Very informative thread.
I think the situation with tortoise shell is similar to growing up without grandparents, though. If you never had any, you don't miss 'em. When I was just starting out playing guitar, I knew a guy with a 12-string who swore by his tortoise-shell pick. But since they were scarce even back in 1968, I never had one -- therefore, I never missed them.
There are all kinds of alternatives out there, and you go with what produces the best response and is the easiest to use for you.
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