Dunlop Tortex Flow Picks combine the bright snap of Tortex Picks with Flow Pick geometry, featuring a wide angle to focus your attack and a sharp tip for superior precision and articulation.First released in 1981, Tortex Picks were originally intended to be a high quality replacement for tortoiseshell. Jim Dunlop s trail-blazing creation became so much more than that, however, establishing its own identity and becoming the new standard by which all other picks are judged.Building on the precision, consistency, and colour-coded gauge system he introduced with Nylon Picks, Jim resolved to create a pick with a bright and snappy attack, superior memory and durability, and an improved grip. He chose Delrin as his base material and then spent more than a year developing a special treatment process to draw out its full potential. This treatment process is what sets Tortex Picks apart from all others, providing their unique grip-enhancing matte surface and aggressive attack.
Dunlop Tortex Flow Picks combine the bright snap of Tortex Picks with Flow Pick geometry, featuring a wide angle to focus your attack and a sharp tip for superior precision and articulation.First released in 1981, Tortex Picks were originally intended to be a high quality replacement for tortoiseshell. Jim Dunlop s trail-blazing creation became so much more than that, however, establishing its own identity and becoming the new standard by which all other picks are judged.Building on the precision, consistency, and colour-coded gauge system he introduced with Nylon Picks, Jim resolved to create a pick with a bright and snappy attack, superior memory and durability, and an improved grip. He chose Delrin as his base material and then spent more than a year developing a special treatment process to draw out its full potential. This treatment process is what sets Tortex Picks apart from all others, providing their unique grip-enhancing matte surface and aggressive attack.
Dunlop Tortex Flow Picks combine the bright snap of Tortex Picks with Flow Pick geometry, featuring a wide angle to focus your attack and a sharp tip for superior precision and articulation.First released in 1981, Tortex Picks were originally intended to be a high quality replacement for tortoiseshell. Jim Dunlop s trail-blazing creation became so much more than that, however, establishing its own identity and becoming the new standard by which all other picks are judged.Building on the precision, consistency, and colour-coded gauge system he introduced with Nylon Picks, Jim resolved to create a pick with a bright and snappy attack, superior memory and durability, and an improved grip. He chose Delrin as his base material and then spent more than a year developing a special treatment process to draw out its full potential. This treatment process is what sets Tortex Picks apart from all others, providing their unique grip-enhancing matte surface and aggressive attack.
Dunlop Tortex Flow Picks combine the bright snap of Tortex Picks with Flow Pick geometry, featuring a wide angle to focus your attack and a sharp tip for superior precision and articulation.First released in 1981, Tortex Picks were originally intended to be a high quality replacement for tortoiseshell. Jim Dunlop s trail-blazing creation became so much more than that, however, establishing its own identity and becoming the new standard by which all other picks are judged.Building on the precision, consistency, and colour-coded gauge system he introduced with Nylon Picks, Jim resolved to create a pick with a bright and snappy attack, superior memory and durability, and an improved grip. He chose Delrin as his base material and then spent more than a year developing a special treatment process to draw out its full potential. This treatment process is what sets Tortex Picks apart from all others, providing their unique grip-enhancing matte surface and aggressive attack.
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Jim Dunlop Tortex Flow Standard Picks
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Dunlop Tortex Flow Pick 1.5mm
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originally posted on guitarcenter.com
I play technical death metal professionally which requires a lot of picking hand speed and aggressive pick attack for both live and recording situations. The tone required for my genre requires plenty gain saturation while also having clarity of each note shine through the mix. The traditional .88mm Tortex picks were my go to for tracking but they were very difficult to play live and relaxed. I used the FLOW Ultex picks live for the comfort and more surface area than Jazz III picks for better control but they have that annoying chirp sound in the pick attack that makes the clarity of the note weaken, especially in a recorded mix it becomes obvious. When they made the Tortex Flow it combined the best of both world into one and I now have the ease of playing from the ... MoreI play technical death metal professionally which requires a lot of picking hand speed and aggressive pick attack for both live and recording situations. The tone required for my genre requires plenty gain saturation while also having clarity of each note shine through the mix. The traditional .88mm Tortex picks were my go to for tracking but they were very difficult to play live and relaxed. I used the FLOW Ultex picks live for the comfort and more surface area than Jazz III picks for better control but they have that annoying chirp sound in the pick attack that makes the clarity of the note weaken, especially in a recorded mix it becomes obvious. When they made the Tortex Flow it combined the best of both world into one and I now have the ease of playing from the shape of the rounded edge as the sharp tip along with the Tortex material that allows for the best pick tonality you can get.
originally posted on guitarcenter.com
If you do a lot of fast alternate picking, you really need to give these a shot. While the bright tone does tend to wear off after some use, the picks still sound good, just not as bright. Overall, the tortex material has excellent durability. If you do a lot of down picking as well like I do, you will want to learn to adjust the attack angle of your picking hand in order to avoid the scratchy sound, and achieve crisp down picking notes. But once you get used to the adjustment, it is a small price to pay in order to take advantage of the lightning fast, and silky smooth flow pick shape when it's time to burst into a face melting riff or solo. Some players prefer a more aggressive grip, but personally, I like a pick that won't slip around between my fingers, but will ... MoreIf you do a lot of fast alternate picking, you really need to give these a shot. While the bright tone does tend to wear off after some use, the picks still sound good, just not as bright. Overall, the tortex material has excellent durability. If you do a lot of down picking as well like I do, you will want to learn to adjust the attack angle of your picking hand in order to avoid the scratchy sound, and achieve crisp down picking notes. But once you get used to the adjustment, it is a small price to pay in order to take advantage of the lightning fast, and silky smooth flow pick shape when it's time to burst into a face melting riff or solo. Some players prefer a more aggressive grip, but personally, I like a pick that won't slip around between my fingers, but will still allow me to adjust my grip for different holding techniques. The grip of the tortex is perfect for that. I have been using tortex picks for 20+ years because of this. 1.35mm is the perfect thickness for playing aggressive metal. I have a big bag full of all kinds of different picks that I have tried, and these are the ONLY ones I use for playing metal. These things are just built for it.
originally posted on musiciansfriend.com
These picks are perfect for me. I play fast punk/thrash bass where the attack is most of my tone. These picks just get it done. I tend not to throw them away, and have a small handful that get regular use. Takes a while to wear them down to nubs. They last. The grip is great. The shape is awesome.Yeah, there are more expensive picks and some sound and/or feel good. But these are home base.
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Jim Dunlop Tortex Flow Standard Picks
Delivery $8.99
Dunlop Tortex Flow Pick 1.5mm
Delivery between Wed – Thu $9.70
Jim Dunlop Tortex Flow Standard 1.5mm Guitar Picks (558R1.50),White
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I play technical death metal professionally which requires a lot of picking hand speed and aggressive pick attack for both live and recording situations. The tone required for my genre requires plenty gain saturation while also having clarity of each note shine through the mix. The traditional .88mm Tortex picks were my go to for tracking but they were very difficult to play live and relaxed. I used the FLOW Ultex picks live for the comfort and more surface area than Jazz III picks for better control but they have that annoying chirp sound in the pick attack that makes the clarity of the note weaken, especially in a recorded mix it becomes obvious. When they made the Tortex Flow it combined the best of both world into one and I now have the ease of playing from the ... MoreI play technical death metal professionally which requires a lot of picking hand speed and aggressive pick attack for both live and recording situations. The tone required for my genre requires plenty gain saturation while also having clarity of each note shine through the mix. The traditional .88mm Tortex picks were my go to for tracking but they were very difficult to play live and relaxed. I used the FLOW Ultex picks live for the comfort and more surface area than Jazz III picks for better control but they have that annoying chirp sound in the pick attack that makes the clarity of the note weaken, especially in a recorded mix it becomes obvious. When they made the Tortex Flow it combined the best of both world into one and I now have the ease of playing from the shape of the rounded edge as the sharp tip along with the Tortex material that allows for the best pick tonality you can get.
If you do a lot of fast alternate picking, you really need to give these a shot. While the bright tone does tend to wear off after some use, the picks still sound good, just not as bright. Overall, the tortex material has excellent durability. If you do a lot of down picking as well like I do, you will want to learn to adjust the attack angle of your picking hand in order to avoid the scratchy sound, and achieve crisp down picking notes. But once you get used to the adjustment, it is a small price to pay in order to take advantage of the lightning fast, and silky smooth flow pick shape when it's time to burst into a face melting riff or solo. Some players prefer a more aggressive grip, but personally, I like a pick that won't slip around between my fingers, but will ... MoreIf you do a lot of fast alternate picking, you really need to give these a shot. While the bright tone does tend to wear off after some use, the picks still sound good, just not as bright. Overall, the tortex material has excellent durability. If you do a lot of down picking as well like I do, you will want to learn to adjust the attack angle of your picking hand in order to avoid the scratchy sound, and achieve crisp down picking notes. But once you get used to the adjustment, it is a small price to pay in order to take advantage of the lightning fast, and silky smooth flow pick shape when it's time to burst into a face melting riff or solo. Some players prefer a more aggressive grip, but personally, I like a pick that won't slip around between my fingers, but will still allow me to adjust my grip for different holding techniques. The grip of the tortex is perfect for that. I have been using tortex picks for 20+ years because of this. 1.35mm is the perfect thickness for playing aggressive metal. I have a big bag full of all kinds of different picks that I have tried, and these are the ONLY ones I use for playing metal. These things are just built for it.
These picks are perfect for me. I play fast punk/thrash bass where the attack is most of my tone. These picks just get it done. I tend not to throw them away, and have a small handful that get regular use. Takes a while to wear them down to nubs. They last. The grip is great. The shape is awesome.Yeah, there are more expensive picks and some sound and/or feel good. But these are home base.
I am the kind of guitar player that has to do it all in my band. I will play my aocusitc, my electric both leads and rhythm. We play all kinds of styles too, so I needed a pick that could handle both. I ended up going with these picks, they are small enough to allow you to choke up on the grip or leave it loose for more flexability. II highly recommend these! #sweepstakes
These are picks that I use on a daily basis. They glide across the strings better than normal picks that have a curved tip and they don't make picking complicated as a tortex sharp pick does. The only downside to these picks is that they don't last very long as the tips tend to wear down to nothing. Despite the downside to them I would definitely recommend these picks to others.
Overall:I wanted to try somthing new and I really like Dunlop picks, espessialy jazz 3, but those picks sound very ice picky with single coils. These flow picks are the same as normal tortex picks, just with a sharp end and a smidge smaller. They have the snappy sound I like without it trying to take off the string like jazz three picks (I still love Jazz 3's) I found them to be very versatile with genres. Definitely good for blues, jazz, and funk aswell as heavy metal and rock. Try these picks out, there a little smaller than Tortex but thats the one of the reasons I love them.
1st time using the Flow picks and I've got to say that I'm a fan. Always loved the feel and sound of the Dunlop Tortex so I figured I would give these a shot to see if I would like them. I now plan on trying out some other gauges when it's time to get more. If you're not a big fan of the Jazz line like myself then give these a try and see what you think. They are a nice size and great feeling in the fingers, offer better precision than a standard pick with the pointier tip but flow better than a Jazz IMHO. I use nothing but Dunlop picks. They hold up great sound even better and they have a slew of options to choose from to suit anyone's needs, are nicely priced and made in the USA.
I used standard Tortex picks for years, then played around with thick Jazz III which were great for electric but not so much on acoustic. Bought the .60 (orange) at my local GC and it's a nice compromise between both. Thanks GC!
On and off again beginner here, and one thing I feel like I struggled with is picks--size, shape, and so on. After reading an article somewhere about these I decided to try them out. They feel like a perfect proportion of size and shape, fitting between my thumb and index finger to the point that it's an extension of my fingers. I've always felt self-conscious about, well, everything when it comes to playing guitar, but these picks make me feel better--as if I'm not hitting the strings too hard and am able to play just what I want when I want. Don't get me wrong--I am NOT good at playing guitar. But these do help.
I had always used Tortex Standard picks before buying these, and was very impressed with it's unique design. The smaller design seems to let me play pitch harmonics easier, while maintaining a sturdy and accurate grip. Well made, as with all Dunlop Picks I've used over the years. Would recommend giving these a try!
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