I use the Hell Super Blacks 2mm 90% of the time. I use V-Picks sometimes too, and for strumming acoustic, I like to use thinner picks. The Dava picks are nice for that.

Posted by: Clayton

 

Dan's Hellish experience had me once again examining the pick issue.  Sure, it's a personal preference but I continue to move toward thicker picks.  Dunlop Nylon Max-Grips 1.14's and Jazz III's (I think 1.5) are my latest choices as I move up the ladder of substantial picking.  And now I have little time or use for the .73 and .88's that I moved up to last year.  The Jazz III's are firm and precise but small so they don't lend much to strumming.  I do like the Jazz III's for hard picking and pinch harmonics.

   

Great minds think alike I guess... I've been using Dunlop Nylon Max Grip 1.5s for some time now. They work fine for me. I like 'em.

I tried various Jazz III picks but for me they are a tad small for me.

I recently discovered Pickboy Edge picks... They are sized in-between standard and Jazz IIIs... nice sharp point on them... they do remind me of the Jazz IIIs somewhat... check 'em out,

Alright Chris, I made the jump to Max Grip 1.5's, which are fortunately arriving by Amazon Prime and not the proverbial slow boat from China.  At least the Blue color will make them easier to spot than the 50 Shades of Grey I have with the lesser thickness Dunlops.

Prime is great, ain't it? I put the link for the Pickboy Edge picks but it wasn't obvious so I edited to make it stand out more.... Here it is again...

Pickboy Edge picks

Honestly I don't own stock in either company. 

Let me know how you like the Max Grip 1.5s... and the Pcikboy, should you choose to try them sometime.

I have tried all sorts of picks.  But no matter what I try they still miss strings!  Why don't they make a pick that won't miss strings?!?! 

Actually some time ago I tried Hell picks and didn't like them.  Too thick.  Recently, I tried V-Picks and I am gravitating back towards the thicker picks.  I am really getting to like his "Screamer" which is 2.75 mm and the first one on that page I linked to.  And in red it is hard to lose (although I have managed to do so!)

Like Robert, I'm mostly using the 2mm Hell Super Blacks. Like them a lot. I also still like my 2mm Dunlop Black Gator Grips for their feel. Hell picks seem to glide through the strings better, and also give a real punch to hard picking. I have the Thalia wood picks on order (assortment of sizes), and I will report on them later. 

Larger, thinner picks (triangle shaped) for acoustic and strumming, also.

Ron, that missing the string part is a manufacturer's flaw.

The Blues, that is the blue 1.5 max grips arrived yesterday.  Digging in...

I hope that you enjoy them and get many good licks from them! 

I bought some Chicken Picks a while back, because I heard a lot about them. Not sure what all the hoopla is about, because I like Hell Super Blacks much better.

Thalia wood picks arrived. I like them. As advertised, the wood gives a "warmer" sound than plastic picks. My assortment (6 picks) came in two different thicknesses. I'm using the thicker picks (1.4 mm) for now. The wood doesn't have very much "give" so even the thinner picks work as well as the thick plastic counterparts.

As I've been practicing a couple of days with one of the picks, the string begins to wear the wood down slightly (as advertised) making the action and sound even better. It's a good thing. I don't know at what point playing guitar with the pick will wear it down TOO much, if it ever does. Jury is out on that. But the wear I'm experiencing was forewarned as a feature of the wood pick.

Bottom line: These are definitely worth a try.