- The pick used by top musicians worldwide
- Available in a variety of shapes and gauges
- Maximum memory
- Minimum wear
- Made of the ever-popular Tortex material for a long life
- Gauge:GREEN .88mm
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Size: .88mm | Color: Green
Maximum memory. Minimum wear. Made of the ever-popular Tortex® material for a long life and bright tone. The pick used by top musicians worldwide. Tortex® picks are carefully designed and manufactured to give the characteristic maximum memory and minimum wear that made original tortoise shell famous. Gauge:GREEN .88mm
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81 of 86 people found the following review helpful
By D. K. Malone
Color Name:Green|Size Name:.88mm
I've been playing guitar for 22 years now. For at least 20 of those years, I've been using Tortex picks, and I will never stop using them as long as I live.
I tried all of the thicknesses over the course of a few months. When I started, I was playing Ramones style punk; strumming barre chords all day like they were going out of style. It seemed to make sense at the time to use the thinner picks, the .5mm or .6mm. (I think these were the red and the orange ones...) They were totally flexible. The red one barely registered at all, it might as well have been a little piece of tissue paper. But at the time it made sense to my dumbass 16 year old neophyte self.
A little later, I discovered the joys of speed metal. I began picking and peddaling on individual strings rather than just strumming chords. This was when I started experimenting with the thicker picks. .88mm, 1.0, 1.14. These would be the green, purple, and blue ones. Eventually I settled on the green .88mm and I've been using them ever since. I can't even imagine using a different pick anymore.
The reason that I fell in love with these picks is that their edges aren't rounded like standard "Fender" style plastic or tortoise shell picks. The edge of a Tortex is cut at right angles, they have corners. When you peddal on a wound string, you get an amazingly crisp and sharp scraping timbre that just can't be achieved with standard rounded off picks. The catch is that of course the cornered edge wears down rather quickly as you play. You will only get this awesome sound for a few minutes. A professional performer would want to switch to a fresh pick at the beginning of each song. A bedroom virtuoso will get more use out of them.
I tried all of the thicknesses over the course of a few months. When I started, I was playing Ramones style punk; strumming barre chords all day like they were going out of style. It seemed to make sense at the time to use the thinner picks, the .5mm or .6mm. (I think these were the red and the orange ones...) They were totally flexible. The red one barely registered at all, it might as well have been a little piece of tissue paper. But at the time it made sense to my dumbass 16 year old neophyte self.
A little later, I discovered the joys of speed metal. I began picking and peddaling on individual strings rather than just strumming chords. This was when I started experimenting with the thicker picks. .88mm, 1.0, 1.14. These would be the green, purple, and blue ones. Eventually I settled on the green .88mm and I've been using them ever since. I can't even imagine using a different pick anymore.
The reason that I fell in love with these picks is that their edges aren't rounded like standard "Fender" style plastic or tortoise shell picks. The edge of a Tortex is cut at right angles, they have corners. When you peddal on a wound string, you get an amazingly crisp and sharp scraping timbre that just can't be achieved with standard rounded off picks. The catch is that of course the cornered edge wears down rather quickly as you play. You will only get this awesome sound for a few minutes. A professional performer would want to switch to a fresh pick at the beginning of each song. A bedroom virtuoso will get more use out of them.
53 of 61 people found the following review helpful
By Bando
Color Name:Blue|Size Name:1.00mm
I know a lot of guitarists aren't near as picky about picks as I am. So why should you be? After all, there is no pick that will make you play better and they are all generally the same.
WRONG. I thought that too at first. I figured it's just a piece of plastic, how hard can it be to pick one? I started out with fender pick because they looked pretty conventional and they were moderately priced. I blindly went through about ten of these due to them all breaking.
If you knew me well you'd know that I thrash my guitar...a lot... Even the thickest picks would wear down on me within a week, and most of them were too slick to stay in my sweaty hand during these crash and burn guitar playing moments. I came to realize that I needed a heavy duty pick with a good grip that would retain it's shape for at least a couple of weeks.
At first I thought metal was the answer. I mean, it's hard as rock and most of them come with a good grip on them. But after playing with them I discovered the sound was not to my liking. It sounded too buzzy with metal. That's about the time I discovered tortex picks. I was amazed. They had the best grip I have ever felt and kept their shape for weeks! I instantly bought every size I could get all the way from the thinnest read to the bulky blue one.
Months later I'm keeping a stock of these picks in my house. For solos I prefer the green one because it's got just the right resistance for that fast picking but not too much so that it slows you down. For strumming I use the orange. It's just perfect...
I cannot express to you how much you need to try this pick. Your wasting your money on anything other than Dunlop. Get the tortex and see what I mean!
WRONG. I thought that too at first. I figured it's just a piece of plastic, how hard can it be to pick one? I started out with fender pick because they looked pretty conventional and they were moderately priced. I blindly went through about ten of these due to them all breaking.
If you knew me well you'd know that I thrash my guitar...a lot... Even the thickest picks would wear down on me within a week, and most of them were too slick to stay in my sweaty hand during these crash and burn guitar playing moments. I came to realize that I needed a heavy duty pick with a good grip that would retain it's shape for at least a couple of weeks.
At first I thought metal was the answer. I mean, it's hard as rock and most of them come with a good grip on them. But after playing with them I discovered the sound was not to my liking. It sounded too buzzy with metal. That's about the time I discovered tortex picks. I was amazed. They had the best grip I have ever felt and kept their shape for weeks! I instantly bought every size I could get all the way from the thinnest read to the bulky blue one.
Months later I'm keeping a stock of these picks in my house. For solos I prefer the green one because it's got just the right resistance for that fast picking but not too much so that it slows you down. For strumming I use the orange. It's just perfect...
I cannot express to you how much you need to try this pick. Your wasting your money on anything other than Dunlop. Get the tortex and see what I mean!
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By no so-called
Color Name:Yellow|Size Name:.73mm
I love these. Nice matte surface for gripping. They never break, and it takes me months to wear one down.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stiff and sturdy
They are as fast as your hands, so articulated picking is very clean and precise, no lag and the tip lasts a long time. Can easliy get pinch harmonics and arpeggios are easier.
Published 13 days ago by M. Jacobs
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good picks
Like the feel of these better than most picks - not slippery but not sticky. Solid picks and I've never had one break on me yet.
Published 16 days ago by G. Amstutz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good pics
These are good pics. What more do you need to know!!? They are flat. Pic shaped. Good for playing... guitar!
Published 17 days ago by Ray Bennett
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of my Favorite picks!
These are one of my favorite picks.
Very durable & projects beautiful sound!
I suggest that you buy quite a few of these because I've lost just about all of them already... Read more
Very durable & projects beautiful sound!
I suggest that you buy quite a few of these because I've lost just about all of them already... Read more
Published 21 days ago by Lola J.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dunlop Tortex picks (yellow)
outstanding picks, they work the best for me. I like the feel of them and they do not seem to slip out of my fingers
Published 21 days ago by John Taber
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tools of the trade.
These are great. Smooth feel, great smurfish blue, and they seem to last forever. Sadly, I'll be long dead when these babies are still strumming under the colored lights.
Published 1 month ago by Stephen M. Lucas
5.0 out of 5 stars
dunlop picks
what can I say about dunlop picks. they are great picks. you get what you ordered. the only thing i didnt like is the logo starts fading away the second you start playing.
Published 1 month ago by Iceknight14
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good picks
These are my go-to picks for playing, and I just didn't feel like making the trip to my local music shop so it worked out very well to replenish my ever dying supply of picks. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dirk Opland
4.0 out of 5 stars
Dunlop Guitar Picks
I'm old and need traction on guitar picks. These have some, but I like a bit more to get hold of.
Published 1 month ago by SlowEddie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good picks
These are about the best picks I've found after many years of playing. They feel nice and grip sure. Have a nice sound on the strings.
Published 1 month ago by Robert Shugarts
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