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OK, I just tried the 1.5. Compared to the Primetone Smooth 1.5, I find the sound and feel less crisp and a little mushy. I'll stick with the Primetones.
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I spent the summer playing a Primetone smooth on my cheap little hog 0/00 camping guitar, and liked that more than a BC on that particular guitar. I have not played it with a Delrin 500 smooth yet.
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Hey-thanks! Those are really nice and do feel VERY similar to my BlueChips. And the color will make them my outdoor pics!
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I have had some .71 and .96 Delrin 500 picks for a few months now. They are slippery for sure, wetting your thumb/finger does help. I rough up the contact area with a razor knife or sand paper.
I do like the tone, on the warm side with no “pick-click” off the strings. For fans of the Fender Mediums which are .75 cellulose these Delrin 500 in .71 are very similar with a slightly warmer tone. Plus you can see that pink color no matter where you drop them. Just as a rant........who’s bright idea at Dunlop was it to make Ultex an invisible translucent color. You put them down and they disappear, but I love the sound and feel Last edited by DownUpDave; 01-18-2021 at 08:10 AM. |
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Prompted by this thread, I pulled my Delrin out from the proverbial pick-jar. I find them ok, but not as good as.....
These. The red (heavy) are my current go to picks. |
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Yes! I do like Ultex Jazz III XL for some applications, but if you drop one on the hardwood floor, it disappears into another dimension.
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I'll give the Polycarbonate Gel ones a try.
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I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. I found them to produce substantially less click than other poly-carbonate picks. Pretty nicely finished as well with only the injection sprue tab to file away if that bothers you.
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My .71's came in and I like them, but just a bit too thin, so I placed another order for the .96's. They should hit the sweet spot.
I really like these Delrin picks. For me they stick to the fingers very well once they've heated up a bit. The colors are nice, and they are CHEAP. Someone above said similar to celluloid but a bit darker and I agree. Minor adjustments in grip angle and amount of pick showing allow for a lot of control over tone. I'm not giving up on my favorite pick - the Wegen Bluegrass 1.4 - but these will be in the pick box/pile too.
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I'm enjoying this series, as I'm nutty about picks and often try two or three to get the sound and feel I'm looking for.
You seem to be concentrating on exploring the wide variety picks Dunlop offers. Have you considered looking at more of their Flow series? Their 2.0 mm Flow picks are a bit thicker than I usually use for all-around acoustic playing or strumming, but I like them quite a bit for picking single lines or cross-picking. Symmetrical bevels on these, and I'm not sure what plastic they're using but it works. Particularly for my electric playing I've been using their Andy James signature flow 2.0 mm a lot lately, which is just slightly wider in the upper shoulder and sharper at the point than the classic 351 shape.
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Its easy to find a pick which is good for flat picking....anything thick will do the job. The challenge is to go thinner from there to a point where you can still flatpick but can also get a warm strum sound. To me, the polys do that. They are also just about the cheapest pick on the market. |
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Let us know how you get on
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Hi Andy! Hope all's well.
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I will. I have some red polycarbonate gels coming that should be here in a few days. The Reds are 0.96 mm I believe, so I may give the yellows a spin too as they are 1.2 mm. The Polycarbonate Jazztone 207s I have already (and like) are 2.0 mm.
It seems to me that the more I play the more I'm heading in the direction of cheap guitars, cheap strings and cheap picks!!!!!!
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