Personalized Guitar Picks

People can be really crazy when it comes to guitars, when the lead guitarist of my band got married, he used guitar picks, that were personalized, as wedding favors much to the displeasure of the bride. The groom who is a local rock star, however, wanted to promote the band even at his wedding. Silly and stupid it may seem, but it was a simply brilliant idea. Personalizing guitar picks is not exactly rare (well, if you are a bass player then yes, they are rare) and are used by several rock stars, not just as picks but also as souvenirs. The two lead guitarists from my band have a habit of throwing a handful of picks into the crowd after wild guitar solos. The small pick which is not just a piece of plastic rather it is a souvenir for several people. For the band it is great way to promote their image.

About Personalized Guitar Picks

Personalized picks, cheap ones, not the custom-made ones, are available with several manufactures who specialize in guitar picks. Clayton, ego picks, In tune and Pick Guy are some of the common suppliers of personalized picks. The personalized picks can either have logos on them or can have certain signatures or even image on them. The original pick is of the standard shape and size with the standard thickness. The usual shapes that are offered by most of the manufacturers include, rounded triangle, standard, and small teardrop. The gauge of guitar picks can include anything in .38, .50, .63, .80, 1.00, 1.26, 1.52 and 1.90 mm. There are also some guitar picks that are personalized, silver or teethed ones that can be ordered. These picks are much thicker than the usual ones and tend to have different designs and shapes. Musicians usually choose the type that are better sounding and the one that is more comfortable with their electric guitars.

Several prominent manufacturers tend to have a series of custom shop series. In such a series everything, right from the materials to the shape and thickness, can be defined by you. Getting a personalized pick from a custom shop is not only difficult but is also very expensive, hence a normal personalized pick that is not custom-made is a better option.

Personalizing Your Guitar Picks

All you will have to do is make a graphical impression of the design that you want imprinted on the pick, plus give it color specifications and send it over by mail or the official website of the manufacturer. Manufacturers charge as per the materials and also according to the number of picks that you order. Some manufacturers also charge as per the sides on which the impression has been made. For example 100 one-sided (impressed) picks made from Acetal will come for about $50 to $60. Whereas two-sided ones will come in at about $80 to $90. Some of the other materials in which picks are available include, celluloid, nylon, tortex, delrex, ultem, lexan, metals and even wood. Some jazz guitarists also use glass picks that sound really smooth.

There is no end to the innovation that can be done in the manufacture of personalized picks. Picks from clay, gemstones, waste credit cards, plastic buckets and alloys are some of the materials out of which picks can be made. Innovative shapes are also used to make such picks.