Re: Where do you keep your picks?
I do sweat and will drop picks. I find that the Dunlop Gators work very well for me. I use them in the 1.14 mm gauge. But I also use 1.14 mm Tortex and Ultex picks. I fingerpick my acoustic guitar with a Golden Gate or Dunlop large thumbpick and Dunlop fingerpicks in either .020 or .0225 gauge in either brass or nickel-silver.
I always have a few flat-picks in my pocket. At home I have a little rosewood box of assorted picks--various sizes, gauges, manufacturers, materials--on the coffee table.
I keep extras in several of the accessories bags I take to gigs. I also will have extra slides, fingerpicks, capos, strings and batteries.
I keep a set of picks, capo, fingerpicks, stringwinder, sidecutters, strings and strap in each of my acoustic guitars' case, so I can pick it up and go.
When performing on stage, I use a "Pick-Clip". I think I've used these for about 30 years. They clip on the mic stand. They used to be made of hard plastic; I think Duncan makes them now, of hard rubber. Very handy, highly recommended.
At a festival or open mic, where I'm not using my own gear, I'll use a piece of stage tape on the mic stand and attach a couple where I can get them quickly. I'll keep my other accessories close at hand--pocket or on top of the amp, or a handy stool.
And if I'm at a jam, I'll often stick one under the treble side of the pickguard of my strat-body G&Ls. You need to adjust the tension of the pickguard screws so it will hold the pick, but not damage the finish or the guard when the pick is inserted. Having it on the treble side is easier to get at than inserting the pick under the guard on the bass side; and there's less chance of damage to the finish.
At a gig, I want a spare to be handy--I don't want to have to dig in my pocket while I'm playing. I think the Pick-Clip is a super product, and it's inexpensive.
Bill
