Re: Picking Picks (Thats picks, not pickups)
I have added a few new picks and changed my mind about some since I began this. My new favorites are the D'Addario Duragrips in every thickness. They are similar to Dunlop Tortex, but slightly stiffer and they seem to last longer. When shredding, the textured top half of the pick doesn't really come into play, but when I back up on the pick for strumming, it is a great grip texture.
I disliked the D'Addario Cortex when I first got it because it seems "sticky" when traveling over the string, slowing me down. I now use it when I am learning a new lick specifically to slow myself down and keep in better contact with the strings. You have to spend time with some of these picks to learn what they have to offer.
I bought some of the John Petrucci Jazz III picks thinking they would be an improved Jazz III, but they are very different. They are made of a different material that is lighter weight and has a clinky sound to it. To me they feel a little too lightweight, almost hollow. I should have gotten the Eric Johnson versions I think.
I also bought a set of Dunlop Nylon picks in all sizes, and I don't like them at all. They all feel very cheap and flippy, even the thicker ones. The thinner ones are like trying to play with a pick-shaped piece of paper.
