TD60

It took a few days to get used to but now I can't go back to Pro Plecs. This is the best pick I've ever used.

Easy to handle hard to lose the grip. Very sturdy material that they're made out of. They work very well to quell the sound of a very large blooming guitar. Would recommend them to my friends and fellow Pickers. Not exactly sure why they're worth $35 though.

After reading the online reviews, I bought my first Blue Chip four or five years ago, a Kenny Smith 40. I loved the volume and tone, and the way it glided across the strings. It gave me more of that 'round' tone I'm always after, and without getting rough and rasping after use. After a year or so I lost my KS40 (a dropped pick pack outside a music store). Over the next few years I tried other Blue Chips; another KS40, a custom TPR40 style, a TAD40, and last year, a standard TD40. For all around use I decided the TD was my best size and shape. I use the point for more clarity and clearer strums and then go to the shoulders when I want a more rounded, darker tone (especially when using the fingers alongside the pick). Then I lost the TD40 (at a friend's house with small, active kids). So I was back to the TAD, the KS and the TPR. To finally make the switch to the TD shape, I recently ordered several in 45, 50 & 60. I instantly fell in love with the TD60. For me, it works for both strumming and picking. I handled the other 'test' picks carefully and because of Blue Chip's liberal return policy, I promptly returned them for a refund. The two TD60s however, I kept clutched in my tight little fist. For my style it's the most stable and versatile pick I've owned. So it seems, that for me as my Blue Chip IQ has grown so has my preference for 'thicker.' Based on your own personal goals and style you may go a different direction. As for losing picks, my new tactic is the Dunlop 'Scotty' pick holder. It comes with a sticky square on the back side, which I've attached several inches above the neck heel on the side of my Martin 0000 M3M. No more fumbling for pick packs, picks falling from underneath the strings, etc. When I finish playing, immediately the pick goes back in the caddy and stays with the guitar (and no more trips to stores). So my take on Blue Chip picks is simply this: if you can't 'hear' a tonal difference then stay with whatever pick makes you happy. Ears are different. With Blue Chip picks, I not only hear a huge difference, I also 'feel' a huge difference. And that makes them more than worth the cost. On the other hand, if you're the guy who speaks as though there really is NO objective tonal difference, and that those of us who claim there is must be delusional, then certainly, revel in your own sense of hearing superiority. If YOU can't hear it, then it can't exist. Right? Hold on to that, the rest of us will happily motor on, enjoying each strum of our little $35.00 plus shipping delusion.

After reading the online reviews, I bought my first Blue Chip four or five years ago, a Kenny Smith 40. I loved the volume and tone, and the way it glided across the strings. It gave me more of that 'round' tone I'm always after, and without getting rough and rasping after use. After a year or so I lost my KS40 (a dropped pick pack outside a music store). Over the next few years I tried other Blue Chips; another KS40, a custom TPR40 style, a TAD40, and last year, a standard TD40. For all around use I decided the TD was my best size and shape. I use the point for more clarity and clearer strums and then go to the shoulders when I want a more rounded, darker tone (especially when using the fingers alongside the pick). Then I lost the TD40 (at a friend's house with small, active kids). So I was back to the TAD, the KS and the TPR. To finally make the switch to the TD shape, I recently ordered several in 45, 50 & 60. I instantly fell in love with the TD60. For me, it works for both strumming and picking. I handled the other 'test' picks carefully and because of Blue Chip's liberal return policy, I promptly returned them for a refund. The two TD60s however, I kept clutched in my tight little fist. For my style it's the most stable and versatile pick I've owned. So it seems, that for me as my Blue Chip IQ has grown so has my preference for 'thicker.' Based on your own personal goals and style you may go a different direction. As for losing picks, my new tactic is the Dunlop 'Scotty' pick holder. It comes with a sticky square on the back side, which I've attached several inches above the neck heel on the side of my Martin 0000 M3M. No more fumbling for pick packs, picks falling from underneath the strings, etc. When I finish playing, immediately the pick goes back in the caddy and stays with the guitar (and no more trips to stores). So my take on Blue Chip picks is simply this: if you can't 'hear' a tonal difference then stay with whatever pick makes you happy. Ears are different. With Blue Chip picks, I not only hear a huge difference, I also 'feel' a huge difference. And that makes them more than worth the cost. On the other hand, if you're the guy who speaks as though there really is NO objective tonal difference, and that those of us who claim there is must be delusional, then certainly, revel in your own sense of hearing superiority. If YOU can't hear it, then it can't exist. Right? Hold on to that, the rest of us will happily motor on, enjoying each strum of our little $35.00 plus shipping delusion.

Just like many reviewers, I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend this kind of cash on a pick. I borrowed one from a fellow musician, then immediately went shopping. I am consistently blown away at the difference in sound I get on any instrument I'm playing. So far I've put it to the test on acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, mandolin, octave mandolin, ukulele, flatpick banjo, a cigar box guitar, and a tricone resonator. I love the even sound I get without the extra pick noise. The feel of the pick takes a little getting used to, as it is very hard and smooth, but not slick. I highly recommend this pick to anyone who is undecided, you'll be happy you pulled the trigger and bought one. I think I'll pick up another one while I'm here...

I love these picks. Fast, great tone and feel.

I have four TD-60s, perhaps an indicator that there is no pick I prefer. Great tone and feel. I also use the excellent CT-55 on my mandolin.

I now have four BlueChip TD60s. It is by far my favourite for flatpicking with its great tone and smoothness. It feels just right between the finger and thumb. I look after my BlueChips!

After a lifetime of first using Fender thin (as a kid), medium (as an student) and then thick (as a pro); I finally found what I should have started out with 30 yrs ago. I selected the TD60 because I'm so used to the teardrop shape. It has electrified my playing and tone, live and in my studio. I bought it for mando, but use it for acoustic and electric guitar now as well.