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What thickness of pic do you use? And what are the benefits of using a thicker pick, as opposed to a thin one, if there are any? Or is it just preference?
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I use a .60mm Its all preference as to pick thickness (or using one at all) Either do a search and look at old posts on this subject for pros/cons and peoples opinions on benefits, etc... or just wait for someone else to fill you in
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i use orange dunlops mainly.. or whatever i can scrounge up
but always the orange for shows
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I find thin are better for strumming/acoustic and thick are better for not strumming/electric
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index/middles... 1.1 cm.
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GSRLessard14 wrote:index/middles... 1.1 cm.
thats one hell of a thick pick you have there
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crash_in_to_me wrote:
GSRLessard14 wrote:index/middles... 1.1 cm.
thats one hell of a thick pick you have there
sure is.. but i like the feel of them.
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That'd have to be a bass pick or somethin', man. Or do they make picks for guitar that thick? O.o
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he plays bass, like most everyone here i use the dunlop (orange) tortex .60mm great pick, not too thin, not too thick, u can hear the pick when u strumm, but it goes thru easily, id recomend them.
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Oh. I thought he meant he was using it on a guitar; I didn't know he played bass. Heh. Thanks for lettin' me know.
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Tortex 0.60mm for guitar
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Jer1400 wrote:That'd have to be a bass pick or somethin', man. Or do they make picks for guitar that thick? O.o
he means 1.1 mm or .11 cm

1.1 cm would be like a cube of plastic
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0.60mm i prefer... these are obviously better for the percussive style that Dave uses as well (in case you're trying to mimic him)
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i like the dunlop .73's

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when I RARELY use a pick, I use the dunlop 1.0 (the blue one) or the Jazz III picks.
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