Erin
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2023
My boyfriend plays a lot of metal and just heavier stuff and he actually prefers the super thick picks. He loved the vulcanized fiber picks from lolly but they only made them for a short time. I set out for Christmas to find a way to get him more of those picks. I came across the pick punch idea but most of them didn’t cut more than the standard 1mm and he likes the ridiculously heavy ones like up to 2mm. This one cuts up to 1.8 or something it may be more, I forget exactly how much but I got him this one and ordered the forbon sheets for making pick ups off eBay and now he has an abundance of his favorite picks 🖤⚡️
Cheyanne1799
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2023
Does this make the best, most useful picks? No. Is it fun to make picks out of old gift cards? absolutely! You will need to file down the edges a bit and it requires a bit of force, but it is a great gift for the guitar lover in your life
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017
I remember seeing this a long time ago and thinking how practical it would be for someone who plays guitar, a friend of mine jokingly asked for a guitar pick for her 18th birthday (because they don't cost much individually) and I remembered this awesome invention. A recommendation I have to anyone who wants to give this as a gift but doesn't have any materials that are cool enough, you don't have to buy the material to can go to a store and (awkwardly) buy gift cards you think look cool and as long as there is no minimum you can get a whole bunch with like 5 cents on them each! I didn't plan to do this but while in petco (random I know) I thought about how funny and awesome it would be to make guitar picks for my friend with the cool gift cards. Long story short rather than pay 20 extra dollars I was able to spend a total of 50 cents spread across 10 gift cards to make lots of fun and unique guitar picks. Sending her a photo of the receipt (which is hilarious) was also a great way to get her even more curious as to what the gift is. I haven't given it to her yet but upon making lots out of the petco gift cards I am positive she's going to love it! (The photo is just a few of my personal favorites plus a shoutout to petco for helping me make this special present happen)
Cathy Burton/Eiteljorg Museum
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2013
We have a wonderful exhibit at our museum, "Guitars: Roundups to Rockers!" and included guitar-related activities at our annual festival. Our staff and volunteers used two pick punches to make hundreds of picks. For some, the punch was difficult to use. It requires more hand strength than a stapler and is harder to press. We were punching plastic gift cards and similar and most were the same thickness. We turned the punch upside down or sideways to grasp and press the picks out. Many would go flying. Be aware and do not stand next to anyone who might be in the path. We have teachers and scout leaders attend and they asked where we bought the punch. Our museum store is carrying it and we mentioned Amazon. We were very busy. This was a favorite activity for parents and children.Four stars because of the hand strength required.
workablob
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2013
It is everything you hope it is. If Jesus played guitar he would buy this. Do not make our savior cry after he died so we could live eternally, and have the most awesome, one of a kind picks with which to be a strummin' upon our eternal guitar. I'm not Muslim but I am pretty sure Mohammed would not only pray in the direction of this machine several times a day, but also walk around it in circles endlessly chanting something about whatever 'n such. I went nuts making picks out of any suitable plastic I could find. Thickness is very important but then being the awesome steaming mass of epic music-spewing, chord-forging, Hell-Tuned fret pounders that you are you already know this. I made picks out of credit cards. Valid Credit cards to boot. It was so nerve-tinglingly ball-awakening that I chose this device over my financial security. Empty CD containers make a super thick curved pick that I am going to lay upon my bass guitar with the wrath of a googolplex of dying stars expanding angrily to consume all matter within their reach. It is well-made and very sturdy too. It has a Tupperware style lid on the bottom that has two positions. One position seems to suggest that the real purpose of this otherworldly curiosity is to hurl an unceasing barrage of razor-sharp pick-shaped assassins hurling toward those that the holder wishes to not be alive. The other will conveniently 'catch' each pick and store it safely until you realize, 'OH, S*** This thing has a catch tray on it.' I bought this on Amazon and will never regret it. Join me in my alcohol-fueled voyage to musical perfection, at least, from the standpoint of my picks.Dave
roxanne campbell
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2013
I originally bought this Pick Punch for my husband a couple of years ago as a Christmas present (ran out of ideas after 15 years of marriage). He made a few picks because it was a fun little novelty. Then it remained mostly unused because, honestly, how many picks does a 40 year old man need? However, the true greatness of this gadget only became apparent once our son started to take guitar lessons. You see, seven year old boys like to carry small treasures around in their pockets and inevitably they proceed to lose these items! Guitar picks are no exception. Every time he went to play or got ready for his weekly lesson, I invariably heard, "Mom, I need a pick!" Out would come the Pick Punch to save the day! Huzzah! Now that he's nine, he's gotten a little bit better. Instead of relying on me to make him new picks every Wednesday, I now hear, "Mom, where's the Pick Punch!" We're getting there...Anyway, the Pick Punch works great. The edges of the picks may be slightly rough, but a quick rub against a bit of sand paper makes all well. My son's guitar teacher thought it was nifty, so we gave him this one that I just got from Amazon as a thank you present. It was actually cheaper than the original one I bought on another site because of the free shipping.