That looks like a bluechip pick. What thickness do you like? I'm new to flatpicking but I feel like if I get a heavier pick I lose some of the 'connected' feeling of the string. Just trying to find the right balance.
Hey Bryan, it is indeed a blueChip. In the video I was either using a CT 55 or TAD 60, but lately I've been using a TAD 50. Bluechips are great as long as you don't lose them! :-)
Bryan I love Blue Chips too and managed to not to lose any of the three I've acquired. (On UMGF and Mandolin Cafe there's a pretty active market where you can trade and buy and sell lightly used Blue Chips for $25 all day long.) That said, I recently bought a handful of Dunlop Primetones, and while they're not as super slick as a Blue Chip, they're a surprisingly good $1.50 alternative for stuffing in a jeans pocket or wallet, or where you might drop a Blue Chip in the (blue)grass, never to be found again.
I like the shape of these which are pretty close to a Blue Chip TPR 45, but they make them in a variety of sizes and materials.
So insanely cool. This is such a great lesson. Thanks Chris!
Hey Chris,
That looks like a bluechip pick. What thickness do you like? I'm new to flatpicking but I feel like if I get a heavier pick I lose some of the 'connected' feeling of the string. Just trying to find the right balance.
Thanks!
Bryan
Hey Bryan, it is indeed a blueChip. In the video I was either using a CT 55 or TAD 60, but lately I've been using a TAD 50. Bluechips are great as long as you don't lose them! :-)
Bryan
I love Blue Chips too and managed to not to lose any of the three I've acquired. (On UMGF and Mandolin Cafe there's a pretty active market where you can trade and buy and sell lightly used Blue Chips for $25 all day long.)
That said, I recently bought a handful of Dunlop Primetones, and while they're not as super slick as a Blue Chip, they're a surprisingly good $1.50 alternative for stuffing in a jeans pocket or wallet, or where you might drop a Blue Chip in the (blue)grass, never to be found again.
I like the shape of these which are pretty close to a Blue Chip TPR 45, but they make them in a variety of sizes and materials.
https://www.amazon.com/Dunlop-515P1-3-Primetone-Semi-Round-Sculpted/dp/B00JB4WA54/ref=pd_lpo_267_tr_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=QV75C2X5F3YPR0K3GJ7N