Members ilovemystrat Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 yea, im bored and im gonna try it anyone else has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JimboJ Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I didn'y know guitar picks were supposed to be sharp?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ilovemystrat Posted May 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I didn'y know guitar picks were supposed to be sharp?? i mean making them pointly again!!! re-pointifying i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loner22 Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 i do it when the picks are still pretty new. just start to get rounded, you know. i run each side of the pick on a carpet. voila. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndersonTech Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I've done it using a slow speed sander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalheadUK Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I have done it. I take the rough edges off of my metal picks with a big ferkin' file! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm not sure I've ever been that bored... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members budkingston Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I never had one long enough to wear out. Kinda like a tootsie-pop... one, ta-hoo, three... three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I make the ones I like pointier when they get rounded. No big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctorx Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I know times are hard, they certainly are for me, but when you can buy a whole gross of pics for twenty bucks, why bother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3 Headed Moses Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I sometimes do cuz I tend to wear them out so fast. Maybe I'm cheap or also bored. I use an emery board or nail file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keNz Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I've used a pair of scissors to do the trick. They're definitely not as good as new picks, but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ilovemystrat Posted May 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I've done it using a slow speed sander. i just used a knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ilovemystrat Posted May 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I know times are hard, they certainly are for me, but when you can buy a whole gross of pics for twenty bucks, why bother? a little bit more expensive over here man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 Usually I use the "dull" side of the pick anyway. And I usually lose my picks before they get too worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3red Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 Wouldn't it be easier to go out and spend $3 on a pack of new picks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ilovemystrat Posted May 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 picks cost over a buck each here! and they dont come in packs either... at least not that ive seen in the US and i dont mean sharp! i mean pointy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Monkeyman Joe Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I know how you feel. I can only use a normal pick for around 30 minutes before it's "used up" . that turns out to be pretty expensive around here, so I usually buy picks as many as I can at a time and ask them for a discount, they usually give it to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I don't see how you guys are killing picks so fast. 3 years ago, I bought a 12 pack of the Dunlop Tortex in orange and I STILL have most of them and hardly any have the turtle worn off yet.. Then, about 6 months ago I started using Big Stubbies, which is a more normal type of plastic and more prone to wear.. I've yet to wear the sharp point off of one... I have a light touch I guess, but still.. You guys must beat the crap out of your strings (I've also not broken a string in at least a decade, probably longer).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndersonTech Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 Wouldn't it be easier to go out and spend $3 on a pack of new picks? Yep! Still, it's fun to experiment with different contours by taking a larger pick and sanding it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Monkeyman Joe Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 hmm raven, that is lucky. I think i play way too hard, but I'm getting better. I used to break a string every week at least, but I havn't broken one in about a year now. I just feel I can't play unless I have a brand new pick. The edges have to be sharp and perfect, once they start getting worn down I can't get the accuracy i need oh yeah.. and sorry I was an ass to you before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 oh yeah.. and sorry I was an ass to you before It's not a problem, I'm used to it. I have a very pointed "tone" to my posts I guess, and a lot of people take my attempts at humor or my sarcasm as some sort of direct personal assault with a deadly weapon, so they treat me like {censored} in return. I usually mean no harm, but it runs off a lot of people that would otherwise be quite nice to talk to. I honestly am not an ass, nor do I intend to sound like one, it just happens.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PR_Tom Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 I have this rough edge on my desk and I rub the edge of the picks on it. Smoothes them up fairly well. Mostly I get notches worn in the edges from tapping with the pick. So it kills two birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willeh Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 buy new ones? nah i'd use some sort of sander or sandpaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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