Dunlop Tortex Standard Guitar Picks
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These are my favorite picks, excellent quality.\n\n(Review translated for fellow musicians)\nDude, these are raaaaaad dude bro. You should always keep these in the gig bag you never know when the other dude might forget his picks dude. If you drop them in your car. You know that weird spot between your left leg and the door under the seat next to your chapstick or something like that, you can spot these bad boys a mile away. You’re welcome dude. Safe shredding bra'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I started playing acoustic guitar recently - and for the record, I am more of a rhythm player / strummer. My first guitar was one of those combo box guitars that come with everything - guitar, amp, picks, strap etc - for a few hundred bucks. After I played on that a while I wanted to get a nicer, more advanced guitar. I ended up purchasing a Taylor 114ce Acoustic Electric.\n\nAnyway, when I first got my guitar home I noticed that while doing some basic strumming of chords with a pick (most notably G and D) my guitar was giving out this echo-y reverb-y sound that was highly noticeable and didn't sound right. Almost as if a small crash symbol was being played as well. I was disappointed with the sound and disappointed with my purchase. I didn't know what to do... Was it the strings? Was this guitar not meant for rhythm guitar style playing?\n\nThen I realized - those picks that came with that combo box guitar (that I was still using for my new guitar) were very plastic-y, very hard. I started wondering if the picks were the culprit. I started doing some research for picks that were good for rhythm guitar / strumming. I found out about the Dunlop Tortex picks so decided to give them a shot. I decided to pull the trigger on some smaller / lighter ones as that seemed to be a recommendation if you are a strummer.\n\nI ended up trying out the .60mm gauge - on the lighter end, but not ultra flimsy... Once I started playing with these IT MADE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE! I can't stress enough how much more amazing my guitar sounds when I play. Chords are bright, full, crisp - and most importantly - that annoying reverb sound is gone. These picks are durable, light and smooth. All my guitar needed was a more delicate touch. I am extremely happy with my purchase. Come to find out, the Dunlop Tortex .60mm is the same exact pick that Dave Matthews uses - and I can totally see why!\n\nDon't underestimate how much the right pick will have on the sound of your guitar with your playing style!\n\nEquipment:\nTaylor 114ce\nStrings: Elixir Light Gauge Phosphor Bronze Nanoweb Coating\nPicks: Dunlop Tortex Standard .60mm (Orange)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "For me, Tortex picks just feel so smooth crossing the string or strings and they produce a warm, but not overly warm sound, to my ears' discerning anyway. They feel really nice on my fingers too. I use these orange .60mm Tortex picks in a weekly church service band where I at times have to switch back and forth between acoustic, lap steel, electric rhythm, and lead electric parts complete with the church triads and solo lines. I don't want to change picks then, changing instruments can be cumbersome enough, and I find these .60mm gauges to be the ideal compromise, that's just me though. Season to taste. They're just flexible enough to have that little bit of give I like on strummed acoustic parts without being so thin I break them. I do play too hard I'm afraid, a quick and light attack on the strings is so much better for one's tone and sustain, but I get excited, what can I say? Then for the triads and solo lines to cut through, I move down the teardrop with my index finger to stiffen things up and then I kind of get the best of both worlds.\n\nAlso, I like these being orange because they're easy to find if I drop one and I have a tendency to leave them lying about on the stage anxious to get out and talk to folks after the service. So everybody knows my picks are orange and when they see I've left some on my monitor box or something, they always fetch 'em my way. And for some strange reason, I generally don't loose these at home like I do other picks either.\n\nNow, I also do recording sessions on various wind and stringed instruments, and when it's guitar, my go to picks are the green .88mm Dunlop Tortex, if I use a pick at all. I do temper my inner animal to the extent needed in those sessions and pick the strings fast and easy for optimum tone. The greenies are just great, but I best not leave any behind because these are in my experience, the most often used picks by session players and studio guitarists, so people that find them are going to think that they are theirs and hey, my bad. I use the greenies recording and playing out electric with my band too. But I still prefer the .60mm Tortex picks for acoustic parts.\n\nI do take a Sucrets box with me to every guitar session filled with all kinds of brands, gauges, and sizes of picks, including my go to thumb and banjo finger picks. It's amazing, in my ears anyway, how much you can change the sound and/or rhythmic feel of your guitar track simply by switching picks. I've also found that you can often get a disengaged recording engineer or producer a lot more engaged in what you're doing and otherwise patient with you exploring what you can do for the track, by offering to try it with a couple of different picks. You'll get better communication when you do and when doing non-written and improvised parts, that very much helps you deliver what they're looking for.\n\nYou should know too, just in case you haven't deduced it, these picks are not made out of tortoise shells. They are just smooth and easy to grip, like a tortoise shell, while still intact on the tortoise. These are made of Delvin, which is a plastic polymer. There are guys that actually go out to beaches and riverbeds to find abandoned tortoise shells and fashion them into picks. And I have no idea how those are, but I'd surely give one a whirl if somebody fashioned it for me. But Dunlop Tortex picks are plastic. And I've found Delvin to be not only smooth and grippy, but tough. The picks don't loose the sharpness of their edge over time like many other picks do, which can actually be desirable for some guys.\n\nSo hey, give these picks a test ride. It's best to maybe go to a music store and get one of each gauge that they've got, just to see what you like before you order in bulk like I did here. But you might not be able to find the .60mm gauge. And that's another nice thing about the Tortex picks, if you like the .73 mm one you found but it feels just a little stiff, you know to go and order a dozen or so of the .60mm ones, and you'll be in business for a good while.\n\nHappy explorations. Hope this helps."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'As and electric guitar player I prefer the heavier picks such as 1.0mm or heavier. I used these years ago and recently started playing again. Shipping was super super slow I guess because of covid-19. In the meantime I ordered some Fender Extra Heavy celluloid picks on eBay. Now I have both and I think both are really good picks. The Fenders are a little heavier and slicker. But I do like the texture of the Dunlop Tortex picks. However I think if you rough up the Fender picks with some sandpaper they might be slightly superior to the Dunlops. But both are top notch pieces of plastic.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Nice solid pick. 1.14mm Purple Tortex. I have heard good things about them, but I have been playing with a medium to thin pick. Lately I decided to up the attack a bit and go with a heavier pick. Great choice. Good attack, good feel great tone. I have a literal bowl of picks of all different sizes, and brands. But for the time being, these are my obvious favorites. I have been using the same one for several weeks while noodling around on several of my guitars, all with Regular Slinkies, and no wear is showing at all on the pick. Good buy, I wouldn't hesitate to buy again or in different sizes to experiment."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These picks are just stellar and I cannot say enough good things about them. I do wish they lasted a little longer but, it is what it is! I\'ve since moved to Jazz III max grips and .73 sharp tipped Tortex (Yellow picks with the 3 bars). But from about 2001 to maybe 2013 (?) I used NOTHING but these picks. For any style of music. I still buy them by the 72 pack. Obviously! But I haven\'t been using them like I used to. If I\'m gonna plan on playing a "summertime" song, these are my go to. Then the .73 Sharp Tip EB are the in between for that and picking, then I have my Jazz IIIs which, I use the most nowadays. It took a bit to get used to strumming with them, but they work if you work em! I use these for parts that are single note line riffs, etc. OR solos. (If the pick\'s attack fits the solo as well. Which it usually does. EB made a GREAT thing (Tortex). I do wonder what a REAL Tortoise shell pick feels like though. Probably snake oil. But these picks are a no brainer. If you are on the fence and looking at these, I\'m here to tell ya, go for them! You won\'t regret it I promise!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "There are prettier celluloid picks out there, fancier, more advanced features but let's be honest. A pick is a pick. I like these. They have a slight grip advantage over celluloid and last a long time. I settled on these way back when. Once upon a time you had no such thing as internet or online shopping. To replace a lost or worn pick you has to cut your own until you managed to coerce your dad to take you to the music store. Which, there were none in my little town. I started with fender picks but they'd wear pretty fast, I found these would last seemingly forever. As long as I didn't lose them. Good pick."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I used the point 60 for 22 years and I wanted to start useing a pick that was a bit stiffer it kinda moved around in my hand for a wile till i got used to the pick you have to hold it tighter in your thumb and finger becuse its stiffer but I like it now that Im used to it Dunlops are the best most pros use them and many use thiker pick than me I may even try some thiker ones again to see how they improve my attack'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My new favorite pic. I am about 6 months into my guitar playing journey. I am by no means a professional guitarist nor do I aspire to be one. I do know the value of a quality pick though. Beginners should use a thin or even extra thin pick just for the ease of use. The problem with thin and ultra thin pics is their durability. They tend to bend and warp under considerable use and don’t have long lives. This pick is just thick enough to make a quality tone, yet hang onto without folding in half on itself. I enjoy the thicker gauge yellow ones too, not quite as much, but not a bad second place.\n\nI’ve used extra thick pics too and pics that were rubber with a plastic tip and both just flat out were not for me. The rubber coated pic produced a terrible flat tone.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Nice feel and exactly as described. Unfortunately for me, I like the gray Dunlop nylon picks better, but that is just a matter of personal preference and no reflection on the product. If you like a stiffer pick, as compared to the nylon of the same thickness, this might be the pick for you.\n\nUPDATE: 3/18 When I reviewed this I was playing several acoustics. Since then I have added a Les Paul and over the past few months have been become increasingly fond of these over the nylon Dunlaps for their accuracy and speed. At first I only used them with the LP, but I find I am increasingly using them with the acoustic. They do require more control in strumming otherwise they can make the acoustic sound harsh, but overall I suspect these will become my preferred pic.'}]