A3-50

The his pick isn’t to shabby. I own now a blue chip tone slab and this. I would rate this my second favorite pick. BC still is so effortless to play, I would say I like this pick better than tone slab it’s a happy medium. Brighter than the BC but barker than the darth tone. I would say this is a great alternative still a fun pick butmy blue chip tad glides faster and more effortlessly. Could improve grip.

Large triangle (non-rounded w/ speed bevels), 0.050”: ample volume, very bright sounding pick, glides smoothly across the string - feels quite frictionless especially compared to Wegen bluegrass picks or Gravity gold 1.5mm, despite having an older set of phosphor bronzes on my HD-28 at the moment. It is a little slippery in the hand, doesn’t have nearly the grip as my BC TP 48. B3-45, Medium triangle (same size as the BC TP 48, non-rounded w/ speed bevels), 0.045”: great volume, even brighter than the A3-50, very low friction as well - but the slippery feel of the torlon makes this smaller pick feel even less secure in my hand. Both picks have a sort of clicky, chirpy sound on attack. Although they produce significantly more volume than the TP 48, the relatively warmer tone and better grip-feel in the hands keeps that pick as my solid #1 for now.

Honestly, a very nice pick. I had been playing golden gate/or Dawg picks for about 30 years. Recently I have tried out a few newer ones. The Token feels really good. I got the A3-50, and if I had it to do over, I would get a smaller sized one. My current favorite are the prime tone 1.3, or the daddario Chris Thiele casein, or perhaps the one I use most, the Dr Herringbone casien/carbon hybrid. The A3-50 would be right at the top of the list if it were just a little smaller. I use the same type pick whether on Mandolin or Guitar.