Going back to thinner guitar picks

[pingu]

well i started with dunlop big stubby 3mm when i really wanted to learn to play guitar 6 years ago, then i've tried 2mm gator grip, jazzIII ultex, and stubby 3mm. also V-pick medium rounded and pointed.
now i've added dunlop primetone 3mm small pointed, and primetone 5mm large pointed.
still most of the time i play with the 3mm big stubby but i do ocasionaly use another pick if i'm not feeling confortable/confident with the current one.

you tried these yet ?
the grey ones
3mm Big Stubby nylon



I have been on the normal purple
3 mm big stubby for years
just got these
i think i like them , slightly softer attack

[Oldjock]

you tried these yet ?
the grey ones
3mm Big Stubby nylon



I have been on the normal purple
3 mm big stubby for years
just got these
i think i like them , slightly softer attack

I also like the big Stubby picks, I seem to be able to hold on to them a bit better, must have something to do with the dimple. Purple 2.0 mm for picking and Red 1.0 mm for strumming

[uburoibob]

A couple of things...

Not all thick picks "chirp" or otherwise create pick noise. Sometimes any resultant pick noise is partly due to how the pick is held.


Not so much a function of a pick's thickness, but more about it's rigidity - the moment a pick flexes, you're not in complete control of the instrument anymore - that matters to me a bunch.

The next step is control of the flex to influence tone. If you can come to grips (pardon the pun) with that, then a world of tonal options opens up. If speed is your main concern, I concur with your assessment of control. But if a variety of tones when not playing fast is a concern, then thinner (not THIN, but having some flex) picks can fill in the colors from your playing along with grip strength, angle, velocity, strength, etc. And material makes the biggest difference. For my Ken Parker Archtop, the best sounding pick is one that isn’t made anymore - the clear Gravity .75mm Big Mini Classic. An amazing pick - I have seven of them left. Anyway, since a guitar is always in flex, a pick can be in flex too. It’s up to the artist what to do with added options. In my humble opinion.

[Sydex]

For comping and short little lead fills I always used Dunlop .37s. It’s one of those deals where everybody compliments the clarity and smoothness of the sound until you tell them what you’re using. Then comes all the “oh I thought it sounded ____.” Or whatever random sudden contradiction.

One time, at a gig, myself and a sax player played Misty. One guy comes up complimenting how the sound of the guitar was “just appearing” and how incredibly clean and smooth it was. We got to talking of gear and suddenly the “oh I thought I heard some click-clack from the guitar.”

point is play each size and give an honest chance. You never know what will sync with you.