Created and maintained by Ken Rodenas

The magic, heart and soul of is their live performance. While is world renowned for their merchandising, to many fans, concert used items are far more precious. This historical look at tour used guitar picks is dedicated to the band and its fans.

All of these picks shown on this page are in my collection except for the few described in this color green. As you can see, I am getting very, very close to complete! I am very interested in obtaining these picks if you or someone you know have them to offer! Feel free to contact me if you have one of the ones I need!

I've assigned a numbering scheme to be able to differentiate between the picks when describing them, especially when multiple variations arise within the same tour. Note that many of the variations are the result of the pick companies producing the picks with whatever materials they have (e.g., off-white instead of white or dot prism instead of fractured prism), not as a result of the band ordering a particular variance.

TOUR ISSUED PICKS
AF = Ace Frehley	GS = Gene Simmons	PS = Paul Stanley	PC = Peter Criss

BK = Bruce Kulick	VV = Vinnie Vincent	TT = Tommy Thayer	ES = Eric Singer

1973-75 KISS / HOTTER THAN HELL / DRESSED TO KILL TOURS

DTK-KISS1 - black on white - Gracin's logo / blank

Note: Before making it big, relied on generic picks. When then band purchased equipment, music stores would often throw in picks on the deal as a way of advertising, such as this one from Gracin's & Towne Music (see p. 5 of tory). All 3 members would likely have used similar picks. This one happens to be one of Ace's.

1975-76 ALIVE! / DESTROYER TOURS

ALI-GS1 - black on white - $immons / blank on back

ALI-PS1 - black on white - typed name / PASTORE MUSIC

ALI-AF1 - black on white - typed name / PASTORE MUSIC

Note: These are the first signature picks. Pastore Music store outfitted many big name bands in the 1970's. was one of them. Gene did not have Pastore Music on his pick.

1976-77 ROCK-N-ROLL OVER / LOVE GUN TOURS


RRO-PS1 - black on bone white - tall unoutlined logo (pad printed) / typed name stamped)
RRO-AF1 - black on bone white - tall unoutlined logo (pad printed) / typed name (stamped)
RRO-GS1 - black on bone white - tall unoutlined logo (pad printed) / typed name (stamped)

Note: The Ace pick shown above was obtained at the famous Lakeland, FL show where Ace was 'electrocuted'.

1977-78 ALIVE II TOUR

AII - PS1 - black on bone white - tall unoutlined logo / new sig

AII - AF1 - black on bone white - tall unoutlined logo / new sig

AII - GS1 - black on bone white - tall unoutlined logo / new sig

1979 DYNASTY TOUR

DYN - PS1 - black on bone white - outlined logo / new sig

DYN - AF1 - black on bone white - outlined logo / new sig

DYN - GS1 - black on bone white - outlined logo / new sig

Note: Although these picks were not used on tour until June 1979, they actually were used for the first time during the famous May 18, 1978 Magic Mountain show during the filming of the movie " Meets The Phantom Of The Park".

1980 UNMASKED TOUR

UNM-PS1 - bright silver on semi-transparent white - outlined logo / Dynasty sig

UNM-AF1 - bright silver on semi-transparent white - outlined logo / Dynasty sig

UNM-GS1 - bright silver on semi-transparent white - outlined logo / Dynasty sig

1982 ABC's "FRIDAY'S" TV show

appeared at ABC Studios in Burbank, CA on 1/15/82 for the television show Friday's. It was the only time songs off "Music From The Elder" were played live until MTV Unplugged in 1995. These picks (except the Ace which is shown here for demonstration purposes only) came from the collection of John Nicolary who was present at the taping. John's story was written up in many fanzines back then.

FRI-PS1 - black on bone white - outlined logo / Dynasty sig (leftover from Dynasty tour)

FRI-AF1 - black on bone white - outlined logo / Dynasty sig (leftover from Dynasty tour)

FRI-GS1 - black on bone white - outlined logo / Unmasked sig (leftover from Unmasked tour)

FRI-GS2 - HERCO - light gray pick - used by the band when their hands get slippery. One side says "HERCO [over]

Flex 75" and the other side says "NYLON [over] Made in U.S.A."

1982-83 CREATURES OF THE NIGHT TOUR

10th Anniversary Tour

Style 1 - Dynasty Style

		CRE-PS1 - silver on white
		CRE-GS1 - silver on white
		CRE-VV1 - silver on white

Style 2 - Silver Alive II Style

		CRE-PS2 - silver on white
		CRE-GS2 - silver on white
		CRE-VV2 - silver on white

Style 3 - Black Alive II Style

		CRE-PS3 - black on white
		CRE-GS3 - black on white
		CRE-VV3 - black on white

1983-84 LICK IT UP TOUR

	Style 1

LIU-PS1 - same as COTN Style 3
LIU-GS1 - same as COTN Style 3
LIU-VV1 - same as COTN Style 3

	Note: Style 1 is also commonly referred to as "European LIU picks", but some were also used in the USA and they truly were just leftovers from the 10th Anniversary tour.

	Style 2
LIU-PS2 - black on yellow - outlined logo / Alive II sig
LIU-GS2 - black on yellow - outlined logo / Alive II sig
LIU-VV2 - black on yellow - outlined logo / Creatures sig

	Style 2a
LIU-PS2a - same as LIU Style 2
LIU-GS2a - same as LIU Style 2
LIU-VV2a? - I have been unable to verify if Vinnie also had one in this variation
	Note: These were a production run variance at the manufacturer toward the end of the tour. Same as LIU Style 2 except semi-transparent.

1984-85 ANIMALIZE TOUR

ANI-PS1 - black on semitransparent white - outlined logo / Alive II sig

ANI-GS1 - black on semitransparent white - outlined logo / sig

ANI-BK1 - black on semitransparent white - outlined logo / blank on back

ANI-PS2 - gold on white - larger outlined logo / printed name

ANI-GS2 - black on semitransparent white - outlined logo / new sig

ANI-BK2 - gold on semitransparent white - outlined logo / blank on back

Animalize style 3 pick

ANI-GS3 - black on semitransparent white - outlined logo / Alive II sig

Note: When the Animalize tour was set to kick off in the Fall of 1984 in Europe, Mark St. John was unable to perform due to Reiter's Syndrome. So Bruce Kulick was hired to play the concert dates. As the tour moved to the USA, Mark was still not well enough to play. Eventually Mark did jump in for 3 shows but realized he was not well enough for the rigors of a full tour. It would not have been fair to have Bruce throw out Mark picks, nor did want to start a rumor that Bruce was officially in the band. So blank back picks were made as a compromise to throw into the crowd.

1985-86 ASYLUM TOUR


	Notes: The picks from this tour featured a large outlined logo. Gene & Paul used Alive II signatures. Bruce's is new. The brown picks were used very sparingly, mostly in the Chicago area.

	ASY-PS1 - powder gold on pink ASY-GS1 - powder gold on pink ASY-BK1 - powder gold on pink	ASY-PS4 - powder gold on red ASY-GS4 - powder gold on red ASY-BK4 - powder gold on red
	ASY-PS2 - powder gold on baby blue ASY-GS2 - powder gold on baby blue ASY-BK2 - powder gold on baby blue	ASY-PS5 - powder gold on white ASY-GS5 - powder gold on white ASY-BK5 - powder gold on white
	ASY-PS3 - powder gold on yellow ASY-GS3 - powder gold on yellow ASY-BK3 - powder gold on yellow	ASY-PS6 - powder gold on dark brown ASY-GS6 - powder gold on dark brown ASY-BK6 - powder gold on dark brown

1987-88 CRAZY NIGHTS TOUR

Style 1 - Gold print

CRA-GS1 - outlined logo / Animalize sig

CRA-PS1 - outlined logo / Alive II sig

CRA-BK1 - outlined logo / Asylum sig

Style 2 - Silver print

Used only in the UK during the final shows of the tour.

CRA-PS1 - outlined logo / Alive II sig

CRA-GS1 - outlined logo / Animalize sig

CRA-BK1 - outlined logo / Asylum sig

Notes: The picks from this tour featured a much smaller logo and the same signatures a Asylum. The logos tended to be closer to the middle of the pick and much brighter gold print was used.

1989 PAUL STANLEY SOLO TOUR

(with Gary Corbett, Eric Singer, Bob Kulick, Dennis St. James)


PS89-PS1 - gold on white - Alive II sig / blank on back

1990 HOT IN THE SHADE TOUR

CRA-PS1 - outlined logo / Asylum sig

CRA-GS1 - outlined logo / Asylum sig

CRA-BK1 - outlined logo / Asylum sig

Notes: The picks from this tour featured essentially the same designs and signatures as Crazy Nights, but the logos tended to be closer to the top of the pick and a slightly different shade of gold print was used by the manufacturer. One could also argue the logo was just a millimeter larger, and a slightly lighter shade of gold.

1992 REVENGE CLUB TOUR

RVC-PS1 - black on milky white - small outlined logo / Alive II sig

RVC-GS1 - black on milky white - small outlined logo / Animalize sig

RVC-BK1 - black on milky white - small outlined logo / Asylum sig

RVC-BK2 - black on milky white - small outlined logo / new sig

Note: For the first time, Bruce's natural signature appears on a pick. Prior to this point, he used a more legible signature he had practiced when he first became an official member of the band so fans would be able to learn his name.

1992-95 REVENGE / ALIVE III TOURS

REV-PS1 - gold on white - small outlined logo / new sig (large P and different star at end of sig.)

REV-GS1 - gold on white - small outlined logo / new sig (large rounded G in sig.)

REV-BK1 - gold on white - small outlined logo / Asylum sig

REV-BK2 - black on dark yellow - small outlined logo / Asylum sig

REV-PS2 - gold on off-white - small outlined logo / new sig (large P and different star at end of sig.)

REV-GS2 - gold on off-white - small outlined logo / new sig (large rounded G in sig.)

REV-BK3 - gold on off-white - small outlined logo / Asylum sig

1995 KONVENTIONS TOUR/ MTV UNPLUGGED SHOW

UNP-PS1 - same as Revenge

UNP-GS1 - same as Hot In The Shade

UNP-BK1 - black on white - large outlined logo / new one line sig

UNP-BK2 - black on canary yellow - small outlined logo / sig - same sig as RVC-BK2

UNP-BK3 - black on mustard yellow - small outlined logo / sig - same sig as RVC-BK2

UNP-AF1 - Prism on transparent blue - D'Andrea logo [over] Ace Frehley printed / sig with playing card (Leftover from Bad Boys Tour. Ace confirmed this is what he used on MTV Unplugged.)

1996-97 ALIVE / WORLDWIDE (REUNION) TOUR

All of these picks on this tour feature an outlined logo [over] Alive/Worldwide 96-97 on the front side:

REU-AF1 - fractured prism on black - Bad Boys sig

REU-AF2 - horizontal block prism on black - Bad Boys sig

REU-AF3 - fractured prism on transparent blue - Bad Boys sig (U.S. tour)

REU-AF4 - horizontal block prism on transparent blue - Bad Boys sig

REU-AF5 - fractured prism on off-white - Bad Boys sig (European tour)

REU-AF6 - horizontal block prism on white - Bad Boys sig

REU-AF7 - fractured prism on white - Bad Boys sig (U.S. tour)

REU-AF8 - fractured prism on transparent red - Bad Boys sig (U.S. tour)

REU-AF9 - fractured prism on transparent orange - Bad Boys sig (used for a couple of U.S. shows)

REU-AF10 - fractured prism on pink - Bad Boys sig (used early into the U.S. tour only)

REU-AF11 - large dot prism on pink - Bad Boys sig

REU-AF12 - horizontal block prism on pink - Bad Boys sig

REU-AF13 - blue writing on glow pick - Bad Boys sig (European tour)

REU-AF14 - black writing on glow pick - Bad Boys sig (European tour)

REU-AF15 - black writing on white pick - Bad Boys sig (used for a couple of U.S. shows)

REU-PS1 - purple writing on glow pick - new signature (European and Canada tours)

REU-PS2 - fractured prism on black - Revenge sig (U.S. tour)

REU-PS3 - horizontal block prism on black - Revenge sig (used for a couple of European shows)

REU-GS1 - fractured prism on white - Revenge sig (used for a couple of U.S. shows)

REU-GS2 - black writing on off-white pick - Revenge sig (European tour)

REU-GS3 - black writing on white pick - Revenge sig

REU-PC1 - white writing on lighter powder green pick (European tour)

REU-PC2 - white writing on powder green pick (European tour and last 4 dates of U.S. tour)

REU-GS4 - HERCO - silvery gray pick -no

logo (referred to as a 1-HERCO) - used by Gene when his hands get slippery. One side says "HERCO [over] Flex 75" and the other side says "NYLON [over] Made in U.S.A.".

Note: Creative Communications sold phone cards (for only $10) that came with replicas of the Reunion picks. These can be seen on the Novelty Picks page. Most of the colors are different, but a couple mirror the actual tour picks. The way to tell them apart is the tour picks have a dash between 96 and 97. The phone card picks do not have the dash.

1998-99 PSYCHO CIRCUS TOUR

PSY-PS1 - black on white - PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/ Reunion REU-PS3 sig (used only for a couple of early U.S. shows)

PSY-PS2 - large dot prism on white - PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/ Reunion REU-PS3 sig

PSY-PS3 - interlocking circle prism on white PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/ Reunion REU-PS3 sig

PSY-PS4 - glitter prism on white - PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/Reunion REU-PS3 sig

PSY-GS1 - black on white (signature is stamped) - PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/ Animalize sig

PSY-GS2 - black on white (signature is pad printed) - PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/ Animalize sig

PSY-GS3 - HERCO - silvery gray pick - used by Gene when his hands get slippery. One side says "HERCO [over] Flex 75" and the other side says "NYLON [over] Made in U.S.A.".

PSY-AF1 - large dot prism on transparent blue - PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/ Reunion sig

PSY-AF2 - interlocking circle prism on transparent blue - PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/ Reunion sig

PSY-AF3 - silver leaf or camouflage pattern prism on transparent blue - PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/ Reunion sig

PSY-AF4 - large dot prism on white -PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/ Reunion sig

PSY-AF5 - interlocking circle prism on white - PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/ Reunion sig

PSY-AF6 - silver glitter prism on white - PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/ Reunion sig

PSY-PC1 - white on powder green - PSYCHO·CIRCUS [over] logo/Reunion sig

2000-01 FAREWELL TOUR

Note: The band started out the tour with new, smaller, glossy picks made by Dunlop using the new signatures which first appeared on the Psycho Circus picks sold at Spencer's. Ace quickly reverted back to D'Andrea made picks. Paul used the Dunlop picks through the majority of the tour. Gene stuck with the Dunlop picks for the entire tour, but played with his Hercos most of the time.

FAR-PS1 - Dunlop - black on glossy white - outlined logo / Spencers sig (pad printed)

FAR-PS2 - Dunlop - black on glossy white - outlined logo / Spencers sig (stamped)

FAR-PS3 - D'Andrea - black on white - larger outlined logo / Psycho Circus signature (used toward the end of the US tour when he ran out of his Spencer style picks)

FAR-PS4 - D'Andrea - black on white - outlined logo (pad printed) / Psycho Circus signature (stamped) (used for a very few Canadian shows when he ran out of his Spencer style picks)

FAR-PS5 - D'Andrea - black on white - outlined logo / Reunion signature (used sparingly for a very few shows when he temporarily ran out of his Spencer style picks. Also used for the Detroit Rock City movie taping.)

FAR-GS1 - Dunlop - black on glossy white - logo / Spencers sig

FAR-GS2 - HERCO - silvery gray pick - no

logo (referred to as a 1-HERCO) - used by Gene when his hands get slippery. One side says "HERCO [over] Flex 75" and the other side says "NYLON [over] Made in U.S.A.".

FAR-AF1 - Dunlop - black on glossy white - outlined logo / Spencers sig (only used for a very few shows early in the tour as a a back-up pick. Ink is layered on so it rubs off rather easily.)

FAR-AF2 - D'Andrea - black on white - larger outlined logo / Reunion sig (only used for a very few shows when he runs out of his prism white picks)

FAR-AF3 - D'Andrea - black on white - outlined logo / Reunion sig (only used for a very few shows when he runs out of his prism white picks)

FAR-AF4 - D'Andrea - fractured mirror prism on transparent blue - outlined logo / Reunion sig (only used for the first 20 or so shows)

FAR-AF5 - D'Andrea - fractured mirror prism on white - outlined logo / Reunion sig (only used for the first 20 or so shows)

FAR-AF6 - D'Andrea - bubble prism on transparent blue - outlined logo / Reunion sig

FAR-AF7- D'Andrea - bubble prism on white - outlined logo / Reunion sig

FAR-AF8 - D'Andrea - confetti prism on transparent blue - outlined logo / Reunion sig (only only in Japan & Australia)

FAR-AF9 - D'Andrea - confetti prism on white - outlined logo / Reunion sig (only used in Japan & Australia)

FAR-PC1 - D'Andrea - white on transparent green - outlined logo / new sig (so far I have seen 4 different pick dye lots: light green, medium green, olive green and kelly green. One really needs to lay them on a piece of white paper to see the differences in shades.)

FAR-PC2 - Dunlop - white on solid dark green - outlined logo / new sig

FAR-PC3 - Dunlop - white on solid very dark green - outlined logo / hand holding up a middle finger (Inspired by Ted Nugent's pick, only used for a few shows as Peter did not care for them too much)

FAR-PC4 - D'Andrea - white on solid powder green - larger outlined logo / Reunion sig

FAR-PC5 - D'Andrea - white on transparent green - outlined logo [over] Farewell 2000 / Reunion sig

FAR-PC6 - D'Andrea - white on transparent blue-green - outlined logo [over] Farewell 2000 / Reunion sig

PACIFIC LEG

Eric Singer Farewell picks

Note: Eric Singer replaced Peter for the Pacific leg of the tour and tossed these picks out.

FAR-ES1 - Legend - black pick - silver outlined logo [over] Japan 2001 / dark green sig (practically unreadable except to the naked eye)

FAR-ES2 - Legend - green on black - outlined logo [over] Japan 2001 / sig

FAR-ES3 - Legend - white pick - black outlined logo [over] Japan 2001 / green sig

FAR-ES4 - Legend - silver on black - outlined logo [over] Japan 2001 / sig

FAR-ES5 - Legend - blue on white - black outlined logo [over] Australia 2001 / sig

FAR-ES6 - Legend - silver on black - outlined logo [over] Australia 2001 / sig

ACE CITY PICKS

Ace arranged for individualized picks for every show on the Farewell tour in numerous combinations of prisms and colors. Ace designed the backside artwork and chose the color combinations himself! He tossed approximately 44 per show.

Picks were made for the shows prior to Chicago, but they did not arrive in time for Ace to use, so I have placed those on the Prototype Picks page.

FAR-AF10 - Chicago, IL- rainbow on transparent blue pick

FAR-AF11 - Chicago, IL- metallic blue circle dot prism on transparent red pick

FAR-AF12 - Columbus, OH - rainbow on transparent light green pick

FAR-AF13 - Peoria, IL - metallic blue circle dot prism on transparent pink pick

FAR-AF14 - Moline, IL - silver glitter prism on transparent dark green pick

FAR-AF15 - Minneapolis, MN - confetti on black pick (see note below)

FAR-AF16 - Milwaukee, WI - metallic blue circle dot prism on white pick

FAR-AF17 - Indianapolis, IN - oil slick on yellow pick

FAR-AF18 - Cincinnati, OH - oil slick on red pick

FAR-AF19 - Detroit, MI - silver glitter prism on orange pick

FAR-AF20 - Detroit, MI - rainbow on transparent blue pick

FAR-AF21 - Pittsburgh, PA - confetti prism on dark purple pick

FAR-AF22 - Richmond, VA - oil slick on transparent light green pick

FAR-AF23 - Wantaugh, NY - black on florescent lime green powder pick

FAR-AF24 - Wantaugh, NY - black print on hot pink powder pick

FAR-AF25 - Boston, MA - oil slick on white pick

FAR-AF26 - Boston, MA - confetti on black pick

FAR-AF27 - Portland, ME - confetti on transparent red pick

FAR-AF28 - Philadelphia, PA - oil slick on transparent blue pick

FAR-AF29 - Erie, PA - green on black pick

FAR-AF30 - Albany, NY - oil slick on transparent pink pick

FAR-AF31 - Montreal, QUE - silver on yellow pick

FAR-AF32 - Toronto, ONT - oil slick on red pick

FAR-AF33 - Buffalo, NY - silver glitter prism on dark purple pick

FAR-AF34 - E. Rutherford, NJ - rainbow on white pick

FAR-AF35 - E. Rutherford, NJ - confetti on orange pick

FAR-AF36 - Raleigh, NC - oil slick on transparent dark red pick

FAR-AF37 - Manassas, VA - metallic red on white pick

FAR-AF38 - Virginia Beach, VA - rainbow on yellow pick

FAR-AF39 - Hershey, PA - confetti on white pick

FAR-AF40 - Scranton, PA - metallic purple circle dot prism on black pick

FAR-AF41 - Hartford, CT - metallic red foil on transparent light green pick

FAR-AF42 - Madison, WI - black on florescent yellow pick

FAR-AF43 - Minneapolis, MN - blue on white pick

FAR-AF44 - Fargo, ND - powder gold on dark purple pick

FAR-AF45 - Winnipeg, MAN - green on glow-in-the-dark pick

FAR-AF46 - Saskatoon, SAS - black on red pick

FAR-AF47 - Edmonton, ALB - black on powder orange pick (see note below)

FAR-AF48 - Calgary, ALB - white on transparent blue pick (see note below)

FAR-AF49 - George, WA - rainbow prism on orange pick

FAR-AF50 - Portland, OR - confetti on transparent blue pick

FAR-AF51 - Boise, ID - confetti on transparent blue pick

FAR-AF52 - Mountain View, CA - silver circle dot prism on transparent green pick

FAR-AF53 - Sacramento, CA - metallic gold on transparent pink pick

FAR-AF54 - Concord, CA - metallic red on transparent green pick

FAR-AF55 - Fresno, CA - metallic blue circle dot prism on red pick

FAR-AF56 - Las Vegas, NV - oil slick on purple pick

FAR-AF57 - Irvine, CA - metallic blue circle dot prism on white pick

FAR-AF58 - San Bernadino, CA - metallic blue circle dot prism on bright yellow pick

FAR-AF59 - Denver, CO - metallic purple circle dot prism on black pick

FAR-AF60 - Albuquerque, NM - oil slick on orange pick

FAR-AF61 - Austin, TX - prism gold on transparent blue pick

FAR-AF62 - Lafayette, LA - prism gold on transparent red pick

FAR-AF63 - Jackson, MS - black on bright yellow pick

FAR-AF64 - Biloxi, MS - confetti on orange pick

FAR-AF65 - Spring, TX - oil slick on black

FAR-AF66 - Fort Worth, TX - rainbow on transparent blue-green pick

FAR-AF67 - Kansas City, MO - rainbow on transparent pink pick

FAR-AF68 - St. Louis, MO - circle dot prism on transparent blue pick

FAR-AF69 - Wichita, KS - green on powder yellow pick

FAR-AF70 - Omaha, NE - confetti on purple pick

FAR-AF71 - Ames, IA - metallic red on transparent blue pick

FAR-AF72 - Carbondale, IL - circle dot prism on purple pick

FAR-AF73 - Cedar Rapids, IA - confetti on white pick

FAR-AF74 - Rockford, IL - circle dot prism on transparent green pick

FAR-AF75 - E. Lansing, MI - metallic blue circle dot prism on yellow pick

FAR-AF76 - Lexington, KY - rainbow on white pick

FAR-AF77 - Indianapolis, IN - blue on powder purple pick

FAR-AF78 - Evansville, IN - blue on florescent powder green

FAR-AF79 - Clarkston, MI - metallic purple on fuchsia pick

FAR-AF80 - Dayton, OH - metallic blue circle dot prism on blue pick

FAR-AF81 - Binghamton, NY - oil slick on red pick

FAR-AF82 - Syracuse, NY - rainbow on black pick

FAR-AF83 - Providence, RI - black on powder orange pick

FAR-AF84 - Quebec City, QUE - confetti on purple pick

FAR-AF85 - Ottawa, ONT - red on orange pick

FAR-AF86 - Hamilton, ONT - circle dot prism on transparent red pick

FAR-AF87 - Trenton, NJ - confetti on transparent green pick

FAR-AF88 - State College, PA - rainbow on transparent blue-green pick

FAR-AF89 - Columbus, OH - white on black pick

FAR-AF90 - Tinley Park, IL - metallic green circle dot prism on white pick

FAR-AF91 - Champaign, IL - confetti on red pick

FAR-AF92 - Mohegan Sun, CT - metallic blue circle dot prism on yellow pick

FAR-AF93 - Columbia, MD - metallic blue circle dot prism on white pick

FAR-AF94 - Charlotte, NC - metallic gold on blue pick

FAR-AF95 - North Charleston, SC - white on purple pick

FAR-AF96 - Yokohama, JPN - red on glow-in-the-dark pick

FAR-AF97 - Yokohama, JPN - black on yellow pick

FAR-AF98 - Tokyo, JPN - black on red pick

FAR-AF99 - Fukuoka, JPN - blue on on florescent powder green pick

FAR-AF100 - Nagoya, JPN - white on transparent blue pick

FAR-AF101 - Osaka, JPN - black on green pick

FAR-AF102 - Osaka, JPN - red on pink pick

FAR-AF103 - Perth, AUS - interlocking blue prism on baby blue pick (see note below)

FAR-AF104 - Adelaide, AUS - glitter prism on red pick (see note below)

FAR-AF105 - Melbourne, AUS - interlocking prism on purple pick

FAR-AF106 - Melbourne, AUS - rainbow prism on orange pick

FAR-AF107 - Melbourne, AUS - glitter prism on green pick

FAR-AF108 - Sydney, AUS - metallic red on pink pick

FAR-AF109 - Sydney, AUS - oil slick on transparent blue pick

FAR-AF110 - Gold Coast, AUS - rainbow on transparent red pick

Notes:

The first Minneapolis pick is dated 5/17 but the show was actually played on 5/18 because the band could not get out of their Chicago base due to poor weather.
The dates for the Calgary and Edmonton shows are reversed.
The first two Australia shows mistakenly have Louisiana in the background.

2003 WORLD DOMINATION TOUR

WDT-GS1 - HERCO - silvery gray pick - no KISS logo (referred to as a 1-HERCO) - used by Gene almost exclusively on this tour. One side says "HERCO [over] Flex 75" and the other side says "NYLON [over] Made in U.S.A.".

WDT-GS2 - Dunlop - black on glossy white - logo / Spencers sig (leftover from Farewell Tour) (stamped)

WDT-PS1 - D'Andrea - black on semi-transparent white - larger outlined logo / Psycho Circus signature (used only in Japan prior to the start of the formal World Domination tour with Aerosmith) (pad printed)

WDT-PS2 - D'Andrea - silver on semi-transparent white - smaller outlined logo / Psycho Circus signature (stamped)

WDT-TT1 - D'Andrea - black on solid white - larger outlined logo / new sig (pad printed)

WDT-TT2 - D'Andrea - black on semi-transparent white - larger outlined logo / new sig (pad printed)

WDT-PC1 - D'Andrea - white on transparent green - outlined logo / Farewell sig

WDT-PC2 - D'Andrea - red & white on green - red logo with white signature / white petercriss.net [over] red circled 3

2004 ROCK THE NATION TOUR

RTN-GS1 - HERCO - silvery gray pick - no

logo (referred to as a 1-HERCO) - used exclusively by Gene on this tour. One side says "HERCO [over] Flex 75" and the other side says "NYLON [over] Made in U.S.A.".

RTN-PS1 - D'Andrea - silver on black - outlined logo / Psycho Circus signature (stamped) (used only in Japan & Australia)

RTN-PS2 - D'Andrea - silver on semi-transparent white - outlined logo / Psycho Circus signature (slightly larger logo than World Domination Tour) (stamped)

RTN-PS3 - D'Andrea - red, white & blue on semi-transparent white - American flag logo / metallic red Psycho Circus signature (stamped) (used only in Pittsburgh on 7/4)

RTN-TT1 - D'Andrea - black on semi-transparent white - larger outlined logo / World Domination sig (pad printed)

RTN-TT2 - D'Andrea - white on black - larger outlined logo / World Domination sig (pad printed)

RTN-ES1 - D'Andrea - silver on black - outlined logo / Farewell signature (stamped)

2005 ROCKIN' THE CORPS SHOW

(April 1, 2005 Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA)

RTC-PS1 - D'Andrea - green & black camouflage on semi-transparent white - logo / metallic green Psycho Circus signature

2005 HONDAFEST SHOW

(September10, 2005 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH)

HondaFest picks (9/10/05)

HON-GS1 - HERCO - silvery gray pick - no

logo (referred to as a 1-HERCO) - One side says "HERCO [over] Flex 75" and the other side says "NYLON [over] Made in U.S.A.".

HON-GS2 - Dunlop - black on glossy white - logo / Spencers sig (leftover from Farewell Tour) (stamped) (On his mic stand but hardly used)

HON-PS1 - D'Andrea - silver on semi-transparent white - outlined logo / Psycho Circus signature (leftover from Rock The Nation Tour) (stamped)

HON-TT1 - D'Andrea - black on semi-transparent white - larger outlined logo / World Domination sig (pad printed)

2006 RISING SUN TOUR

Rising Sun tour picks

RST-GS1 - HERCO - silvery gray pick - no

logo (referred to as a 1-HERCO) - One side says "HERCO [over] Flex 75" and the other side says "NYLON [over] Made in U.S.A.".

RST-GS2 - Dunlop - black on flat white odd plastic - logo / Spencers sig with a small curl on the left of the G (pad printed)

RST-TT1 - D'Andrea - black on solid white - larger outlined logo / World Domination sig (pad printed)

RST-PS1 - D'Andrea - purple prism on solid white - outlined logo / Psycho Circus signature (stamped)

RST-ES1 - D'Andrea - gold on purple pearl - outlined logo / Farewell signature (stamped)

2006-07 PAUL STANLEY LIVE TO WIN SOLO TOUR

(with Paul Mirkovich, Jim McGorman, Rafael Moreira, Sasha Krivstov and Nate Morton)

LTW-PS1 - D'Andrea - silver on purple tortoise - LIVE TO WIN / Psycho Circus signature (stamped)

LTW-PS2 - D'Andrea - black on semi-transparent white - LIVE TO WIN / Psycho Circus signature (stamped) (used only during the 5 west coast shows at the end of the 2006 tour)

LTW-PS3 - D'Andrea - metallic purple on pearl - LIVE TO WIN / Psycho Circus signature (stamped) (used only during the Australian shows in 2007)

2007 HIT N RUN TOUR

Hit N Run tour picks

HNR-GS1 - HERCO - silvery gray pick - no

logo (referred to as a 1-HERCO) - One side says "HERCO [over] Flex 75" and the other side says "NYLON [over] Made in U.S.A.".

HNR-PS1 - Dunlop - red flame logo on solid white - outlined logo / metallic red Psycho Circus signature (stamped)

HNR-TT1 - Dunlop - orange & yellow flame logo on black - larger outlined logo / yellow World Domination sig (pad printed)

2008 ALIVE 35 TOUR

Alive 35 tour picks

A35-GS1 - HERCO - silvery gray pick - no

logo (referred to as a 1-HERCO) - One side says "HERCO [over] Flex 75" and the other side says "NYLON [over] Made in U.S.A.".

A35-PS1 - Dunlop - orange & yellow logo on solid white - outlined logo / new signature (pad printed)

A35-PS2 - Dunlop - Evel Kneivel colored logo on solid white - outlined logo / new signature (pad printed) (used only at Sturgis on 8/4)

A35-TT1 - Dunlop - orange & yellow logo on solid white - outlined logo / new signature (pad printed)

A35-TT2 - Dunlop - orange & yellow logo on solid black - outlined logo / yellow new signature (pad printed)

A35-TT3 - Dunlop - Evel Kneivel colored logo on solid black - outlined logo / yellow new signature (pad printed) (used only at Sturgis on 8/4)

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