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Hi @crabbyblue11 , Lorraine nails it with the advise about getting a whole bunch picks, different thicknesses, different shapes, different materials. I even made one outta mother of pearl and another out of turtle shell (road kill). After ten years of messing around this is what I found. For strumming when am struggling I use a Dunlop Nylon .60 mm. When I loosen up I like fatter picks 1.5 to 2.0. I feel more in control of dynamics (tone and volume). I really like super hard wood picks 1.5 to 2.0. Snake wood and Amboyna are my favs. When I was learning how to balance a pick the Dunlop prime tones were my ticket. Higher priced but grippy. After learning how to ride a pick (I say that because it was like learning how to ride a bike, find the balance point and you are good to go; until then you keep falling off) I found the best overall was the Blue Chip Pick. These are the premium priced picks. 50.00-ish for the TD 80. They are a lovely feeling pick with nice sound but they are slick. The best cheap overall, if you don’t want to think about it much or spend much is the Dunlop Ultex 2.0. I liked these because they were stiff giving control and there was a rough opaque coating that made them grippy at a time when that was super important for me. Combine that with the Dunlop Nylon .60 and that should get you through everything for under 5.00. It is a fun and relatively inexpensive way to experiment with tone and technique. That is my plug for buying a bunch and messing around. You can do no wrong here. Fun is the goal