Nightclub Dwight
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I'm probably in the minority, I like a really light pick. I use Dunlop Tortex .50 mm, or Fender light weight.
When I first started playing I used mostly medium weight Fender picks. Somewhere along the way I changed to light weights. It gives an unusual tone, and there is almost a delay effect as the pick flexes across the strings.
When I play lead I hold the pick with only a tiny sliver sticking out from my fingers, so that in effect stiffens the pick and allows me to play faster than you nornally could with a light pick. But when strumming chords I'll often hold the pick higher up, showing a lot more of the pick to the strings. I feel this gives my rhythm playing a distinctive sound as the pick is so flexy across the strings.
The best thing is that no one steals my picks because most people I've met don't like the light weights.
When I first started playing I used mostly medium weight Fender picks. Somewhere along the way I changed to light weights. It gives an unusual tone, and there is almost a delay effect as the pick flexes across the strings.
When I play lead I hold the pick with only a tiny sliver sticking out from my fingers, so that in effect stiffens the pick and allows me to play faster than you nornally could with a light pick. But when strumming chords I'll often hold the pick higher up, showing a lot more of the pick to the strings. I feel this gives my rhythm playing a distinctive sound as the pick is so flexy across the strings.
The best thing is that no one steals my picks because most people I've met don't like the light weights.