Dunlop 2.0mm Ultex® Jazz III, 2.0mm, 6/Player's Pack

Curiosity made me buy these picks. I had been using Dunlop Jazz III black picks... I read about Ultem picks and wanted to try these. They actual picks are translucent amber... Darker than they appear in the photograph. The surface is smooth, but not glossy, so they do not slip easily. I haven't used them live yet, I am guessing that they would perform well without having to be notched or abraded.Ok, the good part.They are fast. I mean... FAST. I can't examine what happens with a high speed camera or zoom lens, but my god.... They move strings to string with no snags or slips. They make everything I play seem more achievable. (Shred or pretty much any other high velocity guitar playing) The Ultex is very rigid, if you intentionally bend the pick, it has slight give, to a very minor degree. Ultem (Polyetherimide) is a fantastic material for guitar picks, in my opinion, better than nylon or acetal.I have talked to other player who do not like Jazz profile picks while playing rhythm, I suppose this is a personal choice, but for rhythm work, I find these picks to be excellent. I have also (I know, this is sacrilege, but I was rabidly curious), used the picks on my nylon string classical, and they make the strings sound bright, snappy and resonant, while maintaining warmth.Overall, they have displaced all other types of picks as my weapons of choice. Despite the bad press Dunlop receives for "rough edges" or mold seams, these have none, their edges are totally smooth.So if you are looking for the perfect pick, and just can't seem to find it, you may want to try these.

Like a lot of folks, I like the Jazz III shape. The smaller size makes things feel more fluid and less clunky. However, after getting a variety pack and playing with both the max grip and m3 style picks as well as testing out the regular and signature picks in the Jazz III style, none really made me feel like I had good right hand technique. Everything still felt awkward. On a whim I picked one of these up and tried it out. I thought I wouldn’t like the 2.0 mm as the ones I had in this size didn’t do it for me. These though after just 30 seconds getting used to them felt so natural. I guess it was the combination of the jazz iii size and thickness but I play much more accurately and clean. I can also relax my grip and flow much easier. Sound wise, it is very clean but everyone has a preference. All in all, this is worth a try if you feel like you like the jazz iii shape and size but it still doesn’t feel natural. It was a life changer for me, and I’m not exaggerating.

Bear in mind that I am by no means an accomplished guitar player, so here goes. I bought a selection of Jazz pickups with the intent of cleaning up my picking a bit. I play mostly old-school thrash with a bit of a prog/death influence. I am almost entirely a rhythm player. These pics did the trick for me. I had been using Clayton Ultem .80's and while I like their tone, they are a sloppy pick compared to these. In order to play with any sort of precision I was choking way up on the Clayton's and with these the natural grip I take suits me well. They do not sound anywhere near the same, the pick does not "Snap" at all as it releases the string and so you lose a bit of that grind that that produces, but frankly I don't miss it. My hands sweat a pig when I play and I do find that these have a tendency to slide around in my fingers a bit, a dab of Gorilla Snot - The Original Drumstick & Guitar Pick Grip fixes that straight away. I have gone through a dozen or so of these little guys and have noticed none of the complaints some have with casting issues etc. As far as tone issues go, I prefer these to the carbon fiber, stiffo's max grips and pitch blacks I tried, as these seem to have a bit more "Solid" tone. Those playing clean or very lightly overdriven stuff might find these sort of "One dimensional", but for my needs, they fill the bill quite nicely.