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Topic: Blue Herco Thumpicks Info Needed? |
Kenny Radas
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Edwardsville,IL,USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2010 9:57 am |
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| I found a small stash of blue Herco thumbpicks. Can anyone tell me how to determine the older Hercos from the newer/current versions? Also,what year did these picks change in the way they were made? Any Herco experts out there, thanks for the help. |
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Jamie Lennon
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Nashville, TN
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Kenny Radas
From:
Edwardsville,IL,USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2010 4:30 pm Thanks Jamie
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| Sounds like the darker blue are the older ones. I have a few light and a few that are darker. |
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Ron Davis
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Lake Arrowhead, California... We're a mile high. ;)
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 17 Nov 2010 7:30 pm
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| I use the blue or red ones , I think the reds are by Dunlop .. they seem completely interchangeable to me. |
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Matthew Carlin
From:
Lake County, IL.
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Posted 17 Nov 2010 8:24 pm Herco
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Heres what I got
Dunlop owns Herco these days.....
Light Blue = Herco Flex 52 - still available
Red = Dunlop Delrin Thumbpick - still available
Old Dark Blue = Herco purchased in 1982 buy original owner of my MSA Uni
Thats all I know.....
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Don Brown, Sr.
From:
New Jersey
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Posted 18 Nov 2010 9:32 am
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The new/er HE-115or HU-115 picks, aren't the same as the old original Herco picks.
Also watch out for bootleg Herco picks. They have very rough, sharp edges, from being stamped out, and they are not Herco, but would appear to be if not knowing the difference.
The Lt Blue Herco Flex 52 seem to be much the same as the old originals
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Great prices too. |
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 18 Nov 2010 10:41 am
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12 picks for 6 dollars at Elderly. That's where I get mine from.
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Walter Bowden
From:
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2010 5:22 pm
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Although I am using Jeff Newman thumb picks right now, I have an old dark blue "bug a blue" thumb pick left over from several I got from Emmons in the late 70's.
I also have some newer Herco lighter blue thumb picks and it is easy to feel the difference betweeen the two. The older pic is noticeably different from the new ones.
As others have said, they feel stiffer and more responsive. If I could find a couple more I might go back to them.
A recurring fear/experience I have about things is that once I find something I really, really like, they stop making it or introduce a "new and improved" version very unlike the old model no longer available.
I do believe Ron Lashley Sr. was the guy who designed the original. Walter
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Matthew Carlin
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Lake County, IL.
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Posted 18 Nov 2010 5:47 pm
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Wow... I can't believe I just measured picks .... I really should be practicing
Red Dunlops where the most inconsistent samples measured 1.3 to 1.5 mm at the tip
Light Blue Herco measured more consistent 1.26 to 1.31 mm
I only have one Dark Blue Pick it ran ... 1.15mm
Any Local music store should be able to order both red and light blue in bags of 12 ... If your local shop deals with Harris Teller or any other Dunlop Distributor they can order them for you.
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Jesse Leite
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 25 Nov 2010 7:49 am
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Can't get them around here. I think the closest is a music store in Chatham, ON. My grand daughter broke my only one  |
Bent, I'll give you my blue herco as I am using my fred kelly's pick. I can always get another one when I go to Chatham next with the family. I have those GHS strings for you to try as well.
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 25 Nov 2010 3:56 pm
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Thanks Jesse,
I will pay for it this time  And when you go to Chatham I should get you to buy me a small stash.
I been thinking we should get together at your place for the pickup testing. Let me know your earliest free day.
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Stuart Tindall
From:
England, UK
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Pat Comeau
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 25 Nov 2010 8:31 pm
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| Bent Romnes wrote: |
Thanks Jesse,
I will pay for it this time And when you go to Chatham I should get you to buy me a small stash.
I been thinking we should get together at your place for the pickup testing. Let me know your earliest free day. |
Bent...you can get them from Al Brisco, check on his website the're advertised there, i ordered some 2 weeks ago.
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 27 Nov 2010 10:11 am Fred Kelly's
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I don't want to hijack here, but really want to encourage everyone to try the Fred Kelly's. The tone difference alone is worth it besides the connected feeling you (I) get
bob |
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