Blue chip picks

Skittle · 03-09-2008, 10:48 PM

I have used all kinds of picks, original shells, Tortis, and other composites of materials...........but these new Blue Chips are extrodinary and outstanding in tone, playability and speed. Call Matthew Goins at 865-803-9442 or check out his website at www.bluechippick.net. Danny Roberts that plays with the Grascals, absolutely loves them and Paul Williams is using them. These things show hardly no wear after a long period of use.

Mike Bunting · 03-09-2008, 11:28 PM

Not a particularly informative website.

woodwizard · 03-09-2008, 11:29 PM

Never heard of this pick before but I've sure heard of Danny Roberts.
Even talked with him on the phone when I called Gibson once, Nice guy. I sent an email asking the price and question about the shape and thickness. Guess I'll hear something pretty soon. Thanks for the info.

John Hill · 03-10-2008, 12:55 AM

Hmmm...perhaps a pic of the pick wouldn't hurt.

Skittle · 03-10-2008, 05:29 AM

Matthew's website is only about a week old with just the front page; He will have pictures of the picks soon. The guages he has now is a Blue Chip 40 tear shape, a tricorner pointed and a tricorner with slighly rounded edges about 1.4 mm, and the same a little thicker the Blue Chip 50 at a 1.5. Everyone on the Cafe here has what they like, whither it be original shells, Tortis, Wigens, or whatever, But I am sold on these little guys.

Austin Koerner · 03-10-2008, 12:24 PM

what is the price of these picks?

Skittle · 03-12-2008, 09:21 AM

For now, these are $35. That seems high, but this material is so incredibly strong, and too, Matthew said that the tempature factor on this over 900 degrees. He said he had a 3 inch peice of this that he had a blow torch on with a digital thermometer and the material barely turned color. This again, is the best material I have ever used for picks. You will just have to try one to believe it.

mandolirius · 03-12-2008, 09:46 AM

<You will just have to try one to believe it.>

At $35 bucks? Don't think so.

Kevin K · 03-12-2008, 10:04 AM

Not to sound negative but what does 900 degree temp have to do with tone and volume? The pick will never be around that temp.

mrmando · 03-12-2008, 10:07 AM

I guess that depends on how fast you play...

Kevin K · 03-12-2008, 10:45 AM

Skittle,
If the material is that durable, does the pick have any flex at all being from 1.0mm to 1.14mm.
What is this composite material?
How are the end bevels?

Jason Holmes · 03-12-2008, 10:48 AM

Perhaps the maker would consider offering some introductory pricing to drum up business. $35 for a pick that almost nobody has ever even seen let alone held or used seems a little steep, even if those two highly regarded folks mentioned above do use them.

mrmando · 03-12-2008, 11:09 AM

A booth at summer festivals would be a good way to let players try them.

Kirk · 03-12-2008, 11:28 AM

Checked out the website. Looks like they should be called the brown chip pick ......

Kevin K · 03-12-2008, 12:33 PM

Would be interesting to try out and see how this material sounds.

JeffD · 03-12-2008, 01:26 PM

I would like to hear how they sound compared to the Tortis (Red Bear) picks.

pjlama · 03-12-2008, 01:44 PM

There are pictures, descriptions, pricing and even a shopping cart, the navigation is across the top. Since it was easy I ordered one, I'll let you guys know. It's still cheaper than a new mando.

Skittle · 03-12-2008, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by (Kevin K @ Mar. 12 2008, 11:45)

If the material is that durable, does the pick have any flex at all being from 1.0mm to 1.14mm. #
What is this composite material?
How are the end bevels?

Kevin,
Yes it has flex and the ends are beveled and polished.

Rick Cadger · 03-12-2008, 05:00 PM

$35 - is that each?

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...

Oh, my poor ribs...

cwebber · 03-14-2008, 12:56 PM

Here are some specs on the Picks

http://www.bluechippick.net/Specs.htm

AlanN · 03-14-2008, 01:39 PM

Some people insist on denigrating a product with knowing little or nothing about it. Why is that? If you don't want to buy it, don't buy it. But leave off the nasty remarks, it does not put you, or this site, in a favorable light.

mandoboy07 · 03-14-2008, 01:49 PM

[QUOTE]Some people insist on denigrating a product with knowing little or nothing about it. Why is that? If you don't want to buy it, don't buy it. But leave off the nasty remarks, it does not put you, or this site, in a favorable light.

I agree with you.But you got to say thats too much for a pic that hasent been out long. Maby after it gits a name bump it up to that price.

GVD · 03-14-2008, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by

$35 - is that each?

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...

Is something funny about driving Hawksbill turtles to the brink of extinction? Maybe you should check out what people pay for real tortoise shell before you dismiss what may be a viable alternative.

GVD

Glassweb · 03-14-2008, 02:38 PM

I love my Tortis picks just FINE!

Jason Holmes · 03-14-2008, 02:59 PM

True enough about the shell picks, I've heard worse than $35, let alone the obvious detrimental effect on the turtle population. Still if introductory pricing were offered, say on the first X number of orders or something, maybe for $20 or so, I'd bet many more people would jump on that who might not do so at $35. $20 seems to be acceptable for another popular pick manufacturer, so why not get in at that same point to start? Dollars and sense as my boss would say.

03-09-2008, 11:28 PM	#2
Mike Bunting Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Edmonton Posts: 2,329	Not a particularly informative website. __________________ Mike, Edmonton, Ab. "Take me back to 1953." Monroe Appreciation Society Canadian Pickers Monroe Style Mandolin Camp

03-09-2008, 11:29 PM	#3
woodwizard Mike Parks Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Knoxville Arkansas Posts: 1,950	Never heard of this pick before but I've sure heard of Danny Roberts. Even talked with him on the phone when I called Gibson once, Nice guy. I sent an email asking the price and question about the shape and thickness. Guess I'll hear something pretty soon. Thanks for the info. __________________ I Pick, Therefore I Grin! 1919 Gibson A4 '06 Gibson F5 Goldrush '47 Gibson L7

03-10-2008, 12:55 AM	#4
John Hill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 821	Hmmm...perhaps a pic of the pick wouldn't hurt. __________________ There are three kinds of people: those of us that are good at math and those that are not.

03-10-2008, 12:24 PM	#6
Austin Koerner Popogamwich Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 261	what is the price of these picks? __________________ "Complexity doesn't exist for it's own sake, or to prove a theoretical point, but because it provides the right sound at the right time to express very human emotions." -Pocket Music Theory

03-12-2008, 10:04 AM	#9
Kevin K Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 927	Not to sound negative but what does 900 degree temp have to do with tone and volume? The pick will never be around that temp. __________________ "Can I have a little more talent in the monitors please?"

03-09-2008, 10:48 PM	#1
Skittle Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 112	I have used all kinds of picks, original shells, Tortis, and other composites of materials...........but these new Blue Chips are extrodinary and outstanding in tone, playability and speed. Call Matthew Goins at 865-803-9442 or check out his website at www.bluechippick.net. Danny Roberts that plays with the Grascals, absolutely loves them and Paul Williams is using them. These things show hardly no wear after a long period of use.

03-10-2008, 05:29 AM	#5
Skittle Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 112	Matthew's website is only about a week old with just the front page; He will have pictures of the picks soon. The guages he has now is a Blue Chip 40 tear shape, a tricorner pointed and a tricorner with slighly rounded edges about 1.4 mm, and the same a little thicker the Blue Chip 50 at a 1.5. Everyone on the Cafe here has what they like, whither it be original shells, Tortis, Wigens, or whatever, But I am sold on these little guys.

03-12-2008, 09:21 AM	#7
Skittle Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 112	For now, these are $35. That seems high, but this material is so incredibly strong, and too, Matthew said that the tempature factor on this over 900 degrees. He said he had a 3 inch peice of this that he had a blow torch on with a digital thermometer and the material barely turned color. This again, is the best material I have ever used for picks. You will just have to try one to believe it.

03-12-2008, 09:46 AM	#8
mandolirius Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: victoria, canada Posts: 1,636	<You will just have to try one to believe it.> At $35 bucks? Don't think so.

03-12-2008, 10:07 AM	#10
mrmando Martin Stillion Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 4,097	I guess that depends on how fast you play... __________________ Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy! The Priest and the Publicans: Gospel bluegrass out of the box. Emando.com: More than you wanted to know. Donaldson • Rigel • Thormahlen • Andersen • Old Wave • Bacorn • Yanuziello • Fender • National • Gibson • Roberts • Franke • Fuchs • Aceto • Three Hungry Pit Bulls

03-12-2008, 10:45 AM	#11
Kevin K Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 927	Skittle, If the material is that durable, does the pick have any flex at all being from 1.0mm to 1.14mm. What is this composite material? How are the end bevels? __________________ "Can I have a little more talent in the monitors please?"

03-12-2008, 10:48 AM	#12
Jason Holmes Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Evanston, IL, USA Posts: 603	Perhaps the maker would consider offering some introductory pricing to drum up business. $35 for a pick that almost nobody has ever even seen let alone held or used seems a little steep, even if those two highly regarded folks mentioned above do use them. __________________ Jason "Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway." Newell A5 #37, Glenn F5 #66, Eastman 615 #537,

03-12-2008, 11:09 AM	#13
mrmando Martin Stillion Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 4,097	A booth at summer festivals would be a good way to let players try them. __________________ Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy! The Priest and the Publicans: Gospel bluegrass out of the box. Emando.com: More than you wanted to know. Donaldson • Rigel • Thormahlen • Andersen • Old Wave • Bacorn • Yanuziello • Fender • National • Gibson • Roberts • Franke • Fuchs • Aceto • Three Hungry Pit Bulls

03-12-2008, 11:28 AM	#14
Kirk Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 32	Checked out the website. Looks like they should be called the brown chip pick ......

03-12-2008, 12:33 PM	#15
Kevin K Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 927	Would be interesting to try out and see how this material sounds. __________________ "Can I have a little more talent in the monitors please?"

03-12-2008, 01:26 PM	#16
JeffD Innocent Bystander Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Upstate New York and Washington DC area Posts: 5,751 Blog Entries: 5	I would like to hear how they sound compared to the Tortis (Red Bear) picks. __________________ If you are not playing music, you better be at work, church, or fishing. Try stuff out. Stick with what you like. Repeat. "You don't really feel the tune unless you play it for a long time" ---Tommy Jarrell

03-12-2008, 01:44 PM	#17
pjlama Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cedar Crest, NM Posts: 1,025	There are pictures, descriptions, pricing and even a shopping cart, the navigation is across the top. Since it was easy I ordered one, I'll let you guys know. It's still cheaper than a new mando. __________________ PJ "Breaking free from the scrolls that bind me" http://www.pjsmotorcycles.com

03-12-2008, 05:00 PM	#19
Rick Cadger Formerly "flattop" Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 523	$35 - is that each? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... Oh, my poor ribs... __________________ The Ploughmen

03-14-2008, 12:56 PM	#20
cwebber Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1	Here are some specs on the Picks http://www.bluechippick.net/Specs.htm

03-14-2008, 01:39 PM	#21
AlanN Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,784	Some people insist on denigrating a product with knowing little or nothing about it. Why is that? If you don't want to buy it, don't buy it. But leave off the nasty remarks, it does not put you, or this site, in a favorable light.

03-14-2008, 01:49 PM	#22
mandoboy07 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South West, VA Posts: 50	[QUOTE]Some people insist on denigrating a product with knowing little or nothing about it. Why is that? If you don't want to buy it, don't buy it. But leave off the nasty remarks, it does not put you, or this site, in a favorable light. I agree with you.But you got to say thats too much for a pic that hasent been out long. Maby after it gits a name bump it up to that price.

03-14-2008, 02:38 PM	#24
Glassweb Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 1,213	I love my Tortis picks just FINE!

03-14-2008, 02:59 PM	#25
Jason Holmes Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Evanston, IL, USA Posts: 603	True enough about the shell picks, I've heard worse than $35, let alone the obvious detrimental effect on the turtle population. Still if introductory pricing were offered, say on the first X number of orders or something, maybe for $20 or so, I'd bet many more people would jump on that who might not do so at $35. $20 seems to be acceptable for another popular pick manufacturer, so why not get in at that same point to start? Dollars and sense as my boss would say. __________________ Jason "Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway." Newell A5 #37, Glenn F5 #66, Eastman 615 #537,

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