It's not much fun being picky about picks, so i try new ones every now and then, even tho there are many, many good quality ones that didn't make the cut. Then i saw a classified ad to sell the thin and next thicker Papa's picks. Having tried casein picks before, the expectations weren't very high.
Not anticipating a surprise on 4 month old strings (Martin Monel) with A strings that have lost their tensile strength and have held tune better, i laid the thin Papa into the Stanley A5. i'm amazed that this pick makes the strings sound pretty much new again and far better than any other pick (including multiple BC, RB, Fast Turtle, Wegan, etc) when the strings were in their prime. The E strings are especially richer without volume loss.
Great balance of tone, with warmth and clarity, no click, and easy tremolo. It doesn't even matter that both picks are pretty warped. They both give me the sound that i've been looking for and make it really hard to put the man'lin back in the case. Heck, there's even a new anticipation to the next time i get it back out. i had no idea that after using lots of good picks that this could happen.
Have any of you pickers had this experience?
Now there's a new problem: Where can i buy some more? My internet searches have failed miserably and it seems the maker would have a website.
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