I'm not sure whether to reply to the topic on picks, or drooling, or fishing, or sunburning...they are all so stimulating! :=)
But what I can say is that when I first started taking lessons from David, he recommended that I try the mandolin pick because they are thicker and rounded on the edge so that they roll off the strings more easily. I ordered a pack from 1st Quality. The pick seemed to make my mando have a richer tone than with the thinner guitar pick. Gerry said it made his louder...but his mando is a superior model to mine...so I interpreted my sound as richer..heh heh. The pick seemed to help me play a little better, but I am a beginner...and Gerry has been playing the guitar for 40 years and is one of our best mando players...he really strums well....so he already has his technique down.....don't want to risk sounding too picky... so see ya tonite