How often do you change your pick?

[DeanM]

I didn't know ya were sposed ta change pix........

haha

yeah i remember playin guitar one time and the plec was so old it broke in half in my fingers!!

now i use Jim Dunlop USA Nylon .88 there my fav and feel the best to me. not too thick and not too thin! use to use the same ones for ages and theyd get worn down and i got fed up so i bought a 72pack on ebay!! now iv a few lyin around and if i need a fresh one i grab one from my "plec box"!! and when they start to get worn down i just give em to my twin bro!! he tawt i was bein nice enough to give em some from the new pack!!

[Lordakamai]

PICK OF DESTINY!!

[HappyBlues]

I use only tortex '50s... But then I pick also with my nails not only with a pick (which can hurt pretty badly after 3 hours of playing. I usually have some blood under the nail then)

oh and almost forget... I change them every 10 hours of playing as I wear them badly really fast... Just like strings which I change every 6 hours of giging. Else they slam!

[grangeramp]

I gig just about every weekend, and I have custom picks made by Clayton, so I go through them rather quickly. I have this terrible habit of tossing them into "well-endowed" females' exposed cleavage.

Seriously though, if you're looking for custom picks, check out Clayton - great service and easy to design/order using their online system - www.steveclayton.com

[Spotted Dog]

I gig just about every weekend, and I have custom picks made by Clayton, so I go through them rather quickly. I have this terrible habit of tossing them into "well-endowed" females' exposed cleavage.

Good habits die hard... how's that workin' for ya?

[DeanM]

I have this terrible habit of tossing them into "well-endowed" females' exposed cleavage.

Dude! dont ever give up that habit!! :dance

[VMConvert]

People change their picks?

[TonyC]

oh and almost forget... I change them every 10 hours of playing as I wear them badly really fast... Just like strings which I change every 6 hours of giging. Else they slam!

I'm in exactly the same situation. I hate when the pick starts to be just a little worn at the tip and change very often, usually after two days. And strings... now I use Elixir just to be able to play without them completely dying after just one day.

I play a lot though.

[LukeWinship]

I may be way too late to offer help but you can get Dunlop Tortex Sharps from the Jim Dunlop website. I use the Sharp 1.14mm (purple ish) you can get them in 1.35mm (black) and 1.5mm (white). In the UK the best place to go is a website called stringdirect.co.uk it's great for accessories. The more picks you buy the less they cost individually, 20 of them cost £8!

Hope this helps

[TonyC]

Thanks, but that stringdirect.co.uk site was really strange! Just a bunch of links leading nowhere... seems it's just a search portal.

[burnsy]

Herco Flex 50's! - Last forever.

Good enough for Jimmy Page - good enough for me!

[JohnnyW]

dunlop ultex jazz IIIs. i change em when the tip's start gettin' real smooth on both sides. too poor to change frequently..

[SteveD]

D'Andrea make great picks!

http://www.dandreapicks.com/

Check out their Pro Plecs ; -

http://www.dandreapicks.com/picks/proplec.htm

[Lungo]

I use Dunlop Jazztone 205's. They're nice and thick with a sharp little point and made out of soft material that seems to glide over the strings perfectly for me.

Edit: To answer the question, I stop using one when I can't read the print on the pick anymore. The label seems to fade at about the same rate as the tip.

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[johnny d]

I started using the red dunlop jazz III about a year ago. I will usually lose them before I need to replace it. They last a very long time. Only down side is that now if I pick up a normal sized pick it feels like a paddle in my hand. But I have no intensions of switching since these picks are grrreat.