I've never really been that interested in speed, but since I've been getting more and more into surf music recently, I've been trying to improve the speed and accuracy of my tremolo picking.
I've always preferred light picks (generally Dunlop Nylon 0.46mm), for both the sound and the feel, but wondered if this would make it harder to get a good tremolo picking technique.
I could see how this could be the case from a physics/mechanical point of view, as a more flexible pick bends more each time it hits the string, so may take more time to recover for the next stroke.
I also know that Dick Dale famously used both very heavy picks and heavy gauge strings.
Anyway, just wondering what the forum's advice is on whether I should switch to using heavier picks, or just stop distracting myself by worrying about gear and just focus on practising with what I already have...
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Your best bet is to buy a selection and try them.
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Thicker picks tend to be the norm. But Paul Gilbert uses thin picks and his picking is massively better than mine (and most others).
I used to really like very thin picks but over time graduated back to heavier.
For what it's worth the sig EVH pick that Dunlop sell, and he uses, is 0.6 and "bendy", whatever works
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.