Dunlop Tortex Pitch Black Standard 1.14mm Guitar Picks vs Ritchie Blackmore Custom Square Picks
The Dunlop Tortex Pitch Black Standard 1.14mm Guitar Picks and the Ritchie Blackmore Custom Square Picks are both picks. The Ritchie Blackmore Custom Square Picks leans bright.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.45% — somewhat different
Ritchie Blackmore Custom Square Picks
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.Dunlop Tortex Pitch Black picks are the standard Tortex formulation in an unmarked black finish, here in the 1.14 mm gauge. Tortex was Dunlop's replacement for tortoiseshell, and its appeal is the matte, slightly chalky surface that resists slipping in sweaty hands. At 1.14 mm the pick barely flexes, giving a firm attack suited to rhythm and picking accuracy over strumming give.
Ritchie Blackmore has played an unusually squared plectrum shape since the 1970s, originally cutting the corners off standard Fender Tortoiseshell Extra Heavy picks into a rectangular form because he disliked the conventional rounded shape, later having custom versions made by brands including PickBoy, some printed with his name on one side and a blunt declaration of ownership on the other. The square shape and edges change both grip feel and pick attack angle compared to a standard pointed pick, part of the distinctive attack and articulation heard across his Deep Purple and Rainbow lead work, and the design has since inspired several boutique tribute pick makers producing his shape in multiple gauges for fans wanting to replicate his exact feel.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues
- Electronic
- Hard Rock
- bright