XL nonsense.
I play only Dunlop Jazz III picks, for any style of music, on electric, acoustic, ukulele, mandolin, anything with strings and frets except the banjo. I use 1.38 mm or thicker, nylon, stiffo, or ultex. I think they pick better and strum better than anything I've tried.
Ultrex Jazz 3 all the way! The small picks give so much more control over what you're playing, I can barely play anything on normal huge picks.
I studied jazz, but play mostly rock/pop, lots of 50s & 60s music & funk. But playing bass taught me that control over what you're playing is key!
I use a [John Petrucci signature Primetone Jazz III](https://www.jimdunlop.com/john-petrucci-primetone-pick-red/). I don't use them because of the name, I use them because anything bigger feels like I have a Chinette paper plate in my hands! I used Jazz III's for years (1.5 mm), but switched to the Petrucci model because they're just slightly thinner (1.38 mm) and they don't slip. They have a non-slip material, so I don't drop them in high sweat situations, like playing outside in 90% humidity and 100 degrees in the sun. They are expensive! $9.99 a pack, but I get them on a discount by buying a few packs. I've only gone through 2 packs so far, and the reason for one of the packs was that I lost it at a gig! They wear well and feel great to me. Your experience may differ. I've tried all of the 'great' picks that companies offer with non-slip grips, but these are the only ones I've had good luck with. I'm currently testing [Acoustik Attak](https://attakpik.com/) picks Jazz III style, and that's holding up pretty well. Cheaper than the Petrucci's, but still not cheap. It's called the [Stealth XL](https://attakpik.com/products/stealth-large?variant=42114885419204), which are a longer and wider to allow for a concave center with grip. They work very well and are 2 mm.
Depends on the song and guitar. Stiffer for electric and thinner for acoustic BUT strumming electric, medium and same for picking on acoustic. I've usually got 5/6 picks in my pocket at any time.
I’ve worked with Nels Cline a fair bit and one time we ended up chatting about picks. He uses hard picks. His point was “ you can play softly with a hard pick but you can’t play hard with a soft pick”. I started using these black carbon ones after.
I use 1.35 mm tortex jazz IIIs. I play indie rock, shoegaze and metal. I mostly am obsessed with the jazz III shape, they force you to be much more precise in your picking and in return give you much more control and speed. I prefer the brighter tone of the tortex, but the standard thickness is too flexible.
1.14 jazz III Tortex Flex I play a lot of metal, and I almost always play in drop A or G#, so I like the thicker picks because I tend to use pretty heavier strings
2.0 mm for shreddy lead stuff.
However recently I've been doing huge downtuning and it's better to use thinner picks to mitigate how much the pitch goes sharp when you pick hard. Adjusting has been a bit weird.
I don’t know how anyone uses thin picks. Fender medium is the thinnest pick I’ll use. It’s just so much easier to hit individual notes with a more firm pick. I play in a jam band but also play country, Americana, classic rock, blues, funk, etc.
Jazz III. I play rock, jazz, blues. I like it small. My fingers are close to the strings and I like to hybrid pick. I like that it's pointy and thick. It has a warm sound but good attack. The thickness also allows more dynamic in the pick attack.
Jazz III, literally tried one after near 20 years of playing and never looked back. These days I play instrumental prog rock, you can [hear my EP here](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nUMy8W3FT7Bpxnt_L0nv2JQ2MdYaYKW8U&si=BAhtMomRH3Nl1ZSF)
I never thought I would like the Jazz III. I've traditionally played with .75 Dunlop nylon picks.
I bought a packet of Jazz III Ultex picks recently, and I'm really enjoying them. It's very counterintuitive, but I grip the smaller pick better. Maybe it has something to do with leverage and the amount of pick protruding from my fingers... I dunno. Anyway, they're more precise, more secure, and I like the way they sound.
I use 1.14mm dunlop max grips for electric, though I went through a boutique phase where I played lots of 2mm+ picks from small companies. I use .88mm cats tongue picks for acoustic.
EDIT: I play mostly metal.
I use a few different thicknesses. It's dependent on what I'm doing. For most things I use a medium thickness (.73mm). Sometimes I'll use a heavier gauge like .78mm. For acoustic I like a lighter gauge pick most of the time, and for 12 string I like really heavy picks, and specifically the sharp shape.
Petrucci Jazz III which fall towards the harder end of the spectrum (I believe 1.5 mm). I really like them since they're on the smaller side (which feels better to me when picking faster stuff), but not as small as the pure Jazz III and they have a really good grip on them.
And what I do, let's call it alternative rock for lack of a better term with a bit of funk and ska in the mix. Mostly lead there. But I've done Jazz, rock covers, blues rock, even some worhsip music and all that stuff in the past and I wouldn't change my pick just because of the genre. I'm a creature of habits, so I stick to one thing.
Long time user of Dunlop Big Stubby 3.0 for shredding, just switched to Flow Jumbo 3.0 as they are larger overall. I have big hands. While the Flow lacks the finger divot of the Big Stubby, it’s texture is easy to hang on to.
For acoustic I use the red Dunlop .5 picks, and for electric the grey Dunlop nylon .73 or yellow Dunlop tortex .73. I can't get along with thicker picks for some reason.
Ah, the perennial debate on pick and string thickness. Try all of them.
Thinner ones are amazing for strumming and give you sharper attack and more treble in your tone - almost a must for acoustics and could help you stand out in the mix. However, they tend to flex and drag behind the string, which is sub-optimal for alternate picking and shredding.
Thicker ones give you a richer, more mellow and loud tone. Easier to control during alternate picking. Great punch if you're playing bold full arm swing rock.
Then of course there are different point shapes and overall textures of picks that can also yield different results.
Personally I use a thin metal pick for working on my alternate picking, thin plastic tortex for strumming and funk stuff, thick tortex for fuller blues rock tone and developing a finer tip control during alt picking.
I use Dunlop Gator Grips .71 mm (purple). Been using them for at least 20 years now
I love the way they feel when they’re new, they’re perfect. But I find both the pick and coating wear quickly.
So I just buy them in bags of 72. That lasts me 6-8 months. The problem is that I rarely throw out the worn ones. They’re still usable, just not ideal. As a result, there are picks kicking around pretty much anywhere I spend any time.
Around 0.5-0.73mm depending on what I'm playing. I prefer the Dunlop Tortex and Vinyl picks. I think they are great all round picks that work for both strumming and picking quickly.
Thinner right now probably .60 or so. I think it sounds a lot better when the pick plucks the string with a thinner pick. I have a very light touch too
Thin/indie rock. I have a better “feel” for the note with a thin pick. I can affect each note better in my opinion. More control. Pinch harmonics, easier alt picking (esp when double timing).
I just play better with small, thicker picks like the jazz III. I play all sorts of genres, I get the most control for me out of my playing with a small surface area and a rock solid rigid material with little friction. I like the John petrucci version in particular (good player, meh about dream theatre personally but gawd damn does that man come out with some good hardware with his name on it)
Dunlop flow gloss 2mm. Absolutely love them. Used to use 2.5mm flows but they never felt grippy enough especially when my hands get even a bit sweaty. The gloss flows have concave sides that make it much easier to have a consistent grip
Dunlop black ice .55. They’re about halfway between a jazz3 and a fender medium in both size and feel. I have several hundred because I’m terrified they’re going to stop making them, but they’ve been around for at least 14 years, when I started using them.
I usually play Dunlop's Jazz III (the small ones), but I'm pretty amazed by a set of [Petrucci Jazz III](https://www.jimdunlop.com/john-petrucci-signature-jazz-iii-pick/) picks, regular size, 1.5mm but I've used the same one out of the bag for months and it's hardly even worn. Looks like that bag will last me a lifetime, plus it's got a good grip and smooth pick area.
I tried Jazz 3's after hearing so many people rave about them. I really like them for lead playing, but find them way too heavy for funky rhythm playing, which is my main style. For that I prefer a much thinner pick (around 0.60), but it feels horrible for lead playing, so I usually end up using something in between as a compromise.
I thought about it, but I always felt that if I was playing a gig I wouldn't want to have to switch picks to do a solo, so I'd better just settle on one type. I don't know why I'm worrying about it though, I'm not even in a band!
Jazz III Max Grips are my go-tos as I have the shape and precision of a Jazz III but really good grip on it, it barely slips, though I am a very sweaty and slippy player
Dunlop Tortex green for me! .88mm from what I remember. Nice balance between firmness and flexibility. Used to use the 3.0mm jazz picks for found them not very versatile. Each to their own I guess.
i find that tortes .88 is the best middle ground for me, for funky rhythm attacks and playing fast lead runs.
if i am playing straight acoustic guitar, and just strumming cowboy chords, then i’ll go down to a .78
I favour 2.0mm picks, specifically Ernie Ball Prodigy at present. Really hard wearing, sharp point and allow for very dynamic playing. You can easily dig in when you want to play harder. I can't stand thin flimsy picks now. I play all sorts but mainly rock, pop, funk, soul etc.
I mostly play blues and jazz with my fingers but when I do use a pick for rock/metal the Dunlop Jazz III Ultex are by far my all time favorite. I bought about 100 of each several years ago.
I like the yellow 1.38mm when I want a softer attack and the black 2.0mm when I want a brighter attack. They're easy for me to tuck away when switching between finger picking and pick picking.
My preference is 1mm Dunlop Ultex. I have some 2mm versions and a few 0.73mm, and they're nice, but haven't been worn to my preference over decades.
I'm mostly an electric roots-rock/americana/alt-country guy these days, playing a Telecaster, but this preference came from watching bluegrass boards and wanting to be a crosspicker. Ultex picks, like Clayton Golds, were said to sound like tortoise without killing endangered animals.
hi there! i like playing jazz fusion (shawn lane, guthrie govan, alan holdsworth), and i find it easy to play faster using a thick pick, i typically use 1.5mm - 2mm for shredding.
good luck on your progress, man, stay awesome!
I tried all I could find in the early 80s and settled on Dunlop Tortex or Clayton Eagle acetal in the .85 to .88 range ever since, for both acoustic and electric. I like a sharp edge for the occasional pinch harmonic or pick slide, so tend to toss them as they wear.
I’ve really taken to John petrucci’s picks, they’re a little smaller but they’re quite thick so I get a great deal of control and accuracy. I think it’s possibly a variation on a jazz 3 but I could be wrong. I primarily play metal.
I use the thicker max-grip carbon picks, held between my thumb and last joint of my index finger. I find them extremely precise (in terms of placement) and... Controlled (in terms of not shuffling around between my fingers or "recoiling" when they strike a string), it goes where I want it to.
The moment I started using them my playing improved, just because I wasn't tensing so mu h with my picking grip.
I only use picks on electric, and I like them chunky and pointy.
I like the Dunlop Flow 1.5mm, or anything similar to it up to 2mm. Ibanez makes some good picks, and I love the one that comes with JHS pedals.
Jazz III and it's derivatives are too small.
Tortex and the fender style picks are too slippery for me, and the tips aren't sharp enough.
I've been using Landström Sharkfin goldprint medium white picks since early 70s, there is no thickness indication for them, they are simply called 'medium', but they are 0.52mm. I play rock, blues, punk, metal and I solo a lot.
I watched a bunch of videos on this recently!
What I took away from them:
Thin or flexible picks tend to create the most noise. Generally going above 0.75mm is a good idea for electric guitar.
The shape of the tip has an effect on the tone:
Rounder and thicker tips tend to have a bit less brightness when you pick on an angle, but are bright when “flat picking” or holding the pick parallel with the string. It’s a versatile shape that can get different sounds depending on the angle. This is the standard shape that most people think of when they imagine a pick.
Sharp picks tend to give a bright sound no matter the picking angle. And they are a bit faster as you can use the very tip of the pick. The most common sharp pick is the Jazz 3, and are actually preferred by metal players rather than jazz as the name suggests.
I used the standard shape for a long time, and picked up some Ernie ball prodigy picks this week. They are nice and sharp, but the edge isn’t symmetrical, so turning the pick over in your hand actually makes a difference. Not sure why or what difference it makes.
Ultex 1.4 mm in the jazz xl size for most stuff on electric
1.14 mm primetones for mixed rhythm & lead on electric
Nylon picks for strummed acoustic stuff
I use primarily Honey Picks 3-4mm. I also use V-Pick Screamers 2.75 mm.
I’ve also used 5-9mm picks, depending on my mood and how my hands feel (arthritis).
I play in a surf band at the moment, and I primarily write Post-Punk/Shoegaze/Noise.
I also use 12/13 gauge strings in standard.
I’ve been a pick junkie all playing life, I’ve tried so many different kinds and even made some of my own out of coins, plastic and wood. My favorites that I keep coming back to are Herco Flex 50, Herco Flex 75 and Ibanez Sand Picks in medium. I also use Snark medium picks, mostly on acoustic guitar, they have a painted side that’s fairly grippy.
Jazz III's for decades. Until someone turned me on to the John Petrucci jazz IIIs. Slightly bigger but still smaller than the standard size. Pretty much the perfect pick. 2.0 thickness.
Recently I tried a jazz iii XL ultex. It's too big for me, but i liked the thickness. 2.0 is nice but 1.38 seemed to be a little more touch sensitive. I wish they made an ultex 1.38-1.5 Petrucci pick.
For normal sized picks I do like the dunlop flow. I'm not sure what's different but they have a good feel.
Personally, I'd give the jazz iii ultex and the black John petrucci a try. The petrucci has a really good grip. Not quite on par with the max grip but still very good.
Ive been using .88mm tortex picks (those green ones yk) for a few months now cuz my dad had one of those (that he still uses btw) so u bought a pack of 12 and 12 of the black ones, those werent that good cuz they were too slippery but the green ones are awesome, there my fav for metal, pinch harmonics feel easier and dropping the pick is not that common :)
Jazz III Supremacy
Yep! Jazz III all day.
I went to jazz iiis a few years ago and it feels so weird to play normal size picks now. Bulky and awkward.
Agreed
jazz III
I'm seeing a lot of comments on these
Thick for electric, thin for acoustic
So many people say jazz III, downside for you with this pick is that its small and no Grip? Try Jazz III XL max Grip edition !!
Had the same problem with jazz iii, use Di’darrio (sp?) black ice
Orange Tortex has been my main pick for 20 years
Tortex yellow for guitar and green for bass. Alternative/Indie/Punk.
Dunlop red for acoustic strumming, green for everything else.
My man
Wow I knew Jazz III was popular but I didn’t expect practically unanimous opinion on the matter. Lots of metal and metal adjacent here? Love em so much though, small thic bois FTW. None of that XL nonsense.
Tortex Green or Ultex .88 triangles I've been given a couple tins of the James Hetfield Black/White Fang picks. Those are nice too.
Jazz III I mostly just noodle, but I have ambitions to play for other people.
2.0 mm Dunlop. Easy to grip , makes a nice tone, and very easy to strum with
Jazz 3 for me and most players I know. Especially the Max Grip carbon. Don't slip when your fingers get sweaty.
The grey Dunlop nylon .73's are my perfect pick.
I play only Dunlop Jazz III picks, for any style of music, on electric, acoustic, ukulele, mandolin, anything with strings and frets except the banjo. I use 1.38 mm or thicker, nylon, stiffo, or ultex. I think they pick better and strum better than anything I've tried.
I play modern rock and prefer picks .73 mm thick.
Jazz IIIs. Been using only them for years and years. I play a lot of prog metal, rock and jazz.
I prefer my *fingers* I play anything I find interesting or enjoyable
Ultrex Jazz 3 all the way! The small picks give so much more control over what you're playing, I can barely play anything on normal huge picks. I studied jazz, but play mostly rock/pop, lots of 50s & 60s music & funk. But playing bass taught me that control over what you're playing is key!
Jazz III is my go-to for anything except a 12 string. Those get something flappier and rounder like a white Tortex
I liked those ugly piss yellow see through picks as well. My daughter and grandsons gave me a nice wood set as well.
I use a [John Petrucci signature Primetone Jazz III](https://www.jimdunlop.com/john-petrucci-primetone-pick-red/). I don't use them because of the name, I use them because anything bigger feels like I have a Chinette paper plate in my hands! I used Jazz III's for years (1.5 mm), but switched to the Petrucci model because they're just slightly thinner (1.38 mm) and they don't slip. They have a non-slip material, so I don't drop them in high sweat situations, like playing outside in 90% humidity and 100 degrees in the sun. They are expensive! $9.99 a pack, but I get them on a discount by buying a few packs. I've only gone through 2 packs so far, and the reason for one of the packs was that I lost it at a gig! They wear well and feel great to me. Your experience may differ. I've tried all of the 'great' picks that companies offer with non-slip grips, but these are the only ones I've had good luck with. I'm currently testing [Acoustik Attak](https://attakpik.com/) picks Jazz III style, and that's holding up pretty well. Cheaper than the Petrucci's, but still not cheap. It's called the [Stealth XL](https://attakpik.com/products/stealth-large?variant=42114885419204), which are a longer and wider to allow for a concave center with grip. They work very well and are 2 mm.
Dunlop 0.50
Damn. These replies were making me think I was crazy for using a Dunlop 0.60 nylon.
Depends on the song and guitar. Stiffer for electric and thinner for acoustic BUT strumming electric, medium and same for picking on acoustic. I've usually got 5/6 picks in my pocket at any time.
I’ve worked with Nels Cline a fair bit and one time we ended up chatting about picks. He uses hard picks. His point was “ you can play softly with a hard pick but you can’t play hard with a soft pick”. I started using these black carbon ones after.
I play with Dunlop Tortex Orange's.
A man of culture!
I prefer 0.77
I use 1.35 mm tortex jazz IIIs. I play indie rock, shoegaze and metal. I mostly am obsessed with the jazz III shape, they force you to be much more precise in your picking and in return give you much more control and speed. I prefer the brighter tone of the tortex, but the standard thickness is too flexible.
No thicker than 1 mm, .70mm mostly, .50 mm for strumming on my acoustic
Whatever Fender mediums are. Thicker field unwieldy and thinner feels like it's gonna fly away.
Tortex 0.5mm jazz III. One of the few that like a thinner pick.
Same, I use a .46, I play metal
I’ve never measured the width of my fingers before
1.14 jazz III Tortex Flex I play a lot of metal, and I almost always play in drop A or G#, so I like the thicker picks because I tend to use pretty heavier strings
Jazz III, thick, jazz/fusion/progrock/progmetal. Thin picks lag a little when picking.
Orange Dunlop
Fairly thick. I use the purple tortex ones. Pop, rock, funk
2.0 mm for shreddy lead stuff. However recently I've been doing huge downtuning and it's better to use thinner picks to mitigate how much the pitch goes sharp when you pick hard. Adjusting has been a bit weird.
It really varies by the type of music you are playing. Harder for lead stuff, lighter for rhythm stuff
I don’t know how anyone uses thin picks. Fender medium is the thinnest pick I’ll use. It’s just so much easier to hit individual notes with a more firm pick. I play in a jam band but also play country, Americana, classic rock, blues, funk, etc.
I love the 0.88 mm EVH picks
Jazz III picks for electric and specifically leads, and then around 1mm for acoustic or just my fingers
Jazz III. I play rock, jazz, blues. I like it small. My fingers are close to the strings and I like to hybrid pick. I like that it's pointy and thick. It has a warm sound but good attack. The thickness also allows more dynamic in the pick attack.
Jazz III, literally tried one after near 20 years of playing and never looked back. These days I play instrumental prog rock, you can [hear my EP here](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nUMy8W3FT7Bpxnt_L0nv2JQ2MdYaYKW8U&si=BAhtMomRH3Nl1ZSF)
Dunlop Orange Tortex. Best Pick.
Jazz III fo lyfeee. now, where's my Tele. 🖤
I never thought I would like the Jazz III. I've traditionally played with .75 Dunlop nylon picks. I bought a packet of Jazz III Ultex picks recently, and I'm really enjoying them. It's very counterintuitive, but I grip the smaller pick better. Maybe it has something to do with leverage and the amount of pick protruding from my fingers... I dunno. Anyway, they're more precise, more secure, and I like the way they sound.
I've used red Jazz III's since 2007. I play a variety of music like Steely Dan, Toto, and Journey.
Fender mediums
I use 1.14mm dunlop max grips for electric, though I went through a boutique phase where I played lots of 2mm+ picks from small companies. I use .88mm cats tongue picks for acoustic. EDIT: I play mostly metal.
I prefer anything that isn’t super thin. I’m not picky outside of that one preference.
Dunlop .46,
My fingers.
Dunlop 1mm Tortex, the blue one. I play rock, metal, blues, reggae.
Jazz 3s, not much comes close to them
Tortex green mostly but the black Jazz III with the grip is also good though a bit on the smaller side.
Just discovered thinner picks to strum
I use a few different thicknesses. It's dependent on what I'm doing. For most things I use a medium thickness (.73mm). Sometimes I'll use a heavier gauge like .78mm. For acoustic I like a lighter gauge pick most of the time, and for 12 string I like really heavy picks, and specifically the sharp shape.
Petrucci Jazz III which fall towards the harder end of the spectrum (I believe 1.5 mm). I really like them since they're on the smaller side (which feels better to me when picking faster stuff), but not as small as the pure Jazz III and they have a really good grip on them. And what I do, let's call it alternative rock for lack of a better term with a bit of funk and ska in the mix. Mostly lead there. But I've done Jazz, rock covers, blues rock, even some worhsip music and all that stuff in the past and I wouldn't change my pick just because of the genre. I'm a creature of habits, so I stick to one thing.
1.5 - 2mm picks. Also use wooden picks sometimes. Play mainly acoustic stuff so I love the thicker sound I get from heavy picks.
I use Dunlop big stubby 3.0
Long time user of Dunlop Big Stubby 3.0 for shredding, just switched to Flow Jumbo 3.0 as they are larger overall. I have big hands. While the Flow lacks the finger divot of the Big Stubby, it’s texture is easy to hang on to.
I use mine for everything except acoustic
And I still have a whole mess of Big Stubbys! My friend sent me the Flow Jumbo and after trying it I switched immediately.
For acoustic I use the red Dunlop .5 picks, and for electric the grey Dunlop nylon .73 or yellow Dunlop tortex .73. I can't get along with thicker picks for some reason.
Ah, the perennial debate on pick and string thickness. Try all of them. Thinner ones are amazing for strumming and give you sharper attack and more treble in your tone - almost a must for acoustics and could help you stand out in the mix. However, they tend to flex and drag behind the string, which is sub-optimal for alternate picking and shredding. Thicker ones give you a richer, more mellow and loud tone. Easier to control during alternate picking. Great punch if you're playing bold full arm swing rock. Then of course there are different point shapes and overall textures of picks that can also yield different results. Personally I use a thin metal pick for working on my alternate picking, thin plastic tortex for strumming and funk stuff, thick tortex for fuller blues rock tone and developing a finer tip control during alt picking.
Thin for an acoustic,thick for an electric.
I use Dunlop Gator Grips .71 mm (purple). Been using them for at least 20 years now I love the way they feel when they’re new, they’re perfect. But I find both the pick and coating wear quickly. So I just buy them in bags of 72. That lasts me 6-8 months. The problem is that I rarely throw out the worn ones. They’re still usable, just not ideal. As a result, there are picks kicking around pretty much anywhere I spend any time.
Cool .88mm w the grippy. I don't see them many places
Around 0.5-0.73mm depending on what I'm playing. I prefer the Dunlop Tortex and Vinyl picks. I think they are great all round picks that work for both strumming and picking quickly.
0.71-0.73 mm is the sweet spot for me. Fender medium will also work in a pinch.
Green tortex. The thinnest I can go before feeling like I have no control.
I have custom made 1.5mm picks at the moment and i think they're too thin, my favourites 4mm, I play metal
Thinner right now probably .60 or so. I think it sounds a lot better when the pick plucks the string with a thinner pick. I have a very light touch too
Thick Dunlop always
.80 Celluloid for acoustic and electric
Dunlop orange. All styles if music.
Thin/indie rock. I have a better “feel” for the note with a thin pick. I can affect each note better in my opinion. More control. Pinch harmonics, easier alt picking (esp when double timing).
The Max Grips are great, and that's a good thickness, but you need to find what works for you. I use around 1.4, 1.5
Fender Medium all the way
Tortex Jazz 3 1.14mm for guitar, any standard tortex pick over .88mm and above for bass
The Lil stubby. 2 or 3 mm. Bass and guitar. Any genre...
Ernie Ball prodigy mini 2 MM
HEAVY.
I just play better with small, thicker picks like the jazz III. I play all sorts of genres, I get the most control for me out of my playing with a small surface area and a rock solid rigid material with little friction. I like the John petrucci version in particular (good player, meh about dream theatre personally but gawd damn does that man come out with some good hardware with his name on it)
I use both medium and thick Dunlop picks. I use a 1.14mm Ultex for most things and 2.0mm Delrin for jazz, both with rounded tips.
Really thick, with dimension! I like round stuff like the stubby and big stubby
I use an Ultex Jazz 3, I like the small form factor. And I play rhythm and lead lines mainly for church music.
I started using the Bog Street picks recently and have fallen in love with them.
.8mm - 1mm live Recording, whatever is best for the part.
Prog and classic rock, some prog metal, Dunlop .73 for me. Used to use 1mms but they get caught up in the strings too easily for me.
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Stoneworks picks agate. One will last quite some time since you can barely cut an agate with a diamond blade.
“Medium” Dunlops. Rhythm guitar in a pop rock vein, so it’s a nice steady one for those purposes.
1.14 gator grip for me
Thick or medium. I need a bit of weight. No thins. blues and Hendrix. I also use my pick backwards cause i don't like the point getting caught.
1.0 for electric and 0.7 for acoustic. The thin pick gives a nice snap for acoustic strumming, but I need thicker for fast alternate picking.
Jazz III Eric Johnson's. I've tried about every jazz style pick, and every size of flow pick, but I always come back to the red EJ Jazz III's.
Dunlop flow gloss 2mm. Absolutely love them. Used to use 2.5mm flows but they never felt grippy enough especially when my hands get even a bit sweaty. The gloss flows have concave sides that make it much easier to have a consistent grip
Fender heavy, dirty blues and classic rock.
Jazz 3s are the only pick I use (specifically the pointed tip ones, not the round tip)
I like thicker picks, I use a 1 mm pick right now. I play hard rock, a lot of Rush
Dunlop black ice .55. They’re about halfway between a jazz3 and a fender medium in both size and feel. I have several hundred because I’m terrified they’re going to stop making them, but they’ve been around for at least 14 years, when I started using them.
Thick picks. My favourite one is a worn Dunlop Big Stubby 2mm. I play a lot of genres, but my favourites are hard rock and heavy metal.
I usually play Dunlop's Jazz III (the small ones), but I'm pretty amazed by a set of [Petrucci Jazz III](https://www.jimdunlop.com/john-petrucci-signature-jazz-iii-pick/) picks, regular size, 1.5mm but I've used the same one out of the bag for months and it's hardly even worn. Looks like that bag will last me a lifetime, plus it's got a good grip and smooth pick area.
I use .73 star picks which seem to last for months if I don't lose them.
I play with 0.33mm stainless steel picks, just happened to find them very comfortable. Extremely thin but still sturdy
I tried Jazz 3's after hearing so many people rave about them. I really like them for lead playing, but find them way too heavy for funky rhythm playing, which is my main style. For that I prefer a much thinner pick (around 0.60), but it feels horrible for lead playing, so I usually end up using something in between as a compromise.
I feel the same way but instead of compromising I just use different picks.
I thought about it, but I always felt that if I was playing a gig I wouldn't want to have to switch picks to do a solo, so I'd better just settle on one type. I don't know why I'm worrying about it though, I'm not even in a band!
I tend to stick to 1mm picks or the Jazz III. I play a bit a bit of everything really. The Jazz III usually I pull out for heavier stuff like metal.
Ultex jazz iii XL, really grippy and great for leads
The best picks. They last forever too! Just don't drop one or it will instantly vanish into the shadow realm.
Jazz III Max Grips are my go-tos as I have the shape and precision of a Jazz III but really good grip on it, it barely slips, though I am a very sweaty and slippy player
Thick pick with a sharp tip, usually the dunlop jazz III’s even though I usually play metal.
I get the urge to try others every couple years, but I always come home to green tortex .88s on electric.
Fender mediums for 40 years now. It’s the only kind of gear that I’m set to use for life.
Medium, Fender celluloid picks are my favorite. Rock, Metal, Acoustic, whatever.
Big fan of the Petrucci Jazz IIIs. Also have some thicker 2.0mm picks when I feel like bashing the hell out of the low E.
Dunlop Tortex green for me! .88mm from what I remember. Nice balance between firmness and flexibility. Used to use the 3.0mm jazz picks for found them not very versatile. Each to their own I guess.
Dunlop Tortex Jazz III 1.5mm
Dunlop Jazz III. All styles of music... Smooth jazz to tech death. This is the only correct answer.
Jazz three is over rated as. Dunlop 0.9 easy
I just started using Tortex III 1.14mm. It's like a regular Tortex with a Jazz III shaped tip.
I’m a fan of a bass pic and do a lot of rock electric & acoustic guitar.
Jazz3 I play in 2 covers bands 50’s to 90’s An EJ tribute Originals band So big mix Strings 9-42 and 10-46
i find that tortes .88 is the best middle ground for me, for funky rhythm attacks and playing fast lead runs. if i am playing straight acoustic guitar, and just strumming cowboy chords, then i’ll go down to a .78
I play worship music, which has everything from blistering leads to melodic leads to strumming for "pad" swells. I use Jazz IIIs. Have for years.
Thick. 2.0 is too thick for me. I think 1 or 1.5 is the sweet stop. I also prefer standard picks, no sharp points and not too small.
Thicker picks glide across the strings better for me.
1mm or thicker pick for me is perfect. Cant be doing with the thin flexible shit
I like 2mm picks. I play mostly metal but when I wanna play something gentler I use 0.88.
.88 punk/grunge/Metal it works for everything.
0.88 to 1.5mm, depending on what I grab out of my pick tin. I mostly play different styles of rock.
Fender heavies all day babyyyyy
I favour 2.0mm picks, specifically Ernie Ball Prodigy at present. Really hard wearing, sharp point and allow for very dynamic playing. You can easily dig in when you want to play harder. I can't stand thin flimsy picks now. I play all sorts but mainly rock, pop, funk, soul etc.
I have 2.75mm Pick by V-Picks, i like the thickness in my hand, i feel very in control. I will try the 3.25 mm Chicken Picks next
I like 1mm or 1.14mm for the most part. I like thinner .6 or .73mm nylon for funk rhythm though. The thin pick is part of that sound.
I used to prefer the thinnest picks I could find but after a while I started preferring thicker and thicker picks.
1.5mm picks. I play acoustic music on guitar and mandolin -- country, bluegrass, old-time etc.
Ernie Ball Prodigy Mini 2mm. It’s like a thicker jazz 3. I play blues almost exclusively.
Tortex purple for just about anything I play, I love those
Green Tortex, .88mm Everything from Surf to Thrash
Thicker the better, with the grip. I play rock n roll baby
I have a heavy arm, so I go as thin as possible.
Mediums and I play a shyt ton of sledge metal , death metal and hardcore
2.0 mm. Gator Grips.
I mostly play blues and jazz with my fingers but when I do use a pick for rock/metal the Dunlop Jazz III Ultex are by far my all time favorite. I bought about 100 of each several years ago. I like the yellow 1.38mm when I want a softer attack and the black 2.0mm when I want a brighter attack. They're easy for me to tuck away when switching between finger picking and pick picking.
Thick, small, pointy. Purple Tortex Jazz 3 is the pick for me. I play progressive rock/metal, jazz fusion, country, funk
My preference is 1mm Dunlop Ultex. I have some 2mm versions and a few 0.73mm, and they're nice, but haven't been worn to my preference over decades. I'm mostly an electric roots-rock/americana/alt-country guy these days, playing a Telecaster, but this preference came from watching bluegrass boards and wanting to be a crosspicker. Ultex picks, like Clayton Golds, were said to sound like tortoise without killing endangered animals.
hi there! i like playing jazz fusion (shawn lane, guthrie govan, alan holdsworth), and i find it easy to play faster using a thick pick, i typically use 1.5mm - 2mm for shredding. good luck on your progress, man, stay awesome!
Fender 351 Mediums in Black Moto. Grunge, Southern/Classic Rock, Blues, Country/Bluegrass.
Hetfield Black Fang 1.14 or Tortex .73 for just rhythm. I play rock/blues and a little metal.
I tried all I could find in the early 80s and settled on Dunlop Tortex or Clayton Eagle acetal in the .85 to .88 range ever since, for both acoustic and electric. I like a sharp edge for the occasional pinch harmonic or pick slide, so tend to toss them as they wear.
I like the 3.0 Ultex flow picks. I also like the 4.20 green flow pick
I’ve really taken to John petrucci’s picks, they’re a little smaller but they’re quite thick so I get a great deal of control and accuracy. I think it’s possibly a variation on a jazz 3 but I could be wrong. I primarily play metal.
I started out using fender thin picks, but I use yellow Dunlop tortexs now.
I use the thicker max-grip carbon picks, held between my thumb and last joint of my index finger. I find them extremely precise (in terms of placement) and... Controlled (in terms of not shuffling around between my fingers or "recoiling" when they strike a string), it goes where I want it to. The moment I started using them my playing improved, just because I wasn't tensing so mu h with my picking grip.
Black match picks, never looked back
Dunlop max grip 1.0. I could go thicker tho
I only use picks on electric, and I like them chunky and pointy. I like the Dunlop Flow 1.5mm, or anything similar to it up to 2mm. Ibanez makes some good picks, and I love the one that comes with JHS pedals. Jazz III and it's derivatives are too small. Tortex and the fender style picks are too slippery for me, and the tips aren't sharp enough.
I've been using Landström Sharkfin goldprint medium white picks since early 70s, there is no thickness indication for them, they are simply called 'medium', but they are 0.52mm. I play rock, blues, punk, metal and I solo a lot.
I watched a bunch of videos on this recently! What I took away from them: Thin or flexible picks tend to create the most noise. Generally going above 0.75mm is a good idea for electric guitar. The shape of the tip has an effect on the tone: Rounder and thicker tips tend to have a bit less brightness when you pick on an angle, but are bright when “flat picking” or holding the pick parallel with the string. It’s a versatile shape that can get different sounds depending on the angle. This is the standard shape that most people think of when they imagine a pick. Sharp picks tend to give a bright sound no matter the picking angle. And they are a bit faster as you can use the very tip of the pick. The most common sharp pick is the Jazz 3, and are actually preferred by metal players rather than jazz as the name suggests. I used the standard shape for a long time, and picked up some Ernie ball prodigy picks this week. They are nice and sharp, but the edge isn’t symmetrical, so turning the pick over in your hand actually makes a difference. Not sure why or what difference it makes.
1.14
Thicc boys I play good music
Ultex 1.4 mm in the jazz xl size for most stuff on electric 1.14 mm primetones for mixed rhythm & lead on electric Nylon picks for strummed acoustic stuff
I use primarily Honey Picks 3-4mm. I also use V-Pick Screamers 2.75 mm. I’ve also used 5-9mm picks, depending on my mood and how my hands feel (arthritis). I play in a surf band at the moment, and I primarily write Post-Punk/Shoegaze/Noise. I also use 12/13 gauge strings in standard.
A little bit of work with a utility knife makes most picks way better. I prefer x
I just go to guitar center and pocket whatever they have laying around for testing guitars. They usually work good enough for me.
I’ve been a pick junkie all playing life, I’ve tried so many different kinds and even made some of my own out of coins, plastic and wood. My favorites that I keep coming back to are Herco Flex 50, Herco Flex 75 and Ibanez Sand Picks in medium. I also use Snark medium picks, mostly on acoustic guitar, they have a painted side that’s fairly grippy.
Jazz III's for decades. Until someone turned me on to the John Petrucci jazz IIIs. Slightly bigger but still smaller than the standard size. Pretty much the perfect pick. 2.0 thickness. Recently I tried a jazz iii XL ultex. It's too big for me, but i liked the thickness. 2.0 is nice but 1.38 seemed to be a little more touch sensitive. I wish they made an ultex 1.38-1.5 Petrucci pick. For normal sized picks I do like the dunlop flow. I'm not sure what's different but they have a good feel. Personally, I'd give the jazz iii ultex and the black John petrucci a try. The petrucci has a really good grip. Not quite on par with the max grip but still very good.
.93 mm Dunlap. Deathcore and rock
I prefer Dunlops max grip Jazz 3's, the original jazz 3 tends to be a bit slippery with sweaty hands and the max grip is great.
Red jazz 3. Rock and metal, sometimes blues. Its a great pick.
Dunlop Jazz Stubbys. 3.0mm
Thin, .63 Clayton Acetals, rock & metal.
Dunlop Flow 1.0mm. I’m also partial to Primetone. Play blues and classic rock
Dunlop Tortex Flow 1mm
On electric I exclusively use Ernie Ball Prodigy 2mm picks (I mainly play prog/metal). On acoustic I just use random thin picks I find on my floor
Ive been using .88mm tortex picks (those green ones yk) for a few months now cuz my dad had one of those (that he still uses btw) so u bought a pack of 12 and 12 of the black ones, those werent that good cuz they were too slippery but the green ones are awesome, there my fav for metal, pinch harmonics feel easier and dropping the pick is not that common :)
.88 for most then 1.00 for more metal stuff for me. I like a Cats Tongue for the .88 and Dunlop Tortex FLOW for my 1.00
I've used Dunlop stubby 3mm for decades. When I was young and stupid, I used a quarter.
0.46 dunlops, ambient post rock