Best pick for grip

[Nailpicker]

Originally Posted by HHP

If your grip technique is good, you probably won't need specials picks or additives. Grip technique is 95% of the solution to shifting picks.

This and....

Originally Posted by Rev Roy

This. And - like in all things guitar - lots of practice.

...this.

I don't use picks anymore, but when I did, my guitar teacher was very explicit in the correct way to hold a pick. Didn't make a lick of difference brand, shape or material.

[Silly Moustache]

Just a thought - if your pick is slipping from your fingers, you may be holding it TOO tight.

Also, try licking it a little first.

And .....I use a Stanley knife to cut a cross hatch in some of mine.

[Moocheng]

often the problem is having very dry fingers

[HAPPYDAN]

Interesting thread. My problem: I switch back and forth from fingerstyle (no picks) to a Dunlop 0.6mm nylon for strumming, depending on the song. The coating on the Elixir strings gets on my right fingers and makes the pick really slippery and hard to hold on to. Maybe someone has a suggestion for that?

[Guitars+gems]

V-Picks helped me. My problem also was that the pick would move around in my fingers too much, and I would drop it sometimes. The V-Picks stayed in place right from the beginning, and after I'd used them for a couple of weeks I found that I could use any pick without it moving or dropping.

I don't know what it is about them, because they don't feel sticky to the touch, but they don't move.

https://v-picks.com

[geetaruke]

Wow. You guys are amazing!!

Great, helpful community. A lot of info here to take in and gadgets to try.

I'm sure my technique is on point when I grab the thing, it's after a few strums. It ends up backwards or sideways or something.

Thsnks again everyone!

[stormin1155]

A couple of years ago I had a pinched nerve in my spine that resulted in loss of strength and function in my right hand, including the ability to hold on to a pick. At first I used double-sided carpet tape, then I discovered this stuff. My hand has improved, but I still use it. You can adjust how sticky you want your pick by how much of the stuff you use.

[Steel and wood]

Originally Posted by HHP

I think they work better as a thumbpick than a flatpick. The design exposes too much tip, getting a good attack angle is difficult when the loop over the thumb holds it, and generating enough power in stokes is a problem.

I used to swear by Herco thumb picks (for thumb picking purposes only) but have since reverted back to Dunlop Smalls. (Yes, they are extremely tight on my thumb but I prefer the tips on them).

As for flat picks, I use the cheap Dunlop thin picks. (Holding them fairly close to their tips for greater control).

[YamahaGuy]

Snarling Dog Brain picks.

[Everton FC]

I imagine there's a thread somewhere here for new players, to show proper holding of the pick for strumming, picking... I'm seeing more and more new players on the forum lately, which is a wonderful thing. Maybe I can find a thread for them so they can learn proper holding techniques...

For Christmas, my kids got me a few Cat Tongue (CT) picks made in the Czech Republic. Cheap gifts that keeps giving! They aren't the "sharpest"... But for simple grip, and for the price... I like them.

(What picks do you all like for "sharpness"?)

[pmarino]

Dunlop Max-Grip. My go-to pick. Never moves.

[kdn]

Gravity picks, or Charmed Life picks

[Silly Moustache]

Originally Posted by geetaruke

Wow. You guys are amazing!!

Great, helpful community. A lot of info here to take in and gadgets to try.

I'm sure my technique is on point when I grab the thing, it's after a few strums. It ends up backwards or sideways or something.

Thsnks again everyone!

Well, another thing ...IMHO - teardrops are for sissies. Buy the large triangle - thre3e times the tip, beter angled tip, and it doesn't matter it it slips aroud so much.

[Puerto Player]

Originally Posted by chitz

Guitar Moose Sticky Grip... Hands down!

http://guitarmoose.com/t/guitar-picks

Nothing I've tried sticks better.

I just checked out their page for the first time, but their heavy picks are just 1mm thick. I think the thinnest I use is 1.3mm and I usually use Gravity pick that are around 3mm thick. Speaking of Gravity picks, their get sticky after you've held them for a few minutes (as they heat up from your body heat) and stay in place very well.

[slowesthand]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

Just a thought - if your pick is slipping from your fingers, you may be holding it TOO tight.

Also, try licking it a little first.

And .....I use a Stanley knife to cut a cross hatch in some of mine.

I do the same thing with the utility knife, cut the crosshatch on both sides. Gives the pick a kind of rough texture, something thats easier to grip onto.

And it doesn't cost anything either!