Plectrums

[Wiking]

I used to play with the .73 dunlops as well. For years, never had a reason to switch. Untill a friend suggested thicker stiff picks, as they are more controllable. Now I switched to gator grips 2.0, and never looked back. My playing is greatly improved due to better accuracy and speed. Also, they sound way better, warm and organic with better dynamics. I highly recommend them. Dont hold yourselves back guys!

 

[Britbender]

Dunlop jazzIII xl, preferebly black...one pick to rule them all !

 

[joedonner2001]

...one pick to rule them all !

All shall love me, and despair...

 

[e44crowe]

I had been playing medium gauge picks for a while (0.73 nylon and tortex types). easy to strum with but kind of sloppy on individual note stuff. My guitar teacher turned me on to the Dunlop 208s. I am liking these so far. Thick pick with really no flex at all. There is a beveled edge for some release when strumming. It does take a little getting used to when strumming but the performance on lead is great.

 

[strat1701]

I used nothing but Fender Mediums for over 30 years. A few years ago, I tried a whole bunch of different types and thicknesses of picks. I ended up getting hooked on polished bone picks, from Rocky Mountain Slides. Simply amazing.

I got this urge to try a Peso Pick, like Billy G was supposed to have used. I finally managed to get in contact with the guy that originally made them for him. After a couple months of waiting, I finally got a couple. Was very impressed with them. A whole different approach to picking.

Then I realized how easily they would disappear if I started gigging with them. That's when I found the bone picks. I actually like them better.

Same here. Fender Mediums. A few years ago I got some clear colored ones in Medium, think they're the california series. They are dcent but they last about half the time. If I play a full gig with one, by the end of the night I've got some upper edge chewing on the 'upstroke' side of the pic as well as major wear on the down stroke side. The original mediums lasted longer, must be the plastic. They're dirt cheap and I got like 12 packs of them so i don't care if they only make it thru one rehearsel/show.

 

[roeg]

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Using the .53mm "livens up" my R8 quite a bit, but on my Trad Faded seems to bring out a "brittleness" which I don't fancy.
Moral of the story? Probably that small changes can make a big difference.

I agree.Picks matter,alot....Insert opinipon:depending on your technique,whether you hear a difference or not.

I use real tortoiseshell with my Martin acoustics. Its like taking a blanket off the sound.Sparkle.Its remarkable.Because i only have a few,acquired long ago, i keep them for acoustic playing.They are about .90mm.Very stiff they are.

A search for a substitute to use with my electrics led me to Dunlop Delrin picks, .84mm. ,the brown ones.They are real close to my tortoise.A little thinner because i don't need quite as heavy an attack as i prefer with my Martins.But still very stiff.
Unfortunately,i can't even find those anymore,so i keep close track of the ones i have.They actually start to sound better after the tip has been worn off from playing,and they become more rounded.

The key for me,aside from material that had a similiar tonal quality to tortoise,was very stiff and thin,again similiar to tortoise.That way your tone and attack/release off the string is primarily dependant on finger and wrist nuance,rather than ploughing thru the string with a pick that gives(bends) at the point of release because of its softness.My preference,ymmv.

Picks that are too thin AND flex,for me,nullify my bass response and reduce my flexability in the way i attack the strings.Too wimpy for me.Again,technique dependant.

Plastic is dull sounding to these ears,with my technique.

Today there are loads of great choices to accomodate all types of techniques.Others have tried them,i haven't as i'm happy where i am

Sounds like the op has discovered a pick that "takes the blanket off"!

 

[joedonner2001]

Sounds like the op has discovered a pick that "takes the blanket off"!

Exacto mundo!

 

[7gtop]

For the major!ty of teh f!ddles with 9'z


For teh f!ddles with 10'z ...


J!mmy Dunlop's nylon

 

[Snarfalus]

Ultex.

 

[Brave Ulysses]

How did you keep up with the same pick since 2001. That's quite some feat.

 

[boyscout]

I play Dunlop jazz III for years... have been playing the black ones untill two years ago when I found that there was also the same model in Ultex. It's a material with the same sound characteristics as a nail. It brightens up the pick attack and overal tone of a guitar.

I use the Ultex one on a LP that needs a bit more bite and I use the black one on an already bright sounding LP. Weird huh, but it really works for me

+1 for the Dunlop Jazz III Ultex, but the one I use is a black one.

Dunlop Manufacturing :: Guitar Picks :: :: Ultex® Jazz III 2.0

 

[joedonner2001]

How did you keep up with the same pick since 2001. That's quite some feat.

I don't know. It's just lasted that long, and is still going strong.

Good job Mr. J. Dunlop, I guess.