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Guitarists: Need a Pick? Pack a Punch

By Rain Noe - May 19, 2011

in Object Culture

We're digging the Pickmaster Plectrum Cutter, a simple metal punch that lets you turn any piece of sheet plastic, like your roommate's ATM card, into a guitar pick. (Yep, "plectrum" is the dictionary name of those little rounded triangles.)

Alas, the $32 punch is so popular, it's currently out of stock. Amazon UK doesn't know when they're getting more, but a website called Prezzy Box is claiming they'll be back with more in July.

Update!: This post generated a ton of traffic, so apparently Core77's got a latent guitar-playing readership. Two of you were quick to point out that a nearly identical device called the Pick Punch has been in production since 2009, produced by a guy named Von Luhmann.

UPDATE 2: As of September 2011, Prezzy Box has more Pickmasters in stock.

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Troy K.

13 years ago

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This is a creative way of making your own guitar pick
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Shalin

13 years ago

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Very clever consideration of insitu resources...
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Simon

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I was about to say the same thing about pick punch. I believe this may be a rather egregious ripoff.
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Raf

13 years ago

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Well, a company called Pick Punch ( http://www.pickpunch.com/ ) is producing a very similar product for a looong time...
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