Ah, it’s been a while, life gets busy…

But the nature is getting busy too -leaves are budding on our trees here in Connecticut and are just the same color as this Dava Brand Nylon Jazz Yellow Pick. It’s really Yellow-Green and almost fluorescent in a way. With a black Tuxedo!

So where do we start talking about the Dava Brand Nylon Jazz Yellow Pick?

Well, the obvious thing is the “Tuxedo”: a black Rubbery Grip. The Dava Brand Nylon Jazz Yellow has a unique style emblazoned with the brand and logo with circles cut out of it.

The Manufacturer Site.

It’s available in many places.

It’s a proud-looking pick that just screams out, “USE ME and USE ME HARD”. Sorry, getting a bit NSFW here, hah, but really, this pick wants to be used and I’ve put it through a lot of paces in the last several weeks.

My first observation of mine is, that this does grip well.

The Dava will help those trying to get used to smaller Jazz-type picks as I discuss here on another page. It does work. The NSFW in me would yell out “If it feels good, DO IT!” as an old TV Ad used to exclaim. With a proper bent index finger 90 degrees to the thumb and the right tension, this holds pretty darned good.

I will say that the Dava Brand Nylon Jazz Yellow Pick is still an advanced-level tool compared with a 346 style pick as discussed here, and seen in several of my reviews.

But if you are looking to transition forward to speedier movements and syncopation, here ya go, this’ll do ya!

The tone of the Dava Brand Nylon Jazz Yellow doesn’t literally “scream”, however.

Its tone is that of a harder nylon, a very light touch of “nylon bright” with a good dose of mellowing richness, unlike most nylon picks. I attribute this, in my mind, to the Tuxedo wrapped around it.

…She’s just mellow enough for Electric Jazz, but not bright enough for serious shreds such as how Steve Vai plays (if you will). I wouldn’t venture it to be a heavy rocker, more a all around the world player. With great speed attached to the excellent grip this is a very useful pick.

The Dava Brand Nylon Jazz Yellow pick, at the below-listed dimensions, is almost ideal for many serious players and won’t make you look funny for having an unwieldy grip, because it’s just so stylish.

Personally, when I first tried it, I thought to myself “cool, this is different, we’ll see, hmmm…” but as time progressed I found myself feeling comfortable with it, even if it is a Jazz III smallish pick. It’s also pretty pointy, for shreds, though with no obvious wedge of a bevel.

More on the tone of the Dava Brand Nylon Jazz Yellow:

Dropped it on my desk and the sound is a predictable mellow click and a small thump of rubber. At first glance I thought perhaps the rubber tuxedo would alter the tone of the pick, and while it might (so it seems), it’s only a little bit so. I think, however, the difference in tone between it and pure nylon picks is significant enough that this is one you have to try.

What I am saying here is this:

The pick is a great Jazz pick, it’s a touch mellow sounding, it feels right (to my surprise) with its tuxedo and the circular cutouts (that add even more grip), and it’s a pretty pick.

I hope they keep making these. We have seen so many good picks fall by the wayside because musicians (and yes, if you are a beginner, you still are a “musician” if your heart is in it and you stick with it), don’t try them, or the businesses are underfunded. OR if the design is lacking in some fashion, or even maybe that the materials or process is no longer possible or available, they disappear.

This pick behaves like a thicker pick than it is. I will just come out and say this: I like this pick and I will actually use it at times for appropriate situations.

OK, So what about the specs and ratings? Well, here we go, check them out below:

Material	Attack Tone	Decay Tone
Rubber and Nylon	Easy yet firm	Warm and Strong but Mellow
Durability/ Wear	Comments/ Dimensions	Shape
Nylon will wear in time	Durometer: Shore D 86H @ tip	Jazz-III-like
Grip and Feel	Flexibility	Likely Use
Quite good, helps players	Ever so sling flex	Jazz! Speedy Leads hybrid picking
Thickness	Width and Height	Resonance
1.48mm	23.24mm x 27.41 mm	Very mild click and thump
Tip Style	Bevel?	Approx. Cost
Precisioned fine tip	Somewhat Rounded hybrid shape	$8.00 for 6 plus shipping

1. Holds/Grips *****
2. Plays (action) *****
3. Sounds/Tones ****
4. Looks/Appearance *****
5. Collect-ability ****
6. Difficulty ****
7. Durability ***
8. Cost ****
9. Availability ****
10. Like-ability *****

• Over-All Rating 86%
• Novices: B- …for learning, some effort needed
• Performers: B+ …Good performance, ok durability
• Intermediates: A+…For improving, grip, fun!

So in conclusion, even you beginners who seek the particular sound and want to work on your jazz pick finesse, this is a go to pick.

How what is next? Speaking of beginners, Perhaps this next design might appeal to you, be ready for something VERY different and not something we’d see on stage!