Any Guitar Players Out There?

Question

I have an acoustic guitar that was given to me. I want to take guitar lessons to learn how to play it. I need a guitar pick. I have saw light, medium, and heavy grade picks. What is the difference other than the thickness of the pick? Does the grade of the pick effect the pitch of the sound? I've heard that milk plastic like from a milk carton makes a good guitar pick. Is that true? Please let me know what type you think I need. Thanks Everyone!! :)

Answer 1

Hm...

Answer 2

well theses are all guitar picks for different styles like medium picks i use for metal and the lite ones i use for soft music for song intros witch are soft and build up

all depending on what pick u feel good in and that u think gives a good touch for ur guitar i use dunlop picks size is .88mm there very good picks nice feeling they last long and a nice sound to the guitar

Answer 3

There's no difference other than thickness although there are picks made from a variety of materials and they each have a slightly different sound.  Since they're cheap, I recommend you buy at least one of each thickness and discover for yourself which you prefer.

Answer 4

they diffrence is the thiknes and fle flexibility if it flexs alot its not heavy and if its hard its heavy it just make diffrent sounds

Answer 5

Yes!!! You're considering lessons! :-D Good choice.

As for picks...the flexibility of them affects the sound. This is bad but what I do is just buy whatever picks I want. The type of pick you use isn't a big deal (but stay away from thumb picks, unless you want to learn country).

Answer 6

Guitar picks come in varying thicknesses to accommodate the different playing styles and kinds of strings. Thinner plectra are more flexible and tend to offer a wider range of sounds, from soft to loud, and produce a "click" that emphasizes the attack of the picking. However, some argue that heavier picks produce a brighter tone.

In rock and heavy metal, while playing electric guitar with hi-gain amplification or distortion, it is generally assumed that thinner picks produce muddier, heavier, less controllable sound and thicker picks produce more delicate, more controlled and well-shaped tone. Thinner picks also tend to rip or tear more often if used too forcefully, whereas a thicker one is more likely to wear down over time. Thicker picks are generally used in more discrete genres, such as heavy metal or power metal. However, there are many exceptions to these stereotypes, especially as there is an element of guitarist preference involved in selecting pick thickness.

Many death metal musicians swear by picks thicker than 1.5mm, because it allows more control over heavy gauge strings. Thinner picks tend to give less attack and do not give as much control when doing fast tremolo picking. Also, they tend to wear much faster when used with heavier gauge strings.

Jazz guitar players tend to use quite heavy picks, as they also tend to favor heavy gauge flat-wound strings. Bass players tend to prefer thick picks because their strings are far thicker than those of guitarists.

Over time people have made picks of various materials, including plastic, rubber, felt, tortoiseshell, wood, metal, and stone.

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I use a thin pick because I play lead and most of the time I'm playing fast, but rhythm guitarists use thicker picks for better, thicker tone.

Answer 7

My brother

Answer 8

who says you need a pick, way back when I used, a pull tab off a soda can worked in a pinch, but I've overcome my addiction and my guitars have never tasted a pick, well maybe my Chinese one has but that was only to make it broadcast, my north American and Spanish ones need no coaxing

Answer 9

It doesn't really matter. Especially now, since you're a beginner.. it really won't matter

Answer 10

well since its an acoustic you automatically use the hard picks. the medium and light picks are meant for electric guitars (that have lighter strings). i like medium picks because they have some flexibility to them and you get a nice even sound (but i play electric). whatever you like best you should use. and i never heard of the milk carton theory but now that i think about it, it would make a good thin pick ( but thats no what you want)

Answer 11

well the plastic of a milk carton would probably a little but not as much as a real pick. I use light and medium picks.

Answer 12

Get a teacher. It will save you a LOT of time - even if you only take a few introductory lessons.

As to what pick to use, I use a heavy pick for lead guitar, but yes, different thickness picks will give you different qualities of tone. When strumming on a 12-string most people tend to use thinner picks - it depends on what you want and like. You can also use your fingers and fingernails as picks.

Skip the milk cartons unless you are desperate for a pick because you lost all of the ones you had. I tend to buy them a half a gross at a time (72 picks) because then I have a multi-year supply, and its cheaper to buy them that way. For you, just get a variety and see what you like.