What difference does a type of guitar pick make?

Question

Why does it matter what type I'll buy? Won't they all be the same size or produce the same type sound?

Answer 1

No.Picks come in various sizes.Wide-Medium & Small.Thickness also varies.Each size pick will give a different sound.Thin picks are most often used for tremola.Thick picks are used mostly for lead .The thin picks are used also for strumming to time.

Answer 2

Just choose the one you most prefer.  

Answer 3

buy a bunch of picks. they are only 10 cents each or so. Then you will understand what difference a thin very flexible pick sounds like versus what a thicker, hard pick sounds like. NO they don't sound the same at all.

You will probably develop a perference.

Answer 4

i guess it just depends on your preference, my fiance plays and he only uses really tiny picks but when i play i like to use the bigger ones. I don't think it affects the sound quality, so i'd just go with whatever size and thickness works best for you and gives you the most control.