go through picks

HCHaikuWarrior · Unread post by **HCHaikuWarrior** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 12:31 am

how long does it take you?

DMBFan63 · Unread post by **DMBFan63** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 12:41 am

I chose other cause i never wear down picks.. i always end up losing them after 5 or 6 months.. dunlop tortex .60mm never wear down at all for me

riffduster01 · Unread post by **riffduster01** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:39 pm

same here. mine start to wear down after a few months and then I loose them. I'm always switching picks though, so they stay fresh longer.

DT · Unread post by DT » Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:54 pm

i usually use the tip of a knife to make a ton of little holes on my tortex picks so they have a little more grip to them.... the grippiness of the pinholes wears away after a few weeks but the only reason i ever really get new picks is because i lose them.

dmb_tatertot · Unread post by **dmb_tatertot** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 9:09 pm

i dont think i have ever worn down a pick before losing it... thank god they are so cheap

Ranting Thespian · Unread post by **Ranting Thespian** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 1:15 am

I never have worn out a pick. Pretty much because I will use them 3 times on one song for a month, lol. gotta love fingers

bryanwie · Unread post by **bryanwie** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:04 pm

I have gone to the guitar shop, bought picks, and lost them by the time i got home. I lose picks wayyyy to much.

Matty Boom · Unread post by **Matty Boom** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:51 pm

The Dreaming Tree wrote:i usually use the tip of a knife to make a ton of little holes on my tortex picks so they have a little more grip to them.... the grippiness of the pinholes wears away after a few weeks but the only reason i ever really get new picks is because i lose them.

does that really work?

care to elaborate?

thanks

barneco2000 · Unread post by **barneco2000** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 12:18 am

I love fender thin for most of my strumming...and I sometimes break one in a single sitting.

johnnyd · Unread post by **johnnyd** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:53 pm

Since I switched to Dunlop Reds .50mm I go through them faster. But my picking accuracy has improved quite a bit with the thinner picks.

Speenis · Unread post by **Speenis** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:56 pm

Matty Boom wrote:
The Dreaming Tree wrote:i usually use the tip of a knife to make a ton of little holes on my tortex picks so they have a little more grip to them.... the grippiness of the pinholes wears away after a few weeks but the only reason i ever really get new picks is because i lose them.
does that really work?

care to elaborate?

thanks

Yeah, I do the same thing, kinda. I don't have a knife here at school so I use my scissors. I just take the tip and dig into the pic where I hold it, usually in the center towards the bigger end. I usually make around 4-5 little holes. I used to just take a hole puncher and make a nice hole right in the middle but I don't have one of those at school.

infoghost · Unread post by **infoghost** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:59 pm

I switched to the dunlop nylons. They don't wear out quickly, and have a sort of built-in grip.

Thomas · Unread post by **Thomas** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:13 pm

barneco2000 wrote:I love fender thin for most of my strumming...and I sometimes break one in a single sitting.

Switch to Dunlop Tortex right now!

i used to go through fenders so quick

i thought picks were SUPPOSED to break after a while and they came in such cool colors that i didn't want to try any other ones :roll:

but then i heard of dunlop and bought some of them because they were out of Thin fenders and i've never looked back.
the red ones (.50mm) are a great replacement for Thins and .60 for mediums. i've been playing with these for about a year now and i've yet to break ONE.

the only reason i ever have to buy new ones is because i keep loosing them 8)

Speenis · Unread post by **Speenis** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:26 pm

infoghost wrote:I switched to the dunlop nylons. They don't wear out quickly, and have a sort of built-in grip.

Yeah those are what I have been using for a few months now, the .60mm ones. I really like them.

geekmug · Unread post by **geekmug** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:43 pm

I picked 3+days.. because it depends on for what purpose I am using it.. I am just using them to strum like crazy (like I imagine most of you are doing when you says this answer as well..) they'll last me a lifetime. I have some picks from the first box of picks I bought.. still use them from time to time, because the ultra rounded off pick (from wear) has some utility.

But, if I am using a pick for some precise guitar solo with speed picking, etc. then a pick is dead (for that purpose) in a day, if I play a gig or a while practicing. Because, I need a real exacting point.

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