Carried across generations. Carved into memory. Shaped for the way you actually play.
In Madagascar, the Zebu is not simply cattle. It is the center of spiritual life, a symbol of wealth, ancestry, and respect that runs deeper than any Western understanding of livestock can reach. Zebu are present at every significant moment in Malagasy culture — births, marriages, funerals, and festivals. They are sacrificed in sacred ceremonies called Joro to honor ancestors and communicate with the spirit world. To own many Zebu is to hold status. To give one is the highest gesture of respect a person can make.
And in Malagasy tradition, nothing is wasted. Not even the bones.
We took that material — ancient, sacred, and entirely natural — and asked what it could become in the hands of a player.
The answer is the Zebu Bone Dual Grip Zebra.
The Zebu Bone Dual Grip Zebra is not flat. It was never meant to be.
Both faces are contoured — subtly, precisely — to follow the natural geometry of the fingers that hold it. The pick itself is 3mm thick, but the Dual Grip contours mean that the material actually sitting between your fingers is less than 1mm. It does not feel like holding a pick. It feels like holding nothing at all — which is exactly the point.
Deep charcoal stripes blended with a creamy ivory surface — not printed, not painted, not applied. Natural grain variations make every pick unique and beautiful, graphic, wild, and entirely unlike anything else in your collection.
The Dual Grip contours lock the pick into position with a precision that feels less like engineering and more like instinct. No adhesive coating. No rubber insert. No artificial texture. Just bone, shaped by understanding what the hand actually does when it plays.
At speed, the difference is immediate. Where a flat pick can rotate, migrate, or demand constant micro-corrections, the Zebu Bone Dual Grip Zebra locks in. Your energy goes entirely to the strings. Nothing is wasted on control.
Bone is a composite material — a precise natural architecture of collagen fiber and calcium phosphate crystals that gives it a unique combination of flexibility and hardness. Against strings it delivers a bright, articulate attack with exceptional clarity across the frequency range. Guitar makers have known this for centuries — bone is the material of choice for the finest nuts and saddles precisely because of the way it transmits vibration. That same quality lives in every stroke of a bone pick.
Ours is sourced exclusively as a byproduct of Madagascar's food industry — material that would otherwise be discarded. In a culture where the Zebu is genuinely sacred, using every part of the animal carries real meaning. This is not sustainability as a slogan. It is an island tradition practiced long before the word existed.
Every element of a guitar pick that is not helping you play is working against you. A pick that shifts is a pick that steals attention. A pick that demands grip is a pick that tenses the hand. A pick that you have to think about is a pick that is costing you music.
The Zebu Bone Dual Grip Zebra was designed to disappear in your hand — and command attention everywhere else.
Three millimeters of sacred Malagasy bone. One millimeter between your fingers. A pattern that has never existed before and never will again.
Bright. Precise. Unmistakable. Zero slip. Zero compromise.
Material: Zebu Bone - Zebra Colored (see color variation in photos)
Tip Shape: Butterfly Cross Blade
Thickness: 3mm (0.120”)
Popular With: Acoustic Guitar
SPECIAL OFFER: Buy any 3 individual picks (stone, Dual Grip, or Flat) and get 1 FREE!
No code needed, lowest priced item is discounted, does not include multi-pick packs or gift boxes
Carried across generations. Carved into memory. Shaped for the way you actually play.
In Madagascar, the Zebu is not simply cattle. It is the center of spiritual life, a symbol of wealth, ancestry, and respect that runs deeper than any Western understanding of livestock can reach. Zebu are present at every significant moment in Malagasy culture — births, marriages, funerals, and festivals. They are sacrificed in sacred ceremonies called Joro to honor ancestors and communicate with the spirit world. To own many Zebu is to hold status. To give one is the highest gesture of respect a person can make.
And in Malagasy tradition, nothing is wasted. Not even the bones.
We took that material — ancient, sacred, and entirely natural — and asked what it could become in the hands of a player.
The answer is the Zebu Bone Dual Grip Zebra.
The Zebu Bone Dual Grip Zebra is not flat. It was never meant to be.
Both faces are contoured — subtly, precisely — to follow the natural geometry of the fingers that hold it. The pick itself is 3mm thick, but the Dual Grip contours mean that the material actually sitting between your fingers is less than 1mm. It does not feel like holding a pick. It feels like holding nothing at all — which is exactly the point.
Deep charcoal stripes blended with a creamy ivory surface — not printed, not painted, not applied. Natural grain variations make every pick unique and beautiful, graphic, wild, and entirely unlike anything else in your collection.
The Dual Grip contours lock the pick into position with a precision that feels less like engineering and more like instinct. No adhesive coating. No rubber insert. No artificial texture. Just bone, shaped by understanding what the hand actually does when it plays.
At speed, the difference is immediate. Where a flat pick can rotate, migrate, or demand constant micro-corrections, the Zebu Bone Dual Grip Zebra locks in. Your energy goes entirely to the strings. Nothing is wasted on control.
Bone is a composite material — a precise natural architecture of collagen fiber and calcium phosphate crystals that gives it a unique combination of flexibility and hardness. Against strings it delivers a bright, articulate attack with exceptional clarity across the frequency range. Guitar makers have known this for centuries — bone is the material of choice for the finest nuts and saddles precisely because of the way it transmits vibration. That same quality lives in every stroke of a bone pick.
Ours is sourced exclusively as a byproduct of Madagascar's food industry — material that would otherwise be discarded. In a culture where the Zebu is genuinely sacred, using every part of the animal carries real meaning. This is not sustainability as a slogan. It is an island tradition practiced long before the word existed.
Every element of a guitar pick that is not helping you play is working against you. A pick that shifts is a pick that steals attention. A pick that demands grip is a pick that tenses the hand. A pick that you have to think about is a pick that is costing you music.
The Zebu Bone Dual Grip Zebra was designed to disappear in your hand — and command attention everywhere else.
Three millimeters of sacred Malagasy bone. One millimeter between your fingers. A pattern that has never existed before and never will again.
Bright. Precise. Unmistakable. Zero slip. Zero compromise.
Material: Zebu Bone - Zebra Colored (see color variation in photos)
Tip Shape: Butterfly Cross Blade
Thickness: 3mm (0.120”)
Popular With: Acoustic Guitar
SPECIAL OFFER: Buy any 3 individual picks (stone, Dual Grip, or Flat) and get 1 FREE!
No code needed, lowest priced item is discounted, does not include multi-pick packs or gift boxes
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