Overall Comments

HOWDY! I don't usually do things like this, but I just wanted to throw in my 2 pennies about Blue Chip picks. I've been using Wegen bluegrass series picks in both 1mm, 1.2mm and 1.4 for quite some time now and must admit to spending an embarrassing amount of money on every type of pick I could get my hands on over the years. I have also used real tortis shell picks from time to time. Recently I was given an opportunity to try a TD-50. I must admit, the pick is truly excellent. In my opinion it does sound and play like a real tortis shell pick. In fact, after using the BlueChip pick for a few days, I actually started to like it better than real tortis picks! Another advantage the BlueChip picks have over tortis is consistency.Often, real tortis picks will vary in tone and playability, even when they are the same shape and thickness.The pick also has not worn at all after many hours of hard use. The wegen picks seem to produce a slightly brighter sound so I've used the 1.4 and 1.2 alot . However, I usually never go much thicker than 1- 1.15mm in tortis. The BlueChip picks seem to be more dense than the wegens and produce a slightly darker more rounded sound. Because of the darker tone I decided to try a TD-40 which is an even 1mm. I very much prefer this thickness for the faster songs. The 1mm gives much better note separation ( especially on the bass strings)and just sounds awsome. While the wegen picks with the holes and textured surface still gives the best control when my hands get sweaty, I'm really falling in love with the sound of the BlueChip picks. If your looking to try a new pick, I recommend the BlueChip picks. They are a bit pricey,but hey, as popular as they are right now ,if you don't like it , you should have no trouble selling it. Anyways, thats my two pennies!

Overall Rating

10