I had some fender celluloid picks of various thicknesses before these, and i will never use those picks again.I bought the .88" dunlop picks to try something different, they're pretty inexpencive and work great. The gripping surface is a game changer for a novice guitarist imo.

I bought these in-store rather than online, and it is was of the best decisions I've ever made as a musician. I bought the 1.5's and it's helped keep me motivated as it enabled me to pick harder, better and faster (no pun intended). My hands naturally get very sweaty quickly, so the grip on the picks helps me hold on without having to adjust constantly, letting focus more on my playing than on the pick itself.And they are just plain strong; they have yet to bend after almost a year of playing, and they even hold up while playing a bass (though I plan on getting thicker picks for that anyways)

I use the 1.5mm on my electric guitar, palm mute sounds best, pick slide never better and pick can withstand the torture. I like the grip texture and feather weight of this material excellent for my alternate picking technique. Maybe not so much for strumming other than that this pick the best ever.