Sheepdog1969 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Picked this pick up recently. It is made from a 1969 Kennedy half dollar, my birth year btw. Although the Artist who crafted it claims it is perfectly safe to use, I think it will just rest in my display of cool/unique picks I have acquired over the years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Pretty pointy! I have nickel finger picks for my square neck, and they sound great on the strings, but have never been able to get the same awesome tone with an acoustic. Resonators simply have that special "it" factor. I have tried a few silver coins for a pick with pretty good effect, too. I heard Gibbons used to use an old silver peso for a pick. Try it out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 I collected lots of picks also. I have some unique Stone Works picks. I do set limits of how much I will pay for them though. They do get pricey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Interesting concept. Way too thick for me, but I can imagine that a studio musician bass player might really enjoy employing it. 🫠1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 EVH had a thick metal pick for certain uses. He would also chew on it. I ended up at around 1.0, but I'm all acoustic these days. Had I continued gigging electrics, I doubt I would have landed at 1.0. Maybe. I have noticed the picks with the best tone are not the fastest, and the fastest ones don't create the best tone. Obviously, tone is subjective to resistance. And density. That's why Bluechip picks sound so good on acoustics and mandolins. Density and resistance. But the Wegens handle better and they aren't dense for crap. But they handle like a sportscar. Dear Santa, I want a silver pick that handles like a Wegen and sounds better than a Bluechip for Christmas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Very special. That's unique I'll bet. I like thick pics. I'd give it a good go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 It's almost fitting. I'm looking at that pick, and JFK definitely lost part of his head. (Too soon?) I can never tell. I'm gonna shut up now. 😗 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) my sister gave me a couple for Christmas a few years back they're cool. Edited December 12, 2023 by Karloff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 10 hours ago, sparquelito said: It's almost fitting. I'm looking at that pick, and JFK definitely lost part of his head. (Too soon?) I can never tell. I'm gonna shut up now. 😗 The question is, who was actually responsible.....? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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