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GMC Forum _ CHILL OUT _ Make Your Guitar Picks Last Longer
Posted by: Mister_Riff Jun 25 2010, 07:04 AM
Hi GMC,
Just wanted to share this vid with you guys. It's how to sharpen your guitar picks using your carpet. 
(I know it sounds crazy)
I've used this trick on a lot of old plectrums (I use dunlops .73 mm) which had lost all of their sharpness and now they're as good as new. So it's actually a huge money-saver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyYKT0SzrBo
Also be sure to check out his other vids 
P.s. I'm sorry but I couldn't embed this vid
Posted by: Keilnoth Jun 25 2010, 07:19 AM
Ahah, funny and useful indeed ! Too bad I have no carpet at home... 
Posted by: ZakkWylde Jun 25 2010, 08:57 AM
Holy **** this works perfectly! This little trick will save me a lot of money (I have an average of 4 dull picks/rehearsal)
Posted by: Fre Jun 25 2010, 11:01 AM
That is a cool trick indeed. 
Too bad I have no carpet, but I think it will work with sandpaper too.
Posted by: Daniel Realpe Jun 25 2010, 04:45 PM
wow! nice tip!
Posted by: Skewlbuzz Jun 25 2010, 04:59 PM
That's so awesome!
Makes me wonder how long ones carpet will last though
Posted by: thefireball Jun 25 2010, 05:28 PM
wow! I wonder if this works with acrylic v-picks....
Posted by: Azzaboi Jun 25 2010, 07:23 PM
I use this already, learnt it when learning pick scraping, it's great if you do a lot of pick scrapes to repair. Melts it smooth with friction too!
Posted by: Sollesnes Jun 25 2010, 07:44 PM
On the V-Pick website, he tells us to use a knife to sharpen it when it becomes dull
It takes a little getting used it, but works great
Posted by: Todd Simpson Jun 25 2010, 09:14 PM
I always sharpen my picks, even when they are new. Gives a fine point and adds control, great tip!
Todd
Posted by: thefireball Jun 25 2010, 10:52 PM
It takes a little getting used it, but works great yike, i'm afraid of that....i might mess it up. but heck...i have many of those picks!
Posted by: thefireball Jun 26 2010, 12:00 AM
hahah.....
I see a GMC funny....
It's like your friend walks into your room. He looks at your floor and exclaims, "What happened to your carpet?!" (The carpet is all frayed and messed up)
You reply with, "oh, just sharpening my picks."
haha... i thought of that when my dad told me to be sure not to snag the carpet. I does work after all with vpicks... COOL!
Posted by: ZakkWylde Jun 26 2010, 10:00 AM
The cool thing is that it DOESN'T mess up the carpet! Not at all!
Posted by: Mister_Riff Jun 26 2010, 10:16 AM
Really cool huh 
Somehow makes me wonder if there are other "tricks" like this around ....
Keep on sharpening those picks! 
Posted by: Lian Gerbino Jun 26 2010, 02:31 PM
yeah, I also do this, but I use a stone...
Posted by: thefireball Jun 26 2010, 11:07 PM
MUH-HA-HA! I'm the metalmaster, Lian Gerbino, and I sharpen my picks with stone!
I sharpened many of my picks - even the ones I didn't use anymore!
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Jun 26 2010, 11:47 PM
I never knew about this carpet trick Hopefully it won't shred the carpet of "over sharpening"
Posted by: SirJamsalot Jun 27 2010, 02:14 AM
I see a GMC funny....
It's like your friend walks into your room. He looks at your floor and exclaims, "What happened to your carpet?!" (The carpet is all frayed and messed up)
You reply with, "oh, just sharpening my picks."
haha...
i thought of that when my dad told me to be sure not to snag the carpet. I does work after all with vpicks... COOL!haha. totally. or she walks in to the hubby sharpening his pick just as the carpet catches on fire!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jun 27 2010, 03:15 AM
Hhaha, yeah, one day someone will come into my room, and see black arced holes on the carpet and ask "what's that", and I will say "you don't want to know"
jsut kidding, nice tip, I used to sharpen my picks all the time, now I play with anything, I don't really care
Posted by: Azzaboi Jun 27 2010, 04:22 AM
Mum: It's good to see you finally cleaning the carpet.
Aaron: Yeah, it was getting too dirty to sharpen my pick!
(catches fire)
Posted by: thefireball Jun 27 2010, 04:46 AM
The thing is getting the pick even on both sides. My little 12 year old brother helped me.
Just sharpened this one. My brother couldn't believe it. Show I demonstrated it for him. I wear this pick around my neck, so I HAD to get it straight.
EDIT: Still not perfect, but it's close enough.
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jun 27 2010, 07:05 AM
Cool tip! I've never tried this! I'll do it tomorrow at the studio! ... ahh and that guy plays really good!
Lian is a true metal guy! Every aspect of his life can be related to metal.
Posted by: Vasilije Vukmirovic Jun 28 2010, 12:44 PM
Great. Unfortunately, that won't work with me, I lost my pick every 2 months.
Any device against pick loss, like pick alarm?
Posted by: Azzaboi Jun 28 2010, 08:07 PM
I loose my picks too, but find them again in the most oddest places like inside the back of my amp and even inside my pillow case!
Pick Alarm: Get a pet ferret, they go around stealing everything and hiding it under your bed. Find 'lost' wallets, shoes, socks, and guitar picks! Getting it back is the tricky bit, do it when he's not looking ... else your pick might end up too sharp trying to tug it off him!
Posted by: ZakkWylde Jun 28 2010, 08:25 PM
I buy my picks in 100-packs these days. It saves money compared to buying them seperately and you don't ave to worry about not having any picks for months (takes some time to loose 100 picks^^)
Posted by: Aleksander Sukovic Jul 2 2010, 02:51 PM
Or Dugain hematite in my case
Anyway, great idea, should try it out
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