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Misprint |
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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. |
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Prototypes |
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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. |
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Tech pick |
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CRA-SH1 - gold on
white - logo / Hit By. Steve Habel |
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Note: Steve was the
Production Manager for the tour. His pick throwing abilities
were legendary. |
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1996-97 ALIVE/ WORLDWIDE
(REUNION) |
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Rehearsal |
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REUP-AF1 - 3D cube prism on white -
logo/ sig. (Used by
Ace during rehearsals for the Reunion tour) |
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REUP-PS1 - black on white -
outlined logo
[over]
Alive/Worldwide 96-97/
sig.
(a prototype pick that never made it
to the tour. It was made for Paul, but he didn't like them, so
they never got mass produced.) |
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Note:
If you are looking for the infamous "Lost Cities prototypes" picks,
they are not legitimate and therefore can be found
here on the Fakes page. |
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1998-99 PSYCHO CIRCUS TOUR
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Prototypes |
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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 40 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: |
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PCT-AF1 - prototype - silver glitter prism on white |
PCT-AF12 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on fuchsia |
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PCT-AF2 - prototype -
red to yellow rainbow on white |
PCT-AF13 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on fuchsia
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PCT-AF3 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on white |
PCT-AF14 - prototype - silver glitter prism on fuchsia |
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PCT-AF4 - prototype -
silver leaf/ camouflage prism on white |
PCT-AF15 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on red |
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PCT-AF5 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on black |
PCT-AF16 - prototype - silver glitter prism on red |
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PCT-AF6 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on black |
PCT-AF17 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on red |
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PCT-AF7 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on black |
PCT-AF18 - prototype - silver glitter prism on transparent blue |
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PCT-AF8 - prototype -
silver glitter prism
on black |
PCT-AF19 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on transparent blue |
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PCT-AF9 - prototype - silver glitter prism on yellow |
PCT-AF20 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on transparent blue |
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PCT-AF10 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on yellow |
PCT-AF21 - prototype -
silver leaf/
camouflage prism
on transparent blue |
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PCT-AF11 - prototype -
silver leaf/ camouflage prism on yellow |
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PCT-PS1 - prototype - maroon on white |
PCT-PS14 - prototype -
red to yellow
rainbow on transparent blue |
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PCT-PS2 - prototype - black on white |
PCT-PS15 - prototype - oil slick on fuchsia |
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PCT-PS3 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on white |
PCT-PS16 - prototype - silver glitter prism on fuchsia |
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PCT-PS4 - prototype - oil slick on white |
PCT-PS17 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on fuchsia |
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PCT-PS5 - prototype -
red to yellow rainbow
on white |
PCT-PS18 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on fuchsia |
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PCT-PS6 - prototype - silver glitter prism on white |
PCT-PS19 - prototype - oil slick on red |
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PCT-PS7 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on black |
PCT-PS20 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on red |
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PCT-PS8 - prototype - oil slick on black |
PCT-PS21 - prototype - oil slick on red |
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PCT-PS9 - prototype -
red to yellow rainbow
on black |
PCT-PS22 - prototype - silver glitter prism on solid red |
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PCT-PS10 - prototype - silver glitter prism on black |
PCT-PS23 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on yellow |
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PCT-PS11 - prototype - silver glitter prism on transparent blue |
PCT-PS24 - prototype - oil slick on yellow |
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PCT-PS12 - prototype - oil slick on transparent blue |
PCT-PS25 - prototype - silver glitter prism on yellow |
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PCT-PS13 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on
transparent blue |
PCT-PS26 - prototype -
red to yellow
rainbow on yellow |
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PCT-GS1 - prototype - black on white |
PCT-GS21 - prototype - silver glitter prism on black |
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PCT-GS2 - prototype - blue prism on white |
PCT-GS22 - prototype - rainbow on black |
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PCT-GS3 - prototype - oil slick on white |
PCT-GS23 - prototype - metallic blue on black
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PCT-GS4 - prototype -
silver leaf/ camouflage prism on white |
PCT-GS24 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on black |
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PCT-GS5 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on white
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PCT-GS25 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on black |
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PCT-GS6 - prototype -
green to blue rainbow on white
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PCT-GS26 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on red |
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PCT-GS7 - prototype -
rainbow silver leaf/ camouflage prism on white |
PCT-GS27 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on red |
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PCT-GS8 - prototype - metallic blue on yellow |
PCT-GS28 - prototype - metallic blue on red |
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PCT-GS9 - prototype -
silver glitter prism on yellow |
PCT-GS29 - prototype - silver glitter prism on red |
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PCT-GS10 - prototype - oil slick on yellow |
PCT-GS30 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on red |
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PCT-GS11 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on
yellow |
PCT-GS31 - prototype - black on red (no signature) |
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PCT-GS12 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on
yellow |
PCT-GS32 - prototype - black on fuchsia |
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PCT-GS13 - prototype -
green to blue
rainbow on yellow |
PCT-GS33 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on fuchsia |
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PCT-GS14 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on
transparent blue |
PCT-GS34 - prototype - oil slick on fuchsia |
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PCT-GS15 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on transparent blue |
PCT-GS35 - prototype -
metallic blue on fuchsia |
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PCT-GS16 - prototype - black on transparent blue |
PCT-GS36 - prototype - silver glitter prism on fuchsia |
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PCT-GS17 - prototype - rainbow on transparent blue |
PCT-GS37 - prototype - silver leaf/ camouflage prism on
fuchsia |
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PCT-GS18 - prototype - green to blue rainbow on transparent blue |
PCT-GS38 - prototype - rainbow on fuchsia |
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PCT-GS19 - prototype - black on fuchsia |
PCT-GS39 - prototype - red to yellow rainbow on fuchsia |
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PCT-GS20 - prototype - metallic blue on red |
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Tech picks |
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PCT-PT1 - Paul's Tech
- purple interlocking
circles and random dots
prism on white - PC logo / "Ragman (over) 13" with a
circle around it |
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PCT-PT2 - Paul's Tech
- metallic red on white - PC logo / "Ragman (over) 13" with a
circle around it |
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PCT-AT1 -
Ace's Tech -
interlocking circles and random dots
prism on transparent red - PC logo / drawing of
skull & cross-bones [signature side is plain silver print] |
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PCT-AT2 -
Ace's Tech - dull silver on black - PC logo / drawing of
skull & cross-bones
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PCT-PCT1 -
Peter's Tech - silver
interlocking circles and random dots
prism on red
- PC logo / Catfish Kanon "You've Been
Hooked" with a cartoon face |
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PCT-GT1 -
Gene's Tech - black on fuchsia - PC logo / "King of Fling" |
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PCT-GT2 -
Gene's Tech - black on red - PC logo / "King of Fling" |
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PCT-GT3 -
Gene's Tech - black on white - PC logo / "King of Fling" |
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PCT-GT4 -
Gene's Tech - black on powder blue - PC logo / "King of
Fling" |
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PCT-GT5 -
Gene's Tech - black on mustard yellow - PC logo / "King of
Fling' |
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Prototypes |
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NTF-AF1 - DUNLOP -
silver on transparent purple gel pick - 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. |
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NTF-AF2 - DUNLOP -
white on light blue - logo/ Spencer's style sig. |
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NTF-PS1 - DUNLOP -
white on purple - logo/ Spencer's style sig. |
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NTF-GS1 - DUNLOP -
white on red - logo/ Spencer's style sig. |
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NTF-PC1 - DUNLOP -
white on dark green - logo/ Spencer's style sig. - Peter ended
up using these on the tour |
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NTF-PC2 - DUNLOP -
white on light blue - logo/ Spencer's style sig. (Pick company error. These should have on green picks.) |
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NTF-GS2 - DUNLOP -
black on chalky white - logo/ Spencer's style sig. - Tortex
picks tested to deal with the slickness of the Dunlop picks, but
they smudged badly. |
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NTF-AF3 - DUNLOP -
black on chalky white - logo/ Spencer's style sig. - Tortex
picks tested to deal with the slickness of the Dunlop picks, but
they smudged badly. |
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NTF-PS2 - DUNLOP - black on chalky white - logo/ Spencer's
style sig. - Tortex picks tested to deal with the slickness
of the Dunlop picks, but they smudged badly. |
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Note: There were also
some fake Ace prototypes made that can be found
here on the
Fakes page. |
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ACE CITY PICKS |
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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. |
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NTF-AF4 - Phoenix, AZ - oil slick on
yellow pick
NTF-AF5 - Tucson, AZ - silver foil on orange
pick
NTF-AF6 - Las Cruces, NM - oil slick on
transparent blue pick
NTF-AF7 - Las Vegas, NV - black on thin
powder pink pick
NTF-AF8 - Anaheim, CA - black on thin 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.) |
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NTF-AF18 - Dallas, TX - silver foil 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
Note: The Birmingham pick mistakenly has Arkansas in the background. |
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Tech picks |
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Medium gauge
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NTF-GT1 - Gene's tech - black on
white - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT10 - Gene's tech -
white on green - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT2 - Gene's tech - black on
light pink - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT11 - Gene's tech -
white on blue - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT3 - Gene's tech - black on
dark pink - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT12 - Gene's tech -
black on light purple - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT4 - Gene's tech - white on
fuchsia - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT13 - Gene's tech -
white on dark purple - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT5 - Gene's tech - white on
berry - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT14 - Gene's tech -
black on off-white - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT6 - Gene's tech - white on red
- logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT15 - Gene's tech -
white on brown - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT7 - Gene's tech - white on
maroon - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT16 - Gene's tech -
black on grey - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT8 - Gene's tech - black on
orange - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT17 - Gene's tech -
white on black - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT9 - Gene's tech - black on
yellow - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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Thin gauge
(error set) |
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NTF-GT18 - Gene's tech -
black on white - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT26 - Gene's tech - white on blue - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT19 - Gene's tech -
black on light pink - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT27 - Gene's tech - black on light purple - logo/ "HIT BY
SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT20 - Gene's tech -
white on fuchsia - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT28 - Gene's tech - white on dark purple - logo/ "HIT BY
SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT21 - Gene's tech -
white on red - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT29 - Gene's tech - black on off-white - logo/ "HIT BY
SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT22 - Gene's tech -
white on maroon - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT30 - Gene's tech - white on brown - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT23 - Gene's tech -
black on orange - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT31 - Gene's tech - black on grey - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT24 - Gene's tech -
black on yellow - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
NTF-GT32 - Gene's tech - white on black - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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NTF-GT25 - Gene's tech -
white on green - logo/ "HIT BY SPIKE" |
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Note: The first printing were erroneously done on thin picks, so they had
to be redone properly a month later in medium gauge as
originally ordered, so these are considered an "error" set. |
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2003 WORLD DOMINATION TOUR |
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Tech picks |
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WWD-PT1 - Paul's
Tech - silver on black - logo / "Francis Picked Me" |
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WWD-PT2 - Paul's
Tech - silver on emerald pearl - logo / "Francis Picked Me" |
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WWD-TT1 -
Tommy's Tech - black on glow-in-the-dark white - logo / Vegas |
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WWD-FS1 - Dec.
20th pick - black on semi-transparent white - logo / "Dec 20th Goodbye
Darkside, You Suck!!!" |
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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. |
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2004 ROCK THE NATION TOUR |
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