Life of a pick....

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Life of a pick....

2 dozen per gig? seriously?

Sho nuff...

I used to use much heavier strings than I do these days and it was even worse then but even now if I do a 2 to 3 hour gig I'll kill off 2 dozen picks give or take a few...

The extra heavy picks do last a little longer but they are harder to find for some reason!

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Life of a pick....

It's cellouid...it wears out...but has a very nice sound

I HEAR YA!

I tried dozens of different types of materals, some were good and some not so much but I just keep coming back to cellouid...it just sounds "right" to me.

[John E Rokker]

Re: Life of a pick....

Celluloid picks do wear out quick but once you heat up on stage nothing sticks to your fingers better.

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Life of a pick....

Yep right is the word, and yep they do not feel slippery either!
Use them on acoustics as well, and there I use the medium....uh wears out even faster....

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Life of a pick....

Yep right is the word, and yep they do not feel slippery either!
Use them on acoustics as well, and there I use the medium....uh wears out even faster....

Yeah...those fat low aciustic strings just burn them up!

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Life of a pick....

Hehe yeah and the smell is funny

[IanBallard]

Re: Life of a pick....

Heh, wanna bet it's only a matter of time before someone starts selling relic'd and aged picks?

*goes to the bank to get a loan on new business venture*

[Coma]

Re: Life of a pick....

*goes to the bank to get a loan on new business venture*

Dammit