Anything Agile in your price range would be a good fit. Take a good look at their page, and since you're in N. America, if you don't like it the return policy is in your favor.
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It's on the acoustic page on Rondo's site. It has a six string as the picture with some weird inlays but when you click on the link it's the 8 string.
EDIT: Ninja'd :ninja:
So a certain someone, I won't name any names *cough cough Alice* was harassing me for a certain amount of time about a certain cherry pie bass I had. I toss and turned. Paced back and forth, even had this weighing me down at both jobs but then I finally caved. Now I have this wonderful beast in...
Can't believe I forgot about Tom's picks. If you're afraid of the chirp that might be present with acrylic picks, which I didn't have a problem with Gravity picks and had more chirp from a Ultex Jazz III 2.0, then Winspear Picks do are a great option. Those picks really are tough and they do not...
Don't forget to mess with the DEPs (low cut and such) as well as different mic & cab combos. Those two are honestly the biggest factor in the HD series when it comes to having an 'aight' tone to an amazing tone.
Maybe I'm picking wrong because I haven't found a pick that doesn't wear down at all. :lol: The best pick durability I've found out of all the picks I've used have been from Gravity picks. If you price it right a pick from them shouldn't cost you more than $7-$9.