Doc Ivory
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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.
Steve
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.
Doc Ivory
-Play loud, live long..
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.)
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...
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.
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.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
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!
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
I could never understand the allure of compressed felt picks...
Doc Ivory
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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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