Anant Naag
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Congrats and HNBD
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Congrats Tom, she is lovely!!
I just placed my first order ever for the Amber Shiv with the taper. I have spent a great deal on picks when I had my Gypsy guitar, but not a lot of thought other than the Jazz III types from Dunlop for electric guitar. I just picked up a pack of the JP primetones, but picks are a fun way to experiment.
Are these worth buying in America or does the shipping make the price go too high? Also, as someone with zero experience with all of the different materials, which one is the best for someone with sweaty hands? I.e., most absorbant? The dragonsheart material has been good for this, as an example.
Congrats and HNBD
Hi Tom!
Congratulations on your newest family member! I bet you're staying busy!
I have to admit, that I've been on your site a number of times, but I feel daunted by the selection of materials. I've seen some charts kind of detailing the relative tone, amount of texture, and weight of the materials you use, which helps me a bit, but I still feel a bit confused.
I know comparison with leading brands is a slippery slope, but, I think if you could take your charts and reference them back to some sort of common pick materials, it'd be quite useful to people like me.
For example, how do your materials compare with textured polyoxymethylene, celluloid, or nylon?
Can't really help with the above, but I'm just checking back in to say I love the picks I ordered, I blasted through my recording, and will be ordering more!
I got my pick in the mail yesterday and spent a few minutes using it. I got the amber shiv and size wise, it's as large as the JP shield logo dunlop. I am finding the tone to be warmer (still bright) than my usual ultem/ultex picks, which is perfect. Being around 4mm thick, it's going to take a bit of getting used too, but the quality is outstanding.
Once the limited series are in stock again, I'll probably place another order as that might be the best of both worlds for me.
Anyone that is on the fence about spending a bit more on a pick should really give these a try. I think I paid right around $11 including shipping to the East Coast of the US. Exceptionally well made picks.
Tom, how would you order the materials in terms of durability? That's one factor missing from the guide chart.
The UHMWPE (Icegrip and Bloodline) seem to be my favorite material followed by the Ertalyte (Purity). They UHMWPE is just way faster than the other materials except for maybe the Stealth but it sheds so much dust and I feel like I'm chewing it to bits.
For anyone who has issues with the grippage on the UHMWPE picks, ...
@Tom: ... I'll probably be ordering another batch soon but with some slightly rounded tips I think.
You should definitely take pictures of the custom stuff you make and start putting them in a gallery (alongside a generic Tortex pick or something for size comparison). You've got the best materials on the market imo and I can't wait to see more interesting shapes that you and other customers come up with. Even better if they get added to the standard line-up!
Ordered a tapered broadsword and shuriken amber standard back in January and have been using them exclusively since.
New packaging looks awesome, time to buy some more picks i guess...
Thinking of ordering some amber shurikens, not sure about which thickness but I'm sure the best answer will be both .
Thanks! I'll get those out today