Just like "ye olde" Tortex material picks, these play hard and play well. Two semi-major differences are: 1) All gauges come in the new 'Pitch Black' color, and 2) unlike original Tortex picks, the Pitch Black's are a tad less girthy than. Keep that in mind when buying.

In fact, monies permitting, I suggest you buy both sets - original colors and in new Pitch Black - in a preferred gauge and test them both to see which you'll prefer most. Ultimately, they play similarly.

Sweet. These are small (not in thickness) and great for jazz and lots of BRUTAL METAL. I used to use the Dunlop jazz picks that are the same size but a bit thicker and made out of a terrible material. I found these and was amazed. I've got about 200 of these lying around the house and my only complaint is they need to be a brighter color.

I've always liked Tortex picks, but for years I used Dunlop Nylon picks because of the extra grip. And because the .73mm Tortex picks are yellow. But now that I don't need the extra grip and Tortex are available in black I'm a Tortex user! I hear less pick noise than i did with Dunlop Nylon picks and an added plus is my pick scrapes are louder with Tortex picks.

I am relatively new to guitar (about 2 years serious playing time) and I love experimenting with different gear. I had no idea picks could vary so much. I have played a number of other picks and something never felt quite right about any of them ... until I tried these babies! I am not exaggerating when I say that I had an instantaneous and noticeable increase in speed merely from going to this pick (I went with the 1.14mm cuz I like them thick!). The pick glides off of your string with much less friction than standard celluoid picks, and its very noticeable while playing. If you play any metal music, these picks are a much IMO. Fast tremolo picking and single note runs are buttery smooth now. Chording feels a bit less pronounced which I dont even know if that is a drawback, but it is definitely quieter chording with these. Because the friction is so low they seem to wear slower as well. Overall these are about as good as it gets in terms of picks. The feel is better than anything Ive tried, they last longer, and they play smoother than anything else. A customer for life Dunlop!

I go between using the .88mm and the 1.0mm picks.They are both great, it just depends on what I feel like playing with.

Dunlop's tortex picks are my favorite. I like the Jazz III's alot too, but they are beter for soloing and in my opinion not as versatile.

I like these alot more than the fender picks too. the picks fender makes are glossy and kind of slip almost. The dunlop picks come almost with some powder on them i dont know what it is. Maybe chalkdust or babypowder to let you grip them nice.