And I'm not talking about the price,although it is spendy. I know this is the best damn pick I've ever laid my hands on..without a doubt. I've been
using Red Bears for a year or 2 and I really like them but after reading all the reviews on the Mandolin Cafe,I had to get one.Well it showed yesterday and I
cannot believe how nice these picks sound and feel. I tried the ol' sound test with a bunch of different picks and the Blue Chip was louder by a long shot
and really lets the tone come out of my instuments.I'll never go back to Dunlops,Ect. The Red Bear is no slouch sound wise and was a tad brighter but not
as loud. But the feel of the pick really has me hooked..super stiff and slick...its awesome. It made a marked difference on my Weber Gallatin mando,which has a
'Hog back and sides so I tried it on my 126..whoa..huge sound difference from any of the picks I own. I did notice the Red Bear and a purple Dunlop sounded
about the same on the Rosewood JD-127...but again the Blue Chip was a bit louder. For some reason the Mahogany responds differently to each pick..but the
Rosewood is about the same..maybe it the Sitka and Englemen,I don't know. I do know this pick kicks ass! Check one out if you have 35.00 laying around.
Blue Chip picks..WOW
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Posts: 1995 (10/15/08 05:06 AM) Admin |
I still have an email reply from Matthew Goins, maker of Blue Chip picks, sitting in my inbox...I've been agonizing for weeks over whether to send him a
check for a couple of picks. Now you go and post this... What size and shape Blue Chip pick did you buy?
Dave
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Posts: 92 (10/15/08 08:36 AM) |
Dave
I got the TD-60...I would have loved a little Jazz shaped pick,but they dont seem to offer them. Plus it gives me something to pine for..LOL...The TD works for me also. GREAT picks!! Mark |
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Posts: 40 (01/23/09 11:50 AM) |
That's really cool. I don't think I could ever bring myself to pay that much for a pick. I really want to cause I'm so curious though. I just have
to remind myself that Norman Blake used regular old Fender Heavy's so that I remember the pick doesn't matter that much. I'm pretty happy with the
Wegen picks.
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Posts: 96 (01/24/09 12:27 PM) |
I hear ya on the price,but I've spent 35.00 on much more foolish things(as soon as its lost,I'll add it to the list!). I have a bowl full of picks and
honestly..the BC just sounds and feels better,for me. One of my pickin' buddy's plays a J-100 and he thinks its wasted money..and with his attack(he
has a really heavy hand)/guitar,it IS hard to tell the difference between picks. For me, it's the "go to" pick,whether playing guitar or
mandolin. I think, it's at least worth buying a Red Bear and/or a Blue Chip just to see what the fuss is about...You may be suprised.
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Posts: 218 (01/24/09 03:42 PM) |
That $35 price tag is keeping me from getting a Red Bear Thumb Pick. Not so much the initial cost but he massive aggravation factor when I lose it. I waste
an inordinate amount of time trying to hunt down missing 75cent Nationals!
I'd go insane looking for a missing Red Bear! If they came with a GPS chip installed I might go for one. 
So many guitars....So little time.
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Posts: 2315 (01/25/09 06:55 AM) Admin |
I'll admit to being uninformed about the Red Bear thumbpicks, but my experience with the material used is that it breaks when flexed. If the entire
thumbpick is made of that stuff, I could see it snapping just from the flexing that takes place when you put it on your thumb. BTW, I haven't lost a pick
since I got my first real TS pick. One tends to become hypervigilant over those things, so I expect the same thing would apply with a BC pick. I still may buy
one at some point, but not now.
You forget it and I'll forget it, but I'll remember it, and don't you forget it!
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Posts: 219 (01/25/09 08:41 AM) |
They married their Tortis pick material to a Pro-Pik frame and came up with this:
http://www.littlebrotherb...m/Gear/RedBear/index.html. It is supposed to wear quite well. Still need that GPS though 
So many guitars....So little time.
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Posts: 592 (07/06/09 01:31 PM) |
Like most, I was reluctant to spend $35 on a pick, that I've never tried. Last week, I met Matthew Goins and test drove his Blue Chip picks. All I can say,
I'm hooked! Best pick I've ever used, no pick noise, fast (slides on the strings like silk), grip (pick will not slip in your fingers), absolutely no
sign of wear (after 4 days of hard picking), no need to polish and best of all, tone that made my guitar sound 30 years older!
I tried a Red Bear and a couple of original TS picks aginst the TAD60 and they didn't even come close to the tone I was getting out of the ole gal, with the Blue Chip. My TS picks are now retired and GAS for a 34 bone is temporaraly releived by a $35 pick.
After talking to Matthew, I realized the pick material is very similar to a composite I worked with 25 years ago, as an engineer in the Aerospace industry. If I only knew then.  
Like Dave, once using TS, you stop loosing picks! Hey Dave, you visited your daughter 2 weeks too early, you missed a gooder-un'! I'm gonna go now and try that there blue chip pick on my Blueridge. I'll bet she'll sound gooder too!
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Posts: 2943 (07/06/09 01:47 PM) Admin |
I still haven't let go of the $ for one of those, but if you keep blowing smoke around 'em, I might have to unclench my fist.
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