Old School

If you're looking for eye-catching metallic print colors, then our EGOpicks Old-School picks are the way to go! Our original Old-School picks are hand-stamped (Yes... one by one) using a hot foil imprinting process that produces stunning custom picks.

CUSTOM DIES: With our Old-School printing process, in order to get your logo or design onto a pick, the design must first be made into a custom die (like a rubber stamp, but made of metal). Once your custom die is made, we hand stamp your logo onto your picks with the foil color of your choice.

There is a one-time charge to have a custom die made. Custom dies are $20 for each unique design or layout, but your dies are kept on file here at EGOpicks to be used again for your re-orders. We keep your custom dies until they have gone unused for a minimum of 2 years.

PRODUCTION TIMELINE: First-time orders of Old-School picks can take anywhere from 3-6 weeks to produce. Reorders usually ship out within 1-2 weeks.

We currently place an order with our die-maker once per month. Once dies are ordered, it takes about a week for them to get here, and then another few days for us to get everyone's picks made up and into the mail.

Whenever possible, please send your artwork in black and white only (no shadows or shading). If you need help transforming your single-color artwork to black and white, upload it and we’ll see if we can help.

The following types of files can be uploaded below: .jpg, .eps, .psd, .png, .psd, or .pdf

.ai files are preferred, but must be zipped before uploading.

The larger and clearer your graphics are, the better your picks will come out.

TEXT: Please save text as curves, or send us the font file that was originally used to create the design.

POSITIONING: We are happy to do the proper positioning of your artwork or photos so that we'll get the best print results possible - so it's best to send us the raw artwork without it being placed in a pick shaped template. If you are more comfortable sending us a graphic of how you'd like to have your artwork positioned on your picks, please send us the untouched photo or artwork files as well.

REMEMBER: The simpler the better. Remember that a guitar pick is only 1 inch wide. What might look great on something as large as a t-shirt might not work so well for a guitar pick.

TEST IT: It's a great idea to try shrinking your artwork down to one inch wide and print it out on your home printer. Does it look good? Can you tell what is it? Can you read the text?

DON'T WORRY: We will advise you of any concerns we may have with your artwork when we send you your digital mockups.

EGOpicks is happy to provide basic design services free of charge.

FIND FONTS: If you would like text incorporated into your design, please find 2 fonts that you like at www.dafont.com. On the dafont website, you can type in your desired text near the top of the page and preview what it will look like in each font as you browse. Tell us the names of the fonts that you're interested in and we'll do some digital mockups with the fonts that will work best for the old-school printing process.

GET INSPIRED: Be sure to visit our EGOpicks Gallery or our Instagram page to see what we've done for others and get some inspiration.

GO DOUBLE-SIDED: Let us know if there's a special object, animal, symbol, or whatever that you'd like on your picks and we'll see what we can come up with for you ... or maybe upload a photo of your signature on a plain white background and we'll make you your own 'Signature Picks'!

We often share photos and comments of cool projects and orders that we're working on with our social media fans, but we never want to ruin a surprise.

That's it - you're done! Once you hit the submit button below, we will review all of your information and get back to you very soon with any questions we may have, as well as digital mockups of your picks and a detailed quote for your order.

The design details that you submit through this form are by no means set in stone - it simply gives us a great place to start

We will contact you through email shortly.