Not Flowing

The Dunlop Flow pick was hype a while back. As you can see above, it's streamlined for a slick picking performance. Being me, I just couldn't get along with it. It felt wrong to begin with. Despite being acclimatized to acrylic picks I do own picks made out of other materials. It seems that the Flow's proprietary Ultex material isn't one of that other material that appeals to me. Less than 5 minutes later, I'm playing my DAW Shredline pick instead. As you can see there, I prefer a more bevelled edge with an unpolished surface. This catches the strings readily & offer lots of grind when peddling bass notes - for angry people like me.

Three amigos

My current go-to trio:

1. V-Pick: Mummy Had been my favourite since I tried them. They are currently offered in a 2.75mm thickness which is below my standards. However, the efficiency I get from this one is impressive
2. Gravity: Custom Shop Edge This is a recent resurgence; I had abandoned them for personal reasons but that's all buried away for goodness sake. Similar material to V-Pick but the custom options here mean you get to choose the thickness, colour as well as grip type. This one's a 3mm, might be going up to 4mm in time to come.
3. DAW: Custom engraved Shredline Ordered a set last Black Friday, 3mm & partial acrylic. The smoothest, fastest but lacked a good grip. Still, it's the one I ended up using for the rest of my playing time after starting with the other two.

Note that I have pretty much settled with unpolished edges. This prevents the picks from giving off that chirping sound when you hit the plain strings; no chirping annoyance with wound strings.