The Classic Celluloid Pick for Your Guitar

You cannot go wrong with the classics. In this case, we are talking about the Fender 351 Premium Celluloid Guitar Pick. Classic shape, medium weight, Fender Premium Celluloid picks combine the traditional tone and feel of celluloid, with beautiful and unique colors. Celluloid is one of the best pick materials. Ever. It gives you traditional feel, a smooth striking surface and a warm tone.

Classic sound with a wider body and a rounded tip.

Fender Premium Celluloid picks combine the traditional tone and feel of celluloid, with beautiful and unique colors. Often called the Fender pick, the 351 shape is the pick most associated with Fender company and guitar. A wider body and a rounded tip have made this pick a favorite with players of every style.

Why a Medium Guitar Pick?
A medium guitar pick is 0.73–0.81 mm or 0.028–0.031 inches thick. When playing rock or heavier music, or while playing electric guitar with hi-gain amplification or distortion, thinner picks produce muddier, less precise, less controlled sound while thicker picks produce more specific, more controlled and well-shaped tone. Thinner picks also tend to rip or tear more often if used too forcefully, whereas a thicker one is less likely to wear down. Thicker picks are generally used in more discrete genres, such as heavy metal or power metal.

Celluloid, Historically Speaking
Invented in 1856, celluloid is considered the first invented thermoplastic. This was the first plastic ever used to produce picks, and it is still used today, especially for guitarists aiming for vintage tone. Celluloid is easily molded and shaped, and it was first widely used as an ivory replacement. Easy to manufacture, easy to produce, celluloid is the favored pick of guitarists around the world.

About Fender
Founded in 1946, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has been an American icon for over 50 years. In that time, Fender’s contribution to the evolving sound of contemporary music has been global and continuous. By introducing the first commercially viable solidbody electric guitar, the first electric bass and countless classic amplifiers, Fender musical instruments have left their mark on jazz, blues, country, rock and many other styles of popular music.

5 Responses to “Fender 351 Premium Celluloid Guitar Picks, 12 Pack, Ocean Turquoise, Medium”

1. activecouchpotato says:

   May 25, 2010 at 12:00 am

   Don’t buy from Amazon. Buy it from Musician’s Friend, Sam Ash, anywhere else where they understand how to package small objects like picks. I’ve already returned and received replacements for packages that were empty or only contained a few picks. They don’t ship this in anything less than a children’s size shoebox. Anyone who has ever seen or handled these pick packs know how easy they are to open. Well, nobody at Amazon has because they just throw it into a giant box where it rattles around, opens up, and slides out through the seams of the outer packaging. First package was empty. Second attempt contained only a few, which were saved only by adhering to the packing tape on the packaging. I thought I’d save a buck or two using the free shipping on Amazon but forget it! I’m buying from the online stores above or just making the trip to the local guitar shop.

   Aside from that, I love these picks! I have purchased them for years and will continue to do so….elsewhere.
2. Jordan Lickteig says:

   May 13, 2010 at 12:00 am

   This is getting a four from me solely for the packaging. I was apprehensive seeing the reviews about how these were shipped in a large box after I order the picks. However, I got mine yesterday in a brown envelope they couldn’t fall out of, and all picks were accounted for. The only reason I am not giving this a five is I have no used the picks yet, but they are guitart picks I wouldn’t assume there can be anything that flawed with them. Hope this helps ease anyone’s mind for the shipping on this product!
3. Alexander Lee says:

   May 7, 2010 at 12:00 am

   It’s hard to complain or write lavish praise for something that I expected to get.
4. M. R. Jean says:

   April 3, 2010 at 12:00 am

   they came around two days after ordering them and there in a better package now
5. James R. Plunkett says:

   March 20, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I only received 3 picks with a 3 pack of electric guitar strings I ordered. What a rip off!!! Do not order here. 2 dollars per pick sucks!!!