Jim Dunlop Ultex® Triangle Pick .60MM - 6 Pack

Love these picks for my bass

The .73s are comparable to the Fender 346 Mediums in size and thickness and stiffness. THE BEST THING ABOUT THESE: The do NOT wear out. I mean, I've been gigging and practicing on electric with the same pick for YEARS now. Unbelievably durable. They may wear down if you're hard strumming an acoustic guitar. THE WORST THING ABOUT THESE: When you drop them, they disappear. Dunlop, you need to colorize them, if that doesn't negate the benefits of your formula. THE STANDARD THING ABOUT THESE: They have similar slippery/grip to most other smooth picks. Again, comparable to Fenders. WHY I LIKE THIS SIZE PICK: As more a rhythm guitarist, I find these big triangle shapes are the easiest to hold onto. You can lessen your grip on them without them flying out of your hand. It also makes it easier to hold the pick with three digits instead of two, which can come in handy at times. Not a problem to flip back and forth between two and three finger grip, so you can go from a three grip for rhythm to a two grip for soloing pretty easy. Also, three corners means you basically get three picks in one. Before I switched to the Ultex I was using Fender Mediums. Once one corner wore down, I'd just rotate to the next corner. But the Ultex material makes that moot, because it's just not wearing down.

Really like this pick for lead.

Needed something larger to hold when I play guitar. These days it’s gotten harder for myself to hold to smaller objects like picks so I purchased these due to good reviews and advice from others. They play well sounds great on my strings when I pick or strum cords. Easier for me to hold while playing guitar and I’m not fumbling around trying to play like with the small ones that I used to use Recommended for anyone with my issues

I've been using Claytons for years but these have less string drag and last longer.

The Ultex compound is just rough enough to maintain an effortless grip and smooth enough for strumming and intricate picking. As others have noted elsewhere, it's the closest thing to real tortoiseshell they've tried. Not all 1.0 mm picks are created equal - this one feels light and the attack is relatively gentle as opposed to some other models/plastics eg the Nylon or Tortex. The triangle shape is a revelation, sitting somewhere between a traditional teardrop shape and a large flatpick. Makes rhythm parts smooth and effortless but still has enough of a point to get definition out of every note including lead parts. No worrying about where the pointed end is - they're all the same! Larger surface area helps maintain grip. I take plenty of spares but have yet to drop an Ultex pick!

Way back before they were banned, I used tortoise shell picks. I still have a couple fragments of those (they would always eventually break). I've searched for years to find a material that had the same combination of just the right amount of stiffness and just the right amount of friction, and the Dunlop Ultex picks are the closest I've found. D'Addario Cortex picks seem to be the same material. Dunlop makes 0.60 and 0.73 thicknesses, D'Addario makes 0.50 and 0.70, so from those four it's pretty much personal taste (there are thicker available as well from both companies).

The 1.14mm Jim Dunlop Ultex pick is one of my favorite mandolin picks. These picks are very durable and have the kind of smooth texture that glides easily across the strings. I like the way they feel in my hand and the mellow tones they help me produce... all for a very reasonable price. Full disclosure: I am also a fan of the very comparable Golden Gate triangle picks.