Blue Chip Pick

Jazzaferri

Is anyone using these picks.

I just got a Blue Chip 60 and am loving it

JazzDawg

Well, don't mean this in a bad way, but at $35 a pick, you better love it! Are they really that much better?

Elliot

Why not make your own? Every coconut I pass in the grocery store has 5 custom-made picks better than that one.

JazzDawg

HiYa up in Madison!

Yeah, I like that idea, plus you get the coconut and the milk. Let's see... you put the lime in the coconut, stir it allround....

McQ

I read only positive reviews from the bluegrass and flatpicking forums regarding the Blue Chip picks. Most say they are highly selective when it comes to picks and that this Blue Chip is the best pick they ever tried: sounds and feels closest to turtle-shell, favor it over tortis or wegen, no distracting pick noise, effortlessly glides over the strings and is slightly tacky on the fingers. I haven't tried one, but I've been extremely curious about these ever since I've read about them on other forums...

Elliot

Hi J-Dawg

Now I realize why I'm always stone drunk by the time I finish one of those things, thanks for that!

asd123321

Isn't the coconut too curved to make a pick out of?

Jazzaferri

My experience so far which has been confirmed by blind listening tests is that the bluechip pick sounds "richer fuller more balanced" and pick noise is inaudible. I got a blue chip 60 as soon as they brought out a style that suited. A side benefit is that is with clean fingers and clean pick (and I mean just washed in soap and water ) it stays in position with almost no effort .... yet it doesn't feel sticky. Can't quite figure that one. They have no texturing to hold in position and if they get oily I need to grip it. (Reminder to self ......don't pass hand through what little hair I have left and don't rub face while playing :oops: )

I use a blue chip thumb pick with my dobro as it hasn't show any wear yet .... approx..200+ hours playing. The shine is just off the material where it gets used now. The best I tried before would wear out in about 30 hours picking. Plus being a metal strap it is way more comfortable.

I am told the reason they are so extensive is the material they are made from is a couple of grand a sheet. They are made by a fellow who owns a machine shop and are machined.

It's not a pick that one would want to lose at the price but the quality is certainly there.

JazzDawg

I like your note about "passing your fingers through what little hair you have left", I can relate to that one!

Hope you didn't mind a little bit of tongue-in-cheek replies, I just can't swing $35 for pick without being able to claim it as a deduction. I went to their website, and it does get a lot of good press, it's just a bit more than I could spend. I got a 'free wegen' with my guitar, otherwise I'd still be using my 'customized' Dunlop 3.5mm 'Big Stubby'.

BTW - it's not the curvature of the coconut that's the problem. Those things are too big for me to grip, most are bigger than a softball! :roll:

OBZ

hi there from israel!
i was wondering what exact BlueChip model do you mean by 60 - they have several models with 60 and all are no thicker than 1.5
i have two different tortis picks that i like but they do have the clickin sound, thought of trying the bluchip..

Ori

Jazzaferri

Hi OBZ

The model that I bought is the TPR60. This model is tri sided and quite well rounded.... so you get three rounded pick faces to work with. Most popular GJ picks that I have seen/used range from somewhat rounded to button shape.

I tried the sharper point from my reso pick blue chip JD60 on my guitar but didn't like it and when I got the TPR60 (which is a very recent addition to their line) much preferred the tone of the TPR60.

If you order don't forget to specify if you pick right or left handed. As in a Wegen pick they are shaped accordingly.

The 60 refers to 60 thousandths of an inch which is very near to 1.5mm. I tried the 50 but I found it a bit too flexible and the 60 gives a noticeably fuller tone on the guitars that I play.

Jazzdawg .... I got a lovely bunch of coconuts ...everone all standing in a row.... but i haven't the patience or the skill to turn em into picks .... I'm impressed .... Django reportedly used a comb end for a while but coconuts man, that's some pickin' :roll:

I think the PC phrase is follicly challenged.