TB4 - Posted - 04/06/2026:  05:30:29

When I play, particularly in a band, I sometimes want my banjo to have a soft tone, other times metallic. Many factors direct me to play in one way or another: it can depend on the type of band, the type of instruments present, the type of music, the requests of the other musicians, the type of solo I intend to create, etc. Very often it would be necessary, in the same piece, to replace the plectrum while playing. This can be done, but it is a somewhat acrobatic maneuver and not very suitable to be carried out quickly. For this reason I thought of modifying a triangular plectrum, thinning one of the triangles. Switching from one triangle to another while playing is quite easy and, above all, quick. I don't know that there are picks of this type on the market, but I think that a pick with three corners of different thicknesses could be quite useful. What do you think?. I attach a very short illustrative video where I use a 1 mm thick pick, in which I reduced the thickness of a corner to approximately 0.80 mm. What do you think about this?

youtube.com/watch?v=jnuK9CYLsm...KAYcqIYzv

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GMB - Posted - 04/06/2026:  08:34:44

Seems like a great idea. I use a thick triangle rounded Wegen pick for guitar. Maybe I will try that out for variation

BRbanjer - Posted - 04/06/2026:  12:46:48

TB4, you may find these picks to be of interest. He's not doing a three-different-thickness pick yet, but I use his picks with my plec banjo with good results. He's also a think-outside-the-box kind of guy; you might get him to try making what you want. ;)

bogstreet.com/

TB4 - Posted - 04/07/2026:  04:42:41

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Originally posted by BRbanjer

TB4, you may find these picks to be of interest. He's not doing a three-different-thickness pick yet, but I use his picks with my plec banjo with good results. He's also a think-outside-the-box kind of guy; you might get him to try making what you want. ;)



bogstreet.com/

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Thanks for your reply! I used the link you sent me, and I actually found picks quite similar to mine.