did the Beatles have custom guitar picks?
moonpie
friend has a large collection of guitar picks from various rock stars,
many dating back to the 70s
and he asked me if the Beatles ever had their guitar picks printed and
customized
anybody know?
Skokiaan
No, they did not. They would be all over the collector's market if
they existed.
I know of very few authentic Beatle-related custom picks, but none
were stage-used:
- VH1/MTV printed up three different picks to promote Paul's
appearance on "Up Close" in 1993.
- A pick came with George's "Brainwashed" CD in 2002.
I don't think the idea of customized picks existed until the 80's
(possibly the 70s, but I doubt it).
I have over a thousand custom picks (and a few generic) collected by
my brother at countless concerts. None were purchased - they're way
too easy to fake.
t...@aerovons.com
I have one of George's, nothing out of the ordinary, but pretty big!
Tom
scouser
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i have one too - he left it in the guitar case and a spare set of
strings too. The guitar still has the original strings he put on them.
The pick is nothing fancy as you say.
Ofcourse there were all those produced that went with the "Concert for
George" Genesis book. People separate them and sell them on ebay.
Mack A. Damia
Really, how can you tell a fake from a genuine? Sounds impossible.
When the Berlin Wall fell, I was going to sell pieces of stone in
fancy boxes marketed as "Berlin Wallite" - "Your friends will never
know the difference".
Skokiaan
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> Really, how can you tell a fake from a genuine? Sounds impossible.
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You really can't tell the difference (though some picks are clearly
made for collectors and fans). This is why I have not expanded my
brother's collection. He worked all those shows and got the picks
directly from the band, guitar tech or off the stage floor. While
it's tempting to add to the collection, and I'm a natural collector at
heart, I don't want to fill it with fakes made by dealers.
小乃
I'll tell you this, there wasn't much to choose from in the early 60's
when it came to picks and strings. No Ernie Ball or Jim Dunlop. You
went to the music store and bought "guitar strings". No phospher
bronze no slinkies, just one gauge. Picks ? They where all in a box
under the counter. 3 for a quarter.
scouser
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God knows! someone paid $89 the other day and all the description said
was "Genuine George Harrison Guitar Pick(or Plectrum i can't
remember)" - i daresay the Buyer wanted to believe.
RichL
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There was a bit of a craze for "nylon tapewound" guitar strings in '64 or
'65. They're still used for bass though I haven't seen a set for guitar in
ages.
But as soon as I started playing (late '63) I could find Fender-branded
picks. Basically all the same shape but a few different thicknesses.
t...@aerovons.com
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As some of you who have read "The Beatles Gear" may know, we kept our
stuff in the same room where they stored their gear. One night we
opened Ringo's trap case and inside it was FILLED with sets "Fender
Light Gauge Rock'n'Roll Strings"...as they were called then. ;).
TH
Skokiaan
Wasn't it a big deal to have an unwound G string in those days?
t...@aerovons.com
Yep! Although by 1969 it was pretty common.
TH
copperhead
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Which is kind of funny now, as I prefer a very lightweight wound G
myself, and generally can't find sets that come that way. I was
playing .011 .017 .020(w) .027 .036 .046 that I would put
together from singles.
I don't recall seeing any of the "customized" collectible picks with
band names on them until the 80s. I was all tortoise-shell Fender
mediums until I came across the Jim Dunlop nylon .46. My string
breakage decreased significantly at that time.