Take your pick?
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iaresee
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You animal!I use Elephant Tusks and their Ivory for my Picks.
In a pinch I can get by with the Shells of Deep Sea Turtles.
(No actual Elephants or Turtles were harmed in the making of this post.)
Ed DeGenaro
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I got a couple of Hawk picks a monthand quite like them.
The tri-tip on the left is my current fave
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I don't lose that many, maybe I'm odd idk. Putting them back in my bag is just part of my routine I guess
I'll never forgot this guy that came to jam once. He asked for a pick. I had a gravity pick in my hand so I gave it to him not really thinking. After our break he asked me for another one and I was like bro wtf. I asked what happened to the first one and said he lost it. Never made that mistake again lololol
Long story short if you ask to bum a pick you gettin my shittiest one haha
I'll never forgot this guy that came to jam once. He asked for a pick. I had a gravity pick in my hand so I gave it to him not really thinking. After our break he asked me for another one and I was like bro wtf. I asked what happened to the first one and said he lost it. Never made that mistake again lololol
Long story short if you ask to bum a pick you gettin my shittiest one haha
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I once set aside a few hours for practice, and a few minutes in, dropped the only pick I had in the house. (I'm also a bit fussy about picks.) I ran all over the room, tearing the place apart for about an hour, and finally rage quit for the day.I hate it when I drop my pick on the floor, and it goes into another dimension..
A dimension of time and space.
That night, I found the pick in the cuff of my pants.
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My new favorite is the Gravity Stealth Standard Gold, but it's difficult to find, and a whopping $25 per. It's also just a touch too thick for my tastes; pretty much no flex at all. (Insert Michael Scott meme.)
There is a clear acrylic Stealth Standard (non-Gold) version for closer to $5, and they have these in lighter gauges. But the material and edges differ, and they doesn't feel or sound quite as good.
There is a clear acrylic Stealth Standard (non-Gold) version for closer to $5, and they have these in lighter gauges. But the material and edges differ, and they doesn't feel or sound quite as good.
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Haven't lost a pick in over 15 years, but I don't play out anymore, and don't have any friends.
But, I also don't toss old worn out picks....or any I pick up for free....just add them to the bottom of my pick case.....for those whom may need one that I won't mind losing.
The plastic bag on the lid, are my picks ..just for me. Dunlop, Jazz III s.
But, I also don't toss old worn out picks....or any I pick up for free....just add them to the bottom of my pick case.....for those whom may need one that I won't mind losing.
The plastic bag on the lid, are my picks ..just for me. Dunlop, Jazz III s.
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"Not really thinking" reminds me of another pick-related story: For a couple of years when I was a young man (a long time ago in a galaxy far far away) the only pick I used was one similar to this:
It had been handed to me by RF himself on a course, and I treasured that pick. (Even then they were difficult to come by; more so today.)
One day I was at work at Guitar Center (in GC's early days in San Francisco), and my manager motioned me over because he wanted to show off a new amp head we'd gotten in. (I think it was a Lee Jackson something or other.) When I got over to him he said, "Give me a pick", and without thinking I gave him the pick that happened to be in my hand. See above. Naturally, without any warning, the guy went completely apeshit into some Metallica riff or another, and busted the pick into 3 pieces inside 3 seconds or so.
It sounds hilarious... now.
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