What types of Strings and Picks do I use?

A good carpenter never blames his tools

When I was a kid, I really didn't have a clue about which guitar strings to buy for my guitars or which picks to use. My first electric guitar was a copy - Fender Telecaster. I do remember thinking that if I had a Fender guitar, I should probably use Fender strings. That was fine. Fender makes great strings. The problem I had was, I broke way too many s…