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Originally Posted by P Thought
I switch 'em up frequently ...
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Originally Posted by rangercaster
yes ... why not different picks for every guitar ??? ... and picks are cheap so it costs very little to try lots of them 'til you find the "right one" ...
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Originally Posted by gtrguru
... As other posts have started picks are cheap so why not try them all.
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Actually, I agree. Even though, as previously stated, I have settled on two favorites, I came to my choices of my present favorites over time, a trial and error process. And I'm sure at some point I'll experiment again. A package of picks is a cheap "gear" purchase, and the different feel may cause you to play something differently, to develop a new attack, which can produce a subtle nuance to your playing.
And a by-product of experimentation can be a sharing thing. Along the way, I tried a pack (well, a tin, actually) of Snarling Dogs Brain Picks.
The textured/tactile area of the pick extends down so low on the pick that it would catch on the strings and flip out of my hand. This rarely happens with the Dunlops I use. I'm sure it's just the way I hold the pick, but then again, for better or worse, that is the way I hold a pick.
I had shared one of those picks with a 21 year old kid that's just been playing for a few years. The next time I asked him about the pick, he said it's all he uses now; he loves 'em. So I gave him the remaining picks, tin and all.
Yeah, they're cheap, so it was hardly a magnanimous gesture. Still, it felt good to share.