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Fifty picks, no punch

Pick-A-Palooza PC10845-01

Ten sheets of pick plastic, six inches by one and a half, stated to yield fifty picks. It is raw material for a pick punch, and the punch is a separate purchase.

Pick-a-Palooza pack of ten plastic strips for making guitar picks

Pick-A-Palooza PC10845-01

Ten sheets of pick plastic, six inches by one and a half, stated to yield fifty picks. It is raw material for a pick punch, and the punch is a separate purchase.

What it is
Ten plastic strips, each 6 × 1.5 in, for use with a pick punch. It is not picks, and the punch is not in the box (maker’s bullet)
Yield
Stated to make 50 picks — which at $11.95 is 24 cents each (maker’s bullet)
Tool required
A pick punch, stated as the Pick-a-Palooza punch or any other. The only product on this shelf that needs a tool you must already own (maker’s bullet)
Stated alternative
The maker positions the strips against cutting up gift cards and credit cards (maker’s bullet)
Thickness
Pick-A-Palooza puts nothing in writing on this — no gauge in millimeters, and no indication that the ten strips differ from one another. Three listings on this shelf publish millimeter figures
Material
Described as plastic, stated to make real quality picks. No polymer is named, where the two pick packs on this shelf name five materials each
Recorded size
152 × 38 × 3 mm (5.98 × 1.50 × 0.12 in) in the product record, which matches the stated 6 × 1.5 in
Manufacturer reference
PC10845-01
Weight
Not in the product record
Amazon reference
B0CBQCKSN4
EAN
0850030891334
  • Fifty picks for $11.95 is 24 cents each, against the shelf’s packs of twelve
  • A punched pick is the shape and thickness you cut, not the one a brand chose
  • It is not picks: without a pick punch this is ten sheets of plastic

Best for: Someone who already owns a pick punch and has run out of things worth cutting up.

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Specifications

What it is
Ten plastic strips, each 6 × 1.5 in, for use with a pick punch. It is not picks, and the punch is not in the box (maker’s bullet)
Yield
Stated to make 50 picks — which at $11.95 is 24 cents each (maker’s bullet)
Tool required
A pick punch, stated as the Pick-a-Palooza punch or any other. The only product on this shelf that needs a tool you must already own (maker’s bullet)
Stated alternative
The maker positions the strips against cutting up gift cards and credit cards (maker’s bullet)
Thickness
Pick-A-Palooza puts nothing in writing on this — no gauge in millimeters, and no indication that the ten strips differ from one another. Three listings on this shelf publish millimeter figures
Material
Described as plastic, stated to make real quality picks. No polymer is named, where the two pick packs on this shelf name five materials each
Recorded size
152 × 38 × 3 mm (5.98 × 1.50 × 0.12 in) in the product record, which matches the stated 6 × 1.5 in
Manufacturer reference
PC10845-01
Weight
Not in the product record
Amazon reference
B0CBQCKSN4
EAN
0850030891334

Ten plastic strips, each 6 by 1.5 inches, stated to make fifty picks. $11.95. The punch is not included.

That last sentence has to come first, because the listing reads like a pack of picks and is not one. What arrives is sheet plastic. Turning it into picks needs a pick punch — a separate purchase, roughly the size of a hole punch — and without one this pack does nothing whatsoever. It is the only product on this shelf that requires a tool you have to own already.

With a punch, the arithmetic is the argument. Fifty picks for $11.95 is 24 cents each. The two pick packs on this shelf are twelve picks apiece, and one of their pages puts the case plainly: picks are lost constantly, and twelve is a realistic quantity rather than a luxury. Fifty is the next answer along. What it also buys is control — the shape is whatever the punch cuts and the thickness is whatever the sheet is, so a player who has settled on something a brand does not sell can keep making it.

The maker frames this against cutting up gift cards and credit cards, which is what people actually do and which produces picks of unpredictable thickness with a printed surface that wears off onto the strings. Proper pick plastic is the better input.

Two things are missing, and both matter on this shelf. No thickness is published — not a figure, and no indication that the ten strips differ from each other. Thickness is the dimension the whole shelf turns on: three listings here publish millimeter figures, and this is not one of them. And no polymer is named, where the two pick packs on this shelf name five materials each and their pages explain why nylon and tortex feel like different picks at the same gauge.

A punched edge is also a cut edge rather than a molded one, which on a wound string is a little rougher until it wears in.

The product record gives 152 × 38 × 3 mm (5.98 × 1.50 × 0.12 in), which is the stated size in millimeters.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $12 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions players ask

Do I need anything else?

Yes — a pick punch, and it is not included. That is the first thing to understand about this product, because the listing reads like a pack of picks and is not one. A punch is a separate purchase roughly the size of a hole punch, and the maker names its own as well as allowing any other. If you do not own one, this pack will do nothing at all. If you do, ten strips at 6 × 1.5 inches is the consumable that keeps it working.

Is a punched pick as good as a molded one?

It depends on what you want from it, and this page will not pretend otherwise. A molded pick has a bevelled or rounded edge from the mold; a punched one has a cut edge, which on a wound string is slightly rougher until it wears in. What a punch gives you instead is control: the shape and the thickness are whatever the sheet is, so a player who has settled on an unusual shape can simply keep making it. No thickness is published for these strips, which is the one figure that would let you predict the result — and the shelf’s own reasoning puts thickness ahead of nearly everything else.

Instruments it is stated to fit

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    Stage Rocker SRGAAP-05-JP

    Five pieces in one box, and the only one on this shelf that publishes a gauge for every pick it contains: eight celluloid picks at 0.46, 0.71, 0.96 and 1.2 mm (0.05 in), two of each, with a woven strap, a spring capo, a clip-on tuner and a cloth.

    Picks
    Eight celluloid picks in four gauges — 0.46, 0.71, 0.96 and 1.2 mm (0.05 in), two of each. The only listing on this shelf that publishes a millimeter figure for every pick in the box (maker’s bullet)
    Strap
    Jacquard woven, embroidered, with a pick holder. 1.9 in wide, adjustable 35 to 60 in. Stated to allow free movement without catching on clothing (maker’s bullet)
    Capo
    A strong spring capo, stated for acoustic and electric guitars, ukuleles, basses and violins. Two of the eight items on this shelf include a capo (maker’s bullet)
    Tuner
    A clip-on tuner with the battery included, stated for guitar, bass, ukulele and violin (maker’s bullet)
    Cloth
    A microfibre cleaning cloth. The only cloth on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
    Capo clamping range
    Stage Rocker puts nothing in writing on this. Neither of the two capos on this shelf publishes a neck thickness or a clamping range
    Tuner precision
    Stage Rocker puts nothing in writing on this — no cent accuracy, no calibration range. The other tuner on this shelf states chromatic operation and pitch calibration
    Strap width
    1.9 in — the narrowest of the four straps on this shelf, where the other three state 2 in. The difference is 2.5 mm (0.10 in)
    Manufacturer reference
    SRGAAP-05-JP
    Weight
    Not in the product record
    Amazon reference
    B0BZV95MRP
    EAN
    4718981497615
    • Four published gauges, two of each: it answers the shelf’s own thin-against-stiff question in one box
    • Five pieces for $23.25, where the other box on this shelf is $39.99 for four
    • Nothing published about the capo’s clamping range or the tuner’s accuracy

    Best for: A first guitar that arrived with nothing — or a present for someone who owns only the instrument.

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  • YJRNTY universal guitar strap with three pick holders and six picks

    YJRNTY 30F6052185

    A two-inch polypropylene strap with three pick holders and six picks already in the packet, adjusting from 35 to 56 inches — the shortest range on this shelf, and the one that fits a child.

    Length
    35 to 56 in — 89 to 142 cm (35 to 55.9 in). The shortest maximum on this shelf; its 35 in minimum ties with one other strap here as the lowest, which is what fits a child (maker’s bullet)
    Width
    2 in polypropylene, stated for even weight distribution and to reduce shoulder fatigue (maker’s bullet)
    Pick holders
    Three (from the title)
    Picks included
    Six, at 0.71 mm (0.03 in). The only strap on this shelf that arrives with picks in it — the other dedicated strap here states twice that picks are not included (maker’s bullet)
    Stated fit
    Acoustic, electric and bass guitars, and ukuleles (maker’s bullet)
    Ends
    YJRNTY puts nothing in writing on this — no leather, no material of any kind, for the two points where a strap fails. Two straps on this shelf state leather ends
    Load rating
    YJRNTY puts nothing in writing on this. No strap on this shelf publishes a load or a breaking strength
    Manufacturer reference
    30F6052185
    Weight
    54 g (1.9 oz) in the product record
    Amazon reference
    B0HGL1QH5P
    EAN
    6273828764858
    • The only strap here with picks already in it — six, at a published 0.71 mm (0.03 in)
    • Thirty-five inches at the short end, which is a child or a small adult rather than an average one
    • Nothing published about the ends, which is where a strap actually fails

    Best for: A smaller player, or a first guitar where the strap should arrive ready to use.

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  • Jim Dunlop variety pack of twelve medium and heavy guitar picks

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    Twelve picks restricted to the medium and heavy range, across five materials. The pack to buy when thin picks have already been ruled out — bass players usually start here.

    Count
    12
    Range
    Medium and heavy
    Materials
    Tortex, celluloid, ultex, nylon, Max Grip, Gator Grip
    Amazon reference
    B0055VBYWC (identical on 6 markets)
    EAN
    0710137049970
    • Skips the thin picks entirely, which most players abandon within weeks
    • Nylon and celluloid included — two very different feels at the same thickness
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    Best for: Bass, lead playing, and anyone who has already decided thin picks flap.

    ≈ $8
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Elsewhere in the cupboard

  • Tipatyard double-X keyboard stand with padded PU bench

    tipatyard MN-0404

    A double-braced X-frame with a padded bench in the same box: seven height positions on the stand, four on the bench, non-slip caps and straps that tie the keyboard down. Its stated fit stops at 61 keys.

    Frame
    Double-X construction in powder-coated steel, stated rust-proof. Another page on this shelf names the double-braced X as the answer to a single brace that flexes (maker’s bullet)
    Stated fit
    54 to 61 keys. The narrowest stated range on this shelf — every other stand here claims 61 to 88 or 76 to 88 (maker’s bullet)
    Stand heights
    Seven positions, set by a pull knob that releases and locks a center pin (maker’s bullet)
    Bench
    Included, in PU leather, with four height positions. Two of the twelve items on this shelf include a bench (maker’s bullet)
    Retention
    Non-slip caps and locking straps, stated to keep stand and instrument in place and to prevent the keyboard falling (maker’s bullet)
    Folding
    Folds flat, both pieces, for transport and storage (maker’s bullet)
    Height figures
    tipatyard puts nothing in writing on this. Seven positions are stated and no inches are given — the same gap as the X-frame already on this shelf, which states five settings and no figures
    Load rating
    tipatyard puts nothing in writing on this, for the stand or for the bench. The other bench on this shelf publishes 250 lb
    Manufacturer reference
    MN-0404
    Weight
    4,354 g (153.6 oz) in the product record, for two folded pieces
    Amazon reference
    B0C1GQ9MXT
    EAN
    0709923972325
    • A bench in the box, which is the thing nobody budgets for and everybody buys second
    • Double-X rather than single-braced, which is the fix another page on this shelf names
    • Stated for 54 to 61 keys, so none of the 88-key pianos on this site belong on it

    Best for: A first 61-key keyboard that needs somewhere to sit as much as somewhere to stand.

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  • UGREEN nylon-braided 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm audio cable

    UGREEN 10628

    A 3.5 mm (0.14 in) to 1/4-inch male-to-male lead with double shielding under a nylon braid — and the only listing on this shelf whose own bullets warn that an electric guitar outputs mono and cannot be made stereo by a cable.

    Connection
    3.5 mm (0.14 in) TRS male to 6.35 mm (0.25 in) male, 6.6 ft — stated explicitly as male-to-male, not male-to-female (maker’s bullet)
    Shielding
    Double shielding — the only shielding published on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
    Jacket
    Double-layer nylon braid over a zinc alloy case, stated to survive being tugged across sharp edges (maker’s bullet)
    Conductor
    Pure copper core with 24K gold-plated connectors (maker’s bullet)
    Published warning
    Twice in its own bullets: the playback device must support stereo processing for stereo output, and an electric guitar outputs a mono signal by design — it is not a stereo source. No other listing on this shelf states a limitation of its own (maker’s bullet)
    Named compatibility
    Yamaha, Casio and Roland keyboards, digital pianos, home theatre, speakers, bass amplifiers, recorders and mixers (maker’s bullet)
    Length
    6.6 ft (from the title)
    Manufacturer reference
    10628
    Weight
    50 g (1.8 oz) in the product record
    Amazon reference
    B00Y2LANNW
    EAN
    0069573038162
    • The only published shielding figure on this shelf, and it is double
    • A maker that writes down what its own cable cannot do — which is rarer than any specification
    • Male-to-male, so it replaces a cable rather than adapting the one you already have

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  • UGREEN 3 m three-pin XLR microphone cable

    UGREEN XLR Cable 3 m

    A three-meter three-pin XLR lead. Balanced, so it rejects interference over distance — and the only cable type that carries 48 V phantom power from an interface to a condenser microphone.

    Connector
    3-pin XLR, male to female
    Length
    3 m (10 ft)
    Signal
    Balanced
    Carries phantom power
    Yes — 48 V from the interface to the microphone
    Amazon reference
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    EAN
    6957303827114
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