The Plectrum, Picks and Such

Picks come in all shapes, sizes and maaterial. Plus, being cheap they are something that you can experiment with without putting out a lot of money.

A collection of links and information regarding picks for the jazz guitarist.

aLaska Pik
2605 W. Broadway Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (208) 687-6999
Fax: (509) 326-5655

Links

• www.alaskapik.com

Info

Fingernail Pick for stringed instruments

Experience a unique type of guitar pick that fits over the finger, under the nail on your finger or thumb.

More information available on company's web site.

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D'Andrea
D'Andrea Inc.
115 Eileen Way
Syosset, NY 11791

Links

• www.dandreapicks.com
• www.custompicks.com

Info

These are the main picks I use. A custom 354 model, Xtra Heavy with my curtsheller.com logo and phone number on it. Jimmy Bruno turned me on to these.

More information available on company's web site.

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Jim Dunlop
Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc.
P.O. Box 846
Benicia, CA 94510
Phone: 707-745-2722

Links

• www.jimdunlop.com

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Fred Kelly's Thumb Picks
P.O. Box 532
Grayling, MI 49738
Toll-free: 1-877-667-5091
Tel: (989) 348-2938
Fax: (989) 348-5695

Links

• www.fredkellyspicks.com

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Kradl® Guitar Picks & Accessories
Chicagoland, IL
Toll Free: 1-888-452-5723
Tel: 1-815-741-3989

Links

• www.kradldirect.com ( parked domain )

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Picks and Stones
279 Fickle Hill Road
Arcata, CA 95521
Toll Free: 1-888-878-9985

Links

• www.picksandstones.com

Info click here to view more info

(Ed. I've had several stones picks over the years (since 1978) and Picks and Stones affers the widest ranges of sizes and shapes. These are some good looking picks. I'll have to get a few of these.)

Here is some info from the site.

What's So Special About Stone Guitar Picks?

If you've never tried a Picks and Stones gemstone Guitar Pick you may be wondering "what's so special about these things?" Only a first hand experience can completely satisfy your curiousity but we can do our best to explain as much as possible for you here. But if it's all just words to you then feel free to listen to some MP3s and let the Picks speak for themselves.

Stone Tone

The first and foremost feature of the Gemstone guitar pick is it's incredible tone quality, and the resonance it gives the voice of your instrument. To understand the difference between stone and plastic it's important to know that the stringed instrument has an aspect of percussion to it. The "Plectrum" or "Pick" is used to "strike" the strings, much the way that a hammer strikes a bell. Could you imagine striking a bell with a plastic hammer? Yet we use various types of plastic to strike the strings of our instruments never thinking of how it effects their voices. Plastic dampens the tonal potential of the strings and even makes a flicking clicking noise that we just get used to. Part of the Stone Pick experience is the absence of plastic, and the completion of our instrument's voice.

More information available on company's web site.

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Wegen's Guitar Picks
Michel Wegen
P.O.Box 119
7240 AC Lochem
The Netherlands

Links

• www.wegenpicks.com

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More Links

• Luthier Paul Hostetter's cool page on picks. Check it out if you like picks. Everything you ever wanted to know about picks.
• [STONE] $$$ - Real Rock Genuine Gemstone Guitar Picks
  Hand Tuned By Darrell & Mara Kramer
  Real Rock * P.O. Box 651 * Merlin, OR 97532
• [STONE] $$- Gregory L. Genovese stone picks
• [STONE] $ - Brasilia stone picks

  Brasilia, San Francisco, CA, Website: long gone

  I have a few of these. They are nice picks. Just don't drop them on a hard surface. OOPS ;-(. These have the nicest edges of the ones I've seen.

  UPDATE May 2004 - Site appears to not exsist anymore.

• (Steve) Clayton Picks - www.steveclayton.com
• Big Rock Engineering f-1 Pick- www.f1pick.com
• Fender - fender.com
• Gibson - www.gibson.com/products/strings/accessories/picks.html
• Legand Picks - www.legendpicks.com
• Pickboy - www.pickboy.com

  Brooklyn Gear Inc. - www.BrooklynGear.com
  1-877.700.GEAR (4327)

• Pick World - pickworld.com - 1 800 768 2297

  Std 351 and Style 346 (rounded triangle)
  Style 355 (triangle) and Style 358 (teardrop)

  Very nice site with a stone guide, FAQ and picks made from a wide variety of stone.

• Picture Picks - 1 800 768 2297 - pickturepicks.com

  The Guthrie Thomas Company
  Notes: 351 size only

• SKREW Worldwide Syndicate Inc (stone picks)

  P O Box 77
  Lindenhurst NY 11757-0077
  fax 516-226-3000
  skrew.com/musiciansonly/customimprintedguitarpicks.html
  Notes: 351 Size only

• Breezy Ridge - www.jpstrings.com

  Jazz Flat Picks
  The classic teardrop shape, cut with a die from the 1920s.

• [Wood] Surf Pick (Lignum Vitae) - surfpick.com
• Homemade Guitar Picks - www.palhetas.com/handmade.htm

  A page of picks using different material such as old credit cards, coins, coconut, wood, bulls's hord, etc..

• Noble Picks - www.noblepicks.com/

  Noble Picks are distributed by Michel Wegen