Different picks?

[Demon]

Ive heard about alot of different picks, gauge picks, coppar etc, whats the big difference between them?

 

[MJ5150]

Thickness is one way they are different.

-Mike

 

[canopener]

And width, shape, etc. I started off using a pick, then switched to fingerstyle. While I don't use a pick anymore, I can get an interesting tone by "dragging" a coin or my thumb and index fingernails (almost pressed together) across the strings with a picking stroke.

 

[gottawalk]

Thickness. That's what the "guage" number is for. You get to decide which thickness works for you and then you have a number to use to find new picks after you've thrown all you own out into the crowd during your gigs!

 

[Demon]

hahah ahwell, is there really a difference in sound depending on the size as someone said?

 

[The Golden Boy]

All kinds of differences in picks.

Size, shape, thickness, hardness, "give," grip, material, feel, the way they wear...

I prefer nylon picks- specifically Herco .75mm.

My other favorites are the Brain 1mm and 1.14mm (I really love the grip on these, I was introduced to them as "cat's tongue picks." The grip feels like a cat's tongue!
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And the Jim Dunlop 1mm and .88mm nylon.

 

[FunkSlap89]

I love dunlop ultex picks. They never fall out of my hand and they last and last!

 

[FaithNoMan]

Clayton large triangle Acetal 1.25mm picks for me - they last much much longer than the purple Dunlop Tortex 1.14mm, and they can also sound smoother, yet retain the harmonics in a different way - you actually get to hear the harmonics of the string instead of the toneless "click" from the Dunlops...

The matte finish feels good too