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 — burned it, striped it, and asked what it could become in the hands of a player who refuses to slow down.
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 just 1mm. It does not feel like holding a pick. It feels like holding nothing at all — which is exactly the point.
And before any of that registers, you will notice the pattern.
Deep charcoal stripes burned directly into the creamy ivory surface — not printed, not painted, not applied. Scorched into the bone itself through a traditional technique that leaves the contrast permanent and the surface completely smooth. The result is a pick that looks like it was pulled from a fever dream about the African savanna — 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 fast.
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.
The zebra pattern is burned into the surface using controlled heat — a craft technique that scorches the outer layer of the bone to create contrast without penetrating or compromising the material beneath. The result is permanent, smooth to the touch, and entirely individual. Because each pick is burned by hand, no two stripe patterns are identical. The width, spacing, and character of each line varies slightly — like the animal it references, which also never repeats itself exactly.
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.
Fast is not just about fingers. It is about everything getting out of the way.
Material: Zebu Bone - Zebra Colored (see color variation in photos)
Tip Shape: Butterfly Cross Blade
Thickness: 3mm (0.120”)
Popular With: Acoustic Guitar
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 — burned it, striped it, and asked what it could become in the hands of a player who refuses to slow down.
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 just 1mm. It does not feel like holding a pick. It feels like holding nothing at all — which is exactly the point.
And before any of that registers, you will notice the pattern.
Deep charcoal stripes burned directly into the creamy ivory surface — not printed, not painted, not applied. Scorched into the bone itself through a traditional technique that leaves the contrast permanent and the surface completely smooth. The result is a pick that looks like it was pulled from a fever dream about the African savanna — 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 fast.
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.
The zebra pattern is burned into the surface using controlled heat — a craft technique that scorches the outer layer of the bone to create contrast without penetrating or compromising the material beneath. The result is permanent, smooth to the touch, and entirely individual. Because each pick is burned by hand, no two stripe patterns are identical. The width, spacing, and character of each line varies slightly — like the animal it references, which also never repeats itself exactly.
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.
Fast is not just about fingers. It is about everything getting out of the way.
Material: Zebu Bone - Zebra Colored (see color variation in photos)
Tip Shape: Butterfly Cross Blade
Thickness: 3mm (0.120”)
Popular With: Acoustic Guitar
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