Ritchie Blackmore
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Ritchie Blackmore's Music Accessories
Since the 1970's, Blackmore has used an unusually Squared shape of plectrum, originally cutting Fender Tortoiseshell Extra Heavies into the Rectangle shape he uses today, claiming he didn't like the standard, rounded-off shape, later he had picks custom-made by brands such as PickBoy, with some models interestingly being branded with his name on one side, and "This Is My F***ing Pick" on the other side.
It was even said that he & his guitar-tech actually smuggled in sheets of (now illegal) Genuine Tortoiseshell to make plectrums with after touring India and other parts of Asia, though most of his picks were made of Celluloid.
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