Thank you for the info Zigmund !
On Gibsons I have gone down the Snowy White/Gary Moore Route of D'addario 10-52 and on Fenders 10-46. I use a 1.21 mm BKP plectrum when using 10s and like yourself a 0.71/0.74 pick when experimenting with 9s . When I was last gigging, I sometimes used a 0.74 pick with 10-52s, to make the sound brighter and cut through the mix better.
I still use a fairly light touch, but tend to pick every note if possible using alternate picking etc.
I was very pleasantly surprised to hear that you were able to get the desired effect using much more 'user friendly' materials. It has inspired me to experiment more.
By the way, "there is a cheque in the post" :D
