This is the right place to ask that question!
Yeah, try heavier picks.
Like you, I'm a guitar player learning mando.
I've found that:
- very thick picks (like Dunlop's Grisman "Dawg" pick) are warmer than thinner (1 - 2 mm) picks. That's probably part of why some people use more than one.
- How you hold it affects tone dramatically. Hitting the string flat on give you more treble, angling it softens the tone.
- Holding it is the hardest part. Mando players mostly use a sort of monkey clutch that feels unnatural, even after several years of trying.
A heavy guitar pick should do it for you, at least in the short run. But mando players are much more - uh - picky about their picks than guitar players are. And spend a lot more, too.
So experiment.
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