How Long Do U Use Ur Picks For?
buttmonk
Nov 18 2007, 03:55 AM
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Hi all,

Just wondering how much use people get out of a pick. For example, I probably get about 5-10 hours out of a Dunlop tortex .88mm before I start to feelit is getting too flattended off. Any suggestions for longer lasting alternatives?

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shredmandan
Nov 18 2007, 07:05 PM
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Well it really all depends. smile.gif
One thing that i cant stand is when a pick gets a little groove,nick or chip in it .That causes weird and messed up picking so when i have one like that i just put it aside and save it just incase i have nothing else left to use.Alot of times i will use those picks to do techniques like pick scrapes and tapping cause imo there already ruined andi never use a good brand new pick for those tech.

If it isnt for reasons listed above then i can use them for a really long time.I dont ever throw away picks unless there just completly no use left.One of my buddies always breaks them blink.gif That doesnt make sense to me?I dont know how he does it cause i may have broke 1 pick in my 11 years playing.If i had my way though i would use a new pick every day.It great to get that brand new pick and start using it,feels great on your finger's and just sounds smooth,but i just cant go buy picks every day so i make do with what i have

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- buttmonk   How Long Do U Use Ur Picks For?   Nov 18 2007, 03:55 AM
- - Maximus   I have a pile of em on my amp and several of them ...   Nov 18 2007, 03:58 AM
- - Robin   5-10 hours... ? I use mine for months/years.   Nov 18 2007, 04:00 AM
- - swingline   I use mine until they are irritatingly rounded off...   Nov 18 2007, 04:01 AM
- - Zephyr   Until I lose them... which is actually pretty fast...   Nov 18 2007, 04:05 AM
- - botoxfox   If your picks get rounded off, use sand paper to s...   Nov 18 2007, 04:09 AM
- - Soul_Decision   I use them till I feel I can't play with them ...   Nov 18 2007, 04:10 AM
|- - kevin-riff-after-riff   QUOTE (Soul_Decision @ Nov 18 2007, 03:10...   Nov 18 2007, 04:18 AM
|- - Pavel   QUOTE (Soul_Decision @ Nov 18 2007, 04:10...   Nov 18 2007, 07:17 AM
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- - Smells   QUOTE (Maximus @ Nov 18 2007, 02:58 AM) I...   Nov 18 2007, 05:01 AM
- - mattacuk   I loose at least 1 a day, its gotten really expens...   Nov 18 2007, 05:09 AM
- - Smells   QUOTE (mattacuk @ Nov 18 2007, 04:09 AM) ...   Nov 18 2007, 05:11 AM
|- - mattacuk   QUOTE (Smells @ Nov 18 2007, 04:11 AM) tr...   Nov 18 2007, 05:56 AM
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- - The Uncreator   till they are gone, takes me about a week to lose....   Nov 18 2007, 05:33 AM
- - botoxfox   I always keep my picks in a box or something. And ...   Nov 18 2007, 05:36 AM
- - Smells   QUOTE (mattacuk @ Nov 18 2007, 04:56 AM) ...   Nov 18 2007, 05:57 AM
|- - mattacuk   QUOTE (Smells @ Nov 18 2007, 04:57 AM) ee...   Nov 18 2007, 05:59 AM
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- - Joey   you guys should get light picks like muris has, si...   Nov 18 2007, 05:57 AM
- - peterorg54   mine is disposable.   Nov 18 2007, 06:09 AM
- - MickeM   I use them till they break or I lose them   Nov 18 2007, 06:45 AM
- - ibanezkiller   till i loose them...   Nov 18 2007, 07:20 AM
|- - lavendell   QUOTE (ibanezkiller @ Nov 18 2007, 07:20 ...   Nov 18 2007, 05:46 PM
|- - Hemlok   QUOTE (lavendell @ Nov 18 2007, 04:46 PM)...   Nov 18 2007, 05:49 PM
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- - Batista   I have a pick I am really in love with, and it is ...   Nov 18 2007, 07:24 AM
- - buttmonk   yeh, 5-10hrs is when i start to feel that it ain...   Nov 18 2007, 05:48 PM
- - mattacuk   Ive never known a pick to just "wear" ou...   Nov 18 2007, 05:57 PM
|- - Pavel   QUOTE (mattacuk @ Nov 18 2007, 05:57 PM) ...   Nov 18 2007, 09:24 PM
|- - mattacuk   QUOTE (Pavel @ Nov 18 2007, 08:24 PM) Obv...   Nov 18 2007, 09:52 PM
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- - preownedguitar   Pretty much till I lose them or sometimes when I...   Nov 18 2007, 05:58 PM
- - Smikey2006   I use these little beefy picks Stubby 1mm. Ive nev...   Nov 19 2007, 12:11 AM
- - Goliath   I use Jazz III's, the 1.31mm black ones. They...   Nov 19 2007, 07:40 PM
- - Tomy Jeon   I use my picks until I lose them   Dec 22 2007, 12:01 AM
- - kebsis   lol, i lose them so fast I've never actually t...   Dec 22 2007, 12:43 AM
- - stratman33   i just use them until they get lost..losing picks ...   Dec 24 2007, 04:08 PM
- - Milenkovic Ivan   I use a bunch of them at once, and when they all g...   Dec 25 2007, 09:39 PM
- - Freddie Fourfingers   All this talk of losing picks is why I have stayed...   Dec 31 2007, 02:13 AM
- - Spiderusalem   I wanna buy an expensive bone guitar pick because ...   Dec 31 2007, 02:17 AM
- - erik   I have three of theese in my pick-holder at my gui...   Jan 1 2008, 11:45 PM
- - Hisham   you can use it once for hard song   Jan 2 2008, 12:29 AM
- - Smells   once? I`d best throw all mine away and buy ...   Jan 2 2008, 12:35 AM
|- - Muris   I usually lost few of EB's per day,it's im...   Jan 2 2008, 12:59 AM
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- - Smells   yea in fairness, when I ran out of Jazz III`s ...   Jan 2 2008, 01:01 AM
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