D’addario Guitar Picks

Last Updated on August 17, 2023 by Justin

D’addario is a company most well-known for its production of guitar strings. However, D’addario also makes incredibly innovative guitar accessories. Which, includes some seriously great picks for bass and regular guitars.

Not only are they of high quality but, D’addario is renowned for its innovation. So, expect to see some pretty awesome little inventions when it comes to their guitar picks.

Examples of these innovations can be seen in their Duralin guitar pick range as well as their nylon jazz picks. These small little inventions on a guitar pick can change the game for your guitar playing so it is worth giving these a shot to see if the D’addario picks make a difference to your playing.

D’addario Celluloid

The D’addario company makes a selection of high-quality plectrums made out of celluloid material. Celluloid is known for its smooth feel and warm tone.

These celluloid plectrums come in a choice of three gauges which include light, medium, and heavy as well as a wide array of color options including abalone, checkerboard, and rainbow.

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D’addario Acrylux

D’addario has released a small range of guitar picks made out of acrylic.

The acrylic material is known for producing a loud and bright sound when hitting the guitar strings. It is quite hard to describe the sound in words but the tone is certainly unique and not a sound I’ve ever been able to achieve using other synthetic materials.

Durability is the stand-out feature of the Acrylux picks. Acrylic is naturally a very durable material. Also, the acrylic material allows you to glide smoothly across the guitar strings. Thus, making the guitar pick feel really nice and natural when playing guitar.

Acrylux Nitra

They also added a few extra picks to this range that combine celluloid and acrylic and these resulted in the Acrylux Nitra as you can see below.

These are available in regular, jazz, and mandolin shapes only.

D’addario Nylpro Jazz Picks

The Nylpro series by D’addario features two special Jazz picks made out of nylon. What makes these plectrums special is their grip, as well as their tip which helps, make playing lead lines and alternate picking a breeze.

There are only two available, a blue and a green version. The blue Nylpro is made purely out of Nylon. Whilst the green Nylpro Plus is a hybrid made up of a mix of Nylon and Fiberglass.

This blend of materials means the green pick produces a brighter sound. Also, the nylon-fiber glass combo makes the green one harder and firmer compared to the more flexible blue pick.

Nylpro picks are the Jazz shape and both are 1.4mm in gauge/thickness. Which, makes them great alternatives to the Jazz III.

Daddario Black Ice Jazz Guitar Picks

The Black Ice range of guitar picks by D’addario is a Jazz shaped series made from Delrin, much like the Tortex range by Jim Dunlop.

They were initially only made in one heavy gauge but they’ve now expanded and are available in a wide array of gauges. The shapes, however, are limited to one Jazz-shaped pick. for more shapes in the same material as the black ice, see the Duralin picks below.

Daddario Duralin Picks

The Duralin guitar picks by D’addario are their version of the Delrin or Tortex guitar picks by the famous Dunlop brand. This name, “Duralin” is just D’addario’s name for “Delrin” which is the material used to make these picks, as well as many other popular guitar picks on the market.

When it comes to tone, the Duralin range sound ‘snappy’. This essentially means that it provides a tone that lets the notes stand out when coming into contact with the strings.

The Duralin range is available in many different shapes and gauges. These include standard shape, Jazz, Sharp Tips, and triangle-shaped guitar picks.

Duralin Standard

Duralin Sharp Tip

Duralin Triangle

Duragrip Duralin Plectrums

The Duragrip range falls within the Duralin variety by D’addario and is essentially the same as the Duralin picks above. However, the big difference is that the Duragrip features a checkerboard sculpted grip hence the name, “Duragrip”.

This guitar pick grip feature ensures that these picks do not fall out of your fingers. the only downside to the Duragrip series is that they are only made in regular shape. They do however come in a wide array of gauges.

The Duragrip picks are also part of our list of the best guitar picks which you can read by clicking the link.

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Nyflex Nylon Picks

The Nylflex is a super flexible range of picks made by D’addario. They’re plectrums made out of Nylon and come in a choice of light, medium, or heavy gauges. They’re unlike regular nylon picks as they seem to offer more flexibility and a much smoother attack and sound.

The tip also seems to be more directional and sharper which makes picking a breeze with these Nylflex picks. They also feature a nice stubbed grip which ensures that the pick will not fall out of your fingers.

Out of the many different guitar picks I’ve tested, this is one that really stood out to me. I am usually a jazz pick player only, but these almost tempted me back into the world of regular shape guitar picks.

D’addario Variety Pack

The famous saying goes, “variety is the spice of life”. Or something like that. What does that have to do with D’addario’s picks? Nothing. But the point is that variety allows you to try many options and make a decision as to which one you like the most. For that reason, I always recommend guitar pick variety packs. D’addario has a great variety pack which I discuss in the link to your left.

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