Martin flat picks (I don't know if they are related to the guitars) have a built-in, textured grip, and are exceptionally easy to hold. The light and medium picks are a bit fragile if you're a hard picker, but they last me quite a while. The heavies are more or less indestructible. They are hard to find, but worth looking for. I've recently found them again, at Larry White's Thin Man String Co. in Alameda (California). --seed