Jim Dunlop Flow® Gloss Pick 2.0MM - 3 Pack

I used to use Stubbys, both the larger standard sized, and the Jazz III sized. The big problem with them is that while they are great brand new and slip across the strings, they wear out super fast. Even a little bit of wear is enough that they don't slip over the strings anymore, and they end up just being regular picks. I tried a handful of boutique picks, including Gravity and a few others. They are great, but pricey. Like starting at TWICE the price of these and going up to 4-5x the price of these. It's hard to justify $8 a pick when they are so easily lost. So I tried these when they came out. First I tried the regular (brown) flow. I liked them, and they didn't wear down, but they didn't slip over the strings as effortlessly as the boutique picks or brand new stubbies. Close, but not quite. Then when the glossy versions came out, I tried those. Perfect! They glide and slip across the strings effortlessly, just like the $8+ boutique picks. They don't seem to ever wear out. And at around $3/pick, you just can't beat them. Plus, they feel thinner than they are too, which is nice. I prefer the red 3.0mm for guitar. For bass, shortscale bass, and sometimes baritone guitar I like the green 4.20mm standard Flow picks, but I'm generally not doing complex, fast picking when I'm using those picks to playing those instruments. I'd like to see these in different shapes so I could experiment with them.

Superb speed for 10 gauge and up. I use 10-52 and these 2.0 picks easily shred better than any other Jazz shaped pick I have. These are Jazz XL shape. The divot is the perfect grip. It's really ideal for a conventional grip, with the thumb and the side of the finger. The index finger joint goes right in that divot. The closest comp is the Big Stubby, also coming in 2.0 and 3.0. This is definitely better at helping you play cleanly through the string. The Stubby has more of a long gradual taper which makes it a bit sharper. That kind of slows me, trips me up slightly when it comes to shredding, though it may be desired for rhythm. The Gloss pick is thicker towards the bottom with a strong curve near the end. This shape just shreds better

I’ve found my new favorite guitar picks. They’re easy to hold, glide across the strings like butter, and sound great. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase.

Overall, I like these picks quite a bit & I've used them quite a bit...& I'll probably continue to use them quite a bit too...(?) BUT! When I first started using them, I was really back & forth on whether I even wanted to continue using them or not; &, if I'm honest, there still is that occasional doubt...(?) Now though, it's more of just selecting a different pick initially for playing new material that diverges from what I'm accustomed. These picks are precise, they move fast, & they have a nice contour to them for an easy grip. They're also rigid & form a distinct point. So, while they are precise & fast, they are not very forgiving — if the tip even touches a string on an electric guitar, they will produce a fairly strong sound compared to thinner & rounded picks. So, I imagine they might frustrate many when first playing with them. It's something that you have to get used to...&, believe me, I have one that I modified, smoothing out the tip. It helped avoid the accidental strikes, but it became de-glossed &, therefore, slower & unable to produce the same quality of sound. So, I didn't end up using the modified pick all that much. Despite the initial difficulty I found using these picks, I still found myself choosing these (or this...as I've really only used one & modified another...? They're not easily destroyed...) whenever I sat down to play my guitar. & Now it's pretty much exclusive use of the 2mm Flow Gloss. So, in my opinion, the benefits are precision, speed, & clear & strong sound. The drawbacks are the learning curve or a possible adjustment to your standard manner of play. These picks are thick & unforgiving; if you take on a song with lots of power cords, you're pushing through them all...it sounds cool, but it will either tax your hand or your wrist more than you may be accustomed depending on your form & rate of adapting to the different pick. If you use a thinner pick & rely on the pick bending, these won't...& playing a power cord might feel like you're going to rip the strings right off of your guitar. That's not likely, but it will wear your hand, wrist, & arm down in short order. Overall, they're less than $10 for 3; they're unique; & I think they are definitely worth trying out. After all, I went from hating them to more or less preferring them as standard use...(?)

Best picks for fast playing

Tapered, thick and hard. They produce a nice tone. They have become my favorite picks.

These replaced a long-time relationship with the purple 3.0 Dunlop stubby picks, which at the time even won me over the Dunlop Jazz III (quite over-rated in my opinion). Every great once in a while, I'll try a different pick of a different shape or material. These picks are made of an almost glassy plastic that feel to me like they sort of "bounce" off the strings. They have like a deflection to the string which makes it extremely effortless with speed-picking and/or strumming. They are of a good size (unlike the very tiny Jazz III), and don't easily slip out of your grip due to the grooving of the print on the pick surface. Lastly, they last. I can go about 3-4 weeks with one, before the tip just gets too rounded and rough. The ONLY downside, they are a bit pricey for what they are. In my humble opinion, if playing fast and articulate is your thing, happily invest in a good pick even if you have to spend the extra cash!

Im looking for picks that are perfect for shredding, and these looked great! But my experience here is that the tip is actually pretty fat, which is really not good if youve put in the work to develop a very tight pick attack. True, they glide off the strings like butter, but when theyre about as thick as butter, its not a huge help. Recently i bought some ibanez pjtc1’s, and DAMN thin tip, nice bevel, very durable, good size, perfect shredders pick. So all in all, im really just dissing the pick for being fat Update: week or so later, i slowly found my self coming to this pick over my others for who knows why, but it just kinda happened, and now this is my favorite pick for shredding! Fat tip is fine now, its just less precise for string skipping

Excellent Quality

Love it! Learning to play electric guitar, I have to learn to pick gently but with precision. This thick pick is great for either strumming or picking since it is firm and pointed.

Excellent

Son púas impecables, caras pero en mi caso después de 20 años tocando, son las púas con mayúsculas. Ya no utilizo otro tipo

Sounds great, right size and thickness. A winner.