Regular guitar picks may be too soft, look for something quite thick and stiff. I use Golden Gates mostly but when I really want to stand out, I use...
No previous music background. Purchased a used Fender at Music-Go-Round in 2005 with the intention of learning to play Italian folk stuff, but I broke my hip, had both hips replaced, then both hands released from carpal tunnel. So now seven years later and I started taking lessons at the Swallow Hill Music School - having a blast!