Hard to say for me, but I always feel safe with a Jazz III lol.
Orange tortex for years until recently, wife got me some of these and they’re awesome
Expensive but worth buying a set
Jazz III White or black for me. Fast picking and precise, durable, grippy, super sensitive pinch harmonics. the white ones are much easier to find on a dark stage or the top of a black amp. “Regular” pick for scale
0.38 mm dunlop; I also recommend you play the lightest strings that you can find. Not joking. >30 years experience speaking.
Judging from the comments, this is terrifying some less experienced players, they are truly scared. Given how scared they are, this could be fire. My advice is gold.
I used to fully wear out JazzIII picks, tried about 5 or 6 different kind and I used to love them. They are trash to me at the moment.
I used to play the heaviest Thomastik- Infeld strings available. Now I play the lightest strings that I can find.
I did not make this comment for up-votes, nor do I wish to win any popularity contest.
If I reach a single soul with the message of light strings and thin picks, then I am fully justified.
31 years experience, playing 1 mm dunlop. I like to have full control, lighter picks always felt sloppy. But this is highly subjective, play whatever suits you best.
Why did you reply to my comment? Do you want to make sure that others are dissuaded from trying light strings and thin picks? Pathetic. 33 years experience here. Keep trying maybe you get there someday…
Anyways, thicker picks always behave more sloppily than thin, especially with heavier gauge strings. This is because they are less flexible. This is a fact and not an opinion.
Sort of like comparing playing hockey with a pro style stick versus playing hockey with 3 or 4 hockey sticks fused together to make one thicker stick. Which one do you think handles the puck better?
Or say like if you needed to reapetedly strike a very small object, say 0.9 mm square, and at controlled intervals. Which would be a better tool, a lightweight, thin, flexible hammer or a heavy, thick, large hammer?
Your overconfidence and condescension as well overestimation of the value of “time doing x” makes you sound like a prick.
I’ve seen dudes with the same amount of experience on forklifts cause the most damage out of everyone in a warehouse of hundreds of employees. I’ve seen dudes in their 60s that have played guitar for nearly 50 years not know jack shit about the instrument and have circles played around them by children.
Experience means next to nothing. It’s a useless metric. All that “my opinion is x, and my 31 years of experience makes me right” tells me is that you’re more likely than most to have bad habits, bad technique, and pigeonholed preferences.
You know what does mean something? Supporting others on their journey with the instrument instead of talking down at them and acting like you’re a part of an elite club that they’ll never get into.
With your mindset, you’re definitely part of an *exclusive *club. The problem is that you’re not gonna find many people out there that care to join you.
I didn’t do any of that shit that you imagined. All I did was to share the joy of light strings and thin picks with anyone who would listen.
If you can’t hear my song, it’s not for you.
Why try to shout me down? Why are you scared of light strings and thin picks?
Go ahead, throw out my experience. What does that change now?
Overall, your reply here is aimed at discrediting someone who had the audacity to recommend light strings and thin picks and who also made the grave error of citing their history in support of that opinion. :::
Your opinion isn’t the problem. Your reaction to the thoughts and opinions of others is.
Okay, so I keep asking:
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Why did anyone bother to reply to my comment by telling me that my personal choice is wrong?
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What did they expect to get as a reply?
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I looked at the rest of the comments and all the usual suspects were well represented. Why can’t I have a single comment about 0.38 without it getting shitted up by imbeciles?
I don’t have any problem here coming from my end as far as I can tell.
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“Everyone who doesn’t agree with me is scared.”
Just like what you like and move on, dude.
Since you have figured this all out, please tell me why you replied to my comment. Please tell me why the other two replied to my comment. What is compelling you to shout down someone with a different opinion? There are more of you than the single me. Why are you afraid that my voice would be heard?
Why is it so important to a number of people here to make sure that someone recommending light strings and thin picks be discredited? Sounds ridiculous to me. No one is defending the behavior yet, but it persists.
No one has to like what I like. No one has to try light strings and thin picks.
That said, if you say something stupid to me, I might give you a response for it.
I also am aware that humans often times act out of fear, and here I believe it is fear of light strings and thin picks. What a silly thing to be afraid of, they can’t hurt you…
Awww baby is upsetty spaghetti.
I literally put light strings on my mandolin this afternoon. Frankly, I don’t love the lower string tension, especially for how quickly I play, but I’m giving it a shot because I’m trying something else out. I also have a practice technique I stand by that is playing with a 0.60mm nylon pick because it helps highlight issues but I still play with a 1mm to 1.4mm pick because they’re just a lot better for what I do. There is a lot of tone in a pick, and limiting yourself to only something so thin is really just restrictive for no reason.
But to answer your question, you’re not “recommending light strings”, you’re being a huge twat about how your subjective choice is vastly, objectively superior and anyone who doesn’t agree is just afraid. It’s incredibly embarrassing, especially since you’re likely somewhere between 45-55 years old.
You’re just a weird, angry person who thinks they’re special because you don’t understand the very simple idea of people playing different music with different styles and that’s just so, so sad. Being a contrarian isn’t a personality, and I’m sorry you still haven’t figured that out with over half your life already being over but I hope you can salvage the remaining few decades.
Hey mate, can you elaborate a bit on the 0.6mm pick technique? Thanks!
That’s a matter of preference, surely? I greatly prefer the sound and feel of thicker ones. I’m not doing a Stevie Ray Vaughan and playing a set of guy wires, but I definitely want to feel more physical feedback from the pick and have the option to dig in hard when I choose to
Why did you reply to my comment? Do you want to make sure that others are dissuaded from trying light strings and thin picks? Pathetic. Its obviously a matter of preference you dolt. The post is asking us to share OUR PERSONAL FAVORITE YOU DOLT. You need not project yourself onto me,why are you panicking?
Anyways, thin picks always give more response and dig because they are more flexible.
…are you okay?
I am doing great, thanks for asking.
Okay, good. Why such a needlessly aggressive response to me making normal conversation with you when you posted on a discussion topic?
I did not see it as a normal conversation, hence the response. If you want to have a normal conversation, I am open to that kindly.
I will pass, given how it went initially, but thank you. Maybe give people a touch more benefit of the doubt if they’re just politely disagreeing with you. Have a nice day
The grey Dunlop nylons. Maybe something a little more stiff if I’m doing a lot of leads but that pick is a nice in between for strumming or picking for my tastes
The .73 nylon Dunlops are perfect for me. Great for riffing and when you bend them a bit between your fingers, they are more stiff for precision work. I played with 1mm tortex picks for years, but I really dislike them these days.
