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Honestly I was about to comment something similar but i guess this is what everybody thought of...a glorified sixpence am i right lads or am i right lad
Something funny is Brian May says he likes to use the silver ones more because they sound better but he also says he likes to use his birth year, 1947, which is the year after they switched them to copper-nickel.
I recently bought a $20 pick made from an old 90% silver quarter. I heard the silver sounded great and also I collect silver coins so I thought it would be an awesome combination of the two hobbies. Having it for about a month now, I can say it is an awesome little pick with its own sharp and twangy sound.
I make them mostly out of stone like jade or agate but I have made them out of pure and sterling silver. I sell the stone picks for $10 and the silver ones for $20, they go fairly quickly so I need to make more.😁
The second year I was guitarist, my parents went to a jeweler in town and had my initials scribed into a Sterling Silver pick. I played a scale on it, and it broke my high E string(1st string)
Ok, so obviously the high strings on electric and steel-string acoustic guitars would just shave the chocolate right off the “pick”, and it’d melt pretty fast without some kind of coating which, come to think of it, could also protect the inner chocolate... Aha! I wonder how long a pick-shaped M&M would last on a nylon-string guitar?
@@OtherTheDave I think it would be more of a thing where it just looks like picks, but aren't supposed to be used as picks. Kind of like how you can't use chocolate coins to buy stuff.
As a jeweller and a guitarist, I do make my own sterling silver guitar picks to the exact shape and size that I want and every so often I grab out a normal plastic pick, but I always go back to my sterling silver ones. It's a difficult thing to mass produce a decent sized pick and keep the costs as low as possible, hence why this one is so small. If you prefer a pick with give, you should stay away from silver ones, but if you like a sturdy solid pick, silver might be right up your alley.
It's a loan word that has been in the english language for half a millenia. Plektrums is just as correct as plectra. -Grammar RedArmyAtTheGatesOfBerlin
You mean linguistics Nazi. Grammar is how words are used in relation to one another. You mean to have a conversation about the linguistic roots of a single word. Good luck with that one.
Actually, when you use a pick that costs a bit, you’re more mindful of where it’s at. I have some stone picks, some horn picks, a few wooden picks and a V-Pick I paid way too much money for. I’m very careful with all of them. Meanwhile I’ve got Dava and Big Stubby picks all over the house.
Fun fact: the term “plectrum” originally applied to the part of a harpsichord that plucked the strings of said harpsichord. I suppose that, over time, as the guitar developed throughout the Renaissance and the Baroque periods, some lutenists and guitarists had the zany idea of using a harpsichord plectrum to strum their instruments.
It may have entered the English language in the 15th century for harpsichords but the word is originally Greek and various hand made plectra have been used with instruments for thousands of years with Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and other eastern cultures.
@@thomasarussellsr surprisingly good ! I bought a few batches of “fender” picks from wish and most were exactly the same as my legit ones. On average Ended up paying $5.00 incl shipping for 50 so not as good as 1:100
@@bladimirbetancur327 yeah I’ve got one of those pick puncher things too credcards are to rigid what you want are those opal train card things they are the equivalent to an 8.2
I have to recommend Stoneworks picks - they give you a definite alternate sound if you're used to standard plastic picks only, and look amazing as well.
It clearly does have some effect on the "attack" of each individual note. The transient is a bit "bitier," and it does impart just a little bit of that metallic quality. You could probably replicate that same effect with an aluminum pick though, or maybe a titanium pick (which might be a bit stronger) to avoid paying $60 for a tiny sterling silver pick. I think most importantly for me, I would want a metallic material that doesn't build up burrs over time that might scratch against and damage my strings.
@@rockeredbunny Yes!!! it's all about passion. I don't care that this guy has idk some vintage rickenbacker and that guy has a squire bullet. It's all about the damn passion.
You have a career in stand-up or music, it sounded amazing! I mean absolutely amazing! I'm getting ready to try to look up Fender right now so I can order mine, and you're hilarious you know that, I was wondering why my stomach hurts everytime I watch your videos. Keep up the good work "Sensai."
I don't think that the material affects the sound but I KNOW that thickness does. I've got a Fender Medium, a Dunlop 1.14mm, JHS branded Gravity 1.5mm and a 6mm Purple Plectrum and YES the heavier picks take away some highs
@@prsplayer210 really? Sterling is 85% or more pure silver. The value has to be more than $10 just in silver weight. He said it was heavy. (Well, for a pick anyway)
I got a guitar pick from Reverb, it is a 1966 Mexican peso made into a guitar pick, paid 20$ kind of heavy but I like the squeals it gets and like the tone check em out, not too shabby
i just ordered a couple from Highland plectrums in england. Saw them in another demo and they sound great. They use different coins and are reasonably priced.
I have tried MANY different materials for my guitar picks. I've had the usual plastics, of course, along with steel, bell brass and one stone pick. That last one REALLY let me rock out!😄 Usually, I got very varied tones for my trouble. Thanks, Tyler, for taking this hit for me. I hadn't known that Fender was marketing silver plectra (That's the plural of "plectrum", FYI.), but after seeing this vid and hearing the differences in tone -- and lack of same! -- I'll say that this is one bout of Gear Acquisition Syndrome that I will beat!😎❤️️🎸‼️
@@freedustin damn he must be incredibly gullible if he manages to click on “Gifts and Novelty” whilst not looking for novelty items. I mean to be fair he has like 12 PRS’ so I can’t imagine a $100 pick is that far of a stretch for Tyler lol.
True temperament is for intonation consistency throughout the neck when fretting. When you bend a note, it's all on you to make sure the note is in tune, so there's no difference when bending.
I've had metal picks, each metal sounds different from the next at least it does without the amp. My favorites were bronze, titanium, and aluminum, (but it's a little soft and can drag and wear down). The bronze had a lot of mass to it, noticeable but the sound was one of my favorites, titanium is hard to describe, sounds great and feels great. Aluminum has a lot of high end harmonics, is very light but is best suited for gentle picking unless you can make it grippy so you don't drop it when it drags.
I got a sterling silver pick for a Christmas gift from my sister , engraved with the year on one side and " Rock on " on the other . Not by Fender also not $100 , actually under £20 😁
Are used to buy Dunlop copper pics. They range from .74 to .96. I mostly use this back in the 80s and 90s when I played live all the time. Copper pics have an incredible sound and tone when they strike the string. But unfortunately, I had to end up calling them string saws
PAMP is an internationally recognized precious metals (silver & gold) mint. PAMP metals always sell for a premium. I’m not surprised at the cost of the pick.
I think the only reason for the difference is the thickness. I play with the red Jazz 3's and the a 1.5mm Tortex Jazz 3 and the Silver sounded SUPER similar to my 1.5 Tortex.
If anything, it adds like some kind of scratching sound when you pick but in a good way. Like it adds some rawness to the sound that you can't get with the plastic pick. Kind if like with Brian May's coin pick, it's something with that metal on metal sound.
Apmex has 10 gram Aerosmith 50th anniversary guitar picks today for $39. I bought 2, one to keep and one to use Lol. I can't wait to see and hear what a silver guitar pick is like.
I work at a jewelery shop and could manufacture a sterling silver, copper or 14K Gold pick. That 5g pick is too small, PAMP makes silver and gold bullion bars way bigger, but i guess fender skimpped on the metal and charged pretty high for it, they could have made it at least 1/2oz damn. This make me wanna shred with a 14K pick or even a higher purity. The higher the karat the softer the pick.
If you want a bigger silver pick way cheaper you can make them out of old Canadian silver coins they are pretty maluable so you can hammer and cut them into shape. I made one out of an Australian florin it's pretty cool but I don't particularly like playing guitar with it.
I bought a silver quarter from my birth year in the shape of a jazz 3. It's been a couple of years, and nothing can compare to that thing. It hasn't really worn down or anything, either it was worth the money even if it was more expensive than some of the guitars I own.
There used to be this UK (web)shop called Precious Plectrums, they did silver and gold pics and also those samurai blade types with stripes through it. Even with nice designs or custom calligraphy on them. Super cool (too expensive for me) and sadly offline currently.
It's a state of mind, what if it sounds good because it forces you to play your best whenever you think about the material/price? Try platinum next time, and get some triple-ex diamonds set in it, will probably be the best solo you've ever played. ;)
I've used everything from a folded up piece of paper to a zebra pen. Even used a Bobby pin. Different sounds on each. Only thing I can't think of I have used is a stone, maybe flint?
I'm sure Brian May uses an old British coin, I imagine it is similarly weighted. I don't use a pick much anymore as I play mostly finger picking, but when I did play more electric I used to use a stubby. Very good for lead and jazz, but takes some getting used to.
20yrs ago I bought 3, gave em to my best man, dad and father-in-law as gifts at my wedding......based on 0.79’s......tone is great but should of gotten myself one
Had a buddy who worked in a a jewellery store as a goldsmith back in the 80's. He made me a silver pick with my initial cut out of it. Let me tell you it was a better necklace than a pick.
