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Black Obsidian Volcanic Glass Stone Guitar Or Bass Pick - 3.0 mm Ultra Heavy Gauge - Jazz XL Shape - Specialty Handmade Gemstone Exotic Plectrum

Black Obsidian Volcanic Glass Stone Guitar Or Bass Pick - 3.0 mm Ultra Heavy Gauge - Jazz XL Shape - Specialty Handmade Gemstone Exotic Plectrum

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Black Obsidian Volcanic Glass Stone Guitar Or Bass Pick - 3.0 mm Ultra Heavy Gauge - Jazz XL Shape - Specialty Handmade Gemstone Exotic Plectrum

These exotic Black Obsidian Volcanic Glass plectrums are a great addition to your guitar pick collection. Although these are Black Obsidian (not Snowflake Obsidian or other types), and are generally solid black, there are occasional small lighter colored spots that appear in some, but not all, of the picks as shown in photos. These plectrums can be used for any stringed instrument, and sound great for acoustic or electric guitar, bass, ukulele or other stringed instruments due to their bright and crisp tonal color production.

The Jazz pick shape has been around for decades and is one of the most widely used guitar pick shapes after the standard 351. The regular Jazz pick is notably smaller than a 351 in size, and is popular with guitarists who like the extra precision offered by its pointier tip design. The Jazz XL offers the same shape and pointier tip as a regular Jazz pick, but in a larger size that is comparable to a standard 351 in dimensions.

Start exploring new tones with these exotic Black Obsidian Volcanic Glass guitar picks today because the simplest and most inexpensive way to change your tone is to change your pick.

Specifications:

Thickness: 3.0mm
Color: Black Obsidian Volcanic Glass
Material: Black Obsidian Volcanic Glass
Size: 29mm x 25mm x 3.0mm
Shape: Jazz XL Shape
• Blank guitar picks, no printing or logo

About The Material These Picks Are Made From:

Plectrums made from stone have been used traditionally throughout the world since the dawn of stringed instruments millennia ago. Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth. Obsidian is produced from felsic lava, which is rich in lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminum, sodium, and potassium. When felsic lava cools rapidly at the edges of a lava flow or volcanic dome, or when lava cools during sudden contact with water or air, obsidian is formed. Although Obsidian is mineral like, it is not considered a true mineral because it is not crystalline, and the composition varies too much to be classified consistently.

Obsidian has been used by humans since ancient times, and has been valued for its practical uses, aesthetic qualities, as well as its healing and metaphysical properties for thousands of years. The earliest known uses of Obsidian date back to pre-human tools as far back as 700,000 years ago. Obsidian was widely used by stone age peoples around the world to make knives, arrowheads, spear points, and other practical tools. However it was also valued for other less practical items, such a being fashioned into jewelry, beads, mirrors, statuettes, and other ornaments.

Obsidian derives its name from the Latin term lapis obsidianus, which comes from the name of a Roman explorer known as Obsidius. Although Obsidian is usually thought of as being solid black, there are in fact numerous other colors and patterns it can appear in. Obsidian can appear in black, grey, silver, gold, various shades of red, orange, tan, purple, yellow, blue, green, and other colors. Additionally, there is an assortment of patterns that can appear such as rainbow like banding, spider web patterns, spots, or other shapes, and some types have a range of optical illusions associated with them.

Black Obsidian is the most popular and widely thought of type of Obsidian. Although it can feature small inclusions of other colors from time to time, it is typically a solid high gloss black color, which makes for a striking appearance.

Black Obsidian is a fairly hard and durable stone, with a 5-6 rating on the Mohs hardness scale, which makes it a fantastic and long lasting material for use in guitar picks.

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