Product Overview
This is the TAD-3R pick in 40/1000th of an inch(1.0mm) thickness. It is identical to the TAD, but HAS THREE ROUNDED CORNERS. All of our picks are professionally machined, hand beveled, and laser etched.
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 TAD 3R
Posted by Boone on 12th Apr 2025
I like the way this style Blue Chip pick moves from one string to another so smoothly -- think Mandolin cross picking - Excellent Tone
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5 one of the best for large hands
Posted by Will on 29th Mar 2025
I have a couple of different Blue chips, but this one is by far the best for large hands very comfortable.
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5 The best pick
Posted by Adam on 25th Mar 2025
From the tone, to the grip, to the ease it slides off the strings, to the speed; this is probably the best mandolin pick there is.
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5 best picks
Posted by Les Snaith on 5th Feb 2025
Best picks I’ve ever used, won’t used any other picks
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5 Best Pick Ever
Posted by Rick Vice on 8th Jan 2025
Purchased this pick as an extra so I have one for every acoustic I own. No matter which case I pick up on the way out the door, there’s a Blue Chip pick in it! The TAD’s have been my favorite for a few years now. They don’t wear out and they don’t break. More importantly to me, nothing else feels as good in my hand or produces the sound I’ve grown to expect. If you haven’t tried these because of the cost, you really should bite the bullet and give them a chance. If I could play half as well as these picks perform, I’d be a Hall of Famer!
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5 Bluechip for years
Posted by Boone on 31st Dec 2024
I used Bluechip pics for years, all excellent - this is my favorite for Acoustic guitar & mandolin
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5 Excellent Flatpick
Posted by Gary Otteson on 31st Dec 2024
I have a number of Bluechips. After experimentation I've settled on 50's for electric guitar and these 3-round 40's for acoustic. I like the 3-round because I don't have to look for the right edge, and because it's thin enough to give my J-45 the snap I want. Highly recommended
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5 TAD-3R 40 for thinner pick.
Posted by Phil on 14th May 2024
I was using a CT-55 for years with my mandolin, but I felt like I needed a thinner pick, so I ordered the TAD-3R 40. With the thinner pick, it feels like II don't need to put as much pressure on the strings. Any change in the sound is minimal, if anything, I would say that the sound is a touch brighter. I don't know if it affects the loudness and projection yet. Great picks.
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5 Perfect sound
Posted by Michael Craig Smith on 13th Apr 2024
I like to slightly mute the trebles on my maple back and sides guitar, and this pick allows me to do that without effort. It produces a smooth, even tone, and I don't have to worry about what side of the pick I use. This is my second Blue Chip Pick. Expensive, yes, but there's nothing out there like it.
