There are a number of reasons. Click Here to go to the About page for a deep dive. Wears well, very little friction but sticks to fingers, a simple but pleasant feel, and the tone. The TONE was the biggest thing. Very full and louder than anything else I tried. I wanted to offer more options but this was voted the best by multiple people in multiple trials, so there was no reason to.

A bevel is the name of the shaping done around the pick playing edges, mimicking the natural movement of the hand and fingers using angles. This is where the magic happens. A lot of cheap, mass produced picks have no bevel or what’s sometimes called a “straight bevel” (think a straight knife edge). These cause you to continually fight the pick until enough material is removed through playing that a bevel is forced. By shaping bevels beforehand, a pick feels more natural from the start and has better tone since more material is striking the strings evenly. Science!

A great question, and I realize that there’s a number of companies doing this. I’m very obsessed when it comes to picks (ask anyone who had to listen to me compare materials). There was something I always knew I wanted but couldn’t put my finger on (literally). It was a craving for a pick that inspired me and made me feel excited to play, so I decided to make one myself. The answer to that ended up being in the bevel, and through hundreds of experimental pieces I've refined my bevel to what I consider perfection in both feel and tone. You’ll feel the difference.

I remember when I first had this question about “boutique” picks. It seemed silly to me. But when you know, you know. You get huge tone and playability boosts from a handmade pick that can be felt and experienced. You get better, higher end plastics that have to be machined by hand, not made in a mold. You get something truly one of a kind from the hands of an artisan. I think if someone saw the work I put into making just one pick, they’d probably be surprised I’m not charging more. It’s laborious, time consuming, and arguably has some of the tightest tolerances among handmade products in general, since a tenth of a millimeter makes a big difference. But my goal is for you to get what you pay for.

I get this question a lot. I think people get frustrated when they buy a pick with 3 edges and think only one is really usable. I even know someone who carves a line in their picks to mark the playable edge. I go to great lengths to try and keep my edges sounding and feeling similar, even going as far as determining the number of strokes on sandpaper. While I strive for perfection, at the end of the day I make these by hand so there will always be slight differences. There are 3 boxes I check with each tri pick edge: Similarity, Quality, Usability. So even if the edges don't play and sound exactly the same, you'll be able to use all of them nonetheless. I don’t let an edge leave if I wouldn’t use it myself.

That’s currently being worked in the pipeline of ideas. Different challenges emerge than normal picks, and I won’t put something out that I don’t believe is of superior quality. All of my manufacturing practices are devised uniquely from scratch so it can be time consuming. This will happen eventually though.

While I originally designed these picks to be used with acoustic instruments, the same principles apply to both. I think they’re great electric companions. I make a wide variety of gauges and shapes to accommodate most players.

I realize the irony in making small plastic parts and saying I’m trying to be eco friendly, but it’s really important to me that I am. You’ll see in my packaging I use no additional plastic, no stickers, nothing not needed inside. I put a lot of thought into my packaging. All of my shipping material is recyclable, including the tape, and there’s very little of it. Just pull out your pick and throw the rest in the recycling bin. I purposefully chose a pick material that would last longer and was a color people would lose less, resulting in less plastic being used in the long run. I’ve also devised a manufacturing process that creates little waste, and am currently working towards zero plastic waste in the future to reduce what I’m putting into landfills. So I would say I’m being as eco friendly as I currently can be. If you have any further ideas, let me know.

I ask for the greatest amount of information available upfront. If I’m able to build a pick based off of that, nothing further will be needed. I’ll contact you if I need more information or if you have your own vector file to send me. It’s hard to give an exact turn around time on these since every case is unique.

If I get backed up from an abundance of orders I’ll notate it on the main page of the website. I put time into each pick and can only make a handful a day. You can always place an order, it will just take longer to ship and you’ll be put on a waitlist. If I have an idea of a turn around time I’ll notate that on the main page as well. This can also happen due to a material shortage and I won’t be able to have an estimation.

If you don’t like loud and punchy picks I understand, everyone has different tastes. I offer a two week return window on pick orders from the date of delivery. Buyer pays shipping.

As of right now I do not, it’s a very complicated process. That may change in the future though, stay tuned.