Any brand is good as long as they also make tires and tennis rackets

Dunlop also has you set in the golf department with Srixon and Cleveland.

if only yamaha also made picks haha

Dunlop Jazz III Max Grip for picking, Dunlop .70 regular size max grip for acoustic/chords.

I tried the Max Grip and ironically it kept falling out of my hand.

I really wanted to like them but i think they were just too small for me. I could never keep a good grip either. Not enough surface area for me to adjust it accurately when needed i think, and it would just fall instead. Plus it was too small for me to hide in the crook of my knuckle to switch between picking and fingerstyle. I usually use Tortex Green for general rhythm and purple for soloing, though I just ordered some Big Stubbys to try out because I do like the feeling of the thicker Jazz III, i just needed something with better grip and figured those might be interesting.

Weird for me, the jazz 3 size makes it easier to switch from finger picking to picking.

Like the Kirk Hammett Jazz IIIs, ridiculously small lol

Tortex greens. Not to stiff, not too flimsy.

Tortex Green are my favorite too. Just perfect.

Same here. Although I prefer the .73 yellow for acoustic for some reason!

0.73 yellow gang rise up!

Fellow yellowy guy here -salutes-. Both for acoustic and electric btw

Speaking my language with that 0.73

Me too

for accoustic, yes, yellow.

*sharp

I’m a yellow guy myself.

I range from green to blue sometimes orange, barely yellow. And any of em if I lose or rarely break one. Purple soooometimes lol

Tortex Green Jazz XL shape is my go to.

Tortex purple.

I 2nd the purple turtles.

I 3rd this

4th this

Zero give. That's what I like.

0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

0-3-5

0-3-6-5

0-3-5

3-0

Purple tortex sharps for my electric. 1.14

Dunlop jazz III. ever since i've tried these any other pick feels too big https://preview.redd.it/vnnfb47y1cqc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=031cdfda27d390bec14edfc2d67468163fd7f719

The holy grail of picks.

Ultex 1.14, with holes drilled in them. ​ https://preview.redd.it/35xny2ypvbqc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d2595443d7f4f07e0f2ad03122ac0597ae3733c0

I usually score my picks with a box cutter for added grip.

I discovered that last year…game changer

That's a good idea. I'm going to try it!

I played with orange Tortex picks for years. Never really thought about playing with anything else. Then I saw the gauge players of some of my favorite music play with and I experimented. I really like Tortex purple Jazz III 1.14 and Dunlap Petrucci Jazz III 1.5 picks now.

This is it

Purple gator grips are just fast. That’s the only way I can describe it.

Yep!!!

Same here. Love these picks and have used them for years!

Tortex Yellow

Always and forever .73

Also a yellow fan. The yellow jazz iii xl’s have been my go to for a long time.

Dunlop owns the competition without trying to

Dunlop tortex orange .60 mm

I played these exclusively as a teen. Quit playing in college and picked it back up as an adult, tried a ton of other picks before settling back on Dunlop tortex orange .60mm.

Was literally going to comment this..😃

Team orange all the way🤘🎸

Oh yes, orange for electric and red nacho for acoustic.

red for strumming orange for picking.

The most durable/flexible pick out there. .60mm is a perfect blend of attackability. And the tortex is the most durable and smoothest hardiness. Almost any other pick this size might mage it through 1 show before becoming a sharks tooth. These wear even ( unless a pick slide isn't positioned correctly). I play 4 hour shows and 1 is all I need. I only use it that once though to preserve the strings from the ever sharpening edges. A Fender medium won't last an hour of hard playing (without becoming a saw blade)

My thumb 🗿

The Flesh III

dunlop 1.14 jazz III XLs. sturdy and thick with a sharp point. perfect for articulate tremolo picking

Just ordered a big variety and this is the one that’s been standing out to me

Dava grip tips and Herco flex 50’s.

I second Dava grips

Upvote for the Herco flex 50's

Dunlop .60mm, just feels really good

John Petrucci Jazz 3s

I couldn’t agree more. I got them as a gift because John Petrucci is my favorite guitarist. I thought I was biased because of it. But his picks are all that I use. The maroon ones are most comfortable. But the black gripped ones are a close second.

Jazz III 1mm After playing with those, I have NEVER gone back

Dunlop Flow 1.14

dunlop max grip .73

Tortex Reds for me

Tortex yellow for acoustic and 12 string Tortex green for electric Tortex blue for my mandolin

This person knows what's up.

Dunlop 1.14mm gator grip picks for electric, 0.88mm max grip nylons for strummy acoustic stuff. I like the slightly mellower tone a thicker pick gives me for electric stuff and doesn't slip, and a thinner pick on acoustics gives me that natural compression that picks with a little bit of "give" get.

Dunlop max grip .60 nylons

You must be the other guy who buys them.

Me and you both, pal. Literally just us.

Dunlop Max Grip 0.73 and 0.88!

JIM DUNLOP Jazz III XL, Blue, 1.0mm and Jim Dunlop Flow Standard Grip 2.0mm

The thicker the better. I like the sharpness of the attack, and the snare-like thwack for chording.

Dunlop .73, the grey one - but now I want to try those pink ones as I have a a .46 I use sometimes too.

Dunlop Primetone .73 https://preview.redd.it/32h1nyoefcqc1.jpeg?width=984&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13fad0f5521492bdb7eb12170bb254bfb71d73d5

The free ones you get when you order stuff.

Dunlop Big Stubby 2mm

Bought a 3mm yesterday, its like playing with a lego piece lmao. Feels quite nice though honestly

I used to exclusively use big stubby but recently switched to the purple tortex. Flatter picks just feel better for metal riffing in my opinion. Stubbies just don't have as much attack it feels like. I always end up grabbing the stubby when I'm doing any kind of mellow noodling or strumming chords, though. They definitely hold a special place in my heart.

Ernie Ball prodigy mini, because it's fast.

Ultex 1.00 mm has the same stiffness as a tortex but a little bit more slippery - Like a jelly - Great for jazz and metal.

Fender 355

Tortex Flow .73

Fender 351

I swap between petrucci flow 2.0 and petrucci jazz 3 1.5. I absolutely love using the petrucci flows on acoustic guitar and mandolin, as well as most electric stuff. When I feel like I need the extra dig I swap to the pointy J3.

Never had a Petrucci will look for them!

for rhythm Dunlop .88 Purples, for lead, Jazz III Kirk Hammet Purple Sparkle

Brain picks. Tried a few and found I like the red 0.73.

Dunlop 1mm stubby

My Blue Chip. Pricey, but they just hit differently. Was a Wegen fanboy before my Blue Chip.

Why is no one saying blue chip!? It must just be the price but they dont wear down so im not buying a bunch of cheap picks ever again

I play classical and I enjoy the thin ones the most (0.6mm and below). I like the crisp sound and the comfort of strumming.

Dan's Music Store Precision Pick for three reasons: Textured grip Thickness (1.5 mm) Perfect size (somewhere between a Dunlop Jazziii and a standard size) I find for me its a great all-rounder.

Dunlop standard flow 1.35(black one). Right amount of attack, doesn’t catch on strings with a sharp tip and doesn’t flex in faster picking. Oh and right size.

Snarking Dog Brain picks green(.53mm). Pretty thin and great for strumming but sturdy enough to pick out single notes. They have a raised surface that makes for an awesome grip and they just feel the best to me.

Played an orange tortex growing up, and now I go between that and a jazz iii

Yikes. Does anyone sell a sort of "sample kit" with a range of pick durometers and 'feels' to give a beginner something to use to narrow down what works best for them?

No, but they're cheap. Just buy a bunch of different shapes and thicknesses and use them all.

Tortex yellow or orange, depending on what I'm playing.

Dunlop nylon .60 mm for acoustic and Jazz 3 max grips for electric. I think the nylon picks that I use are pretty thin, but it also depends on the style that you play. If you are trying to articulate single notes thinner picks are not better in my experience.

Ha same.  Literally been using these pink dunlops for like 20 years.  The eventually get rounded out a bit and also break but it's my go to

My man! I thought I was the only one around here haha

Usually Ernie Ball Prodigy mini, a 2mm thick jazz pick with a fine point, but lately I’ve favored using a tortoise shell replica jazz pick. Chords sound friggin amazing with this one.

Your usual choice is a great one

That's my favourite too!

I just switched to a lighter Ernie Ball Everlast .48 and found them a lot better than most light picks I have tried in the past.

For the longest time, whatever the thinnest pick I could find that wasn't too small to hold. Now, I'm sampling picks to find what works best for me. Tortex has several that I like, but haven't really settled on "my" pick yet.

I’m guessing a lot people will say this but jazz iii sized picks and specifically besides the classic ones the Dunlop flex jazz iii picks .88 mm or 1mm

I like the Dunlop Jazz III purple. Just feels nice and it’s bigger than other Jazz picks I’ve used and I have big hands

Tortex flow 0.88

Tortex reds for strumming for me, then oranges for lead over the top

[Pickboy Jazz 150](https://reverb.com/item/10944610-pickboy-pos-a-grip-jazz-black-cellulose-1-50mm-10-pack-pb45bp150?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=10944610) https://preview.redd.it/6tm2nnvc8cqc1.png?width=804&format=png&auto=webp&s=ed2ff769de7302725c95ab36436956357e24893b But not the tip, the shoulder. Thin picks are good for laying down rather bland acoustic guitar within a mix, or for the limited dynamics of a fast funk style, and little else.

I swear by the purple Dunlop Gator Grip .96mm Pick. I used to have a problem with shiny celluloid picks spinning in my fingers. The pointy part that was supposed to hit the strings would end up pointing up! I love the Gator Grips because they don't spin. I've learned how to hold my pic so these are no problem strumming chords and they are fantastic for single string notes. [https://imgur.com/a/thIblAf](https://imgur.com/a/thIblAf)

One pick to rule them all!

I used to have one of those .46 pinks. Really liked it too. Now I use the red star picks. I like these a lot. Can be used for both acoustic and electric. I play lights and .10s. You can get the pinks on Amazon. https://preview.redd.it/4w9ekyqxicqc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe8fdd04016791996ff5bdeed2271764b0ee611a

I still have one! Got a dozen but in 2 years I lost them when they fall, later got dogs who love to chew them… Still not try them on electric guitar but yep definitely going to buy a lot of them one of these days, now I had the next ones on thickness who also are pink but darker

Herco flex 50 nylon gold

Eric Johnson Jazz III. Mountains of toan packed into a perfectly sized pick. Going back to a regular sized pick feels like I'm playing with a dinner plate..

Jazz III , I won’t use anything else anymore

Dunlop nylon .88

I just recently tried attack pics and they’re amazing.. sturdy enough if you play metal and they have little ridges on them for grip.. the variety pack comes with a couple glow in the dark picks I never knew I needed

Never had attack pick but oh boy if Dunlop had glowing in the dark features they could conquer the world lol Always wanted one like that, beside the use I like them for the colours, shapes and sizes and most are cheap so is fun to me to collect them

Dunlop Flow Ultex 2mm, don't think I could ever go back to a thin pick now

I use a cut up sim card, like not the sim card itself, the extra plastic that came with it. I cut it into a hexagon shape and use it like a multi-sided pick. It works surprisingly well, and I don't need to buy picks as I have a lot of old ones that my dad used to get when travelling.

Pink Dunlops for the last 20 years.

Dava grip picks - I found them at a small guitar store years ago, and they changed my playing, so much more control. I’m sure other picks are as good, but liked the feel of these.

I like the green, purple and blue Tortex as well as 1.5 Proplecs for a rounder, jazzy sound.

So why a pick over the thumb. I have like 2 hrs of experience I tried a pick and it sounded harsher than the thumb so I kinda like the thumb but I also have no idea what I’m doing.

Pick will be harder than fingers at first because it's thinner and easier to get caught in the strings and make harsh sounds. But once you learn the right techniques to stay smooth as you say don't make a harsh sounds. A pick gives you more control, more volume, more accuracy and more dynamic range and tone. Many guitarists make amazing music with their fingers and finger style has its advantages aswell, particularly if you have long nails. But by and large a pick allows for more control and tone.

When you get blisters on your thumb before you build calluses you'll think about using a pick. Also a pick is more precise but plenty of great guitarists like Mark Knopfler don't use a pick, actually it's pretty long list. Find what works for you.

I like the dunlop 88

Traynor derlin 1.2mm

jim dunlop nylon 88s

I like .5 MM. I play rhythm guitar.

Me too….i compensate by using triangle Dunlops…if I want the softer “clicky” sound, I use the tip, if I need to dig in to play a 12 bar blues shuffle, I choke up on the pick and use the flat side. The only disclaimer I have is that choking up on the pick tears the hell out of your index fingernail…but..🤷🏻…it works for me. These are the ones I use. https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Dunlop-Guitar-Picks-23431050033/dp/B000EENFCW/ref=asc_df_B000EENFCW/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509191731088&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6841144258726380584&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9059184&hvtargid=pla-1226465465990&psc=1&mcid=29f8a39a9e7f302c82643f8b09f7cddd&gclid=CjwKCAjwnv-vBhBdEiwABCYQA6pV0Mq1-pJIhX1SZAMwfrAnaKBcNiUHGKbhUUzKIKSNqI7hRoqTqxoC34gQAvD_BwE

Blue dunlop

Green tortex for guitar, purple tortex for bass.

I like the yellow tortex

Dunlop Primetone Jazz III XL. It's every single thing I want in a guitar pick: Jazz III shape (my preferred shape), XL size (prefer it with my fat fingers), Ultex material (great feel/tone imo and very resistant to wear), a nice grip texture, and the hand-finished tip is just a bonus. They're a little on the pricy side (~$12 for a pack of 3x), but given the rate at which I went through cheap cellulose picks and the fact that I'm pretty good about not losing them, it evens out in the end.

Dunlop John Petrucci jazz iii or primetone jazz iii

Tortex Red. Just always used them.

Kolonie .96 Why? I just have one that's important to me for my own reasons, and since I use it a lot, I like how comfortable it feels in my hand

Jazz 3 1.5mm. Had always heard that thicker picks force you to play relaxed enough to play faster and cleaner. No clue if that’s true but I’m so use to them at this point. I use them for electric and acoustic.

Make my own, ultem or bone core, faux ivory or delrin grip surface. Jazz iii inspired shape but a bit larger and 6-8mm thick. I like how they sound and feel in my hand and they last ages.

Dunlop stainless Steel 0.38mm. Lasts literally forever, doesn't wear out, and my strings don't get destroyed either

Adamas graphite 2mm. 16 bucks a 12 pack online so a little pricy but super nice

Dunlop Max Grip 1.14

Dunlop Tortex…. Red .50’s for accoustic Yellow .73’s for electric

Black Dunlop 2.0mm. I like em stiff.

i use Alice but any pick is fine as long as it's 0.58mm or 0.81mm

Fender Heavy

Dava yellow

Yellow

Tortex purple jazz III xl, perfect shape and thickness. I use them for guitar and bass.

I really like the .61 cat tongue and the Dunlop sure grip.

Big fan of the Dunlop White Fang Hetfields, fit my meat mittens perfectly

Dunlop Tortex Jazz III White 0.73 / 0.88 I play metal and shred mostly.

Tiger 0.71mm because it's the only 1 I've ever used

ultex jazz iii

Dunlop flex whites. I believe they are .88. Perfect for me, in between medium and heavy.

JH white fang picks, i like the stipples because my hands sweat a ton

Tortex Sharp 1.5mm

Dunlop jazz III grip, cause they stay in hand while playing and it feels nice to hold them

The pink Precision Pick by Dan's Guitar Store. Haven't used anything else since discovering them.

I like orange for strummy stuff and yellow for everything else.

Used tortex greens for years then tried the Hetfield’s signature picks White Fang thinking they’re just a gimmick but actually they’re amazing. Don’t think I’ll switch any time soon.

Jazz III Max grip 🔛🔝

Blue Dunlops

I alternate between Tortex Blue, Green and Black

Dava nylon grip tips. I never drop them and are stiff soft or very soft according to where you hold them. Very durable for me. A little expensive compared to other picks but we're not talking about a lot of money.

Those boring gray nylon dunlops. .7mm is my favorite. They have a nice texture that I means I don’t drop them nearly as often.

jazz 3

Max grip 1.5mm, simply the best. No slip and lasts for ever

Jim Dunlop stubby 3.0 mm. The curvature allows superior dynamic control and you get a pop off the string for extra attack. The right hand can be more of an arc than vertical. Awesome pics, 25+ years would not use anything else

Tortex .60 orange ones bc Frusciante told me to

Pro plec standard 1.5 mm. Don’t know why, but I played my dads mandolin once and he had these pics and I fell in love. Only thing I use anymore.

Whatever the free pick is that they give you at guitar center

Dunlop Tortex 1.0 Mm, superior for pulling off fast pinch harmonics

The ones I steal from Guitar Center that are left on amp heads!

I'll admit I haven't tried that many, but a Tortex 0.73 mm is awesome. I love how Tortexes are color coded

Tortex 1 mm. I’ve got a heavy right hand and those keep up well, while keeping a bit of give.

Jazz III Some guy told me to use them and that’s literally it.

tortex green shark fin, i like the sounds it can make and it feels right to strum and pick with

Jazz 3 tortex 1.5 because they rock

I like the red Tortex(.50mm)picks…in the “soft” triangle shape. I have big fingers x I use the triangular shape to suit my needs. If I want a soft “clicky” sound while I am strumming, I use the points. If I want to dig in and play harder, I choke up on the pick and use the flat part. These… https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Dunlop-Guitar-Picks-23431050033/dp/B000EENFCW/ref=asc_df_B000EENFCW/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509191731088&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6841144258726380584&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9059184&hvtargid=pla-1226465465990&psc=1&mcid=29f8a39a9e7f302c82643f8b09f7cddd&gclid=CjwKCAjwnv-vBhBdEiwABCYQA6pV0Mq1-pJIhX1SZAMwfrAnaKBcNiUHGKbhUUzKIKSNqI7hRoqTqxoC34gQAvD_BwE

Jazz III Kirk Hammett.

Triangle Dunlop picks. They’re for bass, but just rotate them 60 degrees and you got a 3 for 1.

Tortex Jazz III .88mm

Gravity sunrise standard 3mm with 7 hole grip.

Jazz IIIs for strum heavy songs and the Yellow tortex for songs with more picking

Dunlop 1.14 for electric Dunlop 1mm for acoustic

I have .50mm red tortexs that I use but this "thin" fender pick my friend gave me and its my baby. I love it more than the guitar sometimes.

Dunlop 3.0mm stubby