Bone Tones are made of Buffalo Bone and Horn, all
bi-product of the food industry (no animals were killed for picks). The
plectrums are crafted to the Classic Timber Tones shape. The chamfer allows
rapid flow on the strings and a very strict and accurate strumming, ideal for
rhythm guitar. This effect is reinforced even further by the sturdiness of Bone
and Horn.
The rounded tip of the plectrums contains the natural brightness and
agressiveness (in the case of Bone especially) of the materials without
hampering it: you may choose to use it, or not. These plectrums are about tone
and regularity. Horn has often been considered as an alternative to Tortoise
Shell, sound and hardness wise.
Tone
Buffalo Horn is the middle ground between hard wearing woods
like Ebony, and Buffalo Bone. It is overall a bright material but its aggressiveness
is balanced by the rounded tip of the Classic Timber Tones shape and chamfer.
It opens your options to use or not the brightness of the material. Horn is
fairly neutral on tone, having a good balance between high and low frequencies
restitution.
It should also be noted that Black Horn is very hard wearing and flows
especially well on strings compared to other Horn types.