The Blue 1.0mm Pointless Pick, a silly review for a silly pick? I’m finally getting “A Round Tuit”, circling in on an idea that was “Pointless” so they said…

First off, I must ask, will the circle be unbroken as the song goes on?

Sadly, yes, it probably will. The good people that made the Pointless Pick (by Completely Oblivious) have ceased production of the unique plectrum. I have some positive comments and some complaints, but none unkind.

The pick is some sort of plastic, I suspect nylon and it is pretty heavy-duty. I’d go so far as to say I expect it to last a very long time, but as with all picks, even the toughest can wear down if used by some hands, some heavy hands.

But will I ever “use” it much? Welp, maybe down the line, as with most oddities, there is always a day when the dog gets his own, right?

First off, it is a lovely blue color and reminiscent of a flying saucer, it is perfectly circular and has an inner circle relieved inside for grip.

And here we are, in the grips of the matter: It is just about the easiest moderately sized pick I’ve ever held. It really stays put. It also has a decent plastic thump in the playing.

However, there are downsides to this pick. Being that it is a perfect circle, the only way to pluck with it is with the plectrum close to flat against your strings.

Now, as for me, I rotate picks on an angle similar to how a vegetable peeler would be used. If you use the Blue 1.0mm Pointless Pick, and Pick that way, it merely scrapes the string and makes a weak zither sound. With the right pedal effects and studio work, this could be very cool, but it won’t be what most folks aim for.

I’m very saddened that this quirky pick is no longer in production (here is their Facebook page), and I would love to see it somehow reappear. I guess I have a collector’s item now.

Some ideas are very cool, but either are not practical or they just never take off. Another innovative pick I will be reviewing soon, I hope, will do much better, it probably will.

Yup, someone could modify the Blue 1.0mm Pointless Pick, nothing to question here… Give it the edges they want, but they’d be ruining a collector’s item. Still, I see the potential for modifications that would be really cool.

The Specs:

Material	Attack Tone	Decay Tone
Nylon or something like it	Varies wildly depending on how it’s held	Also varies
Durability/Wear	Comments/Dimensions	Shape
Seems very durable	It’s circular	A Circle with another Circle inside
Grip and Feel	Flexibility	Likely Use
Grip is fantastic	Next to none	Unique strumming picking with a twist
Thickness	Width and Height	Resonance
.90 @ Tip 1.0 Gen and 2.8 mm @ full width	33mm all around	Nylon sound when used to pluck strummed like a zither
Tip Style	Bevel?	Approx. Cost
Pointless, no tip	Rounded	Not available, collector’s item prices

I talked to the maker and he simply said they aren’t making it any longer, but I’d love for him to revisit this with some modifications, I can think of sawtooth and all manner of pick ends and with how well it holds in the hands, it could be great.

When inventors run into disappointment, it’s best for them to keep an open mind and take things in new directions. As a technologist, I’ve done this several times myself. I’d fall in love with an idea, but if the idea didn’t work as expected, it gave me an avenue to a new direction. Inventing means working with the good and the bad and growing a daisy in a dump. This pick could BE a daisy. I’m just sayin’. Hint Hint…

The pick is about 33mm in diameter, with a tip that narrows to less than .90mm, with a body primarily of 1.0mm with a raised inner ring of about 2.8mm.

Flex is very minimal, it is very firm for its thickness and quite rigid, but the surface is almost soft to the grip.

I failed to ask the maker what material they used, but it seems like some type of sturdy nylon.

This pick could do some cool droning on a 12-string, that’s one used for it.

I’m sad it’s no longer available.

Life goes on, but life is a little sadder…

As for the pick material, my next pick is nylon too, and both are reminiscent yet different from the first pick I reviewed here. Don’t forget to visit us next week and keep visiting in about 2 weeks I’ve got a review coming for something pretty radical.

Thanks for tuning in, now go practice, my magic pick detector says you aren’t playing enough!

If the maker made this pick again, would you buy some? Does this pick appeal to you for any reason? What ARE your opinions of this rock guitar pick?