Being new to using picks I was a little shocked when I first tried one. After awhile I found they would kind of start doing their thing and I'd get a rythm. One of the things about the 214 for me (please understand I have damaged hearing and wear aides) is that the guitar doesn't have the deep low tones that my classical had and the pick can accent a higher sound really easily with the lighter picks. But when I got to the heavier picks it found a whole new sound that my ears like a lot and this excited me. It reminds me of when I was trying out different stringsets for my classical, the strings could completely change the sound of the guitar and I'm noticing the same with the picks.
Plus I noticed that it might not keep the same character as I work up to the top of the neck, maybe yes, maybe no so it was (with my untalented fingers) something to keep trying over and over.
I've always played nylon string guitars (took about 25 years off in the middle) and after awhile with a new classical that was amazing but still it was a classical and they are, well, different, I decided I wanted to change.
So I'd always done my own kind of finger picking and had started practicing fingerstyle as well and now with a flat pick. I've got to say that the flat pick really wakes up this guitar wonderfully, it just needs it's operator to get something going that's good.
And, Oh, I just happened to try out a Taylor 714ce today and I am in LOVE, the sound with the cedar over the rosewood rings so wonderfully to my ears that I just have to start saving. I love the Taylor neck, and I admit I do love this 214 and will keep it if I get the 714ce cause I feel safer with it having the dull finish when I take it out or on the retreat I go to every summer with friends. But for now I'm going to set a goal of six money to get it together to get another guitar. Guess I've got the Taylor fever.