Howard's Page

"My teacher played with a match book cover one time and put me to shame.... admittedly this was a long time ago but it brings to mind the emperors new picks: the mind has as much to do with playing as anything else. In a blind test a really good…"

"Ive used Red-Bear,Blue Chip, and Wegen........I prefer the Dunlop Ultex 1.14.......Hell of a lot cheaper!!!! It's all about the tone and attack of a player....Ive seen alot of good pickers that could not draw sound out of a guitar.... A 40 pick…"

"I've been using Blue Chip for three months now and REALLY like it!"

"I tried Martins, Elixer, DR, then I tried RED Brand copper bronze. These strings give it a darker deeper sound than any of the others. I use Medium guage on my Taylor 314CE."

"Howard Band here. I've tried them all. And, Red Bear and Wegens are great picks. But, I've settled on Blue Chip. I play the tri corner 40 (about 1 mm I'm told). They are expensive, but worth trying."

"I made a new group for Blue Chip fans! Come join!"

"Derek, While i visited with Matthew Goins at his booth in Spartanburg he cleaned and polished my pick with something. It was noticeably more tacky feeling when he gave it back. He said polishing it periodically helped with the slickness problem. I…"