Mike's Guitar Pick Collection!!
My twenty one-year-old daughter, Diana, and my seventeen-year-old son, Mike, rock. When Diana was in 1st grade, she commented that my drumstick collecting seemed to be a lot of fun and that she wanted to collect “something.” We crawled on our hands and knees, flashlights in hand, through my dark, dusty attic and located the box we were searching for. It had 5 guitar picks I caught in 1977. That started her guitar pick collection. I started trying to grab picks for her at shows I attend. She even CAUGHT one herself at an outdoors concert. These days, college and her love of literature, theater, cinema, and international travel have put rock and roll on the back burner. Diana has given her collection of more than 800 guitar picks to her brother. Mike is a chip off the old block. He’s always looking to attend rock concerts with his Dad or with his friends. Blink-182 is his favorite band. Mike crashed with me into the front row at a Stone Temple Pilots show and CAUGHT two guitar picks from bass guitarist Robert Deleo. Check out Mike’s list of guitarists in his pick collection!! Any guitarists who are reading this who aren't in Mike’s collection, what are you waiting for? Send me an e-mail, and Mike will send you a self-addressed stamped envelope for one or two of your picks.
George | Adamz | Me With Creeps |
Slick | Aguilar | Jefferson Starship |
Carl | Albert | Vicious Rumors |
Doug | Aldrich | Whitesnake |
Keith | Alexander | S.M.F. |
Joey | Allen | Warrant |
Yves | Altana | Bird |
Carlos | Alomar | David Bowie Band |
Dave | Amato | R.E.O. Speedwagon |
Eric "Roscoe" | Ambel | Steve Earle and The Dukes |
David | Anderson | Brother Cane |
Tommy | Anton | Jon Caspi Band |
Daniel | Ash | Bauhaus |
John | Ashton | Psychedelic Furs |
Jim | Arnold | Dream Or Nightmare |
Travis | Arnold | Strangleweed |
Jim | Babjak | The Smithereens |
Pat | Badger | Extreme |
Rob | Barth | T.V. Toy |
Zoltan | Bathory | Five Finger Death Punch |
Nuno | Bettencourt | Extreme |
Tommy | Black | ScottWeiland Band |
Joe | Bonamassa | Black Country Communion |
Dean | Back | Theory of a Deadman |
Jimmy | Bain | DIO |
Bryan | Bassett | Foghat |
Michael Angelo | Batio | Nitro |
Reb | Beach | Winger |
Adrian | Belew | King Crimson |
George | Bellas | Moogway |
Frank | Bello | Helmet |
Robert | Berry | Greg Kihn Band |
Paul | Bielatowicz | Carl Palmer Band |
Caleb | Bingham | Ascension |
Brad | Birkedahl | The Dempseys |
Stacy | Blades | L.A. Guns |
Steve | Blaze | Lillian Axe |
Johan | Blomquist | Backyard Babies |
Rachel | Bolan | Skid Row |
Zach | Bolling | Kaliedo |
Jon | Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi |
Nicke | Borg | Backyard Babies |
Joe | Bouchard | Blue Oyster Cult |
Bruce | Bouillet | Racer X |
Vito | Bratta | White Lion |
David | Brenner | Theory of a Deadman |
Mark | Briody | Jag Panzer |
Jonathan | Brightman | Buckcherry |
Eric | Brittingham | Cinderella |
Rex | Brown | Pantera |
Jeff | Brown | SWEET |
Gerry | Buckley | America |
Phil | Buckman | Filter |
Dewey | Bunnell | America |
Bobby | Burns | Soulfly |
Donny | Buttaccio | High Voltage |
Ricky | Byrd | Joan Jett and The Blackhearts |
Chris | Cafferty | Savatage |
Greg | Camp | Smashmouth |
Andrew | Campagna | The Tumbleweeds |
John | Carlini | John Carlini Quartet |
Jon | Caspi | Jon Caspi Band |
Tony | Castell | Krokus |
Dan | Castiel | Rattlesnake Canyon |
Max | Cavalera | Soulfly |
Tom | Cavanagh | Garlic |
Carlos | Cavazo | Hollywood All-Starz |
Mick | Cervino | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force |
Lenny | Cerzosie | Le Projet |
Chris | Chaney | Jane's Addiction |
Pam | Cheaterson | Cheap Chick |
Phil | Chen | Riders On The Storm |
Billy | Childs | Britny Fox |
Metal Mike | Chlasciak | PainmuseuM |
Garrick | Chow | The Jellybricks |
Cheetah | Chrome | The Dead Boys |
Gilby | Clarke | Guns 'N Roses |
George | Clinton | Parliament Funkadelic |
Karl | Cochran | Joe Lynn Turner Band |
Steve | Conley | F5 |
Tyler | Connolly | Theory of a Deadman |
Bryce | Connor | The Jellybricks |
Steve | Conte | New York Dolls |
Peter | Cooper | NOD |
Cope | Citizen Cope | |
John | Corabi | Eric Singer Project |
Lanny | Cordola | House of Lords |
Chris | Cornell | Chris Cornell Band |
Anthony | Cosmo | Boston |
Fran | Cosmo | Boston |
Robert | Cray | Robert Cray Band |
Patrick | Dahlheimer | Live |
Kimberley | Dahme | Boston |
Jack | Daley | Lenny Kravitz Band |
Dizzy | Dean | Britny Fox |
Stephen | Dees | Novo Combo |
Mark | del Castillo | Del Castillo |
Rick | del Castillo | Del Castillo |
Dean | Deleo | Stone Temple Pilots |
Robert | Deleo | Stone Temple Pilots |
Paul | De Lisle | Smashmouth |
Brad | Delp | Boston |
Joey | DeMaio | Manowar |
Larry "Bones" | Dennison | DIO |
Alex | DeRosso | DOKKEN |
Mike | Dimkich | The Cult |
Matt | DiRito | Pop Evil |
Jerry | Dixon | Warrant |
John | Doe | X |
Dan | Donegan | Disturbed |
Gail Ann | Dorsey | David Bowie |
James | Doviak | Johnny Marr and The Healers |
Dregen | Backyard Babies | |
Chris | Duarte | Chris Duarte Group |
Mike | Duda | W.A.S.P. |
Hilary | Duff | Hilary Duff Band |
Phil | Durham | Saint Peter |
East Bay Ray | Dead Kennedys | |
Dave | Ellefson | F5 |
P.J. | Farley | Trixter |
Dominique | Favez | Krokus |
Nicole | Fiorentino | Smashing Pumpkins |
Robin | Finch | Nine Inch Nails |
Roger | Fisher | Roger Fisher Band |
Lysa | Flores | Stay At Home Bomb |
Anthony | Focx | Beautiful Creatures |
Lita | Ford | The Runaways |
Bruce | Foster | Shark Attack |
Oz | Fox | Stryper |
Pete | Freezin' | Alice Cooper Band |
Ace | Frehley | KISS |
J.J. | French | Twisted Sister |
Jack | Frost | Seven Witches |
Tracy | G | DIO |
Reeves | Gabrels | Tin Machine |
Chuck | Garric | Alice Cooper Band |
Neil | Geraldo | Pat Benatar Band |
Sean | Giblin | Spin Doctors |
Michael | Gilbert | Flotsam and Jetsam |
Paul | Gilbert | Racer X |
Gregg | Gill | Distant Thunder |
Tom | Gimbel | Foreigner |
Frank | Giokas | Unsound |
Tommy | Girvin | Eddie Money Band |
Jimmy | Gnecco | OURS |
Craig | Goldy | DIO |
Guthrie | Govan | ASIA |
Randy | Gregg | Thin Lizzy |
Dave | Gregory | X.T.C. |
Kevin | Griffin | Better Than Ezra |
Mike | Grimmit | Rockets To Ruin |
Scott | Gross | From Autumn To Ashes |
Alex | Grossi | Bang Tango |
Buddy | Guy | Buddy Guy Band |
Sammy | Hagar | Van Halen |
Lzzy | Hale | Halestorm |
Darryl | Hall | Hall and Oates |
Eric | Halpern | Distant Thunder |
Greg | Hammettson | Beatallica |
Frank | Hannon | Tesla |
Neale | Haywood | Lindsey Buckingham Band |
Chris | Henderson | 3 Doors Down |
Andy | Hilfiger | The X Brothers |
Scotti | Hill | Skid Row |
Gary | Hoey | Heavy Bones |
Jason | Hook | Hilary Duff Band |
Duane | Horne | Christine Martucci Band |
Joe | Hottinger | Halestorm |
Charlie | Huhn | Foghat |
Mattias | Jabs | The Scorpions |
Eddie | Jackson | Queensryche |
Dave | James | The Lords of Altamont |
Wayne | Jarger | Four Guys From Work |
Stephen | Jenkins | Third Eye Blind |
Garland | Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys/Coney Island Playboys |
Joan | Jett | Joan Jett and The Blackhearts |
Damon | Johnson | Alice Cooper Band |
Danny | Johnson | Steppenwolf |
Vic | Johnson | Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas |
Laurie | Jones | Laurie Jones Band |
Mick | Jones | Foreigner |
Rev | Jones | Kottak |
Scott | Jordan | The Trio Project |
Junior | Junior Senior | |
Peter | Karp | Peter Karp and The Roadshow |
Tom | Keeley | Thursday |
Mike | Keller | Letters from the Fire |
Keri | Kelli | L.A. Guns |
Tim | Kelly | Slaughter |
Larry | Kennedy | The Jellybricks |
Tommy | Kessler | Blondie |
Tommy | Kiefer | Cinderella |
Dave | Kilminster | Keith Emerson Band |
Larry | Kirwan | Black 47 |
Ritchie | Kotzen | Poison |
Wayne | Kramer | MC5 |
Robbie | Krieger | Doors of the 21st Century |
Bruce | Kulick | Union |
Dave | Kushner | Suicidal Tendencies |
Kenny | Kweens | Beautiful Creatures |
Jeff | Labar | Cinderella |
Greg | Lake | Emerson, Lake and Palmer |
Jani | Lane | Warrant |
Brad | Lang | War and Peace |
Jonny | Lang | Jonny Lang Band |
Stephen | Lashley | K.C. and the Sunshine Band |
Ringo | Larz | Beatallica |
Blackie | Lawless | W.A.S.P. |
Vick | Lecar | Vick Lecar's Blue Moon |
Chris | Lee | Supagroup |
Will | Lee | Oz Noy Trio |
Alvin | Lee | Ten Years After |
Jaymz | Lennfield | Beatallica |
Jeremy | Lenzo | Mayday Parade |
Gerry | Leonard | David Bowie |
Bill | Leverty | Firehouse |
Tony | Levin | Tony Levin Band |
Jon | Levin | DOKKEN |
Duke | Levine | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
Jani | Liimatainen | Sonata Artica |
Rikki | Lixx | Rev Theory |
Karl | Logan | Manowar |
Dave | Lon | The Nixons |
Ty | Longley | Great White |
George | Lynch | Lynch Mob |
Pawel | Maciwoda | The Scorpions |
Yngwie | Malmsteen | Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force |
Gregg | Martin | Kentucky Headhunters |
Gabe | Martinez | Hailstone |
Christine | Martucci | Christine Martucci Band |
Dave | Mason | Dave Mason Band |
Tim | Mauldin | Pinkeye D'Gekko |
Ben | Mauro | Britney Spears |
Chris | May | The Queers |
Brian | McAlonie | Made In Austria |
Cliff | McBurtney | Beatallica |
George | McCorkle | Renegades of Southern Rock |
Corey | McCormick | Chris Cornell Band |
Mark | McGee | Vicious Rumors |
Mark | McGrath | Sugar Ray |
Duff | McKagen | Velvet Revolver |
Rickey | Medlocke | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Marco | Mendoza | Whitesanke |
Dave | Meniketti | Y&T |
Mandy | Meyer | Krokus |
Bret | Michaels | Bret Michaels Band |
Ronnie | Montrose | MONTROSE |
Moon | Total Soul | |
Vinnie | Moore | U.F.O. |
Billy | Morris | Warrant |
Eric | Morris | Lillian Axe |
Billy | Morrison | Billy Idol band |
Steve | Morse | Deep Purple |
Bill | Mueller | Flying Mueller Brothers |
Murphy | Sugar Ray | |
Chris | Murphy | SLOAN |
Dennis | Murphy | The Reveling |
Jimmy | Murrison | Nazareth |
Brent | Muscat | Faster Pussycat |
Dave | Navarro | Jane's Addiction |
Bill | Nelson | BeBop Deluxe |
Chick | Nielson | Cheap Chick |
Rick | Nielson | Cheap Trick |
Willie | Nile | The Worry Dolls |
Dave | Novotny | Saliva |
Ted | Nugent | Ted Nugent Band |
John | Oates | Hall and Oates |
Scott | O'Brien | Smut Peddlers |
Jon | Oliva | Savatage |
Tim "Izo" | Orindgreff | School of Rock |
Al | Pahanish | School of Rock |
George | Pajon | Black Eyed Peas |
Yannis | Papadopoulos | Scott Stapp band |
Jon | Paris | Johnny Winter Band |
Tommy | Paris | Britny Fox |
Richard | Patrick | Filter |
Michael | Patrick | The Suburban Hillbillies |
Jeff | Pevar | Blue Floyd |
Joe | Perry | Aerosmith |
Mitch | Perry | War and Peace |
Rickey | Phillips | STYX |
Gary | Pihl | Boston |
Jeff | Pilson | Foreigner |
Doug | Pinnick | King's X |
Sam | Poitevent | Lillian Axe |
Mick | Ralphs | Bad Company |
Richie | Ranno | STARZ |
Randy | Rawlings | Sebastian Bach Band |
Jimmy | Recca | The Pids |
Rick | Renstrom | Leash Law |
Taylor | Richards | Royal Bliss |
Perry | Richardson | Firehouse |
Riggs | White Zombie | |
Eugene | Ripper | Stark Naked and Fleshtones |
Marc | Rizzo | Soulfly |
Darrell | Roberts | W.A.S.P. |
Matt | Roberts | 3 Doors Down |
Rodney | Sugar Ray | |
Share | Ross | Bubble |
Ross The Boss | The Dictators | |
John | Roth | WINGER |
Ryan | Roxie | Roxie 77 |
Dave | Rude | Tesla |
Abe | Ruiz | The Benjamins |
Alex "El Lobo" | Ruiz | Del Castillo |
Graham | Russell | Air Supply |
Dave "Snake" | Sabo | Skid Row |
Saint Peter | Black Vacancy | |
Stevie | Salas | Mick Jagger Band |
Arion | Salazar | Third Eye Blind |
Victor | Samalot | Rare Blend |
Johnny | Sambatoro | Dave Mason Band |
Richie | Sambora | Bon Jovi |
Eric | Sardinas | Eric Sardinas Band |
Will | Sargent | Echo and The Bunnymen |
Joe | Satriani | Joe Satriani Band |
Brett | Scallions | Fuel |
Richie | Scarlett | Ace Frehley Band |
Jon | Schafer | Iced Earth |
Bobby | Schayer | Interpol |
Timothy B. | Schmit | The Eagles |
Tom | Scholz | Boston |
Andy | Scott | SWEET |
Robbie | Seahag | Liza Colby Sound |
Art | Sears | Petty Tendergrass |
Evan | Seinfeld | Biohazard |
Brian | Setzer | Brian Setzer Orchestra |
Marco | Sfogli | James Labrie Band |
Mark | Simpson | Beautiful Creatures |
Eric | Singer | Eric Singer Project |
Andrew | Sharpe | Toy Shop |
Antony | Sharpe | Toy Shop |
Tommy | Shaw | STYX |
Kenny Wayne | Sheppard | Kenny Wayne Sheppard Band |
Chris | Sheridan | Kottak |
Adny | Shernoff | The Dictators |
Joe | Sims | Dream Or Nightmare |
Gene | Simmons | KISS |
Nikki | Sixx | Brides of Destruction |
Tommy | Skeotch | TESLA |
Alex | Skolnick | Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
Slash | Slash's Snakepit | |
Sleeves | Dragpipe | |
Earl | Slick | David Bowie |
Ed | Sloan | Crossfade |
Joey | Smith | Silk N' Steel |
Josh | Smith | Halestorm |
Michael Kelly | Smith | Britny Fox |
Steve | Smyth | Vicious Rumors |
Dee | Snider | Twisted Sister |
Bruce | Somers | Kidney Thieves |
Mike | Somerville | Head East |
Barry | Sparks | DOKKEN |
Michael | Spencer | Flotsam and Jetsam |
Bruce | Springteen | Bruce Springsteen/E Street Band |
Joey | Stampinato | N.R.B.Q. |
Johnny | Stampinato | N.R.B.Q. |
Rick | Steier | Warrant |
Jon | Ster | Lillian Axe |
Steve | Stevens | Billy Idol Band |
Brad | Stewart | Fuel |
Gish | Stiffness | Smut Peddlers |
Mike | Stone | Queensryche |
Rob | Stoner | Robert Gordon w/Link Wray |
Ritchie | Stotts | The Plasmatics |
Joe | Sudano | Unsound |
Kasim | Sultan | Meat Loaf |
Tom | Suttan | Silk N' Steel |
Michael | Sweet | Stryper |
Robert | Sweet | Stryper |
Leif Robinson | Swift | Supagroup |
Wayne | Swinny | Saliva |
John | Sykes | Thin Lizzy |
Sylvain | Sylvain | New York Dolls |
T-Bone | Hall and Oates | |
Ty | Tabor | King's X |
John | Taglieri | TAG |
Jorge | Tamajon | Union Hill |
Chad | Taylor | Live |
Chris | Taylor | Rockets To Ruin |
John | Taylor | Duran Duran |
Mick | Taylor | Rolling Stones |
Paul | Taylor | WINGER |
Geoff | Thorpe | Vicious Rumors |
Brian | Tichy | Ball |
Glenn | Tilbrook | Squeeze |
Andy | Timmons | Danger Danger |
Ron "Bumblefoot" | Thal | Guns N Roses |
Peter | Thorn | Chris Cornell Band |
Pat | Travers | Pat Travers Band |
Robin | Trower | Robin Trower Band |
Erik | Turner | Warrant |
Joe Lynn | Turner | Joe Lynn Turner Band |
Chris | Vachon | Roomful of Blues |
Steve | Vai | Steve Vai and The Breed |
Price | Vernon | Kottak |
Tommy | Victor | Prong |
Elias | Viljanen | Sonata Artica |
Vinnie | Vincent | Vinnie Vincent Invasion |
Rob | Viola | Christine Martucci Band |
Jon | Votta | Art of Anarchy |
Dick | Wagner | Alice Cooper Band |
Jim | Weider | The Band |
Dave | Weiner | Steve Vai and The Breed |
Leslie | West | Mountain |
Riff | West | Molly Hatchet |
John | Wetton | ASIA |
Brian | Wheat | TESLA |
Danny | Wilde | The Rembrandts |
Phil | Williams | Keith Emerson Band |
Michael | Wilton | Queensryche |
Kip | Winger | WINGER |
Johnny | Winter | Johnny Winter Band |
Bob | Wootten | Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three |
Zakk | Wylde | Black Label Society |
Yogi | Chris Cornell Band | |
Andy | York | Ian Hunter Band |
Dave | Young | Devin Townsend Project |
Angus | Young | AC/DC |
James | Young | STYX |
David | Z | Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
Garrett | Zablocki | Senses Fail |
Chip | Z'Nuff | E'nuff Z'nuff |
Eric | Zimmerman | Warrant |
Billy | Zoom | X |