1977-78 ALIVE II

Misprint

An error at the pick manufacturer accidentally stamped the logo and Paul's name on the same side of the pick, rather than opposite sides as they should have.

1983-84 LICK IT UP

Misprint

I don't know much about this pick. It appears to have been double stamped, so I assume it is just a quality defect that was rejected midway through production. However, it could have been intended for a replacement for Vinnie who was initially fired after the European leg of the tour.  Lacking enough time to hire an adequate replacement, Vinnie was re-hired for the North American leg of the tour.

Prototypes

Note: There are UNCONFIRMED rumors of  black on pink  and  yellow on pink  prototype picks.  However, I have never seen one and there is much debate as to whether or not these are legitimate.

1985-86 ASYLUM

Prototypes

Prior to the Asylum tour, commissioned prototype picks in assorted colors. These picks featured a slightly smaller logo than would eventually be used on the tour. Legend has it the band either never paid for them or decided to go with a larger logo. In any event, the picks ended up being sold out of a fishbowl at Manny's Music Store in NYC. When "Guitar Player" magazine editor, Jas Obrecht was compiling a photo shoot of various artists' guitar picks a for his magazine, furnished the above samples. Supposedly there is also a multi-color confetti style pick as well.

The band subsequently commissioned a different pick company to produce their picks for the tour.  Allegedly the following colors were also made but never used on tour:

1987-88 CRAZY NIGHTS

Tech pick

Note: Steve was the Production Manager for the tour.  His pick throwing abilities were legendary.

1996-97 ALIVE/ WORLDWIDE (REUNION)

1998-99  PSYCHO CIRCUS TOUR

Prototypes

Eventually this design was scrapped for the arched Psycho Circus name over the logo.  The presence of " Psycho-Circus 1998-2000 Worldwide" suggests the band initially planned on touring the album for two to three years.  It is rumored there may be as many as 22 different varieties (different types of prisms and foils on various colors, including two different types of white) of these prototypes made for each band member.  These are extremely rare, but here are the ones I have been able to confirm so far:

PCT-AF1 - prototype - silver glitter prism on white

PCT-AF2 - prototype - silver glitter prism on transparent blue

PCT-AF3 - prototype - silver glitter prism on fuchsia

PCT-AF4 - prototype - silver glitter prism on yellow

PCT-AF5 - prototype - silver glitter prism on red

PCT-AF6 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on black

PCT-AF7 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on fuchsia

PCT-AF8 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on transparent blue

PCT-AF9 - prototype - rainbow on semi-transparent fuchsia

PCT-AF10 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on black

PCT-AF12 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on white

PCT-AF13 - prototype - rainbow on yellow

PCT-AF14 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on red

PCT-AF15 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on red

PCT-AF16 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on black

PCT-PS1 - prototype - maroon on white

PCT-PS2 - prototype - black on white

PCT-PS3 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on white

PCT-PS4 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on black

PCT-PS5 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on yellow

PCT-PS6 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on transparent blue

PCT-PS7 - prototype - oil slick on yellow

PCT-PS8 - prototype - oil slick on white

PCT-PS9 - prototype - oil slick on transparent blue

PCT-PS10 - prototype - oil slick on black

PCT-PS11 - prototype - oil slick on fuchsia

PCT-PS12 - prototype - oil slick on red

PCT-PS13 - prototype - silver glitter prism on solid red

PCT-PS14 - prototype - silver glitter prism on white

PCT-PS15 - prototype - silver glitter prism on fuchsia

PCT-PS16 - prototype - silver glitter prism on transparent blue

PCT-PS17 - prototype - metallic red on yellow

PCT-PS18 - prototype - metallic red on white

PCT-PS19 - prototype - metallic blue on yellow

PCT-PS20 - prototype - rainbow on transparent blue

PCT-PS21 - prototype - rainbow on black

PCT-PS22 - prototype - rainbow on fuchsia

PCT-GS1 - prototype - black on white

PCT-GS2 - prototype - black on transparent blue

PCT-GS3 - prototype - black on fuchsia

PCT-GS4 - prototype - metallic blue on red

PCT-GS5 - prototype - metallic blue on fuchsia

PCT-GS6 - prototype - metallic blue on yellow

PCT-GS7 - prototype - blue prism on white

PCT-GS8 - prototype - silver glitter prism on fuchsia

PCT-GS9 - prototype - silver glitter prism on yellow

PCT-GS10 - prototype - silver glitter prism on black

PCT-GS11 - prototype - oil slick on black

PCT-GS12 - prototype - oil slick on fuchsia

PCT-GS13 - prototype - oil slick on yellow

PCT-GS14 - prototype - oil slick on white

PCT-GS15 - prototype - oil slick on red

PCT-GS16 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on white

PCT-GS17 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on transparent blue

PCT-GS18 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on fuchsia

PCT-GS19 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on red

PCT-GS20 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on yellow

PCT-GS21 - prototype - rainbow on transparent blue

PCT-GS22 - prototype - rainbow on black

PCT-GS23 - prototype - rainbow on fuchsia

PCT-GS24 - prototype - rainbow on white

Tech picks

PCT-PT1 - Paul's Tech - purple prism on white - PC logo / "Ragman (over) 13" with a circle around it

PCT-PT2 - Paul's Tech - metallic red on white - PC logo / "Ragman (over) 13" with a circle around it

PCT-AT1 - Ace's Tech - prism on transparent red - PC logo / drawing of skull & cross-bones

PCT-AT2 - Ace's Tech - dull silver on black - PC logo / drawing of skull & cross-bones

PCT-PCT1 - Peter's Tech - silver prism on red - PC logo / Catfish Kanon "You've Been Hooked" with a cartoon face

PCT-GT1 - Gene's Tech - black on fuchsia - PC logo / "King of Fling"

PCT-GT2 - Gene's Tech - black on red - PC logo / "King of Fling"

PCT-GT3 - Gene's Tech - black on white - PC logo / "King of Fling"

PCT-GT4 - Gene's Tech - black on powder blue - PC logo / "King of Fling"

PCT-GT5 - Gene's Tech - black on mustard yellow - PC logo / "King of Fling"

2000-01 FAREWELL TOUR

 Prototypes

NTF-AF1 - DUNLOP - silver on transparent purple - logo/ Spencer's style sig

Note: Made for the New Year's Eve & Alaskan shows, but Ace felt the purple was Paul's "signature color", not his.

NTF-AF4 through NTF-AF44 - beginning with Chicago, Ace had individualized picks for every city on the tour in a multitude of different combinations of prisms and colors.  Ace designed them himself!  He threw out approximately 44 per show. Ace also had them "retro'd" for the following cities he played on the tour prior to Chicago because they weren't ready in time.  Rumor is he occasionally dispersed these during the remaining shows on the tour to try and make up for the delay.

NTF-AF4 - Phoenix, AZ - oil slick on yellow pick

NTF-AF5 - Tucson, AZ - silver on orange pick

NTF-AF6 - Las Cruces, NM - oil slick on transparent blue pick

NTF-AF7 - Las Vegas, NV - black on powder fuchsia pick

NTF-AF8 - Anaheim, CA - black on powder orange pick

NTF-AF9 - San Diego, CA - confetti on white pick

NTF-AF10 - Bakersfield, CA - metallic red on transparent blue

NTF-AF11 - Oakland, CA - oil slick on transparent red pick

NTF-AF12 - Reno, NV - metallic blue on black pick

NTF-AF13 - Salt Lake City, UT - metallic purple on yellow pick

NTF-AF14 - Denver, CO - metallic green on transparent blue pick

NTF-AF15 - Lubbock, TX - silver on transparent red pick

NTF-AF16 - San Antonio, TX - confetti on orange pick

NTF-AF17 - Houston, TX - rainbow on white pick

NTF-AF44 - Lake Placid, NY - metallic red on transparent blue pick

(Made for the tour, but the show was canceled and therefore it was never used.)

NTF-AF18 - Dallas, TX - silver on red pick

NTF-AF19 - Oklahoma City, OK - metallic red on fuchsia pick

NTF-AF20 - Little Rock, AR - metallic green on transparent blue-green

NTF-AF21 - Pensacola, FL - metallic green on white pick

NTF-AF22 - West Palm Beach, FL - oil slick on transparent pink pick

NTF-AF23 - Ft. Meyers, FL - oil slick on transparent blue-green

NTF-AF24 - Orlando, FL - oil slick on yellow pick

NTF-AF25 - Tampa, FL - oil slick on orange pick

NTF-AF26 - Birmingham, AL - metallic blue on fuchsia pick (see note below)

NTF-AF27 - Atlanta, GA - metallic green on black pick

NTF-AF28 - New Orleans, LA - metallic green on transparent red pick

NTF-AF29 - Columbia, SC - metallic red on white pick

NTF-AF30 - Charlotte, NC - metallic purple on white pick

NTF-AF31 - Greenville, SC - metallic purple on white pick

NTF-AF32 - Greensboro, NC - rainbow on transparent light green pick

NTF-AF33 - Chattanooga, TN - metallic blue on orange pick

NTF-AF34 - Memphis, TN - oil slick on transparent blue pick

NTF-AF35 - Nashville, TN - oil slick on transparent light green pick

NTF-AF36 - Louisville, KY - oil slick on red pick

NTF-AF37 - Knoxville, TN - metallic red on black pick

NTF-AF38 - Charleston, WV - oil slick on white pick

NTF-AF39 - Roanoke, VA - confetti on transparent pink pick

NTF-AF40 - Cleveland, OH - confetti on fuchsia pick

NTF-AF41 - Cleveland, OH - metallic purple on orange pick

NTF-AF42 - Grand Rapids, MI - silver on transparent blue

NTF-AF43 - Toledo, OH - confetti on red pick

2003 WORLD DOMINATION TOUR

Tech picks

WWD-PT1 - Paul's Tech - silver on black - logo / "Francis Picked Me"

WWD-PT2 - Paul's Tech - silver on emerald pearl - logo / "Francis Picked Me"

WWD-TT1 - Tommy's Tech - black on glow-in-the-dark white - logo /  Vegas

WWD-FS1 - Dec. 20th pick - black on semi-transparent white - logo / "Dec 20th Goodbye Darkside, You Suck!!!"

Note: This pick was a jab directed at Aerosmith's crew.  December 20th was the last show of the tour, and coincidentally Peter Criss's birthday.

2004 ROCK THE NATION TOUR

  Tech picks

RTN-PT1 - Paul's Tech - metallic purple on pearl - small Starchild icon / "Francis Picked Me 2004"

RTN-PT2 - Paul's Tech - purple on pearl - large Starchild icon / "Francis Picked Me 2004"

RTN-TT1 - Tommy's Tech - black & red on white - logo / dernière sortie and Vegas 13 inside a Canadian Maple Leaf

Note: Vegas is Canadian, hence the Quebecois slang that means roughly "Last Night Out" because he planned retirement from the business at the end of the tour. 13 is his hockey jersey number.

Tech pick

RST-PT1 - Paul's Tech - black on orange - iron cross / Francis (prototype)

RST-PT2 - Paul's Tech - silver on black - iron cross flag / Francis

Tech picks

LTW-PT1 - Paul's Tech - black on white - winged heart / Francis

Tech picks

HNR-PT1 - Paul's Tech - Paul's Tech - black on white - iron cross flag / Francis

HNR-GT1 - Gene's Tech - silver on white - "The roadie formerly know as..." / railroad spike "20 Years 1987-2007"

HNR-GT2 - Gene's Tech - silver on turquoise - "The roadie formerly know as..." / railroad spike "20 Years 1987-2007"

HNR-GT3 - Gene's Tech - silver on confetti - "The roadie formerly know as..." / railroad spike "20 Years 1987-2007"

HNR-GT4 - Gene's Tech - silver on tortoise - "The roadie formerly know as..." / railroad spike "20 Years 1987-2007"

HNR-GT5 - Gene's Tech - silver on black - "The roadie formerly know as..." / railroad spike "20 Years 1987-2007"

HNR-GT6 - Gene's Tech - silver on abalone - "The roadie formerly know as..." / railroad spike "20 Years 1987-2007"

Note: Congrats on 20 years of service! An amazing accomplishment!

Tech picks

EUROPE

A35-MG1 - Meet & Greet Specialist - white logo on earth on white / World Tour 08 DS

A35-PT1 - Paul's Tech - white logo on earth on white / World Tour 08 FS

A35-PT2 - Paul's Tech - red, white & light blue on black - American flag logo / Francis

A35-PT3 - Paul's Tech - red, white & navy blue on black - American flag logo / Francis (error printing)

A35-TT3 - Backline Techs - red, white & light blue on black - American flag logo / World Tour [over] Alive/35 [over] 2008

A35-TT4 - Backline Techs - red, white & navy blue on black - American flag logo / World Tour [over] Alive/35 [over] 2008 (error printing)

A35-C1 - Crew - black on white- Alive 35 logo / CREW

A35-PT4 - Paul's Tech - silver on black - outlined logo [over] ALIVE 35 /  TUNING PICK (South America only)

A35-PT4 - Paul's Tech - black on white - large Starchild icon / ALIVE 35 (North America only)

A35-TT5 - D'Andrea - silver on transparent blue - outlined logo [over] ALIVE 35 / World Domination signature (stamped)

Note: This was a merchandise only pick. Not used on stage during the tour.

A35-PL1 - D'Andrea - white on black - outlined logo / ALIVE 35 (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

A35-PL2 - D'Andrea - black on white - outlined logo / ALIVE 35 (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

A35-PL3 - D'Andrea - confetti prism on black - Sonic Boom logo / blank (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

A35-PL4 - D'Andrea - confetti prism on black - Alive 35 logo / blank (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

Prototypes

A35-PS11 - Dunlop - red & purple on solid white - outlined logo [over] ALIVE 35 / Psycho Circus signature (pad printed) (smaller logo and no fading bar in the middle)

A35-TT10 - Dunlop - red & purple on solid white - outlined logo [over] ALIVE 35 / World Domination signature (pad printed) (smaller logo and no fading bar in the middle)

Tech picks

SB-PT1 - Paul's Tech - Dunlop - smooth gradient orange & yellow on solid white - outlined logo [over] Since Boom logo [over]  2010/ Francis

SB-TT1 - Tommy's Tech - Dunlop - smooth gradient orange & yellow on solid white - outlined logo [over] Since Boom logo [over]  2010/ Survis

SB-MG1 - Meet & Greet Specialist - Dunlop - smooth gradient orange & yellow on solid white - outlined logo [over] Since Boom logo [over]  2010/ Specialist DS

SB-KM1 - KISS Manager - Dunlop - smooth gradient orange & yellow on solid white - outlined logo [over] Since Boom logo [over]  2010/ Doc

Merchandise picks

SB-PL1 - Dunlop - smooth gradient orange & yellow on solid white - outlined logo [over] Since Boom logo [over]  2010/ demon icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

SB-PL2 - Dunlop - smooth gradient orange & yellow on solid white - outlined logo [over] Since Boom logo [over]  2010/ starchild icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

SB-PL3 - Dunlop - smoothh gradient orange & yellow on solid white - outlined logo [over] Since Boom logo [over]  2010/ spaceman icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

SB-PL4 - Dunlop - smooth gradient orange & yellow on solid white - outlined logo [over] Since Boom logo [over]  2010/ catman icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

UNITED STATES

Merchandise picks

HSE-PL1 - Dunlop - white on solid black - outlined logo / demon icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

HSE-PL2 - Dunlop - white on solid black - outlined logo / starchild icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

HSE-PL3 - Dunlop - white on solid black - outlined logo / spaceman icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

HSE-PL4 - Dunlop - white on solid black - outlined logo / catman icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

HSE-PL5 - Dunlop - multicolor on solid white - Hottest Show On Earth logo / demon icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

HSE-PL6 - Dunlop - multicolor on solid white - Hottest Show On Earth logo / starchild icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

HSE-PL7 - Dunlop - multicolor on solid white - Hottest Show On Earth logo / spaceman icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

HSE-PL8 - Dunlop - multicolor on solid white - Hottest Show On Earth logo / catman icon (pad printed) (given out to Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

HSE-PL9 - Dunlop - black on transparent yellow - KISS logo / (blank) (pad printed) (mailed to VIP and Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

HSE-PL10 - Dunlop - white on transparent red - KISS logo / (blank) (pad printed) (mailed to VIP and Platinum Meet-n-Greet buyers)

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