Ok now we’re talking bluechip. That is a little different, while i may not totally agree, i understand and really respect your point. I believe it is very easy to simply be swept into the crowd, however i also think that the bluechip HAS been a game changer for a lot of people. WHile it wasn’t really that super drstic for me, i still really liked it and it cleaned up me playing a lot and improved my tone. And i think it is kinda true that you have to have a thick pick, especially for good tone. Not thick as a brick, but i’d say a lot under 1mm is kinda thin.
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I hate spell check too. @Dragonslayer had to correct an auto spell slip of mine today in the I can’t write poetry thread when I wanted to write onomatopoeia (definition: using words to describe sounds) and it auto corrected to oenomania (definition: an intense desire for wine) 
Definitely NOT what I had in mind!
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I use picks under 1mm and it sounds fine. Michael has judged it by hearing it through my cheap mic. He uses one of the heavenly thick picks and a lot of times when he plays I hear more pick noise than notes😂
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Probably due to his superior mic. So you’re both even.
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Ya i’ve noticed that Michael uses very thick picks but does not pick very hard at all, I think he can’t get a lot power because of his Tony Rice hand positioning. It does give a lot of pick noise if you pick so low.
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I’m not trying to be braggy or anything, but I truly think I sound pretty good in person. That mic is really bad about thinning out a guitars sound.
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oh no, of course not.
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Haha! Can’t wait for him to see that. Tony Rice was bad Michael…
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I would agree that it depends a lot on a mic when exchanging music virtually, especially for us broke teenage musicians. 
You can’t really assess someone’s skills until you meet in person.
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But my point is, I use thinner picks and I sound fine. So when people insist that I need one twice as thick I just shake my head.
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And that’s the point. If you’re happy with your sound and satisfied with what you have, why fix what isn’t broken (and spend insane amounts of money in the process)?
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Exactly. Mics don’t add pick noise though. They will thin out the sound. So I guess I’m just a much guitar player than Michael.
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He’ll go through the roof.
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You did it to yourself, good luck defending yourself now!
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Hey, listen to him and then listen to me and give your honest opinion of who has better tone.
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But i think if you pick powerfully that thick picks simply will give better tone than thin ones. That comes from Jake Workman.
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Never heard you flatpick.
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Okay fine, both of you post something here in this thread that is relatively recent and shows your skill level, and @Shaky_loves_banjo and I will give our expert opinions.
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That isn’t perfect but it’s not any worse than Michael…
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