SR60

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1. Awesome tone shaping tool!

   Posted by Matt Kniser on 19th Jan 2015

   My main instrument is the guitar. A year ago year I picked up the mandolin. After trying a few picks I settled on a Wegan M150 (counterpart to the SR60). About eleven months into playing I noticed my right hand was cramping up frequently due to the pick's dimensions. Even though my technique was right, I wasn't getting the smooth tone I wanted and the pick noise sounded like fingernails on a chalkboard. Playing the mandolin started to become a chore and I felt discouraged.
   
   I had read about Blue Chip picks when I started playing mandolin and decided to give one a try. For Christmas, I got an SR60. The difference was noticeable right away. I am getting the sound I was hearing in my head! The SR60 was the missing link that I was looking for.
   
   The pick's material gives me a lead tone that is really clean and smooth (like Chris Thile or Sierra Hull) while the rounded edge helps me to achieve the dark, woody tone that I like as well. And if that wasn't enough, it even produces that classic, percussive chop sound making it great for bluegrass. Also works well for tremelo. I get a smooth, velvety sound without the pick noise! With Blue Chip you hear the music, not the pick. It has cleaned up my playing tremendously.
   
   The feel is great too. My right hand isn't cramping up anymore because the pick stays in my hand, making me relax my fingers.
   
   When I used the M150, I heard a shallow sounding box. With the SR60, I hear a clear, rich, full bodied musical instrument. (My all-solid f-style now sounds it costs three times as much.) It makes me sound very pro. I am falling in love with the mandolin all over again.
   
   If you are thinking about giving a Blue Chip a try, do it! You won't be disappointed. It's a great tool that will bring the best out of your instrument.
   
   Thank you Blue Chip for making such an incredible product. I will definitely be back for more!
   

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2. It's All About The Tone

   Posted by Greg Mann on 19th May 2014

   I'm on an eternal quest for tone and since I've tried the Blue Chip SR 60 I've found the missing piece. I've tested different guitar/strings/picks combinations and this pick is incredible. I play acoustic guitar, solid body electric, and a big jazz body electric within the jazzy/world/chill genre's and I'm just blown away by how much Blue Chip has made a difference, and my best description would be "beautiful and bell-like." Don't be put off by the price, that's cheap compared to all the other factors in the "tone chain." Just buy one, you won't regret it!
   
   Greg Mann
   www.gregmann.tv

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3. SR60

   Posted by Sharon Gilchrist on 7th Mar 2014

   I am only giving this pick 4 stars because I prefer the SR50. I am sure this is a perfect pick for someone though.
   
   Here's what I like about it:
   shape and size
   
   The two shoulders of the pick are rounded yet have just enough of a point to help grab the string. That's my favorite type of a point. I only wish all 3 points were the same!! Maybe a custom order in my future.
   
   I also like having just a little smaller pick - more of a mid-size pick.
   It feels easier for me to control.
   
   The 60 is a little too bass-heavy for me. I have an already bass-heavy sounding mandolin. I ordered a SR50 and love it. It seems like a better weight with my mando.
   
   I did not get a beveled edge. May try one, but am happy for now!
   Great pick.
   
   

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4. great product

   Posted by Tomaž Pinter on 22nd Dec 2013

   The product is excellent! I've been using it for half a year. I think it's the fastest pick in the world! The material is very smooth, but it doesn't slip between my fingers. When I touch the strings, it doesn't make any sounds. When I play pianissimo, it activates the strings, while most of other picks don't. I like the way it is shaped: The part under the inscription is the softest and makes the most rounded tone. The left corner is making a more clear sound and the right corner a very bright tone (if we're looking at the inscription).
   I'm using ground strings and I like the rounded tone very much.
   The pick is certainly worth it's money. After half a year of use, it doesn't have a single scratch on it!
   Yours sincerely,
   Tomaž Pinter (from Slovenia)

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5. Anything else sounds like plastic

   Posted by Klampfenheini on 8th Jun 2013

   I played a lot of picks since nearly 40 years. I played nearly exclusively Wegen Picks in the end , but now , i never play anything else than Blue Chip Picks. Please offer a SR 100 !

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6. It's not a pick, it's a sound shaping tool

   Posted by Buco on 22nd Apr 2013

   I'll just paste what I wrote on another forum after I got the second BluChip, I play gypsy jazz kind of stuff:
   I like the blue chip so much that I decided to get another one but I called and talked to either Matthew or Allen, can't recall now, and described what I like in my current pick and what kind of sound I'm after and he recommended to try the SR60. I got it just in time for a bar gig we did on Fri and man this pick is great. I'm a total believer in BluChip and shaping the sound of your instrument through this incredible tool. The SR60 gives me even fatter, warmer tone then the round tip of TP1R, with a ton of attack and power. It snaps the strings so hard and I'm getting that sitar sounding twangy quality that I loved hearing in other players so much. On the rhythm it's a whip.
   
   I think these picks can shape the sound of your guitar so much that if you get the wrong one for your type of instrument/playing you'll dislike it very much.
   In my case it took their roundest tip to get the kind of warmth that I was looking to get from my guitar. I don't care too much about the pointy corners on TP1R, had I ordered their regular TP with all pointy corners I'd have returned it for sure.
   
   To sum up the SR60 on my guitar is fat, projects extremely well and has tons of attack.
   
   Thank you BluChip!

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7. SR60

   Posted by Dean Barnwell on 11th Apr 2013

   A great pick so far. I ended up using the other ends instead of the speed bevel end. Had a good feel.

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8. The perfect rounded triangle pick

   Posted by Brad Maestas on 4th Nov 2012

   After having tried many BlueChips, I chose to buy this one first as it was the closest to the pick I've been using for several years, a Wegen M150. It differs from the Wegen in one important way - it has two different edges to choose from, the main one being quite wide and possessing the speed bevel while the shoulders are more pointed but with a less-pronounced bevel much like the "rounded" option on their other picks.
   
   If you want a big, fat, dark tone the main edge on this pick is the way to go! It is even fatter-sounding than the Wegen and with less-noticeable pick noise, less "graininess" and a much smoother release - all the hallmarks of why you would go with a BlueChip in the first place. Of course, everything has a payoff and with this edge, it is the clarity in the higher registers. Sure, it's nice and puffy and airy below fret 9 but as soon as you venture above that, you start to lose some clarity.
   
   That's where the shoulders come in. These edges may be "rounded" but unlike the larger BC picks, this does not mean they are darker than the speed bevel. It is actually the opposite. This is because of the sharper angle of these edges compared to the main one. I have found these edges to be a superlative classical mandolin edge and for other instances where you need a sharper, more penetrating tone. Its clarity in all positions of the neck is superb. I have also found that I prefer these edges for playing choro on my F5. I may not have a flat top with a bone bridge but with these edges I can come very close to that brighter (but still substantial) sound. Muito legal!
   
   My friend and fellow member of the New York Mandolin Ensemble let me borrow his well-used TAD50-1R and despite my initial misgivings about the size of the pick, I really started to vibe with it and the sound I could get. About a week after I got the SR60 I ordered a custom TAD50-2R and between those four edges, I can get just about every timbre imaginable. The darkest is from the SR60's main edge, the next step brighter is the TAD's rounded edge, the next step is the SR60's shoulders and finally the TAD's speed bevel is the brightest (and quite excellent for guitar I might add).
   
   I couldn't be happier with these two picks. I've let my friends try them out and so far everyone has found them to be a significant improvement over the other materials available on the market. You guys make some great stuff! Keep up the good work.

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