I use a BC TAD 40 & 50 for guitar; TAD 50 and Wegen 1.4 for mandolin.
Jeff
I use a BC TAD 40 & 50 for guitar; TAD 50 and Wegen 1.4 for mandolin.
Jeff
From what I've read here, one Blue Chip pick is all you'll need for any instrument. It will even work with instruments as diverse as piano, oboe or cello. Plus, it will clear up stubborn cases of acne, make you immediately attractive to the opposite sex (or the same sex if that's your preference), eradicate halitosis and can be used to clean windows sparkling bright. When you think of them in these terms, $35 sounds downright reasonable....
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I use a Blue Chip XR60 for mandolin in all situations except where I need a little extra volume. Last night I played a noisy wedding and went to the Fender 346 extra heavy because the more rounded edge of the BC didn't cut through the noise. Unfortunately, I lost the sweet tone I've become accustomed to from the BC. I also have a Wegen TF140 which is by far the loudest pick I have ever used, but I hate the tone on my mandolin so I won't use it. I still use the 346 for guitar. I find it works better for me for rhythm.
I use a heavy (.94) celluloid pick for both guitar and mandolin, but use the upper corner for the mandolin. I was using another kind, but dropped it on a dark stage one night. The guitar pick was in my pocket, and I never went back. I buy them by the 100 or gross with our band name on them.
I use a Fender medium celluloid tri-corner pick for guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, banduria and long-necked mandolin. I started using these in the 60s and I am now too set in my ways to try another for long enough to get used to it. They get lost regularly or "loaned" and not returned, so I always keep a pocket full. I recall buying these 3 for a quarter, but nowadays they've gone up to about 35 cents. I think I'd probably take better care of them if they cost $35 like the blue chips. I can imagine myself going through the cushions of the couch or trying to recall who borrowed my pick.
I've tried tortoise shell picks, Grisman picks and Wegans, but I still prefer the tri-corner mediums.
I don't use these on the mountain dulcimer. I prefer a floppy, thin triangular pick for it.
Jim Yates
Although I have several different picks I'll use from time to time, I'm comfortable playing mandolin and guitar with a Fender heavy triangle ( the one with the factory rounded corners not the big pyramid shape).
Sometimes I get in a mood where I do that, though I confess I haven't played mandolin in too long a time -- but when I do, it's usually Golden Gate or a 1.90 Clayton teardrop.
I use a BC TPR60 on everything. Works for me
I Pick, Therefore I Grin! ... "Good Music Any OLD-TIME"
1922 Gibson F2
2006 Gibson F5 Goldrush
2015 Martin HD28-V
2017 Gibson J45
I'm in the one pick - many instruments camp. Bluechip TAD 40 one corner hand radiused by me. I have a TAD 50 as well, but find I prefer the 40.
Tim Burcham
Northfield Big Mon (Red Spruce/Red Maple)
Gibson F-9 Custom
1942 Strad-O-Lin
1948-54 Gibson LG-3
2011 Gibson J-45 True Vintage
2017 Martin HD-28 VTS Custom Shop
Bailey Mandolin Straps (NFI)
Bell Arm-rests (NFI)
Mike, "PAS" !?! : )
MJB
I switch it up from time to time, but when I just pick up a mandolin and play, I always reach for my D'Andrea Pro Plec Large Rounded Triangle.
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1923 Gibson A jr Paddlehead mandolin
Newish Muddy M-4 Mandolin
New Deering Goodtime Special open back 17 Fret Tenor Banjo
No, you're not recycling, you're breaking the law. The treaty considers repurposing tortoise to be the same killing a live turtle in that it encourages the trade. I think it's an intrusive law but not much you can do. Over the years there have been reports of poor guitar players being caught in illicit trade stings. If you find a piece, don't say what you intend to do don't be surprised when can't buy it sometime. No moral judgement just trying to give you a heads up.
George Wilson
Weber Bighorn Mandolin
ca. 1900 Clifford Mandolinetto
Martin Guitars
Well,i modified the bevels on both my 'Tortex' picks,it made little difference,they're still way too 'slick' on the strings for me.I can't get them to produce the crispness that my 1.00 mm Wegens,or my 'bog standard' Weber freebies have,
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
I like the TP40 the best and I modify two of the 3 points. Thin enough to be quick, thick enough for good tone and volume.
"Can I have a little more talent in the monitors please?"
I use different picks for different mandos, different guitars, etc. I carry at least 3 types of picks to every gig, switching between 8 string 10 string mandolins, acoustic guitar and electric guitar. It gets a little cumbersome sometimes but I get the tone I want on each instrument. I use different shapes, large triangles with rounded corners for acoustic instruments and teardrop on the electric, where I use a completely different grip.
Wegen TR-140 for the mandolin. Dunlop Tortex Triangle .88 for guitar. I sometimes switch them around if i want a brighter sound on the mandolin or a warmer sound on the guitar. Both work for the Hofner bass, which I play with a pick--Macca style (in my dreams, anyway).
Just one guy's opinion
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Wegen Big City 1.8.... For guitar and mando.
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I had better get with the program, since a better pick from a famous brand at an inflated price will surely make me a much improved player who might then not have to bother with practice to develop silly things like rhythm and fluency and picking skills and scales and arpeggios and musical knowledge. Free from all that time-consuming stuff, I'll be able to spend more time talking about little pieces of plastic.
rm
Ya never know, ya just never know.
I think one reason that picks get so much chatter is that they are the business end of the whole deal. Its how the sound is made.
Also its so personal. The pick is the user interface to the mandolin, its the way we interact with it, the man-machine interface.
And they are relatively cheap so its a lot of fun to switch em up and see how things change.
I guess - compared to some - I'm a 'simpleton.' For years and years I used a black Jim Dunlop 1mm guitar pick on everything - my six-string flat top dreadnaught, my 12-string guitar, and both of my mandolins.
Recently I switched to a V-Picks 'Tradition' pick - basically their version of the traditional Fender guitar picks that have been around since Moby Dick was a minnow. Other than the color (I like the 'ruby' color better than the clear; the clear are a BUGGER to find if you drop them) I use them on all my instruments. (NFI)
I do (at all times) carry a black Jim Dunlop 1mm in my pocket for those occasions when I'm in a music store or at a friend's house and happen to stumble on a stray mandolin or guitar begging to be played....
"The more I learn, the more I realize how ignorant I truly am..."
I'm a Pro Plec 1.5mm user, they seem to fit my hand nicely. I tried a 2.0, didn't like the way it came off the strings. But I do admit to using another Pro Plec pick, I don't know what its made of, it's sorta green, semi transparent and harder than ... well lets say it's hard. I use it on my electric guitars some, but when I really want to get radical, I grab a crushed penny, one that we ran through one of those machines that squeeze through a set of dies at disney, nice shape, this, sharp .... better than the paso used by Billy G. .... well I think so anyways, mine has Goofy on it, seems sorta appropriate in some way.
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