Wegan to Blue Chip

[Rich White]

Hi folks,
I've been using Wegan M150 picks for years. Great feel, tone, durability, and the perfect shape and bevel for my playing. I love most everything about them EXCEPT that they can slip around a bit. Tried the ones with holes in them and the holes bother me.

I've tried a couple of Blue Chips, and I really like the feel and tone. Plus those things don't slip! Now I need to find the one that is the closest to the Wegan shape. Maybe the SR60? Anyone who has gone from M150s to Blue Chips, will appreciate your feedback.

Rich

[Br1ck]

I scratch a crosshatch pattern with a razor blade or Xacto knife into my Wegens.

[Ivan Kelsall]

Before you go for a Blue Chip pick,try one or two of the Dunlop 'Primetone' picks. They come in 3 different thicknesses,& in a few different shapes. Some folk on here prefer them to the BC picks. I used to use the Wegen picks,but compared to the Primetones,for me,they sound very soft & laid back,
Ivan

[V70416]

Howdy Rich,
Like you,Wegens have been my choice for a long time. Never understood why BC doesn't make the same shape.
If they ever do I will get at least one.

I have three BC picks;but,always grab a white 2.0mm Wegen for most mandolin playing on F-style. Have tried all thicknesses. I will go thinner(Wegen) on an oval-hole mando but thicker picks are easier for me to tremolo.

Ordering Wegen picks directly from Michel I asked for the surface to be unpolished on some. Whatever amount of edge bevel,thickness,or surface finish/holes you want is readily available from him. I have talked with Michel
a few times and always feel inspired for doing so.

[tiltman]

Hey Rich,

I was a Wegen guy for years. For some reason, I tried the Dunlop Primetone picks a few years ago and I am hooked!
Give 'em a try - you might like them and won't cry if you lose one...
So + 1 on Ivan's recommendation.

Kirk

[Cochiti Don]

I have two blue chips. The funny thing is, I couldn’t get them to make my new 2 point sound good. I looked in my old pic collection and pulled out a thin flexible 25 cent pic and it sounded great! Now I have to buy a new f style to match my Blue Chips!

[Andy Willowbee]

The Blue Chip TPR shape seems closest to the Wegens to me. I was a devoted Wegen guy until I bought my first BC. I switched and have TPR 60s on all of my main instruments. The shape, of both, is like the Golden Gate and Dawg picks, so I keep those in my car and backpack for when I'm out somewhere - the shape feels the same.