Blue chip picks

**mandopixie** · Aug-31-2010, 10:41am

Originally Posted by AlanN

I buy all of my computer stuff at Buy.com, they offer free shipping on everything.

Wow - does Buy.com sell BC picks, too?

**i-vibe** · Aug-31-2010, 11:03am

I am not saying your wrong in substance, and I hate being nickle dimed myself, but pleeeze louise. $3.00?

well, this begs the questions (or perhaps IT DOESN'T)....so you're ok w the $3.00 shipping chg though the person grousing about it i believe said he found .85 worth of postage on the envelope.

ok then....are you ok if they charged $5 for shp/hndl the item that cost them .85 postage? what about if they charged $10? at what point (if any) would you feel taken advantage?

for myself and i suspect for the person that griped about his $3 fee on his BC's...it's not the actual money......i know i can luckily afford to spend $3.25 on three picks that i'm dropping $19 on.

I've had my $3.50 worth ($0.02+$3.48 shipping and handling).

please note that my fee was in fact $3.25 and not $3.50.....i'd ask you to send me a quarter but have serious reservations re. what the shipping/hndlg might come to.

**AlanN** · Aug-31-2010, 11:12am

Originally Posted by mandopixie

Wow - does Buy.com sell BC picks, too?

I saw this one coming from a mile away.

The thrust of this awfully-long thread had morphed, it seemed, to shipping charges. I was simply speaking to that issue.

Carry on with the BC pick stuff (if you must).

**Rob Giuffrida** · Aug-31-2010, 11:23am

I'm gonna derail from the whole shipping and TurboMike hullabaloo..but hey I just got my BC pick a few days ago! I absolutely love it, seriously, nothing like it. I was using Golden Gates before and man did I notice a difference immediately. My wife did too (which is the best part) so there was no need in justifying a $38 pick purchase *score*. Anyway, NFI and all that and I love this pick! I got a TPR60 by the way.

**i-vibe** · Aug-31-2010, 11:43am

yeah enough w this shipping/hndlng nonsense...time to get back to what matters...another 48 pgs of grown men talking and sharing pics and strongly held opinions about little pieces of plastic!

mind you now, i'm not pointing any fingers and include myself in this category.....but ya gotta admit that any non mandolinist seeing this thread (or the gazillion others re. picks) would no doubt think we have a screw loose!

**JeffD** · Sep-01-2010, 11:13am

Originally Posted by i-vibe

at what point (if any) would you feel taken advantage?

Oh I would feel taken immediately. My point is so what. I have been taken before and I didn't die from it. I guess I don't grouse about it on a one time purchase. Getting dooped continuously on the purchase of a consumable, that I would nip in the bud asap. But once you buy your pick, you keep it for ever. One purchase and yer done.

**evanreilly** · Sep-02-2010, 10:17pm

I met Matthew Goins at Galax.
I showed him a very heavy 1.9mm pick I was using.
I asked him if he could make me a similar one.
He said sure bet; pulled out his micrometer. It was about a BC71.
I ordered a CT80 from him and he had it shipped out to me the same day he received payment.
Kicked it around on guitar and mandolin tonight.
I am a very satisfied customer. This is about the fifth BC I've had. I just wanted a very heavy one.
So, if in the end, the customer is always right, then BC and Matthew get top rating from this customer.

**evanreilly** · Sep-11-2010, 11:17am

And here it is!!!

**Patrick Sylvest** · Sep-11-2010, 11:27am

Elderly has the best price on strings, but not when you add the shipping charges...not surprisingly, the prices come into line with other online retailers once the shipping 'upcharge' is added. Says free shipping all over the site, except for the things you need, whether the total price exceeds the limit or not.

**mandopixie** · Sep-11-2010, 11:52am

Originally Posted by Patrick Sylvest

Elderly has the best price on strings, but not when you add the shipping charges...not surprisingly, the prices come into line with other online retailers once the shipping 'upcharge' is added. Says free shipping all over the site, except for the things you need, whether the total price exceeds the limit or not.

This is the BlueChip discussion. I think you're in the wrong thread, sir.

**Jim Garber** · Sep-11-2010, 12:12pm

I have been using a tri-corner Ultem/Ultex pick for guitar -- I mostly play rhythm backup for dances when I use a pick -- and bought the equivalent in a BC. The best part of all is that I played a full dance last week and there was no visible wear on the pick at all. Now, if I can just avoid losing it.

**Patrick Sylvest** · Sep-13-2010, 2:24am

Originally Posted by mandopixie

This is the BlueChip discussion. I think you're in the wrong thread, sir.

It depends on whether you read the entire content of the thread........just a few posts down, there's an extensive discussion on shipping charges. I believe my comment to be pertinent to that part of the discussion! Thanks for the, Sir. That is appropriate.

**Patrick Sylvest** · Sep-13-2010, 1:32pm

Got two new TAD 1R's in the mail today, one is a gift for a friend. They're really awesome and now I have a pair!

(seems shipping charges are approx. 3X actual cost based on this postage and packaging, but certainly not prohibitive IMHO. $2 for handling seems reasonable in this capitalist economy under which I'm proud to be a participant)

**Mark Levesque** · Sep-18-2010, 7:22pm

I lost a Blue Chip recently after a gig, so I started looking for something to keep it in while it was in my pocket.
I found Donna who makes custom pick cases:
http://www.pickitright.net/

I purchased a white leather one so I could find it in the dark.

NFI

**Glassweb** · Sep-20-2010, 3:47pm

back to BlueChip after a short deflection to the triangular ProPlec. loved the ProPlec, but it slipped in my fingers too much. so now i have a BC TAD55 - basically the Thile pick only without the speed bevels. i LOVE this pick... the 55 gauge BC material seems just perfect for my mandos and mandola. BlueChip is the top dog...

**RBMB** · Sep-20-2010, 7:12pm

Does anyone know if there has been a thread with more replies?

**Perry** · Sep-20-2010, 7:23pm

Originally Posted by Glassweb

back to BlueChip after a short deflection to the triangular ProPlec. loved the ProPlec, but it slipped in my fingers too much. so now i have a BC TAD55 - basically the Thile pick only without the speed bevels. i LOVE this pick... the 55 gauge BC material seems just perfect for my mandos and mandola. BlueChip is the top dog...

I too used to like the ProPlec sound. It's funny though the sound of picks from the driver's seat vs. the listener is often different. You can test out my theory by asking a buddy which pick sounds "darker" or 'brighter"? Often I've been surprised by the results.

ProPlecs get marred up too quick when I use them; at the end of the day I don't want to do any pick maintenance; got enough stuff to worry about. So Red Bear and Blue Chip are the clear winner's in the no maintenance department. Though Blue Chip lately gets my vote due to the "tacky" grip.

I've been using the TAD1R's. I like having the round edge option.

I guess I'm a Blue Chip convert

**Jim Garber** · Sep-20-2010, 9:09pm

Originally Posted by RBMB

Does anyone know if there has been a thread with more replies?

Sorry, the "Bowlbacks of Note" thread has over 5,000 replies and "Mandolins in progress" has about 4,800 -- and I am sure there are others.

**mandopixie** · Sep-20-2010, 10:03pm

Originally Posted by Jim Garber

Sorry, the "Bowlbacks of Note" thread has over 5,000 replies and "Mandolins in progress" has about 4,800 -- and I am sure there are others.

Bump (heh-heh)

☚☚ Playing with BC pick!

**jaycat** · Sep-21-2010, 12:19pm

Originally Posted by mandopixie

This is the BlueChip discussion. I think you're in the wrong thread, sir.

Wrong thread, hell; it's the whole damn spool.

**mandopixie** · Sep-21-2010, 8:35pm

Originally Posted by jaycat

Wrong thread, hell; it's the whole damn spool.

I can teach elementary spool, or high spool, if you'd prefer..

**DMosher** · Sep-21-2010, 9:32pm

Originally Posted by Mark Levesque

I lost a Blue Chip recently after a gig, so I started looking for something to keep it in while it was in my pocket.
I found Donna who makes custom pick cases:
http://www.pickitright.net/

I purchased a white leather one so I could find it in the dark.

Thanks for posting this info. Looks like a pretty danged handy item for holding them "high ticket picks". Custom-made, and shipping is only ONE DOLLAR, so that should keep us all quiet. (No picking, except on mandolins.)

**Mando Smash** · Sep-21-2010, 10:33pm

Does blue chip make a rounded pick like the Wegen M100? If not whats the closest to it? Whats the most popular BC pick for Mandolin?

**mandolirius** · Sep-21-2010, 11:29pm

Originally Posted by Mando Smash

Does blue chip make a rounded pick like the Wegen M100? If not whats the closest to it? Whats the most popular BC pick for Mandolin?

The website shows the styles they make.

There is no definitive answer to the second question. A lot of people around here seem to have gone for the TAD-1R. I have a TAD because I don't use rounded corners. Many mandolin players prefer thicker picks (I use the 60-weight myself).