I am considering buying a blue chip pick for my mandolin and I am wondering which style/thickness to buy. Can anyone give me some ideas on this.
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I am considering buying a blue chip pick for my mandolin and I am wondering which style/thickness to buy. Can anyone give me some ideas on this.
--Duane.
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You might read this very long thread here for way more than you'd ever want to know about Blue Chip picks. It will take a while to read the entire thread, but you'll get the gist of it in about five minutes.
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I'm perfectly happy with my CT-55. I asked Matt to round one corner, just to have something different. Only one I tried, but i like the large triangle size, which is what I was using in the Clayton.
Yes, there is a monster-long thread on these, but here is one short answer.
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Buy cheap picks to decide what shape and thickness you favor. Then buy that in a Blue Chip. They're fantastic picks, and you won't go back.
I like the TAD 60 best, but it all depends on your technique.
Just recieved a Jazz LG 50...very nice pick.
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I picked up a Blue Chip 50 at a festival to try. I liked it so much I bought the demo I was trying and haven't used any other pick since.
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I won't take the plunge with these. I lose pick easy. I lost two of the three Wegens i bought already. Besides i started using the dunlop Jazztone 207 and I'm hooked.They replace the wegens. And i don't have to worry about losing them since they cost 50 cent each. It has the sound I like. Before you take the plunge i suggest you try many cheaper picks first. You never know what you'll like. And like jonZ said maybe you could invest the money better elsewhere...Mike
I have a CT 55 and a TAD 60. My friend Richie Brown said he might get a 100. I use them on mandolin and guitar. Great picks.
I used a TAD 50 for a long time, then tried a speed-bevelled CT 55, and I like it more...... just bought one
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I like the KS60. I special ordered the KS80, but found it a tad too thick. But, another picker found it to be pick-perfect for him, so...
It helps if you already know what you like in a pick. I knew what I wanted (shape, thickness, and bevel), and was able to narrow it down to two BC models as a result, one of which was perfect.
What a BC will give you:
- a little more slippery for a given thickness/bevel than other materials.
- a little darker/richer sound (compared to a similar pick in other materials).
- lasts forever
- makes you cry if you lose it because it costs more.
Maybe that will help you narrow down your BC pick choice. :-)
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Having said that, if I hadn't found out about these, would happily spend the rest of my days playing BC picks.
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@Eric:
Love BC 50 or 60s.
Does Manouche make anything thinner than 2mm?
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If you have a brighter sounding mandolin, in the low strings especially, then the heavier BC will be more to you taste. If you mandolin is darker in the G strings like mine a 35 is the one for me. The heavier picks are too dead sounding. It doesn't seem to make a lot of difference in the other strings.
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I use the 1.25mm version from Adam. Perry Stenback has them in 1.35, but you'll need to order from him in Denmark.
Again, nothing against BC picks. I just like the sound and feel of these better. On both guitar & mandolin.
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I like the BC, had one for 3 years now and not lost it once, it lives in the strings when I'm not playing....but that's not what you asked...
I like the TAD shape and I really like the 80, it's a large pick, it's thick, and doesn't require a lot of effort to drive thru the strings, I have used a 60 and it's ok but I always go back to the 80. My friends and a few pros have tried it and they liked it so much they got one...BC should send me a commission...ha
I also have tried the TP-1R in 50 and 60...I found I don't use the rounded corner much but it's nice to have an option.
The 80s are spendy so I generally pick them up from the classifieds here and at other forums. Just order one and if you don't like it sell or trade it here in the forum classifieds - if you get the 80 and don't like it PM me......I have a few for trade.
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I have the TAD 40 but just ordered the 50 today. I have no problem with the price, considering how much I paid for my mando. In my mind, it's part of the instrument. It's where the sound is actually produced. It's critical
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I forgot to mention that as long as they are not engraved you can return/exchange them with BC (you might have to pay shipping)...so you can go read all the other BC threads or just buy one and try it...
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