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Originally Posted by jseth
Grip pressure has a lot to do with success in strumming... if you imagine a ten point scale, where 1 is the pick falling out of your fingers and 10 is absolutely the tightest you could hold it, I'd guess that most players are somewhere within the 4-6 range.
Different tones from different grip pressures... light grip pressure gives you a thinner. more "click-y" tone, while stronger grips bring out more robust tones and more volume, too...
Ditto with "how much" of that pick tip is exposed...
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Right. String gauge also has an impact. The heavier the strings, the more they can take a thicker pick.
I have Martin custom lights on my steel-strings (11-52) - for fingerstyle mostly - and I can't strum with anything thicker than 0.88, and that feels (and sounds) pretty crude. I really prefer .60 or .73 at the most.
You're quite about the pressure of course. Combined with my pick grip, I can easily get a full range of dynamics, from barely audible to "ow! turn it down!"
But as you also say - there's personal preference here. YMMV
