Re: Anyone NOT like Blue Chip picks?
A person who builds really expensive (and nice, I must say!) musical instruments could be said to "live in a glass house" when it comes to throwing stones. One can most certainly make awesome music with a 75-cent Fender Heavy mandolin pick...or with a $29.95 plastic alto recorder.
If I bought a $35 pick, or a $350 pick for that matter, and it did not produce a pleasing sound I would get rid of it just as certainly as a 75-cent one. Why on earth would you think someone who likes an expensive pick is lying just to justify having spent a little bit of money? I've spent more than $35 on a meal or a bottle of wine before. It does not require justification.
Someone told me Red Bear picks were awesome. Expensive but worth it. I tried a couple of them, didn't really care much for the sound (or the lack of durability) so I got rid of them. Someone told me Blue Chip picks were awesome. Expensive but worth it. So I tried a couple of them and loved the sound, feel and durability. So I still own and use them. Both brands are similarly expensive, one is worth it and the other isn't to me. Might be other way 'round for the next guy.
The first man who whistled
thought he had a wren in his mouth.
He went around all day
with his lips puckered,
afraid to swallow.
--"The First" by Wendell Berry
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