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Reviews (4)
28 Nov, 2019
Simple But Effective
These Big Stubbies, by the Jim Dunlop Company, are a no-nonsense thicker plectrum, ideal for Big Metal, Rock and also Country (for that big mid scooped twang that artists such as Zappa used.
The pick itself is a plain grey, with a comfortably large detent for holding. The anti-slip is made of the words ‘big stubbie’ etc printed in raised lettering in the detent.
The ‘Action’ end (Point):
The point is very well defined, with a smooth well formed tip. There was no plastic molding ‘overspill’ on my set. Just clean material.
I found that of the 3 included sizes the 1 and 2mm picks still had an amount of give, with only the 3 mm being really stiff/unbendable.
Tone:
Precise, clean, moderately bright yet not scratchy is the tonal print of these stubbies - all gauges had this tone. The sharp point gives a lovely ‘ping’ to your sound, but sue to the smoothed material, there was no annoying ‘skrt’ noises from resting the plectrum on the string in high gain usage.
I use the 3mm for a full and articulate chugg. Afre a week with them, I found the 3mm sounded lovely on my 12 string with ‘la bella’ light bronze.
This pick also works well, very well as a jazz pick - though a ‘large’ one.
These grey stubbies are quite underrated from my perspective. But they are well priced and the quality is consistent with good trimming around the edge. For this player, it is all about the 3mm, as there is too much competition for the thinner grades.
T.
02 Dec, 2021
A Rich string with a light touch and a pleasing tone.
Dominant Solo's are a rich toned solo string. Easy on the Bow - easy to Bow - with a slightly retro sound. This string is too dark for a contemporary sound.
Designed to cut through the sounds of the orchestra, I actually detune mine to orchestral tuning - E A D G not F#, B, E, A. This gives me a looser easy to handle string.
This string is good for both Arco and Pizz - again, if you like an older almost gut like sound, these should work.
All in all an easy string, but also a quiet string.
15 Mar, 2016
The Industry Standard Dynamic.
Shure, along with many other companies have spent quite a few decades trying to make a better dynamic 'all round' Mic.
Of course there ARE better - not many, and all of them quite a bit above this price point, and with shortcomings.
I actually use this mic for vocals, and with a fethead or cloudlifter type device it really does shine well in a mix.
Many people will talk about other dynamics, but there is only one 57. I just wouldn't take a chance on anything else until I got to RE320 or RE20. And even then (at double the price min) they are not as flexible.
Experimenting with mics is fine, but if you are at the low end of the budget scale, maybe do it after getting a new or second hand 57. If you can get a good Unidyne from back in the day - then go for it. Otherwise the 57 until you have a specific reason not to! Of course - an understanding of WHY you want a Dynamic over a condenser is something only you may have - for me it was the sonic footprint, which again is hard to achieve at this price with a condenser..
Enjoy your (insert: instrument, drum, voice: here) recordings. There is nearly always a time to say: Hang on, I have a 57 that will be perfect for that".
Did I mention they are quite mod-able?