Product Overview
This is the TAD pick in 40/1000 of an inch(1.0mm) thickness. It is shaped identically to the TP, but is slightly larger. All BlueChip Picks are professionally machined, laser engraved, and hand beveled.
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.
Reviews
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5 best pick I have ever used
Posted by Eli Matijevich on 6th Feb 2018
I recently purchased a TAD 40 and I am extremely pleased. Virtually no pick noise, good clear tone, and it slides very smoothly over the strings, making it easier to play faster leads. I own several other " premium " picks in both triangle and teardrop shapes, and the Bluechip picks are head and shoulders better playing and sounding picks.
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4 Perfect pick?
Posted by Ken on 26th Jan 2018
I started using Blue Chips a couple years ago. Now I have four of them. The search, though, never ends. Picks are the poor man's nirvana and search I will continue, but Blue Chips sets the bar incredibly high.
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5 Good control and longevity
Posted by Dan Auerbach on 23rd Jan 2018
I have been using using TP40 andTAD40's for MANY years with excellent tonal and playing control and negligible wear. They are the best picks I have ever found for Mandolin, Cittern etc.. All my student now use these also, just by comparing how their instrument sound with these pick versus any other types they have tried. One improvement I would highly recommend is to have a permanent 1/4 diameter White dot inscribed at the center of both sides. If you have ever dropped a $35 dollar pick on dirt or on stage or a dancefloor, and tried to find it, then having a high contrast reflective large dot is essential to finding it.
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5 love it. wish i had found earlier
Posted by timothycworkman@gmail.com on 23rd Jan 2018
Super nice pick. Feels good in my hand. Wish 8 had found them sooner
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5 Great Pick
Posted by PAUL ROSENBERG on 23rd Jan 2018
The TAD - 40 works great on mandolin and guitar. I tend to use this on guitar. I just love these picks!!
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5 Blue Chip TAD 40
Posted by Chuck on 2nd Jan 2018
Blue chip picks are by far the best around !!
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5 Simply the best pick
Posted by Sam Lyman on 18th Dec 2017
I have been exclusively using Blue Chip picks for several years. Since starting to use the TAD 40 I have given away most of my other high-end picks including a tortoise pick and several Wegen picks. I tell my students about Blue Chips picks and even give them as gifts because I know they are appreciated and bring out the best tone in my instruments.
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5 Bright and slim
Posted by Jonathan on 5th Dec 2017
I tried this as an alternative to the TAD50. I like it better for playing with light strings. The sound is bright and it's easy to pick melodies.
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5 Clean sound and deeper tone in higher octaves.
Posted by Toomas Rannu on 20th Sep 2017
With TAD-40 the sound of my mandolin, a custom-made round-shaped masterpiece, is cleaner. Also, it helps to create deeper tone in higher octaves. It's a real pleasure to play with TAD-40.
