Jim Dunlop Tortex® Pitch Black Jazz III Pick .60MM - 72 Pack

These grip much better, I found for meI practice 8 or so hours a day, and I switch between different styles of picks for different riffsAnd my picks bend easy just after about 4 hours , I guess I play too hard, I switch between these and the prodigy and the standard jazz 3 , the red one, and the petrucci, and in studio I’ll use the prime tome jazz 3I use this iOne for basic lead stuff but for fast lamb of god style riffs on the lower strings I find the prodigy is better but the prodigy doesn’t work well for me for fast alternate picking , the jazz 3 is more well rounded for all stylesI’m going to try the jazz 3 ultex next

I have tried Jazz Picks intermittently over the past few decades, and it was never my time to adopt them as my trusted pick, but this time was different. I have always liked the Tortex texture, and the shape and thickness of these are perfect for me.

Great for fast picking. Not as easy to maintain grip as more expensive varieties, but the tip moves through the strings perfectly.

The size and shape is just as good as the Max Grip and Ultex versions but I don’t like the Tortex material as much. Tends to sound slightly scratchy and doesn’t pick through the strings as easily for me.

Yes these are the best picks in the world. Okay, maybe "best" is subjective, but when you've played metal for 16 years and gone through lots of picks and narrowed down the field to just one, that has to mean something. These combine the great speed, articulation, and efficiency of the Jazz III with the durability and pick attack of Tortex.Now, if you've never tried Tortex, know that they provide greater scratchiness to your attack than the dull plastic sound you get with the red Jazz III. But not so much scratchiness that it becomes difficult to pick or that your notes are buried in noise. They are also slightly thinner than the Jazz III, and like wearing a thinner.... glove ... you get more feeling. However, the red Jazz III do feel buttery compared to these, so if you care only about super slick quiet picking then maybe the red Jazz III would be better.But for recording purposes the better attack definition of these black Tortex picks are a real asset. How so? Because consider this -- with a dull sounding pick you might increase the presence/treble of your amp to compensate, and while that does up the attack, now you've also got ear-piercing grating highs during the rest of your chord. There's no way to eq just the onset of an attack and have it still ring out smoothly. That is, unless you do it at the source with a sharper sounding pick. Hence Tortex.Long story short, they add brightness back to old strings and increase the clarity, articulation, and harmonics of new strings. Pinch harmonics are a little easier, but then they weren't difficult on my other picks either. Anyway, I consider these Tortex "Pitch Black" the ideal picks for recording distorted rock and metal guitars. They're only a few bucks, can't lose.EDIT 2014: After trying the .60mm, I much prefer the .60mm. Reason is that they are even brighter/middier with better attack than the 1.0mm. For distorted rhythms they are significantly more articulate sounding in the riffing. Though I think for double tracking or quad tracking guitars, using a .60mm on the left and 1mm on the right would be an easy way to increase stereo separation. You know, the pick is the left side of the equation, the string and pickups and amp, etc. are the right side. It's interesting what a difference a pick makes, but it's the very thing initiating the sound.

Been using these pics for quite a while but I do take a knife and I scratch them up on both sides where my fingers are holding the back and it sticks right to my finger so a little custom knife scraping on there and you’re good to go

This is personal preference but I can maneuver this pick like no other due to its small size. Every time I switch off a pick I keep going back to this… probably should practice with a different pick because my technique is a little dependent on it now but I play better!

Note that these picks are pretty small, so be certain that is what you want.They are stiff and smooth.

I purchased these as I was running low on picks (seriously how do they vanish) and needed some more.I've used Jazz 3 for a few years now and found they are perfect for my style of playing.Normally I go for the 1.25 version but I got these not paying attention to size and its turned out to be a happy mistake.The picks are really firm and there is no bend in them so your tremelo picking will be on point, definitely will purchase again.Only downside is that the jazz 3 logo has rubbed off pretty quickly but that's not ends of the world :)

If you want to try a new guitar pick use these. everyone says that when you try a premium guitar pick you wont go back and its true. These are only just a bit more expensive than a typical pick but they play like they are handcrafted boutique picks. I love the feel. They are lightly smaller than your usual guitar pick but its worth getting used too, its increased my speed and its so easy to do pinch harmonics now. Didn't know a pick could change all that and i would never go back to normal picks. Also if your worried about snapping stings due to the thickness of the pick don't worry. I use 9 gauge strings an i haven't snapped any ever.

Switched to these from the nylon red jazz iii's. These are very slightly bigger ( hardly a mm in it ), and to myself feel much smoother, with less hang up on strings. They wear more consistently rather than getting scratches in them like the nylon ones.These are now my go-to picks.

Good picks, as are all the JD Tortex Jazzes. Be aware that these are the small sized picks, about half the size of a standard pick. If you want the full size version, go for the Tortex Flow Orange ones.

This is my perfect pick. I literally spent a lot of money buying packs of picks only to find this unseemingly pick was all-around the best. Accuracy, speed, precision, tone, string contact...ALL PERFECT. Keep in my mind, I tested all the picks by way of elimination three times over a period of a whole month. This and the Ultex Jazz III are the two best but this pick specifically ''remembers'' where you ended the previous session. I know it sounds weird but when i hold it, everything falls in place automatically. Hard to explain but worth trying at least once if you are serious about guitar. Get these regardless of what size you use. I went from a 3mm small stubby all the way down to .60mm, this 1.14mm pick was top of the curve. Need this in your arsenal.