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This is the TAD pick in 60/1000 of an inch(1.5mm) 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.
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So good I bought two!
Posted by Ric In Richmond on 11th Jan 2016
So good I bought two since I was worried what I would do if I lost one.
Fits, never slips, never chafes, has a slick hard surface that wears great and doesn't get scratchy. JD Crowe tip works for me.
Not hype...just quality.
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TRIED ALL OTHER BRANDS.....I'M BACK!!!
Posted by Jerry Martin on 4th Jan 2016
Been using the BC's now for about 3yrs. or so, a CT55 and also TAD 60 and some rounded. About 6 mo. ago I decided to try another pick searching to be honest for a less expensive option.
Without being specific on brand trust me I spent a small fortune on mail order and reading the write ups and ordering every pick I thought would be a good alternative. Some were OK some were terrible, almost 100% of them had pick quack or some other obtrusive and annoying noise associated with them. I flat pick Bluegrass and fiddle tunes so am very conscious of the attack and tone from my pick. Found a few I stuck with for a week or so here and there and in this period of time my BC TAD 60 was laying in the drawer unused for a while.
Well about a mo. ago I picked it up as I was once again unhappy with the pick i was using, I was just blown away!! Like an old friend my picking hand was back, noises were gone, speed recovered!
I decided I was back for good, why was I hunting all over when the IMO perfect pick was mine all along. Ordered three more since then and have quit looking at anything else. The TAD60 is it for me.
I try my best to always replace it in the pouch as I have a tendency to lose picks and that is a bummer, plus my dog decided to crunch one..he won the pick lost!!
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Tad 60 pick
Posted by Don on 24th Nov 2015
Absolutely superb. I use this one than the 50 on my mandolin as seems to add a bit more bite for bluegrass. The 50 I find works better on slower tunes that require that extra tonal character. Engraving perfect and a nice touch.
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Its a great pick but not a great 35.00 Pick
Posted by Jim Beam on 23rd Nov 2015
Its smooth and handles good, dont know yet how it wears. But its sort of like what I watched on You tube on the experts that could pick the high end guitars over the quality imports, THEY COULDN'T and were wrong more than they were right. When you buy a 3500 martin you have to rate it good. When you buy a 35.00 Pick you dont want to look foolish either. But what do I know.
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Love this pick.
Posted by K. Osborne on 31st Aug 2015
This has become my favorite pick. It's the perfect thickness for me me. I typically prefer the speed bevel for acoustic and the rounded bevel for electric guitar, although some might find that backwards...It feels solid and durable, and you can shape them easily with some fine wet/dry paper and make them a little sharper or duller as you like, and they just never fail me. Great tone, great size, nice silky smooth action with the strings. I love them!
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This pick makes a difference
Posted by Mark Templeton on 5th Aug 2015
After trying pick after pick (including tortoise shell) I finally broke down and ordered a Blue Chip. My mandolin just "Came to life" It increased not only my volume but also "deepened" my tone. I immediately ordered another one just incase I lost it....or someone borrowed it and forgot to give it back..LOL..... Note I play 50-60 shows a year and I will be sure to tell other musicians my "Blue Chip" story...I have already had folks ask if I got a new mandolin... You can check out my website at www.mtempleton.com
Mark Templeton
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These are for real
Posted by Vincent Varano on 5th Jul 2015
Since I started playing bluegrass, I've learned the difference that a good pick will make. I waited over a year to try Blue Chip picks. After finally taking the plunge and using the TAD 60 for the past 2 months, I have to say it is the best pick I've ever used. There's a lot of hype surrounding these picks, I have to admit they are exceptional.
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Awesome Pick
Posted by Samuel on 8th Jun 2015
This is the second Blue Chip pick that I have bought. They bring out a tone in my guitar and mandolin that cannot be achieved with any other pick. They are wonderful and are the only picks that I will buy.
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Proof in the Pudding
Posted by ruud-haus-quay on 7th May 2015
I purchased the pick out of curiosity, because I am kind of a freak about the influence of picks on one's tone. On initial inspection and feel, the pick did not seem like anything special. Once I started to use it, the proverbial proof was firmly identifiable in the pudding. The pick plays like a dream. The pick does not feel "sticky" or "tacky" to the touch, but it does seem to offer a superb "grip", for lack of a better word. A superior pick in all regards. I suspect it will wear very well, so just don't lose it and it will be well worth the investment.
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Kinda the Excalibur of picks
Posted by Jordan Garrett on 1st May 2015
I'd adapted a long time ago to liking pointed style picks like Jazz III's and its variations. Then a mandolin picker gave me a celluloid rounded triangle type which I made into something similar to a TAD style with no bevel. Shortly after Being that my fathers side of my family is from Palau I used to have pretty good access to alot of tortoise shell amenities that I crafted into picks, until they were gone. So after waiting on Red Bear's for countless months I got them and found they had similar feel and tone to tortoise but were like tortoise, hard to replace, and not very durable. I ordered my first blue chip pick a TD I believe and got it in 2 days shipped to Illinois. Speaking of Blue Chip's durability I had never used a speed bevel so I worked...HARD with an iron file to shape away enough to make it a standard point bevel because thats what I was used to. One day I tried the speed bevel after getting use to the size for so long and I noticed my speed stayed up but I wasn't missing notes and carried alot more power to the string. I of course after one year lost the 2 I had and looked for other replaceable options. A local vintage acoustic instrument shop carried wegens and I got by with those pretty well. Then I decided I had to try the bluechips again and got a TAD(perfect size). I love the perfect bevel they give you. In short I guess its on the same level as tortoise shell, but its different and in my opinion better. For me its the perfect extension and connection to my strings that I can be the least concious of and focus on playing not on working the pick to get what I need. The sound frequency, tonal character, and volume are features I cannot match when using anything else. And I swear if you can get into the habit of putting it away in the same place you will always have it. In this case 3 corners worth and strings will not put a dent in it. If you can manage to not lose it, it will most likely feel the exact same for as long as you have it. And yeah like a previous review said, the bands I play with notice the difference. They are the only pick that I love this dearly and they make them all year round and are always in stock. I've already said too much . Find your shape and Spend the money just to try it. Flatpickers dream forsure. I've developed a frightening attachment to them. So has my Martin.