Do you drop picks? (simple trick to prevent it)

[Huggy Love]

I have dry fingers and dropping or slipping picks from my digits has been a problem. I tried a few things to remedy it, keeping fingers moist (no licking fingers during corona pandemic), sticky stuff on picks (dirt sticks to them too), pieces of adhesive back sandpaper (grit that can fall off near a PRS finish?), and the pre-fab ones you can order (meh).

So I bought a roll of that Nexcare tape for a hand injury and noticed the rubbery/tacky texture of the non adhesive side and put 2 & 2 together, and the results are more than positive. Game over, when you're like me and spend too much on expensive picks & don't want to loose them.

YMMV

 

[alantig]

What, too good to use a staple gun?

 

[jxe]

drill a hole and hook it to your watch with monofilament fishing line.

 

[Huggy Love]

drill a hole and hook it to your watch with monofilament fishing line.

Mono?!!!

I can tell you haven't been fishing in a while.

 

[ScottR]

I wash my hands ALOT! So I feel your pain. Thats a good idea. I found these covers a couple years back...they work like a champ!

 

[Guitpicky]

Some 80 grit and a few holes makes them pretty easy to hang onto

 

[Ryan Murphy]

Try gorilla snot. Its meant for drum sticks but ive heard of people using it on picks as well.

 

[Wakester]

Try gorilla snot. Its meant for drum sticks but ive heard of people using it on picks as well.

Good luck picking the gorillas nose

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Good luck picking the gorillas nose

Maybe not during the current epidemic!

 

[alantig]

Maybe not during the current epidemic!

Exactly - no need to pick, just wipe.

 

[Guitpicky]

Good luck picking the gorillas nose

You can get away with it once he’s taken a shine to you and starts getting a chubby, but you won’t have long

 

[alantig]

You can get away with it once he’s taken a shine to you and starts getting a chubby, but you won’t have long

No - you'll have plenty of time, you just won't want plenty of time!

 

[Wakester]

Maybe not during the current epidemic!

There have been no reported cases in the primate population, so you might be sorta safe.

 

[Wakester]

You can get away with it once he’s taken a shine to you and starts getting a chubby, but you won’t have long

I said his nose not his other body parts

 

[Huggy Love]

It seems there are many usages for primate boogers.

 

[django49]

Get some of those little nickle sized velcro "dots". I cut each one in half for my perfect size and the adhesive holds it in place perfectly with no muss or fuss.The harder size works better than the "fuzzy" side for me.....I never drop them.

 

[Parralax view]

For at least as long as I can remember, I've used one pick style. Dunlop Gray nylon .73 with a grip surface. I drop them now and then in a bout of Budweiseritis, but all in all, they stay put and the ribbed section for holding the pick sounds strange when strummed with that side. I have to use the old ones though for that, as the new ones tend to "brake" the strum and get caught a bit. I've never been one for fancy picks of different materials. Just me and my wallet. ;-)

 

[bluenova]

I have dry fingers and dropping or slipping picks from my digits has been a problem. I tried a few things to remedy it, keeping fingers moist (no licking fingers during corona pandemic), sticky stuff on picks (dirt sticks to them too), pieces of adhesive back sandpaper (grit that can fall off near a PRS finish?), and the pre-fab ones you can order (meh).

So I bought a roll of that Nexcare tape for a hand injury and noticed the rubbery/tacky texture of the non adhesive side and put 2 & 2 together, and the results are more than positive. Game over, when you're like me and spend too much on expensive picks & don't want to loose them.

YMMV

Cool trick! I have issues with slipping picks too and I’ve found that ultex picks work best for me and grip really good.

 

[Boogie]

What, too good to use a staple gun?

That’s how you hang the guitar on the wall...duh.

 

[alantig]

That’s how you hang the guitar on the wall...duh.

You can have more than one staple gun for multiple uses.