Hank2k wrote:It's interesting people experiences with picks. I really rate the George Dennis picks and have used them for years. Ive got 2 in my wallet that i've used at jam nights etc playing blues stuff and they have taken a lot of use over the last year or so and they still have a great point on them. Ive certainly never noticed a sound difference between them or Fender Heavy Picks or even some of these so called boutique picks.
The only picks i have noticed a sound difference are a pack of Alice picks that some one gave me. Not sure what material they are but they are the only ones i have ever used that change the sound of a guitar.
I have (most of) a box of 100 Alice picks I bought for $10 at NAMM a good few years ago.
As far as I can tell, there is very little - if any - difference between them and picks of the same gauges sold with the brand names Gibson, Fender, D'Andrea, etc.
I too have a few George Dennis picks (most of them I've had since 2004, when the importers donated a couple of boxes as freebies for the Bonnington Bash*). I've never liked them for use with Fender and Fender-style guitars. They just don't bring out the edge in the tone. They seem more at home when used with an archtop and more productive of the sound you expect from such a guitar.
[* I only got the same number of freebies as anyone else!]