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Facebook Sites I’ve found and subscribed to:

• Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PickFetish
• One of my Favorites, Everything Guitar Picks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EverythingGuitarPicks
• Guitar Picks Maniacs (Trade Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/28380242667
• www.guitarpicks.com (great group for finding out about cool picks, and my site, of course): https://www.facebook.com/groups/651183816067732
• Pick Collectors-Sweden (Trade Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/198554016891539/
• Guitar Picks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/169101379796721/
• Vintage Guitar Picks (Trade Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/VintageGuitarPIcks/

Sites that talk about Plectrums:

1. Our site: https://www.facebook.com/PickFetish
2. Tina’s Picks, a pick collector’s site, and much more: https://www.tinaspicks.com/
3. Hub Guitar: A straightforward site about types of picks, their uses, and more: https://hubguitar.com/recommended-products/complete-guide-to-guitar-picks#delrin
4. Premier Guitar: A major guitarist’s site with a history of picks article: https://www.premierguitar.com/gear/the-surprisingly-long-history-of-the-guitar-pick
5. Reverb’s History of Picks: https://reverb.com/news/guitar-picks-a-brief-history-and-practical-guide
6. Fender’s Primer on Picks: https://www.fender.com/articles/tech-talk/pick-your-pick-a-plectrum-primer
7. Jazz Guitar Online, a Site Reviewing some picks: https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guitar-amps-gizmos/34773-boutique-pick-reviews-bluechip-redbear-v-picks-etc.html
8. Menga net: About Picks: https://menga.net/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-guitar-picks
9. Tone Topics, About pick materials: https://tonetopics.com/do-guitar-picks-wear-out-the-quick-guide/
10. StringJoy, about picks selection: https://stringjoy.com/guitar-pick-thickness-size-shape/
11. National Guitar Acadamy, pick thickness: https://nationalguitaracademy.com/guitar-pick-thickness/
12. Yousician, how to use and pick picks: https://yousician.com/blog/guitar-picks
13. Music Gears, How to hold a pick: https://themusicgears.com/how-to-hold-a-guitar-pick-like-a-pro/?fbclid=IwAR0aB4LaMyNk082YebcRpqUTVohUd2aU_ZjSOS1erumAtCjwUTGxddRCa_U

Sites of Manufacturers or Base Dealers:

1. Jim Dunlop, one of the top Pick Makers in the World with a great many specialty picks: https://www.jimdunlop.com/
2. Stewart MacDonald Guitar work gear. https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php
3. Fender’s Picks: https://www.fender.com/en-US/accessories/picks/
4. Gibson USA: https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Collection/picks
5. D’Andrea: The Original Outfit, based in the USA: https://dandreausa.com/guitar-picks/
6. Clayton Picks, a biggie: https://steveclayton.com/

Sites of Pick and Gear Dealers:

1. djangobooks, a site that purveys various, some rare, picks: https://www.djangobooks.com/Category/Picks
2. Craggy Mountin: A dealer of instrument gear and picks: https://easyplayinstruments.com/collections/mountain-dulcimer-accessories/products/dulcimer-picks-herdim
3. Amazon: A huge site with a wide assortment of items including music gear: https://www.amazon.com/
4. Strings and Beyond, Dealer of Guitar Gear: https://www.stringsandbeyond.com/guitarpicks.html
5. Gryphon, dealer of picks and gear: https://www.gryphonstrings.com/collections/picks
6. The Pick Shop, high-end pick dealer: https://www.thepickshoppe.com/store/flatpicks
7. Strings by Mail, high-end pick dealer: https://www.stringsbymail.com/guitar-accessories-2/guitar-picks-360/
8. Sweetwater, the big new and used gear dealer pick page: https://www.sweetwater.com/c929–Guitar_Picks
9. Target. https://www.target.com/c/guitar-accessories-guitars-musical-instruments/guitar-picks/-/N-r5p8uZv4bvl

Sites of Small Makers/Dealers:

1. Goonis Picks: A maker/Dealer of a space-age plectrum shaped to be held easily: https://goonispick.com/
2. Pick Heaven: A Maker/Dealer of Carbon Fiber Picks: https://pickheaven.com/en-us
3. Common Fibers: A Maker/Dealer of Carbon Fiber Picks: https://commonfibers.com/collections/all-cf-products/products/guitar-picks
4. Picksmith, a maker of artistic picks of great beauty: https://picksmiths.com/
5. Wegan’s Picks, maker and seller of specialty picks: https://www.wegenpicks.com/
6. Red Bear, Picks, and such: https://redbeartrading.com/
7. Chicken Picks: Picks of a Different color: https://www.chickenpicks.com/
8. Plectrum.ch, maker and purveyor of extraordinarily huge picks: https://www.plectrum.ch/
9. Picks of Destiny: Custom to-order picks: https://picksofdestiny.com/#productstart
10. Guitar World Pick Reviews: https://www.guitarworld.com/features/best-guitar-pick/
11. V-Pics, a Popular Pick maker for pros: https://v-picks.com/
12. Gravity Picks, a Popular Pick maker for Pros: https://www.gravitypicks.com/
13. Surf Picks, a Limited list of hard-to-get picks: http://surfpick.com/
14. Honey Picks: https://www.honey-picks.com/
15. TipTonic: Innovate Fingerpick design: https://www.tiptonic.com/
16. Heavy Repping: World wide dealer of notable picks: https://www.heavyrepping.com/shop/
17. T1 Picks: Notable modern Picks: https://www.t1picks.com/
18. Eboya hardened rubber picks n pens: https://eboyashop.com/collections/guitar-pick
19. iron Age Accessories, custom picks: https://ironageaccessories.com/collections/gladiator-ultem-guitarpicks
20. Pickworld, purveyors of picks: https://pickworld.com/
21. Fred Kelly, purveyor of innovative grip picks: https://fredkellypicks.com/
22. Dimensio Guitar Picks: Innovative designed cylinder pick: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083206875102
23. Lazar Picks- very pretty wedge picks handmade: https://www.facebook.com/LAZARpicks/
24. Cool Picks, textured flatpicks. https://www.elderly.com/collections/cool-picks
25. The Pick Plus Brand: https://thepickplus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0h9n4MM5KnoY11rRKPwWkvWdNOr6Jdd2KbT_PJNcsqMrIcmfUqdlKC6p4
26. Diva Guitar Picks: https://www.facebook.com/divapicks
27. Stone Works Guitar Picks: https://stoneworkspicks.com/?fbclid=IwAR3cefL5MnofhrxZQ1V3NDNFzk6y-QWePI7URY85XN-0gzYfRR30dpfajWE

Trade and Shop Sites:

1. BHL Guitar Picks on Etsy, a maker of custom and exotic picks: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BHLGuitarPicks
2. Howling Monkey Picks on Etsy, Picks of a unique grip design: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HowlingMonkeyPicks
3. Pickslay’s Wood Picks: https://www.etsy.com/listing/206577744/wood-guitar-pick-pickslays-guitar-pick?click_key=e0638d97217dccce45e0b1d04735a02bfb498c1a%3A206577744&click_sum=45ecf8f5&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=wood+picks&ref=sr_gallery-1-9&organic_search_click=1&bes=1
4. Guitar Heads, Picks n things: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GuitarHeads?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=122617307
5. ebay. https://www.ebay.com/b/Guitar-Picks/46682/bn_3121615?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5337590774&customid=&toolid=10001

Materials Companies and Reference Sites:

1. Dupont, massive maker of many of the plastics used: https://www.dupont.com/brands/delrin.html
2. Sabic: A reference on plastics: https://www.sabic.com/en/products/specialties/ultem-resins/ultem-resin
3. Wiki on PEI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyetherimide
4. Moore Justin Music: Another Reference on PEI: https://moorejustinmusic.com/other-papers/what-kind-of-plastic-is-ultem/
5. Roche: On Poly and Acrylics: https://www.rocheindustry.com/polycarbonate-vs-acrylic/
6. Curbell: On Poly and Acrylics: https://www.curbellplastics.com/Research-Solutions/Plastic-Properties/Acrylic-vs-Polycarbonate
7. AcmePlastics, Purveyor of plastic material and comparisons: https://www.acmeplastics.com/acrylic-vs-polycarbonate
8. Brittanica on Celluloid: https://www.britannica.com/technology/celluloid
9. Science History Institute on Celluloid: https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/celluloid-the-eternal-substitute
10. Polytechindustrial, Polyimide: https://www.polytechindustrial.com/products/plastic-stock-shapes/nylon-66
11. Plastic Ranger: Reference about hardness and plastics: https://plasticranger.com/what-is-hardness-in-plastics/
12. drill-hq: Hardness chart: https://drill-hq.com/2011/11/hardness-scale-for-various-materials/
13. Omnexus, about Shore Hardness Testing: https://omnexus.specialchem.com/polymer-properties/properties/hardness-shore-d
14. Omnexus, about Stiffness: https://omnexus.specialchem.com/polymer-properties/properties/stiffness
15. Polytechindustrial: On Ultem: https://www.polytechindustrial.com/products/plastic-stock-shapes/ultem-1000
16. Curbell, on Vespel by Dupont: https://www.curbellplastics.com/Research-Solutions/Materials/DuPont-Vespel-Polyimide
17. The Engineering Toolbox: Young’s Modulas and Tensil quality chart: https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/young-modulus-d_417.html
18. Science Direct: On Polyamideimides: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemical-engineering/polyamideimides
19. Solvy, On Torlon: https://www.solvay.com/en/brands/torlon-pai
20. Wikipedia on polyamide imides: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyamide-imide
21. AdvantageLumber, Janka Scale: https://www.advantagelumber.com/janka.htm
22. Bell Foresst, Janka Scale: https://www.bellforestproducts.com/info/janka-hardness/
23. Curbell, Plastic Properies Scale: https://www.curbellplastics.com/Research-Solutions/Plastic-Properties
24. Wiki on Galilath Material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galalith
25. Instructables, Home Made Plastic Guide: https://www.instructables.com/Homemade-Plastic/
26. Reading Plastic and Metal, what is vespel: https://readingplastic.com/what-is-vespel/

Pick Related Products worth mentioning:

1. Pick Stick, a pick holder maker: https://pickstickllc.com/
2. Spider Tack: Pick Grip Material: https://smile.amazon.com/Spider-Tack-Competition-Grade-2-5oz/dp/B0049UJWII/ref=bxr_1/138-1899231-0499942?pd_rd_w=if0fL&pf_rd_p=6bdf1f1e-12eb-4cdc-8413-f78791eca17c&pf_rd_r=36N4SF679VD5DTQF0BDF&pd_rd_r=3ab1fe3e-704a-426a-878c-ff05e3309bff&pd_rd_wg=l6i3o&pd_rd_i=B0049UJWII&psc=1
3. PMV, Reference on stringed instruments: https://promusicvault.com/string-instruments/
4. Guitarmoose: Sticky Picks and such: https://guitarmoose.com/
5. Pick grip candidates: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LBMTKPP/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&tag=thegearpage05-20

Forums, Clubs, News sites:

1. https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/67418-Thicker-The-Pick-More-Pick-Noise
2. https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guitar-amps-gizmos/22081-plectrum-field-guide-2.html#post507344
3. https://umgf.com/?sid=7b203b76508b33323d32c31d05d7049b
4. https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php

Great Reads:

1. Picks! by Will Hoover (a fantastic journey into the world of picks and in-depth history, well written!): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2375510.Picks_
2. Guitar Picks of Rock and Roll 2 by Brian Bouchard (a pick collector’s major reference): https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Picks-Rock-Roll-Deluxe/dp/1977251463
3. The Advancing Guitarist, by Mike Goodrick (a fantastic book for those who aspire to go higher): https://smile.amazon.com/Advancing-Guitarist-Mick-Goodrick-ebook/dp/B001L1RCZ8/?encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=MXYDN&content-id=amzn1.sym.e4bd6ac6-9035-4a04-92a6-fc4ad60e09ad&pf_rd_p=e4bd6ac6-9035-4a04-92a6-fc4ad60e09ad&pf_rd_r=MEY9F1BS6M0AN04PB606&pd_rd_wg=m87rx&pd_rd_r=f0e73a51-2c55-4095-a429-36e7b4692415&ref=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m

Miscellaneous useful sites:

• Musical Charity List Site: https://musicfestnews.com/2019/12/21-music-related-charities-that-rock/

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