Dunlop 477P306 Primetone, Medium Tip, 3.0mm, 3/Player's Pack

Pinch harmonics easy to come out ...almost without effort.

I love the feel of the jazz iii (both the red ones and black ones), but I wanted to find something that was a bit thicker and darker sounding. I tried the Ernie Ball prodigy, the small dunlop stubby, and even more expensive picks made out of camel bone and rosewood (for these, I bought larger ones and filed them down myself). All of the other picks either added more unwanted string noise, added more brightness, or didn't feel quite as comfortable in my fingers as jazz iii's.These ones are great though, for my purposes. I really like the feel of the recessed thumb shape, and the size is perfect (comparable to jazz iii's if you get the small ones). In terms of thickness, they have a slightly similar feel to the dunlop stubby, which takes some getting used to since it is pretty chunky, but these ones have a way less "plastic" sound on the string compared to the stubbies. I can hear more body in the sound of the picking.I don't plan on using these picks for all applications. I'll keep using jazz iii's or even stubbies for times when I need a little more brightness, and I always keep large picks of various thickness for the odd instance. But I will be keeping a few of the small primetones with me whenever I'm playing jazz or other styles where a darker, fuller sound works well.Biggest drawback of these picks is that they are very expensive for mass-produced Dunlop picks.

I’ve been using these picks for a few weeks and have to say, they’re very good.I also have primetones and wegens, and every nylon or ultex size & thickness. These give a smooth attack and release without significant pick noise. They work especially well for me on funk-style or gypsy rhythm playing, even on an acoustic.The tone is a little fatter than a wegen in my experience - not quite as bright. The feel is excellent - it remains solidly in place with the textured thumb indentation & smoothly releases off the strings.I can flatpick, play single-note lines, or strum with this pick. It’s great for a price far below Wegen and BC, etc. The material still seems pretty durable - so far no significant wear to the only one I’ve used.

Love the feel and tone of these picks. Thick enough in hand without a lot of extra material. Easy to index and get into the right angle.The tone these make on my acoustic is great and I can easily adjust between bright and mellow by changing the angle of attack and force used when strumming.

Great thicc picks. Takes a little high end off your tone.

After a friend who is a professional jazz guitarist lent me one of these, I fell in love with them. The only thing I really use them for is playing jazz standards, but they have a really nice full fat tone, with no pick noise at all.

I am a huge fan of Jim Dunlop Jazz picks. These Primetone picks are unique because they are thicker than ever.The 5mm round tip version has the most dramatic bevel I've played yet. I'm not sure that all the varieties are all this way, but the round tip version is beveled only on one side of each playing edge (left if it's pointed away from you) not beveled on all sides, so only the edge that strikes the string is rounded off.The craftsmanship on the pack I received is great. Playing with a 5mm pick takes some adjusting, but the tone is bombastic and well worth some effort.If you want to try something different, and you enjoy thick picks, these are well worth the money. If you enjoy playing guitar with extra-thin, cellophane guitar picks, you might want to try something more intermediate like a Jazz III first, because the 5mm thickness is pretty extreme.

For those of us doing a pick shootout, these 5.0 mm lozenges put things in perspective. These black fatties are curiously comfortable, but there are too many missed notes when doing fast alternate picking, probably because they lack a hard edge. The Flow shape in Ultex works for me, fast, articulate, accurate, but right around 2.00 mm is where they start to chirp a little too loudly, and it comes through the amp speaker. The 4.20 chirps loudly, but it’s comfortable, still has a nice tone, and the dark green, opaque color gives them the extra cool point in my humble opinion. I’ll likely never use this for guitar, but they make a great fidget device; simply roll them around between your fingers!

These are perfect for me for playing jazz. If you've not tried one, do yourself a favour.In real life, they're a lot sleeker than many images would suggest.The bevel is perfectly shaped and consistent around the whole edge giving an equal tone whatever angle you strike the string with. They lend themselves to fast, sweep picking and solo lines. I think they're probably a bit small for strumming duties.Tone is deep and warm, and even across all strings, and no thin sounding top E. It's a small pick so very accurate.Very durable - in fact they don't seem to mark at all, and even my Blue Chip Jazz 50 and 60 show small microabrasion at the edges.Brilliant picks. Great value. Boutique pick function with low price. Do yourself a favour and try some. I now prefer these to my Blue Chips.

OK - first things first, I've been confused before when buying the black Primetone picks. There are a few different sizes and shapes to choose from but It seems common practice for a seller to use the same picture for the whole range, and sometimes the description isn't clear. Add to this the fact that Amazon sometimes seems to group reviews together for different products in the same range and you have a recipe for confusion. I bought this --- 477P508 --- and I got what I expected three large, very thick(5mm) pointed plectrums. This is what I like, but the thickness won't suit everyone. I feel thick plectrums give a mellower sound but make the fast stuff a little trickier, but I'm sure that would depend on how you play

These are brilliant plectrums and certainly worth the premium. Once you are used to them you find smaller thinner picks lack the dynamic control that these give you.The only issue is with the amazon listing which states there are 36 while in fact there are only 6 in a pack.

I can't elaborate much on it, but the format of these picks somehow makes you mindful of what you are doing (the thickness I suppose) but also helps you glide faster through the strings (the edge design I suppose), easing up the path on some exercises that seemed impossible before. A but "too mellow" sounding, when performing I go back to Big Stubby's 2.0, but these somehow (again, can't elaborate much) seem better for practicing.

Ordered what I thought was a refill pack of 36 picks and received a pack of 6 from the warehouse which had clearly been returned by someone else.