.38mm plectrums..good enough for napalm death...

[Lasse Lammert]

People that say thin picks are better have to work on their picking technique..
two ONLY exceptions: Paul Gilbert and Piickscrapes

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Paul Gilbert's sig. pick is 1 mm, I wouldn't call that thin (just not super-thick either)

 

[Mattayus]

His sig might be, but he actually uses really thin picks

 

[Melodeath]

I much prefer sharp picks in terms of playability. A regular tortex is fine, but only lasts so long. Sharp keeps the playability for much longer. And I use about 1 mm or .88 or whatever

 

[Mattayus]

Plus with sharp picks you don't hear the pick. It doesn't "scrape" the string, it actually "picks" it, so you get nothing but string sound, as I've already said. They take some getting used to because they kinda "grip" the string a little on the initial attack, but after an hour or so you'll never turn back!

 

[JeffTD]

His sig might be, but he actually uses really thin picks

.73 really isn't that thin. I quite like the yellow standard Tortexes.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Ultex sharps 1.0mm.

Hetfield's pick of choice.

 

[AD Chaos]

15-10 years ago:

Couple of years ago:

Nowadays:

If they made them 5mm or moar, I'd get those
Not as extra durable as the Jazz3, but glides so much easier above the strings with it's all-round edges
The bigger the pick, the less pressure it needs to stay between the fingers IME
I'm thinking of poking holes into them and tying a string so they don't ocasionally fall off

 

[iekobrid]

 

[26]

Paul Gilbert's sig. pick is 1 mm, I wouldn't call that thin (just not super-thick either)

true; i usually use 0.9 and never would have thought of describing that as "thin".

 

[C-Martin]

My picks of choice for quite a while now. I imagine I'm not alone in using these

This is what i've used in the past 5 years. I used to use the standard dunlop 1mm nylon and sometimes .88mm, thiner than that is too thin for me even for strumming.

 

[Maybelater]

People that say thin picks are better have to work on their picking technique..
two ONLY exceptions: Paul Gilbert and Piickscrapes

I found this to be true from my experience.

 

[JeffTD]

Have some of the new Tortex TIII's as well as some of the Tortex Jumbo Jazz picks from InTuneGP on the way, pretty stoked. Always switching back and forth between the Tortex Jazz III and Tortex standard. Ultex sharps/Jazz III XL have the best shape but sound/feel shite compared to Tortex IMO, so both of these should work out just fine!

 

[LeSedna]

I swear by Dunlop Jazz III (current black version).

It's a love/hate relationship because there is something about the precision in sensations you get for lead or tech riffs, but it's shit for strumming hard chords like a beast.

For those who love the Jazz III and know well other picks : what would be an alternative which would be close to its feeling but with a better grip which would prevent it from falling if you play very hard riffs for hours ?

 

[006]

Jazz III Max-Grip.

 

[Mattayus]

Those of you who use Jazz III and haven't tried the carbon fibre max grips yet.... fucking do it. Best tone/feel pick I've ever used, hands down.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

I swear by Dunlop Jazz III (current black version).

It's a love/hate relationship because there is something about the precision in sensations you get for lead or tech riffs, but it's shit for strumming hard chords like a beast.

Have you tried the Jazz III XL's? I love 'em!

 

[Boneman]

I found pick paradise yesterday -

Awesome pick, awesome sound and feel, no more scratchy Ultex for me. The tip on these is sooo perfect.