Dunlop Standard Tortex .88mm Green Guitar Picks 12-Pack

Jeff Loomis uses these picks, and after catching one of his at a show, decided to give it a try. I normally use 2mm gator grip picks, so the feel of the sharps was really challenging to get used to, but I was surprised by the distinct change in tone! The sharps have a much sharper attack, and after going back and forth between the picks, the gator grips just sounded too dull for the metal tones I go for. I'm finally used to the sharps, and now I can't go back to anything else. Because the tone comes from the small, sharp contact area of the point, you will wear it out faster than a thicker/broader pick, so accept that it's a consumable item if you want to maintain the tone.

I play technical death metal professionally which requires a lot of picking hand speed and aggressive pick attack for both live and recording situations. The tone required for my genre requires plenty gain saturation while also having clarity of each note shine through the mix. The traditional .88mm Tortex picks were my go to for tracking but they were very difficult to play live and relaxed. I used the FLOW Ultex picks live for the comfort and more surface area than Jazz III picks for better control but they have that annoying chirp sound in the pick attack that makes the clarity of the note weaken, especially in a recorded mix it becomes obvious. When they made the Tortex Flow it combined the best of both world into one and I now have the ease of playing from the ... MoreI play technical death metal professionally which requires a lot of picking hand speed and aggressive pick attack for both live and recording situations. The tone required for my genre requires plenty gain saturation while also having clarity of each note shine through the mix. The traditional .88mm Tortex picks were my go to for tracking but they were very difficult to play live and relaxed. I used the FLOW Ultex picks live for the comfort and more surface area than Jazz III picks for better control but they have that annoying chirp sound in the pick attack that makes the clarity of the note weaken, especially in a recorded mix it becomes obvious. When they made the Tortex Flow it combined the best of both world into one and I now have the ease of playing from the shape of the rounded edge as the sharp tip along with the Tortex material that allows for the best pick tonality you can get.

I would never use these on guitar. Guitar strings are too close together to make it work. But if you play bass, especially a P Bass. You will love these. I recommend trying out all of the different gauges to see what you like best. It gives that classic meaty picked bass tone featured in many classic recordings.