Montelovesco Posted Wednesday at 02:57 PM Posted Wednesday at 02:57 PM (edited) do you loose during a year? Me: a lot… ETA: I know it is the wrong brand. But then it is checkerboard… Edited Wednesday at 03:01 PM by Montelovesco 2 Quote
velorush Posted Wednesday at 03:04 PM Posted Wednesday at 03:04 PM I generally keep a Jazz III (red only, please) in my pocket and am oddly able to keep up with it until the edges are worn sufficiently to throw it away. I can't recall the last time I lost a pick. 2 Quote
G Man Posted Wednesday at 03:47 PM Posted Wednesday at 03:47 PM As a Blue Chip user, I manage to no longer lose my picks. It's like sunglasses, the cheapies disappear in weeks/months, the pricey ones stay with me until they are too scratched to use anymore. 2 1 Quote
django49 Posted Wednesday at 05:26 PM Posted Wednesday at 05:26 PM I have long since settled on V-Picks, or sometimes Gravity. They are harder to drop or lose. Price may have something to do with being careful.🤔 That little 5th pocket on blue jeans seems to be a pretty secure place to keep one at hand. 4 Quote
Montelovesco Posted Wednesday at 05:33 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 05:33 PM Seems logic - but what do you use to throw at your fans? Cheap copies? 😁 1 Quote
django49 Posted Wednesday at 05:44 PM Posted Wednesday at 05:44 PM 11 minutes ago, Montelovesco said: Seems logic - but what do you use to throw at your fans? Cheap copies? 😁 Fans? 😉 1 1 7 Quote
velorush Posted Wednesday at 06:27 PM Posted Wednesday at 06:27 PM 37 minutes ago, Montelovesco said: fans aka wife? She is definitely not a fan! I play in church. Throwing a pick would be considered... well... bad form... 🙃 1 8 Quote
BoogieMKIIA Posted Wednesday at 07:02 PM Posted Wednesday at 07:02 PM 3 hours ago, G Man said: As a Blue Chip user, I manage to no longer lose my picks. It's like sunglasses, the cheapies disappear in weeks/months, the pricey ones stay with me until they are too scratched to use anymore. I had and lost two Blue Chip picks. One was lifted from and Open Mic music stand. Nothing so expensive for me any more. 1 2 Quote
Steve Haynie Posted Wednesday at 08:30 PM Posted Wednesday at 08:30 PM 4 hours ago, G Man said: As a Blue Chip user, I manage to no longer lose my picks. It's like sunglasses, the cheapies disappear in weeks/months, the pricey ones stay with me until they are too scratched to use anymore. My pocketknives do not get lost when they are cheap. Nicer ones seem to be the ones that get lost. A few years ago there were bags of picks on eBay sold by someone closing down a music store. They have the store name on them. Big deal. So, there are a few picks in the guitar cases and bags nearly full. There ought to be plenty of picks in each guitar case, but my trait of being cheap keeps that from happening. With a gross of cheap picks there ought to be no worries about them getting lost or wearing out. Quote
Dr. Bear Posted Wednesday at 08:39 PM Posted Wednesday at 08:39 PM Stopped using picks in the early ‘80s. Problem solved… …except not quite: cracked a fingernail on my picking hand midway through a 27 hour 4-flight trip to a gig in Singapore. (Still don’t believe that none of the flight attendants had an emory board or nail file.) 1 1 Quote
diablo175 Posted Wednesday at 09:09 PM Posted Wednesday at 09:09 PM I rarely ever lose picks anymore. At 2.75mm, these V-Picks small pointed's are more a challenge to keep a sharp point on 'em than to lose 'em. 1 Quote
santellavision Posted Wednesday at 10:14 PM Posted Wednesday at 10:14 PM My wife got me this really cool wallet with slots for 2 picks! 9 Quote
HamerCustomEr Posted Wednesday at 10:55 PM Posted Wednesday at 10:55 PM 40 minutes ago, santellavision said: My wife got me this really cool wallet with slots for 2 picks! She's a keeper, obviously! 2 Quote
alantig Posted Thursday at 12:31 PM Posted Thursday at 12:31 PM 18 hours ago, velorush said: She is definitely not a fan! I play in church. Throwing a pick would be considered... well... bad form... 🙃 I used to throw metal picks when I played at church. Strangely, it coincided with an unexplained burst of stigmata cases. 5 Quote
hamerhead Posted Thursday at 01:25 PM Posted Thursday at 01:25 PM (edited) There are so many picks scattered around my house they're like bread crumbs leading from room to room. So I never really lose them - one's always handy. ETA: I just looked up Blue Chip picks. $35. For one. ONE?? Ho. Lee. Fu. Ck. I KNOW I'm not good enough for those. Pass the Tortex, please! Edited Thursday at 01:33 PM by hamerhead 6 1 Quote
G Man Posted Thursday at 01:58 PM Posted Thursday at 01:58 PM (edited) To be fair, the Blue Chips really accel at acoustic, brings a very nice tone out of them. That's what I originally got them for, but as I got used to them and tried them on electric, I was hooked. I really like the way they glide over the strings with little to no pick sound, as well as how well they stay in hand when playing. I don't claim to understand how such a smooth surface sticks to one's fingers, but I'm grateful they do. Edited Thursday at 01:58 PM by G Man 1 Quote
diablo175 Posted Thursday at 02:06 PM Posted Thursday at 02:06 PM (edited) The repercussions of switching from Small Pointed Lites to Small Pointed. At 1.5 mm, the small pointed lites were a PITA to maintain a decent grip on. Edited Thursday at 02:09 PM by diablo175 1 Quote
BoogieMKIIA Posted Thursday at 02:25 PM Posted Thursday at 02:25 PM No doubt, Blue Chip picks are very good. I had my initials put on the second one, didn't help me keep up with it. Not the pick's fault 😂 2 Quote
The Shark Posted Thursday at 02:57 PM Posted Thursday at 02:57 PM 23 hours ago, velorush said: I generally keep a Jazz III (red only, please) in my pocket and am oddly able to keep up with it until the edges are worn sufficiently to throw it away. I can't recall the last time I lost a pick. Oh, I like 'em when they're worn down. Been using Jazz III's in red since I first met Eric Johnson in Austin in 1990. I have a few that are old as dirt. 1 Quote
RobB Posted Thursday at 06:47 PM Posted Thursday at 06:47 PM (edited) Sworn off V-picks. Vinnie’s a great guy and very helpful, but his products wear quickly and lose their shape (l reckon my point is moot when using the tri-side picks, but I’m not a fan of those). At $4/pop, they should be more durable. Sticking with Dunlop 1.0mm, jumbo FLEX Jazzllls. Cheap and long-wearing. Edited Thursday at 06:47 PM by RobB 4 Quote
joshoowah Posted Thursday at 09:39 PM Posted Thursday at 09:39 PM Been using Dunlop GatorGrips (blue or purple) for 30+ years. I spent a lot of time in the early 90s (when I started playing) trying as many different string and pick combos as possible, searching for my magical recipe. Top-wrapped DR Pure Blues 11s (LP Special was my only electric for over a decade) and those picks are where I landed. Same picks, DR Phosphor Bronze 12 or 13s on acoustic. There are other strings that I prefer other picks on, but with the heavy-ish DRs, nothing sounded as good as the Gatorgrips, and it was easy to switch between tip and long side picking without dropping for extra dynamics and tones. I've lost every one I've gone through. Never so worn they lost the taper or shape. Some have lasted a few years, none have broken. Always one in my pocket. Quote
diablo175 Posted Thursday at 11:18 PM Posted Thursday at 11:18 PM 4 hours ago, RobB said: Sworn off V-picks. Vinnie’s a great guy and very helpful, but his products wear quickly and lose their shape (l reckon my point is moot when using the tri-side picks, but I’m not a fan of those). At $4/pop, they should be more durable. Sticking with Dunlop 1.0mm, jumbo FLEX Jazzllls. Cheap and long-wearing. Yet another anomaly of my agreeing with you. The tips and edges do tend to deteriorate kinda fast. Maybe why I a buy a shit ton of them at a time. I also wait for sale events. 1 Quote
RobB Posted Friday at 02:41 AM Posted Friday at 02:41 AM (edited) I DO like the green Euros with the holes. They feel/sound great. I’ll be sorry to wear out my last stash of ‘em. Edited Friday at 04:29 AM by RobB Quote
diablo175 Posted Friday at 12:57 PM Posted Friday at 12:57 PM Seeing as this is in FS/WTB/PSA section... I have a bag of new 34 Jazz III's I won't be using. $24 shipped CONUS 1 1 Quote
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