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Anybody know the exact thickness of a 35 and 40? Is it .35mm and .40mm or does this refer to .035" and .045"?
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They also just came out with a TD45, which is 1.143, and are offering free engraving and shipping. I just ordered one myself. |
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I got hooked really early on on the rounded tri-corner shape ala Golden Gate and Dawgs, and now I really can't play anything else. Not that I'm Chris Thile or David Grisman on mando. More like Barney Fife. Just curious. I find on tremelo a really pointed tip hangs up on one of the two strings. Take Care, Bud, Scott |
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The number designations are simply how many thousandths of an inch the thickness is, instead of mm.
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The number is printed in large print on my blue chip picks. I don't find it confusing at all, once you realize that the model number is the actual thickness of the pick measured in thousandths of an inch, not mm like most picks are.
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BTW, in fabricating our own materials, I discovered the reason why: All machine shops and fabricators have stayed with the English system since time immemorial. Since Blue Chip started as a machine shop, not a pick manufacturer, this is the system they are familiar with and have always used. Thanks for explaining that, Allen. I never actually understood their model numbering system. Scott |
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This is the one that I use and like Wade, it always goes back into it's little home when I'm done.
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My favorite for strumming is the TD-35, I also have a TD-40 and it's fine too but seems like I mostly grab the TD-35. This is my favorite out of all the picks that I've tried.
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Your info corroborates everything I've heard from other folks who know the Goins family. What he's done is remarkable in a very mature market: To discover a new material that has essentially revolutionized the way we look at guitar picks. Wow, that's quite an accomplishment. Great stuff, Allen. Thanks for educating us on some of this inside info. Scott |
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My favorite for strumming is the TD-35, I also have a TD-40 and it's fine too but seems like I mostly grab the TD-35. This is my favorite out of all the picks that I've tried.[/QUOTE]
Mike, hi, I don't know if you've heard about our .75 mm model. We blew through everything we had in seven days, but have more hitting around the first week in May. I guess this would be, what, around a TD-30 thickness, right? We've been blown away (and so have our customers) by the tone and feel of this model. I've been playing for more than forty (40) years, and I've never heard ANY man-made pick approach the warmth and brightness of this material. Considering just tone (not stiffness, rigidity, accuracy, etc.) I believe this to be the finest sounding guitar pick on the planet below 1.0 mm right now. I'd go so far as to say no other model or company -- including us! -- makes anything that even belongs in the conversation. Last edited by Charmed Life Picks; 04-16-2016 at 10:00 PM. |