Jim Dunlop Flow® Jumbo Grip Pick 2.0MM - 12 Pack

Allright, hear me out. We all know that picks are a thing of personal taste. But there I was, trying all types of picks, unable to find one to settle with and gave this a try because why not! I use the Big Stubbys from Jim Dunlop and love the feel but hate the chirping they provoke. These picks also provoke some chirping buuuut... I tried them on a 6 strings guitar that I set for B standard tuning with 0.12 gauge strings and the combination is just perfect! No chirping, no nothing, it was just perfection. I also tried these with 0.10s and 0.09s and they feel great too albeit the chirping which I get to hear. If that is ok with you they will be just perfect. I love how the attack of my notes ring with these picks, it's just sturdy enough to get the dynamics of my playing just right. Although, personally, for E and D standard tuning I prefer, hands down, the Jazz III or JD's Nylon as this will not chirp or will keep it to a minimum. On the other hand, for C and B tuning, the sturdiness of these picks is just what I need.

Another killer Dunlop quality product. Helps to fly across the strings with rounded edges, doesn’t do string hang ups sometimes you get from angleing your pick.

I've evaluated every single size and style of the Dunlop Flow picks on overdriven/distorted guitar. The most pertinent specifications of my guitar setup and signal chain are as follows: 9.5 - 44 gauge stings, DiMarzio D-sonic Humbucker in the bridge position on an HSS Strat modified with a mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, running through a Blackstar Dept 10 Distortion unit (right Ch, OD 2), into a Neunaber Neuron speaker emulator, running ampless monitored with Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro headphones with Blackdragon cables modified by Moon Audio. For this kind of setup, the best sounding and best feeling Flow pickups are in the 2 mm to 3 mm range. In the 2 mm range, you have 4 different options: The standard, the John Petrucci signature, the slightly larger Andy James signature, and the Gloss. Stepping up one more size in thickness is the 2.5 mm standard. And then there's the 3.0 mm in both standard and gloss. If you have a setup and setup like I do for overdriven/distorted guitar, it's likely that you will find your optimal pick within this size range. The gloss, while excellent for chords with extra top end clarity, don't sound quite as balanced to my ears for soloing as the standard or Petrucci/James signature picks. So I feel that the gloss versions have more limited use. The 2.0 mm, 2.5 mm, and 3.0 mm standard Flow picks sound amazing for soloing, and they also do very well at chords. In fact, perhaps you may even prefer than to the gloss picks for chords. That said, there is something special about the extra clarity of the gloss picks. Plus, the thumb/finger indents on the gloss picks make those picks very comfortable and secure to hold, and Dunlop got the roughness of the grip just right on them, whereas it feels a bit too rough and overdone on the standard flow pickups to me. The thicker the standard flow pickup is, the less objectionable the texture on the standard Flows feels to me. For this reason, in the 2.0 mm thickness, I greatly prefer the smooth John Petrucci signature to the standard version. It feels like the coupling is significantly better with my fingers and it keeps the pick more secure and confident when picking the strings. The Andy James is also smooth like the John Petrucci, but I was surprised to find that I prefer the slightly smaller Petrucci, even though I have fairly large hands. The fact that it's smooth (and a smidgen smaller than the James) makes it feel less secure when moving the pick in my fingers, but as long as I keep the pick in one place and don't readjust my grip, it feels plenty secure. But I kinda wish that Dunlop did with the standards what they did with the gloss versions with the thumb/finger indents and subtle texture. The only potential downside to these indents on the gloss versions is that it kind of forces you to hold the pick a certain distance from the tip of the pick, which sometimes felt a tad bit far to me. So far I've been gravitating to the Petrucci 2.0 mm, the standard 2.5 mm, or the 3.0 mm most of the time. And then sometimes I'll pick up (pun intended) either the 2.0 mm gloss or 3.0 mm gloss for playing chords and power chords. But the standard versions of the Flow picks are plenty good enough for chords as well, and the difference probably wouldn't be noticed by an audience. Heck, the difference in sound between all these picks probably wouldn't be noticed by an audience. But as a guitarist, you know that it's not just about the sound, but also how the pick feels in your hands, and how it feels as it picks the strings. Of the standards, the 2.0 mm brought out the most harmonics, yet had a very balanced sound. But if you want to optimize for those meatier saxophone-like tones, then I suggest stepping up to the 2.5 mm or 3.0 mm standard pick. (Stronger fundamentals with relatively attenuated harmonics.) But don't get me wrong, the 2.0 mm Flow picks have an absolutely huge and meaty sound with a superb balance of tone and harmonics. There's a reason why both the John Petrucci signature and Andy James signature are both 2.0 mm. So that's my recommendation if you play lighter gauge 9.5 - 44 strings and run the signal overdriven/distorted. And if you're really serious, just get these five: John Petrucci 2.0 mm signature, 2.5 mm standard, 3.0 mm standard, and both the 2.0 mm gloss and 3.0 mm gloss. All the other sizes of Flow picks, the smaller ones and the 4.2 mm, there's no sense wasting your time with, unless I suppose you're a mandolin or bass player. Also if you want a thinner pick with a more traditional sound and feel, then I suggest just getting a box of classic Fender medium or thin picks, which until now have always been my go-to picks. But now that I've discovered the Dunlop Flow picks, those Fender picks will be spending a lot less time in my hands. Oh, one more thing, the Jim Dunlop Flow picks are excellent for fast double picking, as that bevel and width makes them less likely to get caught up on the string.

Super solid, well formed yet with grip. You'll never wear this out .... well maybe never.

I struggled for years to find a good pick with all the things I expected from one. I used to make my own because nobody would sell one with this characteristics. And then, I tried these and fell in love. They're comfortable, great tone, perfect sharpness and thickness. A little bit on the expensive side, but, worth it.

Best material for guitar pick. And most durable Ultex is the brand name from Fender to a metrical called Ultem which its chemical composition is Polyetherimide which us stronger then Nylon , Celuloid and Tortex

I recommend these to everyone. They just sound and play better than any other pick. Once I found these, the search ended.

The size and shape are nice. But you will notice a distinct chirping at the string attack. This bothers me but may or may not be relevant to you.

El grip que tienen estas plumillas es una ventaja enorme, para que se quede en su lugar, estas plumillas las uso para tocar solos y se permite hacer ataques mas precisos. altamente recomendadas

Buen agarre, buen sonido y cómodas si os gustan las púas grandes, aunque son bastante caras.

Just flows while playing but on the downside has a lot of pick scratch.

La calidad de las púas Jim Dunlop es siempre excelente.

me gusta mucho son ancho en la parte superior el tallado granuloso consigue un agarre sin igual el biselado asimétrico resulta super rápido en la mano Muy buena pua