Dunlop has introduced nylon Flow picks, supposedly available in April 2025. The sizes seem to be 1.25, 1.14, 1.0, 0.88, .73, and 0.60mm. I’ll order some when I see them available, it will be fun to try them.
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Honestly, I’m not holding my breath for them. After trying their other flow types like the delrin tortex, the gloss, and kind of thoroughly hating the jazz xl nylons which I would assume might be similar, I have come to the conclusion that their regular matte ultex ones can’t really be beaten. At least for me that is.
I might give these a go for fun, but I’m sold on the “regular” flow material (ultex?) for recording / tone.
Tortex fanboy here (all other materials seem to give too much chirp for my liking), but I’ll defo order some!
I like the John Petrucci flow quite a bit.
They do offer the Flow shape in tortex. I’m back on the thinner ultex ones now, but I tried those for a while and I’ll still grab one every once in a while.
Does it make sense to strum folk chords on 2.0mm Ultex? I’m not sure.
So long you’re fine with it I don’t see why it doesn’t?
I have a bunch of those still that I just can gel with. I absolutely can not stand the way tortex delrin feels. That was supposed to be its selling point, but I hate it, just like I hate the feel of chalk on my hands or using a finger to erase something off of a chalk board for that matter. It’s not as makes me shudder when I touch it.
It’s not as bad when it rubs to a semigloss, but it takes mileage to get there which I don’t have the staying power for. I also notice that although the shape is similar, the bevels aren’t quite the same as the ultex ones, and the attack can be really muted, especially for the heavier ones. It might just be me, but I don’t notice the chirp of ultex.
I’m interested to try them, I definitely see a place for them.
The standard 0.60mm Dunlop nylon is my favourite pick for strumming, but I don’t like the 351 size/shape or the amount of flex for picking.
The EJ Jazz III (also nylon) is my preferred pick for most of my picking techniques, but I don’t like strumming with it.
I’ve tried to find a pick which is a reasonable compromise. The Flow and Jazz III XL in green tortex are the best compromises I’ve found so far, but I don’t love them.
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GREEN FLOW 4.0 mm… it’s huge and is amazing. Best pick I’ve ever experienced in 30 years of playing
Yeah their texture changes with use, and if that isn’t for you, then it’s not for you.
I can definitely confirm the lack of beveling too - it’s sort of squared off but with rounded edges, vs the original Flow/ultex flow design that sort of tapers to a point. I used tortex Jazz picks in similar thicknesses as a thinner answer to the Jazz 3, and it had the same style edge so it seems like it’s a product of the tortex production process somehow. The material DOES chirp a lot less though, in this shape or in others.
Still, if you don’t like how it feels - never mind, not the pick for you. 
What are your initial thoughts? I’ll likely end up picking some up soon, though I slightly prefer the size of the Flow Jumbo over the Flow Standard.
It’s just the chalky quality tortex has initially, well that and the bevels. I have a sneaking suspicion the nylon with be the same and will have a slightly sharp bevel similar to the jazz 3 XL’s, that and they will likely wear faster because, well, they are nylon.
I have no problems with ultex, and I don’t really notice the chirp too terribly. I also like the grip texture on them and the slighly sanded glass like feel to them.
Anything is worth a try though.
I keep on returning to my 2.0mm Ultem (my original plan!), but the nylon definitely has a distinctive sound that even my ears can hear! I think it might be worth having it in one’s toolbox if they’re the type of person that needs to sculpt their sound in different directions depending on what they want at the time; none of that applies to me, I’m just curious about the materials.
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To me, Dave picks are the only ones that feel equally nice for picking and strumming. Corey Wong swears by them and even the more pointy ones are a blessing for tight funk grooves.
Dava argues that their picks are designed to feel either soft for strumming or hard for shredding, depending on your grip. Love those picks.
that’s kind of an extreme unless you really love the thickness. Polyetherimide Is such a hard material that you can get away with a much thinner pick compared to other materials, and the thicker the pick is the less clarity or “snap” on the initial attack it has I have noticed especially on lower strings. Though could be used for that if it is seen as an advantage.
I have a bunch of different gauges of them, but I find diminishing benefits with anything heavier than 1mm - 1.14mm.
I tried the Dava picks, they’re not for me.
I’ll be ordering some Nylon Flows soon. I think the 0.88 might be the ideal “compromise” pick for me, but I’ll probably try the 0.60 and the 1.25 aswell.
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There available for pre-order on Amazon here
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D98ZXVJF?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
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