Talking picks | Dunlop JAZZ III & D'Andrea PRO PLEC

We have a post gig chat about GUITAR PICKS and give our fresh battle tested impressions on several Jim Dunlop Jazz III's and the D'Andrea PRO PLEC. Let us know what you think of these picks and if you have any favourite picks we should try out.

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[GASTV]

Let us know what you think of the Jazz III or Pro Plec. Do you have any other favourite picks you think we should try out?

[peterk]

D'Andrea Pro Plec, 1.5mm, played with the pick turned to the rounder edge, not the sharp point. Perfect warm jazz tone on flat wound strings that are not a "light" gauge, even with a strat.

[haxter]

mine is dunlop tortex 0.60 mm :)
Awesome video guys

[Elizondobass]

I just got the D’Andrea Celluloid .88 green triangle picks, and they are gargantuan. But they play nice

[cello]

I favour the D'Andrea Pro Plec range of picks and have them in 5 different shapes/sizes. My favourite is the smallest teardrop, but I like them all but the largest. They've been making picks since the 1920s - starting, I think, with real tortoise shell (now illegal), and then moving to real celluloid (the kind used in old movie film that could eventually spontaneously combust as it aged), also now illegal due to fire hazard. They use some form of plastic now. I ordered mine direct from the company, which is in New York. BUT my pick preference varies depending on the strings I am using on my archtop. I find I prefer different pick materials - with half-round strings, I prefer the D'Andrea Pro Plecs by far because I don't hear any clicking on the strings and they give me the warmest attack. For heavy flatwounds, I'm less certain, still liking the D'Andrea, but also the Dunlop Ultrex, Primetones, and especially thick Tortex. I also like jazz shaped picks made of delrin plastic, although they have less volume. Thanks for your video, interesting and little discussed topic - like your playing very much!

[cgcarreno]

Currently play the JP jazz III which I reallly like. Have you guys tried the ernieball Prodigy picks? I want to give those a try.