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Not sure what you mean by using less of your index finger when holding between the index and thumb? I hold the pick with my index curled, and held mostly level, with the thumb’s last joint held across it, at the last joint of the index.
I checked out my collection of random picks and found one that was slightly thinner than the one I use most often, and it does sound better. I have no idea of the thickness; I’d have to dig out my late husband’s micrometer gauge (he was a toolmaker).
So, thinner is softer sounding? What is the number I should look for, and what does it signify? I’m not terribly concerned with having perfect tone, just to have it not sound like a chain saw on a metal fence post! 😀