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The CT55 is a pick custom designed by Chris Thile for his personal use. It is very similar in size and shape to our TAD line of picks. However it is only manufactured in 55/1000 of an inch(1.4mm) thickness and has a custom bevel per his specifications. This is the exact pick that Chris Thile is currently using. See his thoughts on this pick on our users page.
Quarters, Nickels and Dimes, if included in the pictures, are for size reference only. They are not etched on the picks or included with the sale. To use this reference, please place a coin on your current non-Bluechip pick and then compare to the pictures of our picks with coins on top of them. This will help you choose the pick that is closest to your current favorite size and shape.
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CT 55 Blue Chip pick
Posted by Roger on 27th Feb 2015
I have been using the Blue Chip pick for a few weeks and love it. It is good when you want to dig in on a note but also when you want to get that soft sweet sound. This pick is easier to hold on to than any pick I have ever used
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Makes you want to play
Posted by John R. on 24th Feb 2015
Okay, the only major con to this pick... it will not make you Chris Thile. The kind of music you make still does and will always largely depend on you as a player and no pick will ever change that.
Good now that we've got that out of the way. Let me explain just why this pick is worth the $35 I paid for it. It makes me want to play. For any musician that should be enough to want this product but if it's not... allow me to explain further. For the past few months I've been on a "pick quest." Like many guitar to mandolin converts, I started playing the mandolin with a regular, heavy guitar pick (Dunlop Tortex), and at some point I realized that the mandolin probably needs a special pick so I went with a rounded golden gate pick, I ended up missing having a point on my pick so I then went to the V-Pick gladiator (too bright and brittle, and I wanted a speed bevel) to the Pro Plec (which I saw Mike Marshall using in some instructional videos) good tone but I still wanted a bevel, so I ended up beveling it myself and ruining the tone, then to the Wegen TR140 which was slightly better but what I found in common with all these picks was that I felt like I was fighting something.
I'm still only as good as my technique, but at least all the hard-work I put into my technique is not subject to the whims of how well I'm compensating for my pick that day. Once again, this is just the right pick for ME, there's no right choice for a pick but I feel like most players will probably find a blue chip pick that will become their favorite.
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very nice pick
Posted by Leonard on 23rd Feb 2015
so far I find no problems with the pick. it stays in my hand comfortably while playing arpeggios or strumming. Very well done. will definitely buy more.
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AMAZING
Posted by Randy on 23rd Feb 2015
I bought this pick on the advice of Mark Miracle of The Sonoran Dogs( an amazing Mando guy for sure). I am amazed at the feel of the pick, the balance is also amazing. A great product and a buy for sure. Don't let the cost scare you away, years of enjoyment to be had for sure.
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Too slick for warm tone; may need to try the heaviest one.
Posted by Ajay Kalra on 22nd Jan 2015
I have both the Thile and the 1.5 mm and smaller TP60. The differences b/w the two are not huge, so i am writing one review. Also, by 3 stars, I do not imply "average." The material is anything but. In fact, of the hundreds of picks I own, including 30 or so very expensive ones (3 real deals, 2 Redbears, 4 Dugains, many custom-made, extra thick Wegens in many shapes), this material is the most distinctive. It slides, rather almost slips, off the strings with minimal friction. Unfortunately, as physics would dictate, although that translates into the clearest tone and cleanest picking (with no pick noise) at the fastest tempos, the flip side is that the BC pick of a given thickness agitates the string less than most other picks of same thickness. On my guitar (very cheap but toneful Alvarez dreadnought), mando (Gibson F9), and octave (Weber Custom Vintage A), for me the loss of tone is huge, but the precision in picking and clarity in sounding each note is almost equally attractive. For those who do not mind the loss of tone, as Steve Kaufman doesn't, for instance, when they play for cleanliness and speed, this may not be an issue. For me, I guess the only solution now is to shell out for a 2.5mm BC to put the heft behind each stroke so the string moves more loudly, even as the material passes over the string as if it were sliding on an oil spill. Bottom line: the material is unlike anything out there. The clarity and cleanliness is affords it almost irresistible. Yet the warmth of tone is conspicuously lacking at the 1.4-1.5mm thickness level in the pointed picks. Also, the tone is, not unexpectedly, very unlike tortoise, as the material isn't remotely like tortoise. (This last point does not especially bother me as nothing sounds remotely like tortoise.)
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Excellent pick
Posted by Tom McG. on 1st Jan 2015
I was highly skeptical of these picks, mostly due to the cost, and the over the top comments some people make about them. I've had it now for a while, and it is my favorite pick. It glides through the strings with minimal pick noise, and feels comfortable to the touch. That is basically it, no hype, no exaggeration.
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Don't lose it!
Posted by Pastor Chuck on 31st Dec 2014
This is my 2nd CT55 and have played it on mando & guitar for many hours over the past year & half with NO wear! Amazing tone, fit, feel and wearability. Only problem is fear of losing it because of my ability to lose picks. Solved that by buying another one recently but had my name engraved on it. What an amazing product. The only pick I use.
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The pick for me
Posted by Devitt Feeley on 31st Dec 2014
After years and years of using every pic ever made, the Blue Chip pic fits all my needs. This year I ordered a duplicate CT55 but with engraving. I've never misplaced the first one and I will never lose this one. The size, and beveled edges, along with the fact they never wear down makes this the best pic in the business. That's why my jeans have a special pickpocket just for them. They will last forever! Thank you
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CT-55
Posted by Kenny B. on 30th Dec 2014
I bought this pick to see if all the talk was true. The talk among The Mandolin Cafe people, is this is the best pick around. I agree that it is. I have since ordered and received another pick etched with my name on it and it really makes it special. I also ordered one with my son's name on it and it is now his favorite pick too. The pick is known for it's resistance to wear, no click noise and speed through the strings. I have been able to perfect Tremola only since using this pick. Well worth the price if you are trying to achieve your best mandolin playing.
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All My Instruments Have BlueChips!
Posted by Ron on 30th Dec 2014
I have a BlueChip CT-55 in each case, one mandolin and two guitars. It just makes sense for each to have its own...no lost picks and I have a consistent pick for all. I've yet to drop a pick, like I have with several others. I'm sold, in fact, resold.