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    Hey all.
    I've been using Dunlop Jazz III picks for most of my guitar and mandolin playing.
    A bit thicker than the standard Fender heavy picks for guitar and quite a bit smaller.

    Just wondering what y'all use.

    (Yes, that's a dog hair om the pick, seems to get everywhere)

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    I used the green .88 Tortex version of those for a long time. A couple of years ago, I did a 180 and switched to the 1.3 round shouldered Primetone...both Dunlop products. I just realized I use different Dunlop picks for everything I play.
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    I just switched to the Dunlop Primetone 1.4 (large triangle) and love it. My local music store now carries them (my suggestion) and charges only $5 for 3.
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    I really should try that version, the 1.3 Primetone.
    I m just so used to the 3mm.
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    Not a pro. I usually use those black nylon Dunlop guitar picks with the rough surface. comfortable, and I don't drop them. (As often.)

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    I use dunlop grey .88 with the raised letters for a bit of grip on my guitars. For mandolin, I use dunlop primetone grip .96 (standard guitar shape), when I am not playing my Blue Chip Chris Thile edition. I do love dunlop picks!
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    I like large size Jazz 3 picks and large triangles, which i end up filing sharper or rounder points in. I have them in Ultex, tortex, primetone, bluechip and assorted other makers' materials.

    My single favorite is a large jazz 3 variant by gravity gold: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...ard-size-1.5mm
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    I use Dunlop Gel XH (1.2mm) for my guitar playing. From lurking here, it seemed most mandolinists preferred heavy picks due to string tension. When I got my first mandolin, the Dunlop Gel XH seems to work pretty well for me. I can get a dozen of them for less than $3.00 (and I have a tendency to be cheap, lol!). I am interested in trying out a larger triangular pick as many seem to prefer that style...

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    I started using heavier picks when I made the transition from guitar to mandolin...more than a couple decades ago now. At some point I realized that heavy picks worked better for both. Jeff Rose (Detour) turned me on to Dunlop 209's at a festival in Michigan. They became my favorite pick among the readily accessible and inexpensive picks, and they still are. I also use TS picks and now Blue Chip. Those tend to be around 0.075" thick and in the TPR shape. All my picks are between 0.060" and 0.080", or 1.5-2.0 mm.


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    Dunlop Primetone, sculpted, 1.3. Also the larger 1.4. To my ears they sound just as good as my bluechip, which I rarely use because I am afraid of losing it.
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    I think the Primetones are great, although a little thicker than I usually use. I really like the grip I can get on the Tortex triangles too. Altogether a fine brand of picks.
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    I like the Dunlop Primtones for sure, but I've started using the new Planet Wave 1.5mm Acrylux Reso Mandolin pick:


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    Uh oh, I feel a case of PAS coming on......must try new pick!
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    Default Re: Dunlop Picks

    I could never understand the allure of compressed felt picks...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Ivory View Post
    I could never understand the allure of compressed felt picks...
    It is my understanding that they are primarily used for ukuleles.
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    Primetone 1.5 sculpted plectra - that's the smooth one without the raised logo stamp. It plays and sounds remarkably like my BC Thile for a fraction of the cost.

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    I use pretty much the same thing for Mandolin, sans the dog hair. For guitar I am partial to the .073 Tortex picks. Stiff with some give.

    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Ivory View Post
    Hey all.
    I've been using Dunlop Jazz III picks for most of my guitar and mandolin playing.

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