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Post by Uriah on Apr 14, 2004 19:26:50 GMT -5
Great new forum ;D
Anyway, Have any of you guys ever made your own custom pick? If so wanna share?
I've made one out of an old credit card, and just today I made a double pick so I can play two strings at the exact same time, It makes playing Smoke on the Water sooooooo easy ;D
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Post by samicksg on Apr 14, 2004 22:06:13 GMT -5
I've made the ol credit card pick before. "whats that great new offer at 29% interest? Sounds like a good it'll make a great new pick" LOL! ;D
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Post by noeljob on Apr 15, 2004 7:40:03 GMT -5
i keep credit picks in w/ all of my others. you just never know. you can rub them along the carpet or any pick for that matter to shape them. i call it sharpening.
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Post by Uriah on Apr 15, 2004 14:42:04 GMT -5
Uhh... rubbing the pick along carpet!? Huh?
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Post by noeljob on Apr 15, 2004 15:00:36 GMT -5
yep. when your picks point starts flatening, rub it along the carpet like your trying to slice something. it will smoothly shape them to a point. also its a good way to shape your credit picks.
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Post by Khantheundead on Apr 17, 2004 16:36:59 GMT -5
Custom pics would be cool. I have seen websites selling them.
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Post by zep on Apr 19, 2004 15:48:27 GMT -5
now that's creativity, but Dunlop picks don't seem to break so I think I'll stick with what I have for now.
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Post by CAFeathers on Apr 19, 2004 15:52:07 GMT -5
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Post by Steelpriest on Apr 19, 2004 17:45:10 GMT -5
yep. when your picks point starts flatening, rub it along the carpet like your trying to slice something. it will smoothly shape them to a point. also its a good way to shape your credit picks. Well I use this trick for a long time, my 2.0mm Dunlop picks are very hard, but the edges suffer some dings and dongs from time to time, I slide the edges along an old carpet and put a certain force on it, the edges are like brandnew then and very smooth. These 2.00 mm picks won´t ever break, it´s more likely they get lost somewhere, hehe... but I have always a large quantity handy.  P.S.: I used to use sandpaper for that "carpet trick" before, but using a carpet came to my mind all at sudden when a pick fell out of my hand onto the carpet and when I picked it up I saw the damages it had suffered from playing and immediately I thought ...rub it along the carpet! And guess what? It worked just fine, very much better than sandpaper.  |
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Post by noeljob on Apr 20, 2004 12:41:59 GMT -5
ahh tricks of the trade. the most basic sometimes are the most useful.
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Post by mandough on May 5, 2004 11:10:28 GMT -5
I use my own made from 1/16 inch thick maple. Simply trace the size and shape, cut them out with a jigsaw, and sand them into the perfect smoothness. Stain is an option. They wear out a bit faster, but the tone is smooth and warm, without the "click" at the front of a note. For plastic picks, I have recently fallen in love with Jim Dunlop Jazz picks (#207) Very thick and a nice shape to hold.
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P.S.: I used to use sandpaper for that "carpet trick" before, but using a carpet came to my mind all at sudden when a pick fell out of my hand onto the carpet and when I picked it up I saw the damages it had suffered from playing and immediately I thought ...rub it along the carpet! And guess what? It worked just fine, very much better than sandpaper. 
