TAD50-1R

This pick is a nice size and thickness fir me, one thing I like is the one roundedec tip, with a little transition time you can rotate tips for different tone clarity if notes verses waxier tremolo, you can hAve a chunkier chop or z crisper chop on a mandolin, I also use it on my acoustic guitar. I have a TAD1R 40 that I give a slight edge to the guitar and an edge to the TAD1R for.my mandolin.

Having never spent more that about $0.50 for a pick in my 45 years of playing, I thought I'd lost my mind in considering buying a pick that was 70 times more expensive. After reading reviews on the Acoustic Guitar Forum and considering it was my birthday, my wife insisted that I splurge. With the wide variety of available picks, I took a chance on the TAD1R-50. Of course, it wouldn't do not to have it engraved so I spent the extra $5 for engraving and added an engraved pick box as well. When it arrived (incredibly quickly, I should add), I was amazed at the quality of the box. What completely blew me away was the noticeably better sound and control in playing. I had my wife do an eyes closed listening test where I played using my old type pick, the new Blue Chip on the sharper corner, and the new Blue Chip on the rounded corner. Her first comment was that the BC pick sounded better and brighter. She could also hear the difference between the sound of the rounded corner vs the sharper corner. I am sold and have rethought my picking of picks. These picks sound better, play easier, and don't seem to wear. I've become more protective of my pick. These are worth hanging on to.

My wish for the 50 is that it was thinner. That's probably not possible so how about a TAD 45. I have the 40 and it's slightly to flexible. Other than that I love your picks.

It took me a long while to build up the courage to purchase such a costly pick but I do not regret my purchase one bit. I love the fact that it has one rounded edge as it allows me to be very versatile. I highly recommend this pick to anyone.

Last year, when I looked at the price of the Blue Chip picks, I thought "Whow! That's a lot of moola for a pick." So I waited to see if I was responsible enough to hold onto a single pick for a full 12 months. Only then, after playing the same Wegen for a year, did I dare try the Blue Chips. Oh my! what a difference! The sound is clear and perfect. The difference is mind blowing, especially on my D-28. The pick is perfectly balanced in my hand and I love being able to switch from the pointed to the round ends, depending on what I'm playing.

Ok, I am in the Navy. About 2 weeks before I was scheduled to fly home with my guitar I decided I order a TAD-1R 50 to have waiting on me when I got home. I could hardly contain my excitement to see for myself what the fuss was all about. When I got home, I discovered that the airline lost my Martin D-35. Boo! It took about 8 more days, but thank goodness I got her back. At first, before my acoustic hot here, I didn't understand what the fuss was about- the pick didn't seem all that different and trying it on my Strat was cool, but not as great as I expected. Anyway, when my Martin arrived, I became convinced. I love my D-35, but man, with the Blue Chip it's just better at everything. The sound is better and I honestly didn't think that was possible. The tone is somehow louder and clearer- piano like. I can't get enough. My fingers are killing me because I can't stop playing. I am inspired like never before. Thank you for an amazing product!!

The TAD-50 1R is a great pick. I have the TAD-80 1R as well. All of the rerviews praising these picks are absolutly true. Great tone, easy to grip, great speed etc. I play a lot of fiddle tunes and mostly use the rounded point. I like the 1R because the 2 sharp points make it easier for me to grip. After taking a lesson with Tim Stafford I think I am going to try the TAD-40 1R. He indicated he felt I would get a warmer tone and that that Blue Chips were still plenty stiff at that gauge. Thank you Blue Chip for improving my playing!

The quality of the pick is supreme, but my order got screwed up. They did not engrave my pick. I supplied the name of a friend to be engraved on the pick. Sadly, the invoice showed that 'Engrave=No'. Someone at BlueChip even circled it in ink, as if that were to make me feel better. Well, it didn't. This was a birthday present. Time was urgent, so I paid a local engraver $21.00, to finish the job and get my gift to the party on time. That stinks. When you order, be careful.

It's a no brainer to buy this pick, with the 2 edges it's like having 2 picks for 1 price, I ordered a 6-piece set, every thickness from 35-60 (35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60). You have to custom order the 35-45-55. My favorite is the 45, it's my go-to pick.

I've been using BC picks for some time now and I really like the quality of the product and the tone I get on my mandolins. They seem to pass over the strings with less noise and effort than many other materials and they simply don't wear out!

I had recently purchased a TD-50 and was very disappointed with it, but I decided to give BC another try, and I'm so glad that I did. I'm nothing short of amazed with tone of this pick.It projects much better than any other pick I've ever used. I can finally be heard over a mandolin! I recommend this pick 100%.

I ordered this pick and loved the feel of it... But I found that I really had no use for the one rounded corner... Sent it back for a TAD-50 - Easy return & I received the perfect pic for me!