What's your favorite pick Nylon, Ultex, Acrylic, Tortex ?
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Purpleibby
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Elric":1xk2jv1m said:
eternal_idol
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Elric":uydxa3rt said:
Post of the Thread right here!
riffermadness
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Dunlop Ultex 1.14's,these work perfectly for my picking style,been using these since they came out.
stephen sawall
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Docster":3qrnn8df said:Dunlop Max Grip Jazz III Carbon Fiber - anybody else using these?
I like these picks. I usually use the black nylon Jazz III. It is a little brighter than the red. Adding the carbon fiber to the nylon makes it a little brighter than the normal black and red.
eternal_idol
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I personally find that kind of grip.. TOO gripy. if that is even a thing.
But again, i do a fair amount of index and thumb rolling for different dynamics and feel. I do know a lot of guys who do like the grip who don't move their pick position in their fingers. they like it in the same place at all time.
But again, i do a fair amount of index and thumb rolling for different dynamics and feel. I do know a lot of guys who do like the grip who don't move their pick position in their fingers. they like it in the same place at all time.
JohnnyGeek
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Fingers mostly, but tortex if I feel like I have to use one at all.
Vede
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I'm in London on business and was lucky enough to see Andy James do a clinic a couple of weeks ago at guitarguitar in Camden. Afterward, he was selling boxes of his branded picks, and I bought some. I LOVE these things, which sucks because Dunlop isn't making more of them! I think they're basically a Jazztone 208, but made of Ultex instead of nylon.
stephen sawall
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Ultex has been holding the lead for awhile. Probably the brightest material. I've add a few to my list to try out.
mctallica1
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mctallica1":1ccmyl9h said:
Arrived yesterday.
Wasn't expecting to feel or hear much of a difference, but I was WRONG.
I really like these picks. My trusty green tortex have been officially kicked,to the curb.
This seems weird to me, but I actually may back off a little presence on both amps, because these pics sound "brighter" to me.
SpiderWars
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Got them and here's my first impressions. Keep in mind that I've used Jazz IIIs for a very long time so I'm used to them, anything new/different will likely take an adjustment period.SpiderWars":204cbt6d said:Cool, thanks Stephen. Just ordered 10 of the white heavies to try. Look for several bags of red Jazz IIIs in the classifieds. Some are even NOS.stephen sawall":204cbt6d said:
They are bigger than Jazz IIIs. They also have a sort of 'glassy' character to the material that can make them a little clicky. They are similar to the John Petrucci picks in both regards, bigger and glassier. They are almost exactly the same size as the JP, the Pickboys just have a slightly more angled shoulder. There is no texture to them but can be scored easily enough. They seem to wear well but haven't played it long enough. The tone is very good imo. Aside from the clicky attack I really like the tone. I'll play one of them exclusively for a while and see how it goes.
stephen sawall
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mctallica1":29qh19jt said:
Ultex is brighter than Tortex.
It's pretty interesting how different the sound of these various picks can be. I picked up several more to try yesterday.
Like SpiderWars mentioned I have been using the black nylon Jazz III for so many years.... Getting accustom to the different sounds and feel of the various picks does not take long at all.... I don't think I have a favorite anymore.
stephen sawall
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I'm bumping this thread back up. I've been using much thinner picks more often lately. What I found was I like really pointed picks for most applications.
I also changed my vote to Tortex from Nylon.
I also changed my vote to Tortex from Nylon.
JimmyBlind
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stephen sawall":lynk1h60 said:
I use the Wedge Tortex. I was using the 1.14 but found the 1.0 are stiff enough on these picks.
