When I've held it between my teeth to free both hands so many times that it snaps in half. The teeth marks give extra grip and prevent anyone stealing them.
So, when do you replace your pick? When it is no longer pointy or when you can't find it? If you buy more expensive picks (a la' V-picks) do the same rules apply?
When I've held it between my teeth to free both hands so many times that it snaps in half. The teeth marks give extra grip and prevent anyone stealing them.
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It used to be when it got blunted too much. The nice thing about the V-Pick Screamer is that it has three points so when one wears too much I can just spin it.Originally Posted by bcdon
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I replace my picks when the edges get wore down and too sharp. At that point, they provide a crappy tone. Now this doesn't really happen with V-picks and some other higher quality picks, because the material is different and wear and tear doesn't create the same kind of sharp edges that those plastic picks end up with. The V-picks just get a little more rounded, from what I can tell so far.
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Ahh... the old #2 pencil technique. BTW, when you have both hands free, what the hell are you doing? (you should at least devote one hand to a pint glass).Originally Posted by markb
The Dunlop Tortex picks I use get smaller and when it's noticeably smaller and too beveled on the tip then I donate them to the underworld.
If anyone want's a bunch of thin picks just let me know.
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So, do you continue to use them? Or do you switch to a more non-roundy pick?Originally Posted by Robert
Sorry for all the questions guys, but I've been spending all my mortgage money on picks and I'm trying to find a way to save the money. ;-)
Yeah, I'm using Dunlop Tortex right now as well. I'm going to play the same pick until I'm down to fingernails.Originally Posted by Spudman
Originally Posted by bcdon
Haha, well I just use the more rounded ones for a softer tone, and pick up a more pointy one for sharper tone. My box of picks is like the saying - "life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you gonna get".
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Run, Forrest, Run!Originally Posted by Robert
Usually adjusting something like a mic stand. I wouldn't want to drink with a pick between my teeth. I'd probably choke!Originally Posted by bcdon
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When I lose them. I have not had too many wear down on me. Some of my torltex picks used to wear some, but not some my ultex so much.
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I use a diamond type nail file to rough shape an edge then I'll use a woman's 3 grit nail buffing stick to smooth and polish the edge. This works great on V-Picks and anything else. Vinni also suggests that you wash the V-Picks with soap and water once in a while because after time they will accumulate the oil from your fingers. When you clean them they will regain their original stick to your fingers kind of feel.
I'm with SVL on this one...when I drop them under the sofa.Originally Posted by sunvalleylaw
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When the edge wears of it feels to me like it's harder to pick exactly. So, it for me there's that certain feel a pick has to have, it doesn't automatically depend on what the edge looks like to me.
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I use the Tortex .88, which never seem to wear down *too* much... of course, I lose picks like you wouldn't believe. Some I put "someplace safe", never to be seen again... most I lose when I throw it at my drummer for daydreaming while I'm trying to end a song. :-)
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Depends on the type of pick. If it's one of those celluloid ones, they get shaved off pretty quickly, so it's either when they're too rounded or when they actually shatter (this has only happened a couple of times).
I just started using Tortex and they seem to hold up better, but I imagine it would be something similar like being worn down and becoming too rounded and thin.
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
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I tried the celluloid ones, but they all break on me. :-(
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