Guitar picks, of all things.

I've never heard it put quite so succinctly before, and I guess this is why popmann spent the time customizing them so they didn't produce that scraping noise on most notes. Particularly problematic with the thicker varieties.
JMHO YMMV

Still don't think you can beat a trusty old Fender 347H celly

Yup, they do exactly that. They glide off the strings but stay in your sweaty paws. I have no idea how it works, especially since they are smooth to the touch. And somebody much smarter than me figured out that some weird ass textile he worked with would make an incredible guitar pick (only for some, apparently).

I’ve got no interest in purchasing you a pick so that you can either dismiss it or enjoy it. Or enjoy it but dismiss it because of the cost. I’m merely saying that yeah - they work. They sound great, they feel great, you won’t drop it, and you most likely will be able to put less stress on your hand. As a 37 year old, it helps with some wrist problems I’ve had in the past. I’m sure it would help you out as well.

Look man, I’m merely suggesting you give it a shot. I called BS on it myself until I tried them. I’m glad I gave them a shot because they have improved my playing, my touch, and my connection to the instrument. If that’s not important to you, or if you think you’ve already got that with what you use, with the added bonus of being able to dismiss dropped picks because that’s your thing and it gets you off during your performance, then keep riding that feel good train. I’m all for it.

Just don’t tell me I’m wrong if you’ve never given one a shot.

Oh yeah... many of the most well regarded Mandolin players these days do a great job of the chop with a Blue Chip and wouldn’t have it any other way.

(No, I don’t know the owner. I paid full price for the ones I own, and nobody in their right mind would give me free guitar picks, or anything else for that matter)

I use mostly use those yellows on acoustic too.  Greens if I want it mellower.  

When I was a young buck I played the purples and just beat the living shit out of my strings.  Graphite everything to avoid constant breakage.  Jumpin' around like a jackrabbit.  

We're all young a dumb at some point right?  

I went on a boutique pick safari last year. I forget all the brands I tried, but I do own a blue chip now amongst a few other “high priced” picks. I found they made a bigger difference with really well made acoustic guitars. On my electrics I’ve determined that the best picks for me are still the good old Dunlop’s. I like yellow or green for most stuff, and the fatter jazz picks for other stuff. My favorite out of the boutique stuff was definitely the Wegen picks. Whatever the material is, it does something really cool to attacks. It’s also cheaper than several other options. I picked up one brand that was made of a tortoise shell kind of material. Really classy looking and feeling, but they shredded up after a few days of use!

I used to use much thicker picks than I do now but thicker picks don't sound as good with my guitar. I'd need some sort of equivalence chart. It's not a matter of "adjusting my playing", it's a matter of how the pick interacts with the guitar. I actually prefer the feel of a thicker pick but I don't think it sounds as good. For one thing with thye way I play the thicker pick tends to make the guitar sound out of tune, since I play pretty hard.

I was once a guest at the studio where Jeremy works and I've actually tried the pick he's speaking of.  It did in fact make for a seriously significant improvement in the sound. I would never use another if I could afford them.

I've not quite gotten to feel at home with the big triangle shape but I like the material a lot.  

I endorse Blue Chip picks. Top of the heap!

donr I gotta say, I’ve been using the big ol’ Buck Dharma triangle and really liking it. That extra material gives me a gentler attack and keeps my hand from being too thumpy since it’s a titch further off the guitar (both improvements as I tend to be a harder player than I want to be).

With the standard Fender celluloid picks most of us start out with, I'd wear my index fingernail down to the quick the way I held it, while I was wearing the pick down just off the end of the point. I still wear my fingernail down, it's how I do pick harmonics, but the bigger triangle gives me more ease of handling. Plus the shape gave me 3 points to wear down before I switched to the Clayton acetal material.