The humble plectrum is more commonly known as a pick. Jim Dunlop Gator Grip Picks are available in a wide variety of gauges to suit the differing styles of guitar playing. Players normally try using different types of plectra in order to find one that suits their own playing style best.Dunlop's nonslip surface keeps guitar pick firmly in place, even during your most aggressive, thrashing, frenzied solos and power chords! Guitar picks vary in thicknesses to accommodate the wide range of playing styles and different kinds of strings. Thinner plectra are more flexible and tend to offer a wider range of sounds from soft to loud. They produce a "click" that emphasises the attack of the picking, however, some argue that heavier picks produce a brighter tone.