Rounded or Pointy Pick Tip? Flexy or Stiff Pick?

shemihazazel said:
Thanks for the recommendation. Am I correct based on the product description that they don't flex at all? That's my personal preference. I'm looking at getting 3 of the TAD-1R type, 40/50/60, so I have three different point types to play with.
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They are very stiff compared materials like nylon, tortex or ultex. I have the CT55 for acoustic and the IBJ55 for electric. I wouldn't get the TAD-style picks for electric. Due to their size, the transfer a lot more energy into the strings than other picks. I find that using a smaller pick for electric translates my technique better.
 
guitarnerdswe said:
I wouldn't get the TAD-style picks for electric. Due to their size, the transfer a lot more energy into the strings than other picks.
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That's exactly what I'm looking for. I'm a pretty heavy-handed player. Having a pick that will do most of that work for me is actually ideal.
 
shemihazazel said:
That's exactly what I'm looking for. I'm a pretty heavy-handed player. Having a pick that will do most of that work for me is actually ideal.
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If that's what you want, go ahead. I'm quite heavy handed myself, and I whack the strings less out of tune with the jazz style IBJ55. And ultimately, I don't break them every five minutes anymore :tearsofjoy:
 
Well, lol, I can play the intro to Barracuda better with a thin pick:
Herco Flex 50 .65mm

What is that- alternate picking two strings at once?!
 
I switch picks depending on the guitar, and my mood. Darker guitars, standard tortex blues. Brighter guitars, something thicker with a lot of bevel, like the V-picks screamer. If I'm looking for more chime and attack, the Herdim blue pick held backwards, like the Edge.
 
electronpirate said:
After years of dicking around with all sorts of different picks (and spending lots of money on boutique options), I settled on Standard Fender Heavy's for Electric, and Mediums for Acoustic. Why fight it.

(The only quirk I have is that the logo MUST be pointed up towards my head...the beveling works better that way for me.)
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D’Andrea makes a medium-heavy pick which complements the tone between medium and heavy.
I own one old Fender medium heavy pick...I have never been able to find them anywhere...must not have made too many...
 
Ugh the rabbit hole. I prefer pointier than rounded but not so pointed that it's like playing with a dagger. Blue Chip was my favorite boutique but a little rounder than I prefer. Love stainless which are also a little rounder than I prefer but I don't change my strings as frequently as used to so the chew factor becomes an issue. Currently using Pickboy Metacarbonates as a good balance for pointy/strength. The re-issues are a little firmer than the standard offering which I like but tend to stick with standards just because readily available. Must confess though they discontinued my favorite color so bought what I hope will cover me because it just sounds better 😂
 
Rounded. Been using Tortex .60 for years for clean playing, I can do more intricate and expressive stuff with these thinner picks. The only real downside being that I can burn through a pick sometimes, in just a couple of hours, so they don‘t last long.

Back in the day I liked the thicker picks for the fast and furious stuff. Thicker picks worked so-much better for that 80’s hair stuff. Darker sounding, ...and the strings move out of their way a whole-lot easier.. I still keep a thicker pick around, which still works well for those distorted and darker tones. But I’ll usually use a modded orange Tortex pick. I play clean mostly, these days.
 
Mark-B said:
Rounded. Been using Tortex .60 for years for clean playing, I can do more intricate and expressive stuff with these thinner picks. The only real downside being that I can burn through a pick sometimes, in just a couple of hours, so they don‘t last long.

Back in the day I liked the thicker picks for the fast and furious stuff. Thicker picks worked so-much better for that 80’s hair stuff. Darker sounding, ...and the strings move out of their way a whole-lot easier.. I still keep a thicker pick around, which still works well for those distorted and darker tones. But I’ll usually use a modded orange Tortex pick. I play clean mostly, these days.
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A couple of hours for a pick isn't all that bad. I burn through a celluloid pick in 3 songs tops.
 
jefferski said:
As many different picks as I've tried over the years, I always come back to Fender Mediums or equivalent. I do like it even more when they start to wear down and get more rounded...
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Same here. It's a good thing I like them because I received a 500 pack of medium picks with my last name on them as a gift. I'm set for life.
Also the freebies you get with music store orders are usually the equivalent to the Fender mediums.
 
Just got a couple of the Chicken Picks Shredders today, gonna compare them to the Petrucci Flows and see what I think. They are much smaller which will be an adjustment.
 
JoKeR III said:
Never thought I'd say it as I was a "thick picks are snake oil" but.... 3.5mm, beveled edge, soft point, Chickenpicks Shredder. Absolutely the most comfortable pick I've used for electric guitar.
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@JoKeR III

Got my ChickenPicks starter set, I see the appeal! Only spent about 30 min with them today, they feel real good right off the bat.
I don't see myself using them as my daily driver, but different guitar , different styles. See myself going for them from time to time.
They feel good but also sound good.

On a different note. A little surprised nobody has mentioned Red Bear picks.
 
I use one pick for practice, another for playing live. My preference for live is definitely the Dunlop 1.5mm Flows.
 
Cave Man said:
One of my favorite picks is the V-Pick Screamer.
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V Picks are some of my favorites. They make a wide variety of pointy, rounded & textured picks. The textured picks add some nice top end if your instrument is lacking some brightness.
 
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