Anyone shell out $35 for a Blue Chip Pick?

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NoSkils		#21	[-]
(12/18/08 4:45 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Maybe these picks are made out of pure, high quality cocaine. What else costs so much?
Fogducker		#22	[-]
(04/14/09 4:29 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	One can make a lot of "Kool-Aid" with $35! Hey guys, the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes! Fog
jscio		#23	[-]
(04/15/09 7:47 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I sell you a slice of toast that has the image of a pick on it for 400 bucks. Plus shipping.
chasmatt		#24	[-]
(04/15/09 9:56 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Spend the money, they are worth every penny. I have 3 plus a thumb pick for my dobro.
Jim Burke		#25	[-]
(04/16/09 9:17 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I play with TS because I think they're great picks that I make them from old antiques. I typically don't pay more than $10 each plus about 1/2 of labor. I'm sure the blue chips are great. However, so are many picks that sell for less than $1. If I had to play on one of those for the rest of my life, I'd be just fine. Spend the dough if you got it, but just remember the difference between a luxury and a necessity.
WilliamScott		#26	[-]
(04/16/09 9:17 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Anybody who would buy an overpriced cup of coffee at Starbucks should try a Blue Chip pick. It's a much better deal. You can keep your pick for the rest of your life (don't lose it). Where does the coffee go? I really like my one and only Blue Chip 40 pick. I figure that I only need one. They don't wear out and don't need filing or sanding. It is better than any pick I have used over the last 45 years (that's a lot of picks). What more could I want? Bill
bassic		#27	[-]
(04/17/09 1:02 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	alancline wrote: I seriously doubt a square foot of that costs anywhere close to $3500. Nope. It appears it costs even more Quote from Steven Stone's review in Vintage Guitar: "When a Fender heavy costs $.35 some people can't get their heads around a pick that sells for $35. Of course, anyone who fancies tortoiseshell picks is used to paying as much as $75 for one , and the Red Bear costs between $12 and $20.Why do Blue Chip picks cost what they do? Goins told me "The material we use is extremely expensive. It costs $3300 for a 1/2" thick 10" square piece. I spent many hours figuring out how to maximize our yield from each square so we could offer picks at $35. We use an $80,000 CNC machine to cut picks to a tolerance of .002"." Goins doesn't yet sell to retail dealers because he says there would be no profit margin." Lots of good info at the Blue Chip pick website BTW. Why would anyone cut picks from a 1/2" thick sheet? I suspect the sheets used are at the thinner, finished thickness. And at the thinner price.
drivereight8		#28	[-]
(04/17/09 2:53 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Not sober......
majorbanjo		#29	[-]
(04/18/09 7:36 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I sure do like my bluechip.....smooth and fast....when I switch between picks..there's just no contest....if I hadn't tried this one I'd be happy with what I was playing before.........I'm also more careful now with picks and don't loose them....I bought three of these....and still have them all.........was also surprised to find that they're not "BLUE".....
RezoFreak	Blue Chip	#30	[-]
(04/18/09 9:55 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I've been experimenting with these picks for nearly a year. They are very consistent, show no or very little wear, and sound wonderful with my C-28 Merrill. I think Matthew has got a good thing going......Matts a great guy as well.
D18RC		#31	[-]
(04/21/09 5:30 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I've been using the same Blue Chip pick (TAD50) since late last summer and it shows virtually no wear. Just as important, I like the tone and I like the way it feels (similar to TS). I play 99% of the time in a local bluegrass band, so it's heavily used, to say the least. Yes, it's expensive material but it's NOT a luxury for me, it's just better than anything else I've used since 1966. I do endorse them now, but I bought my first two. I'm still using one of those and the other is a spare. (!!!) Roy Curry R. Curry (Rockbridges and a Gallagher)

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