Pics....the type you play with with....

walrus said:
I use Dunlop Ultex .6 triangles. They can get worn after a while, but it looks like I'm the odd man out - I replace the pick when I change strings. I love the feel of a new pick, and the feel and sound of new strings! I change my acoustic strings every two months, and my PRS Hollowbody strings every month. Depending, maybe 20 hours of playing per month on the PRS, a bit less on the Guild acoustic.

It's a pretty inexpensive "treat" to give myself. I only have two guitars!
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Understood. Me being a frugal man myself, I usually prefer to use a pick until it's beyond use anymore...typically, I won't open a new bag of picks until the ones in my small plastic coaster are well-worn to the nubbins. That being said, I usually take care of and maintain my more expensive gear...the plastic picks are the only other exception...
 
sergiodeblanc said:
Come to think of it,I don’t recall ever throwing out a pick.
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Same. In fact, there are times that I swear my picks multiply in the cozy darkness of guitar cases. I've found picks in there that I have no memory of buying...
I still have some Fender, Tortex and Martin picks from the 70's in one of my old guitar cases. I also have a Doritos triangle pick for some reason, oh, and several packs of Panic at the Disco picks my kids got at their concert. Picks were just something I used to make noise, it wasn't until fairly recently that I made a concerted effort to try out different picks and materials. At the moment I'm using Ultex and Primetone's of various sizes.
 
drdoom8793 said:
They're definitely no Gravity or Blue Chip, but if you're used to playing a standard Dunlop or something like that, they're a great place to get them.
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Yeah, I don’t really mess with fancy picks, just plain old Dunlop or Everly tortex.
 
In all seriousness, since I started using Blue Chips 4-5 years ago, I haven’t noticed any wear on a pick.

But before that I was using Dunlop Ultex Jazz IIIs, and after one or two sessions the edges were too worn to get the pick through the strings smoothly with the initial attack I liked.

Given the minimal cost of most picks, I didn’t mind, and simply threw the worn ones away so they wouldn’t get mixed up with new picks.

“Did you do the responsible thing and recycle them?”

“They went into a pick compost heap in my back yard.”

“Picks can’t turn into compost.”

“Then it’s no wonder the idea didn’t work.”
 
I use Jim Dunlop Nylon 88's. We have Steve Clayton White Pearl Picks with our Logo and Website to give out at shows..
 
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