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Your cart is empty.From ass-kicking Metallica epics like "Motor Breath" to new thrashers like "Cyanide”, riff master James Hetfield’s venomous style has inspired many. Preferring picks with a bright tone and biting attack, Hetfield looked to Dunlop for the perfect tool for his fierce downward picking style. Based on a vintage tortoise-shell pick, the Black Fang is made of tough, sturdy Ultex material with a defined tone and sharp attack. Its pointed and contoured tip gives you ultimate speed and control—perfect for players looking to unleash their tone clearer, faster, and with unrivaled precision. "It's fast, bright, and strong because of its hard point and material,” says the man himself. “It gives you everything you need—just add venom." Gauges (mm): .73, .94, 1.14mm. .94mm - Black Fang 6 Picks Per Player's Pack
CMacKenzie
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2025
Love these. The .73 gives me a great sound on my hybrid. Maybe it's just me but they seem to last longer than the regular ultex sharps and they look cool imo. Apparently James Hetfield knows downpicking....and picks. I don't recommend. Don't buy them so the price doesn't go up and they become hard to get. Besides, think I overheard him say something about u.
Dave J
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2024
Great guitar pick for electric guitar, not used on acoustic yet. Thickness gives a great sound, perfect size for me and though it doesn’t have any ridged grip like the White Fang it still gives a good grip to play with
markus o
Reviewed in Italy on August 9, 2023
Rigidissimi e precisi, richiedono un plettrata altrettanto precisa e molto meno “rilassata” rispetto ai classici Dunlop 500. Rispetto agli Ultex - su cui si basano - la superficie è leggermente più ruvida e offre un grip sensibilmente migliore.Non ho ancora deciso se li preferisco ai 500, ma di sicuro sono tra i plettri migliori che abbia mai usato
Casey E. Reardon
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2023
These are pretty much a heavy pick with a more pointy tip. They are not thick enough for beveling on the sides. The texture is smooth so there isn't much difference in grip vs a normal medium-heavy pick. They are good but not hugely different than a normal pick.
Berengere
Reviewed in France on January 8, 2023
Le 1er colis s'est perdu (malheureusement non rare pendant les fêtes de Noël). Très bonne communication avec le vendeur qui m'a tout de suite proposé de me rembourser ou de faire un nouvel envoi. 2 ème colis reçu rapidement. Les médiators sont vraiment bien. Mon fils est ravi !
jyotikantamondal
Reviewed in India on May 19, 2020
Amazing! Not only for strumming, but also leads. Has a beautiful bright tone. I bought the .73 mm. Excellently fits in my hand. Great value for the money. Don't go for cheap picks. Buy it.
Bret Cahill
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2020
These have become my go to guitar pick. Its large in size compared to some of my other picks which I like and has a very pointy tip which helps with my accuracy. Also I tried the black fang along with about 5 other picks and I swore the black fang had a more punchy sound compared to the others. Another thing to add is I also tried the hetfield white fang picks which is also a very nice pick but they added little grippy dots which I dont like because it makes it harder for me to adjust my fingers on the pick due to my fingers sticking to the dots. With that being said I'm sticking with the black fangs.
ngr
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019
Don't be fooled into thinking that because JH uses these that they can only be used for rhythm playing; these are fantastic all-around guitar picks that work great for lead playing, too. They have a little bit of extra stickiness, which is great to keep the picks secure in your hand and the sharp tip gives a nice, focused, sharp attack. If you do a lot of heavy down picking and/or galloping, you will wear the tip down after several hours of use, but you can just resharpen it with a nail file to get more life out of it.
Verified
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2019
Dunlop's Ultex material is fantastic and Hetfield's signature "Black Fang" picks really make the most of it! These picks are comfortable, grippy and last well.I have tried all versions of the Black Fang and found that the .94mm version really gives the perfect blend of flex with some added stiffness for stronger sounding notes and increased accuracy during fast runs and solos.The overall size and shape will be very familiar to any classic Dunlop Tortex user, but the tip is a bit more modern, nicely pointed and has smooth bevels which really maximize control during transitions.For most rock, metal and progressive players, the Black Fang will tick all the right boxes.Highly recommended!
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2019
As a bass player who play and eclectic range of genres I’m always switching and searching for the the right go to pick for everything. I really want to love the tiered .73 standard but honestly the color is the only reason I don’t. I know they have black options of those but to me they just aren’t as good. These black fang ultex however are all around better than the previous selection I mentioned, the sharp tip and unbeatable long lasting quality have made these for now my standard go to for anything. Even the .94 I’ve generally struggled with thicker picks like .88 (I know I know I’m not good unless I use a .88 or thicker pick), but the .94 of this model I can’t describe they’re magical it’s almost as if I’m a better player with these.
JD McClure
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2017
Pics are great and great price...helps me with accurate timing and attack because of the strength and stiffness this gauge provides. The sharp point really helps for fast single note picking and rolling over strings for sweeping. And the Ultex material is by far superior to standard materials...Although once the sharpness of the point is worn down the pick does not perform as well making the long lasting material seem kind of pointless...But that being said sharp points tend to wear quick and is to be expected...Been using the same bag for years...The only pic I personally like better is the piss yellow Ultex .90
Riley L
Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2017
[5/5] Probably my favorite picks on earth!! They have the correct thickness to really get that metallica "chug" but with a sharp enough tip to make pulling off triplets and alernate picking incredibly easy!Great pick!The only downside is that they can be a little slick and don't have much grip, so if you sweat a lot, you might have a hard time not letting it slip out of your fingers.However, for the price, I would say they're worth buying a package no matter what! Try them out for yourself!I love them! 5/5
RCS
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2015
This pick could be renamed the Ultex Sharp 2.0 (James Hetfield actually helped design the Ultex Sharp, but then after it got released he wanted to add a few more modifications to it resulting in this pick). It’s got the same great bright ultex tone and speed/ precision like the Ultex Sharp, but this pick has a slightly better grip on it. It can be used for any music that demands precision and speed with a bright tone, most notably metal, jazz, blues, and progressive rock, and it’s great for both rhythm and lead guitar; it's definitely not just for Metallica fans. I also like how ultex picks tend not to wear down as fast compared to nylon or tortex picks.The only downsides to this pick are that it costs slightly more than the regular Ultex Sharp, and there are less sizes to choose from; kinda wished there was a 1.40 mm size. If Dunlop released this type of pick, but in a jazz 3 XL shape (that shape is slightly smaller than a regular-sized pick, but not as small as the regular jazz 3 size) with 0.90 mm, 1.14 mm and 1.40 mm sizes to choose from, that would be hands-down my favorite guitar pick.I tend to cycle around a bunch of different picks, but I keep coming back to this pick a lot; extremely versatile pick. Give it a try if you either like using jazz 3-style picks, or the ultex sharps, and need a better grip on your pick.
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