Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
I saw in the Namm Oddities thread that there is now a Bluetooth enabled guitar pick! Surely we should all run right out and buy one!
I'm wondering if they'll offer them in different sizes, shapes, bevels, materials, colors, etc? If they want to satisfy the mandolin crowd, they'd better!
https://www.pickatto.com/
For wooden musical fun that doesn't involve strumming, check out:
www.busmanwhistles.com
Handcrafted pennywhistles in exotic hardwoods.
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
While some may really like it, I think I can live without this.
Purr more, hiss less. Barn Cat Mandolins Photo Album
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
That is actually an amazing idea! I'm not sure that a pick like this would be ideal for producing tone or for performances, but it certainly sounds like a good tool for practicing. Of course, if it is tailored towards guitar playing, it's probably not going to be calibrated to the correct metrics for mandolin playing. But if nothing else, it would be a good way to monitor one's pick grip pressure for consistency. And the ability to count pick strokes is pretty cool. I've often wondered how many actual pick strokes I execute on any given day.
What's the price point going to be, though?
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
Years ago when Bluetooth was newer, I remember thinking about exactly what a Bluetooth enabled pick would do. I never thought of this.
I thought of locating, and being somehow inoperable if played on the wrong owner's instrument.
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
People look way too much into picks.
1935 Gibson A-1 Wide mandolin
Late 1800's Unbranded German fiddle
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
Truthfully it looks to thick to allow comfortable playing and that skews any data it collects...... I'd rather have a Bluetooth tie or maybe toothbrush thanks . R/
I love hanging out with mandolin nerds . . . . . Thanks peeps ...
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
In case anyone is looking for the Bluetooth toothbrush it is here.Originally Posted by UsuallyPickin
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
Why???
Thanks
Several mandolins of varying quality-any one of which deserves a better player than I am.......
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
Because
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
So your teeth don't turn umm... blue.
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
Hmmmm, maybe it can determine when it is time to change strings
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
We don't have Bluetooth in Canada, living as we do in igloos and such. We prefer the Canadian loonie or, better yet, the more attractive toonie.
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
I'm sure we could get some across the borderWe don't have Bluetooth in Canada, living as we do in igloos and such. We prefer the Canadian loonie or, better yet, the more attractive toonie.
Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
I could use it to record my pick movements and play them back into my robot hand...
the world is better off without bad ideas, good ideas are better off without the world
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
More useful would be to put a Tile on your Bluetooth pick so you don't lose it.... if they were just a little smaller.
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
Insert Opinion Here >[___]<.. or form one of your own and keep it to yourself.
writing about music
is like dancing,
about architecture
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
What are they gonna do when the big solar flare comes?
WWW.THEAMATEURMANDOLINIST.COM
----------------------------------
"Life is short. Play hard." - AlanN
----------------------------------
HEY! The Cafe has Social Groups, check 'em out. I'm in these groups:
Newbies Social Group | The Song-A-Week Social
The Woodshed Study Group | Blues Mando
- Advice For Mandolin Beginners
- YouTube Stuff
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
What we need is a custom beveling service for Tile tags. "The tone is in the Tile...never lose your tone".
Re: Would this be better than a Blue Chip?
Use a metal pick storage box.What are they gonna do when the big solar flare comes?
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks