Citizen Science — Plectrums

There is a *lot* talked about these…

What you use to pick the guitar

… has always been a matter of controversy / debate.

So, let’s try to generate some facts!

Experimental setup

• Same person
• Same guitar
• Same control test between picks

I am happy to claim the audio capture is stable enough.

It seems the round tips produce a variety of brighter tones, and the rest of the picks are — frankly, surprisingly consistent.

Conclusions

1. Just don’t sweat the small stuff: on these results, 60% of picks chosen **at random** will sound the same.

2. For strumming, there might just be a pick that will achieve that sparkly tone for 50 pence, instead of buying a thousand pound microphone.

Take a Look

What’s my current favoured pick?