World's most expensive thumb picks?

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 27 Jul 2009 3:12 pm

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http://www.volkmedia.com/Volkmedia.com/ ... _Book.html

Rick Batey · Post by **Rick Batey** » 27 Jul 2009 3:22 pm

How about the world's most expensive flatpick...

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 27 Jul 2009 7:19 pm

I fold.

K.J. Tucker · Post by **K.J. Tucker** » 27 Jul 2009 7:55 pm

Andy :

Glad to see you still have a sense of humor!

Later

Tuck

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 27 Jul 2009 11:38 pm

Our Banjo player loves those thumbpicks. They're comfortable.

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 28 Jul 2009 5:08 am

"...an important breakthrough in pick technology."

Don't you ever just get tired of the "latest new thing"....

Maybe Dunlop should start selling their Ultex picks for $30 instead of 90c, might as well.

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 28 Jul 2009 5:28 am

I'll have to order bout a dozen of those thumb picks and maybe put one one of those flat picks on lay away.

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 28 Jul 2009 8:29 am

I was looking at thumb picks during a visit to Nashville back in the early 1970's and the guy sold me this beautiful psycodellic (sp?) multi-colored imitation plastic thumb pick for $1,250.00.

It was attached to an Emmons Push-Pull complete with case and volume pedal. He said he couldn't break up the set. If I really, really wanted it, I had to buy the complete thingie. I still play with it today.
It's been a great pick.

Steve Branscom · Post by **Steve Branscom** » 28 Jul 2009 8:34 am

I have one, I like it, it fits great and I'll probably never buy another pick again. I also have Perfect Touch fingerpicks that I paid $30 for that I wouldn't be without. Both were worth the price.

Geoff Cline · Post by **Geoff Cline** » 28 Jul 2009 9:11 am

FWIW, Blue Chip flatpicks have "taken over" the mandolin and flat picking guitar world. The material is VERY expensive and the quality of the picks is amazing. I was very skeptical of a $30 flat pick...but I now own two and they are the only picks I use. AND, they don't wear down.

Didn't know they were making thumb picks. Thanks Andy!

Joshua Grange · Post by **Joshua Grange** » 28 Jul 2009 9:41 am

That meteorite flatpick is listed in Australian dollars, so it's only about $2000USD.

Twayn Williams · Post by **Twayn Williams** » 28 Jul 2009 9:56 am

Looks a lot like these:

http://redbeartrading.com/thumbpicks.html

chas smith · Post by **chas smith** » 28 Jul 2009 10:48 am

Well, I just "cleaned out" all of Elderly's blue Hercos

Terry P. Miller · Post by **Terry P. Miller** » 28 Jul 2009 11:49 am

PT Barnum was right!

Don Kona Woods · Post by **Don Kona Woods** » 8 Aug 2009 5:52 pm

I have grown to like the Dunlop Zookies. These thumb picks have angles that allow the player to better position his hand with better string contact because they keep the tip parallel to the string.

On the HSGA Forum there was discussion about thumb picks and this bit of information was posted which I was not aware of. Plastic Thumb Picks that are too tight or too loose can be adjusted by placing them in boiling water for about 30 seconds. Fish them out with some pliers, or whatever, and then adjust them to your thumb. Once the fit seems good, plunge it into cold water for a few seconds. The hot water makes the plastic pliable for a short time.

What do you think? Have you tried it?

Aloha,

Don

Bryan Daste · Post by **Bryan Daste** » 8 Aug 2009 9:10 pm

I like this sizing guide on the RedBear pick site:

What Size Am I?
Take a quarter and put it on the edge of the table. Place the pad of your thumb over the quarter. Look straight down. If you completely cover the coin, you are a large. If you almost, but not quite, cover it, you are a large. If a good amount of the quarter shows, you are a medium. If you fall down while doing this, you are a drummer and do not need this pick

Charley Wilder · Post by **Charley Wilder** » 10 Aug 2009 9:02 am

Don, I've never tried it with a pick but years ago I worked in a place that sold bicycles and we used that trick to put on new handle grips. They were a plastic of some sort and it worked great! We used to heat them in hot water just pour cold water on them after we slid them on or dunk them in cold water and put them on real quick! No reason it wouldn't work with a pick.

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 10 Aug 2009 1:12 pm

It's nice to have comfortable picks of course, but each time I see new types, I don't get too excited, knowing that all the old great players didn't have them

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