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View Poll Results: Your Preferred Plectrum Thickness?
< .50mm 7 3.11%
.51mm - .75mm 43 19.11%
.76mm - 1.00mm 73 32.44%
1.01mm - 1.75mm 92 40.89%
1.76mm - 2.00mm 4 1.78%
2.01mm - 2.50mm 5 2.22%
> 2.50mm 1 0.44%
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Old 04-01-2023, 01:08 PM
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Old 04-01-2023, 01:12 PM
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My current fav thanks to Scott.

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Old 04-01-2023, 01:14 PM
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I prefer pretty thick picks, about a 1.2 mm or so. I do a lot of flatpicking. Lately I have been using Taylor 1.21 mm, which are 25 cents each at my local shop.
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I like .73mm Dunlop Primetones.
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I really like Dunlop gel in both medium and heavy so probably about .75-1.2 I’d guess.
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I've used picks up to 3.0 mm thick but now find 1.5 mm to 2.0 mm is best for me.
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Old 04-01-2023, 03:18 PM
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I use the Dunlop .73. This has been a recent thing....

I used to use a thinner pick - but moved to thicker so I could articulate a bit more when flat picking etc.
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It's a Charmed Life for me, 1.4 ish. I'm amused I have at least two BC picks in my pick jar along with the Wegens and the Primetones. Casein for now is the bomb.
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Primetone 1.0
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1.0 or 1.1. Not sure which to choose from your poll because of the way you have a broken down.
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Depends on the guitar and depends on the pick material.

I'm a strummer - I like the Jim Dunlop Nylon .60mm for a warm tone and these black 'Strings & Beyond' T thins .50mm for a slightly louder, brighter tone.

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1.4 or 1.5 Large Triangles
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Default Your Preferred Plectrum Thickness?

My current go to ones are Taylor Thermex 1.25 mm and Taylex at 1.5 mm. 651 shape. The Darktone was meh. Also Dunlop Jazztone 204 when I’m feeling fiesty.
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Old 04-01-2023, 04:42 PM
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1.0 or 1.1. Not sure which to choose from your poll because of the way you have a broken down.

Same here.
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Been playing with 0.88 nylons for a while but I've been switching to ultex .73 lately and really enjoying it for both strumming and lead.
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