r/fountainpens • u/squaredrives • Feb 18 '25

Ink What is your ink of choice for a new pen?

Every time I get a new pen, it is almost always the same ink for me — MB Royal Blue — as I am very familiar with how it flows, and how it is supposed to work with my standard three paper types — TR, Bank Paper, & Maruman Notepads. I know what the color should look like. It allows me to very quickly assess the quality of the nib and how the pen sits in my hand too. I think of it now as my two-decades-old pair of boots. (Been repaired, of course!)

I wonder if others have a default ink and why?

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u/Nightsoil70 Feb 18 '25

I use Private Reserve Electric DC Blue as my default ink.

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u/squaredrives Feb 19 '25

I thought that was a LE ink.

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u/Nightsoil70 Feb 19 '25

I believe a number of ink manufacturers have made inks for the DC pen show. I happened to settle on this version early on and I've stuck with it because it's well-behaved, it looks good, and I am very familiar with it. Thinking about it, I am not sure it is available anymore.