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    its gotten to the point that I am able to use anything, other than a too thin, floppy pick.

    I tend to use 346 and very thick for mando
    and 351 heavy for guitar

    varying points, almost always sharp for guitar, but sometimes rounded for mandolin

    but, I have no issues using either shape on either instrument

    usually its about the type of attack, and precision, the latter sometimes merits a 351 shape for me if im playing fast fiddle tunes on mando, or doing jazz or rock blues, etc on guitar. I don't know why, but it seems my fingertips are closer to the strings and I may be able to better feel exactly where I am, and, choke up a bit with less excess pick-not sure why I sometimes have the preference. I play fiddle tunes a lot with my BC and proplec 346s too.

    I am not sure if the larger shape is less work to hold. There have been times after 3 hours playing a gig that my hand is tired and grip gets wobbly and im grateful for the larger size

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    BC CT55 and TAD 45 for mandolin, BC TD40 for rhythm guitar.
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    Used to use a different pick but now I use the same Blue Chip TP40 for both.

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    I use a jazzmando V-Pick for mando, occassionally a Dunlop, or a Fender heavy.

    For guitar, I use fingers, or banjo picks. If I use a guitar pick, I'll take the thinner picks, like a Fender heavy. but it's usually fingers.

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    My Blue Chip on both instruments.
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    Fender mediums for guitar. Thin picks are too weak for me and Heavy picks are too stiff for guitar. I used to play mandolin with Mediums too, but no longer once I used a heavy pick. The response out of my mandolin increased greatly with a thicker pick.

    I now use Dawg picks on mando. One I 'customized' with a grinder to get a sharper point. I might switch it up and try something else soon, based on some people's preferences above.
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    I have different pick choices for different mandolins .. 346 'wankel' triangles and Dawg are the main 2. styles ..
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    I use the kind we're not allowed to talk about. A large triangle one for guitar, don't flatpick much, and a smaller dawg style with a point, for the mandolin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SincereCorgi View Post
    I use a BC CT55 (a fat triangle shape) on mandolin, tenor guitar, and conventional guitar. I could probably find better picks if I wanted to micro-manage (i.e. Wegen gypsy jazz pick for jazz rhythm guitar), but the CT55 is versatile enough to make me happy.
    Me too, for the most part. I have a few others (both BC and Wegen), but they're all the same TAD/CT55 shape.

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    I only started playing mando a month ago, but any thick piece of celluloid from my guitar bag works well. 1.5mm, for the most part. I like the weird offbrands that I find in my local store's bargain bin. Alice and New York Pro look purty and get the job done. I've reshaped some of these to be closer to a Dunlop Jazz III, and they work well, but I mostly use the stock pick.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Goist View Post
    I can't stand anything but a medium pick when playing guitar, and can't stand anything lighter than about a 1.5 mm pick when playing mandolin.
    I am of a like mind. The stiffer picks for the mandolin, and a medium pick for guitar.

    I need at least 1 mm and preferably thicker for mandolin. These stiffer picks don't seem to do well on guitar. I don't want any of my arm energy to translate into pick flexing. It should all transmit through to string flexing.

    For guitar I use a medium Fender pick. The strings flex easier, and the small pick flex I get with the mediums seems to be part of the overall tone. I am just a beginner on guitar however, and as I progress I am sure to get more discerning and perhaps something else will become my preference.

    The exception is a very thick Dugain horn pick that I like for guitar but is useless on mandolin.


    I also think a guitar is more foregiving and it seems a bigger difference in picks is required to make an audible difference in tone - than on the mandolin. Maybe its the size, or the tension, or something. Perhaps my lack of guitar ear.
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    I use small jazz teardrop picks in the thinnest gauge that the store has - .38 or .60 mm (iirc) for guitar and mandola (and tenor banjo and tenor guitar).

    I keep a few bigger picks around for bass guitar and for forgetful friends, and I'm experimenting with them on mandola (which I've only been playing a short time anyway). But I'll probably be back to the usual small thin ones soon.

    It's funny that I prefer the small thin picks for the same reasons other players say they prefer big thick ones - speed and low noise.

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    I use a dunlop delrin 0.96 mm on both i hear that most people think it is slipery and dont like them , but i have played with them for years
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