Most Expensive Pick You've Bought

[KeepItMoving]

These are 7 for $9.50 now; I think I paid a little less. I very seldom use picks on bass but I like having these around, and being able to support one of the real greats in even a small way. Her books are good too.

Carol Kaye Picks (Package of 7) | Carol Kaye Store

shop.carolkaye.com

 

[Pyrrho Epoche]

Looks interesting, about the size of a 25¢ quarter.
2.75 mm

V Picks Scorpion – Heavy Repping Shop

www.heavyrepping.com

 

[Azari]

Priceless (fingers)

 

[Ajsweet]

$3 each for Taylor Thermex Pro.

These are lasting extremely well, with good grip, and are pretty brutal.

 

[LowActionHero]

 

[Grooveline]

Most expensive picks i've bought are the 1.3 triangle dunlop primetones. I forgot the price at the time of purchase but I bought them cause I got one in a sample pack and i liked the option of having a brighter pick tone than most tortex/delrin/acetal picks. Usually use fingers though and when i pick I use the .71 gator grips most often.

 

[Iristone]

I've bought a Fender protein pick, a Clayton protein pick, and a Japanese (I forgot the brand name) rosewood pick. Nowadays I prefer a plain nylon pick, mainly Herco.

 

[NocoLaw]

I’m in the most expensive group only because I also play mandolin, and the pick makes a huge difference (especially without amplification), so I nerded out; and the one I like most can be purchased with a logo (or farm/ranch brand for me), and they make great gifts for the people who want to buy you nice things, but don’t know what to get. It’s a ToneSlabs 1.3 Darth Tone FS (which is almost identical in size to the next two). Full triangle Fender Heavies and Tortex 1mm +, at the low end of the spectrum, work just fine for me on bass. If I just played bass, I’d be in whichever category fits those two and others like them. The TS is smooth, but the PEI material sticks to the fingers, which is a really nice bonus that seems to be addressed by other shapes and textures in other ways mentioned above. I only use them because I already have a couple around and one in the wallet at all times, and they work great. Through an amp, I don’t notice major tonal differences.

 

[NocoLaw]

PrimeTones are similar to what I use for a lot less money, though a little less sticky in the smooth, and I don’t love the textured. I would still use The smooth if not for the gift thing.

 

[Iristone]

OTOH, the cheapest pick is Brian May's sixpence. I can use a 5-jiao Chinese coin (similar to a sixpence both in value and construction), but I also play guitar with a 1-yuan coin, which sounds similar but is sized more like a regular pick.

 

[Passinwind]

I've actually never bought one for bass, on the very rare occasions I use one it's usually for recording and I use whatever's kicking around from my guitar stash.

 

[SharpCat]

OTOH, the cheapest pick is Brian May's sixpence. I can use a 5-jiao Chinese coin (similar to a sixpence both in value and construction), but I also play guitar with a 1-yuan coin, which sounds similar but is sized more like a regular pick.

I once gave a (now ex) buddy an uncirculated 2001 Sacajawea coin, and he proceeded to destroy both it and his guitar strings using it as a pick, then came back to me to complain about it. Sheesh.

 

[Ajsweet]

^^^^hahah funny poopie

 

[albertus]

I am a fan of TUSQ picks. they are about 6-8$ each. I tried once and I was shocked with the difference in tone.
I have couple wood hand made ones, but I bought them a long time ago and I don't remember how much I paid. but those I only use for guitar

 

[Watchootognbout]

The most expensive picks I've bought were Manouche(gypsy jazz) picks.
about $35.00 each.

Trias

Triangular pick with three rounded tips!

www.djangobooks.com

And the V Pick "Insanity"pick.
At $38.00

Insanity Crystal Clear

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v-picks.com

 

[el murdoque]

The most expensive pick I can remember was around $239. Seems expensive at first, but there was an effect pedal in the box, too.

Joking aside: I rarely play with a pick and all the picks I own were either given to me freely or stolen - I've never actually bought one.

 

[Five or Six]

What's this "pick" you speak of?

 

[Pyrrho Epoche]

What's this "pick" you speak of?

Whats a five or six?

 

[Flattitude]

Dunlop 1.5 primetone triangles, about $4.50 a piece so I try not to lose ‘em but I love ‘em.

 

[Pyrrho Epoche]

Really liking this Gravity 3 mm Razer too.

Sharp with a polished bevel. Super fast for sweep-picking and brings a deep, fat tone.

Might have been about $10?

Gravity is doing a 30% off sale too:

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