Rubbishplayer
Forgive the typos...I'm all thumbs on this thing..
So sorry to be late to my fave subject, or for repeating what others may already have said.I feel like they are really slowing me down and I'm hearing some pros say that they do even for metal and its better to just have .88s. Whats the consensus
For me, the perfect pick is:
1. Rigid. Precision in picking attack only comes with complete rigidity. That starts at 2.0mm for me.
2. Correctly shaped. A very personal thing, but having tried every shape put there, the graduated point profile of the Jazz pick gives predictable tension-release and, therefore, more precision.
3. Easy to keep hold to. A pick slipping out of orientation between the fingers is the bane of most guitarists, as witnessed by the craft-knife slashes John Mclaughlin puts in his Jazz picks.
4. Low stress to hold. This is a recent revelation to me, ever since (for grins and giggles) I tried an 8.3mm thick pick. What started as a joke became an education for me in ergonomics. Put simply, a thicker pick is easier to grip. Less stress means easier playing.
For the reasons above, I don't think it gets any better than the Dunlop Flow 4.2mm pick. The graduate point shape is perfect, its microdots make for magnetic hold, the material is light and with perfect tone, and its 4.2mm thickness strikes a beautiful balance between thickness for ease of grip, versus thinness for use with normal string spacing.
All that and it comes in a beautiful forest green with the number "420" at the centre of the pick.