Well, I'm just going to post this and let tempers fly......

[NegativeEase]

I tried these premium Dunlop Primetone pick after a recording artist gave me one last weekend and said "you won't go back"

The picks are made from "Ultex" -some newer polymer I guess, and damn if they didn't sound and play a little better than my favorite Dunlop Tortex Jazz III yellows and definitely my regular Fender picks.

They feel fantastic to grip and are extremely responsive and generally feel a little nicer to pick with that the multitudes of picks in my studio (10 different Fender types, maybe 20 different Dunlop types, some Davas etc...)

and wait for it .....they have a little more life in the attack when recording -I tracked both ways last weekend and preferred the Primetone.

I guess I'm going to order some -and uggghh... the catch..... they are expensive.

 

[NegativeEase]

Has adventure started yet?

Have you tried them?

 

[NegativeEase]

I have a pack of some kind of Primetone picks that I bought a few years ago. They were nice but expensive, and I already have like 200 of my favorite blue Tortex 1.0mm in stock.

Nice chubby kids you got there! I'm usually .73 (yellow) for regular playing and flatpicking, .88 (green) for shred and .60 (orange) for acoustic strumming/relaxing

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Get some BlueChip and Red Bear picks and then tell me Primetones are expensive

 

[GuitarStv]

I swear that Ultex was a brand of condoms . . .

 

[eclecticsynergy]

I tried these premium Dunlop Primetone pick after a recording artist gave me one last weekend and said "you won't go back"

The picks are made from "Ultex" -some newer polymer I guess, and damn if they didn't sound and play a little better than my favorite Dunlop Tortex Jazz III yellows and definitely my regular Fender picks.

They feel fantastic to grip and are extremely responsive and generally feel a little nicer to pick with that the multitudes of picks in my studio (10 different Fender types, maybe 20 different Dunlop types, some Davas etc...)

and wait for it .....they have a little more life in the attack when recording -I tracked both ways last weekend and preferred the Primetone.

I guess I'm going to order some -and uggghh... the catch..... they are expensive.

I imagine it's probably somewhat stiffer than regular celluloid, right?
What thickness do you think would feel like a standard medium pick?

 

[nexion218]

OK, I got this:

"Dude, tone is in your fingers!" And in your bridge pickup...
Btw do they have this in Jazz III XL shape?

 

[NegativeEase]

I imagine it's probably somewhat stiffer than regular celluloid, right?
What thickness do you think would feel like a standard medium pick?

the .73 feels like standard medium Fender -which was un expected -I thought a .60 would have been the answer before trying them

 

[eclecticsynergy]

the .73 feels like standard medium Fender -which was un expected -I thought a .60 would have been the answer before trying them

Thanks; might check those out.

 

[Mincer]

I dig the Ultex material. I don't know what is different from normal Delrin, but it has more attack to me.

 

[Ascension]

I dig the Ultex material. I don't know what is different from normal Delrin, but it has more attack to me.

Agree the Ultex has an attack very much like real torus shell and i have been running Ultex .90 Sharps for years. Only down sides are they are soft so don't last that long and the brown color blends into most anything so if you drop one they are hard to find. If you drop a Ultex and most any other regular pick on a hard surface you can actually here the difference in them.

 

[GuitarDoc]

I think Ultex has been around for a long time. I have some Ultex picks that are at least 10 years old but they have a smooth finish. I love those with the gripper bumps on them.

 

[LLL]

Tone is in the pick.

 

[Aceman]

Meh, whatever, No F's given.

 

[jeremy]

i like ultex as a material a lot, never tried the fancy textured ones like that though. does it sound any different than a normal .88 ultex? i dont need the little grippy bumps and it might even mess me up since i tuck the pick between my fingers so much

 

[PFDarkside]

I’ve been using the Hetfield White Fang which is Ultex in the grippy flow design at 1.14mm. I’m the past I got some Ultex Sharps in .88mm and 1.14mm and they were both great as well. I know what you mean about presence. Just a little cut in the attack that is great for my heavier playing. I typically use Fender medium tortoise or Tortex yellow for my bluesier playing.

 

[NegativeEase]

I dig the Ultex material. I don't know what is different from normal Delrin, but it has more attack to me.

Exactly my experience -the attack pops with quite a life!

 

[NegativeEase]

Agree the Ultex has an attack very much like real torus shell and i have been running Ultex .90 Sharps for years. Only down sides are they are soft so don't last that long and the brown color blends into most anything so if you drop one they are hard to find. If you drop a Ultex and most any other regular pick on a hard surface you can actually here the difference in them.

Dude, I've lost that pick 10x in 3 days.... tell me about it!

 

[NegativeEase]

Tone is in the pick.

Thats why I titled the this "and let the tempers fly". by indicating that they were a little livelier in the attack than tortex....

because tonepick,.... yah know.

 

[dave74]

Picks and strings. They are without doubt the most cost-effective and relevant elements to experiment with.