Guthrie Govan Discussion

shredizalive · Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 35

Having been a die-hard Dunlop Tortex user for over 10 years, I was bit curious about these new picks they unvailed....

OH MY GOD!!!! By far, the purest attack I've ever felt or heard. They simply make your notes come alive ( I never thought a pick could make such a difference, but these DO ).

Seriously, you've got to check them out. I use the 1.0's and they are simply amazing!!!!!!!! Love them.

alexkhan · Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 2783 Location: Chino, CA

I had been using the Dunlop Delrin 1.5mm's for ages myself and this pick made me change overnight. I use the 1.14's. Before the Delrins I used the Jazz III's for a good while.

The Ultex has the grip and the attack of the Tortex type of picks and the smooth release of the Delrin type of picks. I hope they make a large Jazz III size out of it like the one that Guthrie uses. Personally, I'm not that keen on the material of the new Jazz III's. They changed the material along the way sometime and don't feel right to me.

The Ultex is really great. They don't slip out of your fingers easily either.
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M@ · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 214 Location: Hong Kong

Ed, which picks does Guthrie use, and what is the thickness of these? Thanx!

M@ · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 214 Location: Hong Kong

Oops... I should have looked down and read the post "Dunlop Jazz 3 picks" and answered my own question. Embarassed

markmcg · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Posts: 191 Location: Edinburgh

I'm a long time user of Ultex and yes, they rock! Very Happy

Fantastic response and durability.
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kanak1911 · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:28 am Post subject:

I have been using the Dunlop stubbys for about a month now and I love the way it comes off the string. The jazz 3's just don't release like the stubbys do for me.

Ipacak · Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Philadelphia

frankus · Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject:

I'm not a great fan of Jazz III xl but when it comes to palming the pick it's a damn sight easier with them than the usual jazz IIIs I prefer Wink

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sumis · Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 570 Location: gothenburg, sweden

fender heavy/xtra heavy! and it has to be the fake tortoise ones. nothing else works. and yes: the henderson/landau trick, playing with the non-pointy back end of the pick, actually works -- improves your sound, but also your playing since you really can't do fast alternate picking that way Wink

used jazz III for many years, but they were actually pretty uselessto me since i like to dig into the string and pick pretty hard. i find them great for controlled, light attack alternate picking though. needed something heavy, but still not too stiff (like i find the ultex). bad thing is that a fender heavy/xtra heavy lasts for about 20 mins Confused

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Aresius · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:49 pm Post subject:

I used an Ultex earlier and I loved it to death! The material was great, it gave a good crunch to rhythm playing(I play quite heavyhandedly) and more cut to leads. But then I lost it somewhere and I haven't seen them anywhere. Still looking, though. Nowadays I'm using small Jazz IIIs, both red and black, because they have so different tones. I also occasionally use those Dunlop Stubbys but they have a too thick tone and don't really have an edge in them.
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Powerslave214 · Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Blacksburg, VA

Scottie · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 1

The best picks i've come across are these-http://www.v-picks.com/
I was using the red jazz 3's for years but these are fantastic.

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alexkhan · Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 2783 Location: Chino, CA

The last time I saw Guthrie, he was using the black Jazz III XL, which is a bit stiffer than the red. I've got a few red and black XL's but I still prefer the Ultex myself. The XL's seem to "drag" across the strings for me.
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dreamfullofzen · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 34

hehe, picks... crazy little things,

i've gone through truckloads of different ones, more or less all the major ones and afew odds ones too..

I never cared too much for the Jazz picks. there was a period when i dug small picks, but i moved back to regular size ones and can't get on too well with the smaller ones... too heavy handed i guess, plus my technique isn't particularly helpful either i guess...

I use picks made by intune picks, they sound and feel pretty damn sweet.