Hello,

Does anyone known when Fender started to use the Circled R on their guitar picks. I have a lot of picks, some vintage, with the script different than newer picks, or the script color different, or the uncircled R and I am trying to date them.

Thanks for any help.
T

I don't know but there's a picture of Buddy Holly playing a '58 Strat with a pick stuck under the guard below the pickup switch....I looked at it with a magnifying glass and it said "Fender", being a b/w pic I couldn't tell what color the pick was,but it was dark,probably tortoise.
The reason I was looking at it that close was when they restored Buddy's last Strat,the guy found a Gibson white pick under the pickguard.
I didn't know when Fender and Gibson started labeling picks.

You might find some answers in this link?

http://www.pickcollecting.com/

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