I tried to use one of those big triangular picks that Chris Thile recommends on his dvd but I could never get the hang of it, so I've gone back to the Dunlop Big Stubby. Easy to hold, slightly rounded on the edges, and makes a nice tone to my ears. I'll have to try a 1.5 mm d'andrea. Sounds like a good one.
I never practice scales with only a downstroke. You might as well get as much out of practice time, and practicing the down-up-down is good exercise for the right hand. I've even started practicing scales in triplets to get the d-u-d-d-u-d pattern down.
-John.
Ah! must --
Designer Infinite --
Ah! must thou char the wood 'ere thou canst limn with it ?
--Francis Thompson
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