Tortex is a model Dunlop makes. If you have a grey pick, do they have texture on them? If so, those are Dunlop Nylon, a pick I used for years. If I still really played acoustic I would be using those for acoustic.
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Posted on Oct 03 2014 07:47 PM
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Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1353 Memphis, TN 
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Posted on Oct 06 2014 05:39 PM
You are correct, I am using the Dunlop Nylon .73mm. To be honest, I need a pick with more grip. Do these Tortex picks you speak of by Dunlop really have great grip? I think I will pick some up the next time I am at Guitar Center. —MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New videos uploaded |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Oct 06 2014 06:42 PM
They aren't textured like the Nylon, but the pick isn't as polished/flat as most picks. I usually wet my fingers a little bit and that gives a tortex/delrin pick a lot of grip. |
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Posted on Oct 07 2014 06:05 AM
I recently settled on THE WEDGE 0.60 by Dunlop Tortex. It's the orange ones. I use 11 ish string gauges and tend to strum chords very hard so a thicker pick is not for me. |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1353 Memphis, TN
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Posted on Oct 08 2014 11:43 AM
Has anyone ever used either a Dunlop Gator Grip or a Dunlop Nylon Max Grip pick? I am thinking about giving one of those a shot. I need more grip! MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New videos uploaded Last edited: Oct 08, 2014 11:47:47 |
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Posted on Oct 09 2014 03:09 AM
SixStringSurfer wrote:
I tried some Gator Grip picks at one point, but didn't like 'em all that much. They have some sort of powder coating that provides extra grip at first, but it wears off really quickly. The Tortex picks have better grip in my opinion, but they don't have the right feel for me. Haven't tried the Nylon max grips yet, but the surface texture looks similar to that of the Jazz III max grip and I found those a big improvement over the standard Jazz III's. —"Duck Tape is like The Force: it has a light side and a dark side and it holds the universe together" https://www.facebook.com/pages/Speedball-JR/151771678181829?fref=ts |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2062 Virginia, USA
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Posted on Oct 14 2014 02:26 PM
These are AWESOME!! Paul |
Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Oct 14 2014 04:31 PM
I recently reached into my pick dispenser/ash tray and ended up with an older Fender Medium instead of my usual signature dunlop celluloid pick and Golly........did they ever get that right..........still my favorite Cheers, http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic |
Joined: Aug 02, 2012 Posts: 161 Nashville, TN
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Posted on Oct 14 2014 05:32 PM
I recently discovered that Fender is now making a pick the same size/shape as the Dunlop Jazz III, but in "traditional tort" celluloid. It's their "551" style, which is widely available online, but not so much in local stores (around here anyway). I've bought them in Heavy and Medium and I'm happy! |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1353 Memphis, TN
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Posted on Feb 04 2015 01:41 PM
I've come to realize that I like a thinner, slightly more flexible pick. I just started using Dunlop Nylon Max Grip .60mm, and I find it easier to do fast picking than with a thicker, harder pick. However, I have read that a thicker pick is better for fast tremolo style picking. I was using a .73 (non max grip), but it seemed just slightly more difficult to pick fast. For the record, I play a lot of Dick Dale. What are your thoughts on this? —MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New videos uploaded Last edited: Feb 04, 2015 13:52:25 |
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Posted on Feb 04 2015 03:20 PM
I found the .73 nylon Dunlops difficult to play fast with. The .88's fit my playing better while still flexible enough to give a nice 'click'. |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1353 Memphis, TN
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Posted on Feb 09 2015 12:37 PM
Hey Gilette, thanks for the (indirect) recommendation of .88's. I went and bought some, and while I am still getting used to them, I really like the way they play and feel. MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New videos uploaded |
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Posted on Feb 09 2015 02:19 PM
mike_fried wrote:
I stumbled upon these 551's last week and got me some mediums. I'm still getting used to them, but I might just have found my new favourite pick "Duck Tape is like The Force: it has a light side and a dark side and it holds the universe together" https://www.facebook.com/pages/Speedball-JR/151771678181829?fref=ts |
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Posted on Feb 13 2015 06:40 PM
I use Blue Chip XR 60s |
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Posted on Feb 15 2015 08:48 AM
So everyone's tried this at least once- am I right?
Da Vinci Flinglestein, The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube |
Joined: Mar 07, 2010 Posts: 2226 North Carolina
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Posted on Feb 15 2015 09:20 AM
Inspired by SaschaReynders signature line I see 2 posts up Quoted here if/when his sig changes: Can't say I've tried that, although have often thought about trying "a Marty Tippens". Not cause I think I can play anything like that amazing dude, but he uses a thumb pick with fantastic results. —Fady El Mirage @ ReverbNation |
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Posted on Feb 15 2015 03:10 PM
Syndicateofsurf wrote: — https://www.facebook.com/groups/722422647891279/ |
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Joined: Oct 08, 2014 Posts: 1073 Northern Ohio
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Posted on Feb 16 2015 10:39 AM
Not bad really. I used it on for about 4 hours, took a break, finally took it off and later that evening I worked on the same song (with lots of treb picking) and I was playing better. I mean without the duct tape. Seems like I've got the pick positioned better, less slippage, not so aggressive of a monkey grip. Now part of it is getting familiar with the song but I am not a fast player and I tell you, running through the song this morning it was getting downright easy. I'm keeping my duct-tape pick for workouts. Like a punchin bag! —Da Vinci Flinglestein, The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube |
Joined: Oct 12, 2008 Posts: 580 San Antone, TX
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Posted on Feb 16 2015 11:24 PM
skeeter wrote:
I got some of these a couple weeks ago, I'm digging 'em, but Ultex Sharps are still my main squeeze. —The Phantomatics on Facebook |
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Posted on Feb 17 2015 09:29 AM
dp wrote:
Me too! — |
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