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luckyhubbie  
25 Jun 2007 12:18 | Quote
United States
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I bought a guitar magazine that had advertisements in it for "natural picks" So I started searching online and checked out the site Bossardpicks.com I found picks made of wood, stone, abalone, horn and even fossils of dinosaur bone. A single pick runs from 4-20 US dollars.

Anyone know if these are worth the money?
Zete  
26 Jun 2007 16:11 | Quote
Latvia
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stone picks? That's hilarious! I can imagine a wooden pick that can be playable but stone.. omg
Zete  
26 Jun 2007 16:12 | Quote
Latvia
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but on other hand.. maybe it depends on what kind of stone is used..
mightydave  
26 Jun 2007 18:53 | Quote
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no idea but i doubt it would be worth the money
Doz  
27 Jun 2007 05:39 | Quote
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Ooo, I'd like a fossil pick.
blackholesun  
27 Jun 2007 13:38 | Quote
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personally, i doubt they are any good.
Doz  
27 Jun 2007 14:54 | Quote
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Lol, I'd just like to have one though.
luckyhubbie  
28 Jun 2007 08:28 | Quote
United States
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The Abalone pick is beautiful. And the Dino Bone picks are pretty amazing too.

My logic is that if I have some respect for the craftsmanship of the pick, it doesn't break I might be motivated not to loose the damn thing so quickly. :)
Mici  
29 Jun 2007 02:41 | Quote
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LOL, I always lose my picks, but machines made them so....(just kiddin)

luckyhubbie  
29 Jun 2007 12:15 | Quote
United States
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yeah that's about it Mici :)
shredder101  
12 Jul 2007 02:54 | Quote
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i make my picks using extra plastic bottles and cutting them to form the shape of a pick...XD
bodom  
12 Jul 2007 10:20 | Quote
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My old guitar teacher had a Stone pick . Lots of jazz players used them. They give off a loud crisp sound from the strings. The different materials in the picks make different sounds. When I first started playing I used the bread clips as picks.
luckyhubbie  
19 Jul 2007 10:13 | Quote
United States
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Thanks Bodom, so you noticed a difference in the sound. I've used those bread clips before too. old blockbuster cards. Even used a straight pin once didn't like it much but...
NeHeMz  
3 Feb 2010 13:48 | Quote
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Abalone picks are very nice, you can get one along the seashore..

But my grandfather told me that there are also picks made from a "Pawikan"(Sea Turtle)..



There are very nice picks, but I prefer steel ones, its easy for me to use steel picks..

When there's no other picks that can be used, I cut some plastic ..
I hate that my picks always get lost.. [or maybe my younger sister(always steal every stuff from me)
"who dosn't know how to use a guitar" get all of them and later on, give it to her "friends" to have friends?!]

(Such a thief!!)
AlexB  
3 Feb 2010 15:05 | Quote
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Lol this is such an old topic
Heather  
3 Feb 2010 15:13 | Quote
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Haha these old topics scare me for some reason. It's like, there are strangers in the forum. But they're just old members I never got used to. But still. I seem to get slightly freaked out by it every time I see one for some reason...
NeHeMz  
4 Feb 2010 20:48 | Quote
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Thats ok, still it was an interesting topic..


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