Pick Storage on Stage

[EZYPIKINS]

Originally Posted by stevo58

Since I started using Blue Chips I keep a death grip on my pick because I fear the consequences if I were to lose it. So I NEVER PUT IT DOWN. This means I don’t need to store it anywhere. It also means fingerpicking becomes a challenge.

But if I do it goes in my pocket, but only until the end of the gig when it is returned to its special sepulcher.

If I use any proletarian picks, they go wherever. I have one of those mic stand things, which is great for grabbing a pick quickly but not-so-great for storing it quickly. I don’t let the proles anywhere near the Blue Chip - they might be a bad influence.

Steven

So I usually keep 5 picks or so in my watch pocket in my jeans. They'll end up in the dryer. WHen I'm looking for a pick they all end up in the laundry room. I've got no problem paying $50. Or even more for a cable or a tuner. But a pick?
I thinka not.

[stevo58]

Originally Posted by EZYPIKINS

So I usually keep 5 picks or so in my watch pocket in my jeans. They'll end up in the dryer. WHen I'm looking for a pick they all end up in the laundry room. I've got no problem paying $50. Or even more for a cable or a tuner. But a pick?
I thinka not.

Yeah, that’s what I used to say. Join us on the Dark Side.

[neomastino]

Originally Posted by geewhiz

You stole my idea!

My Altoids box even has legitimate "road wear" on it. Pretty soon they'll start selling them new with simulated relicing maybe?

lol! For sure!

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by rstaight

My pocket.

I was playing at a gig 15 years ago (electric guitar in a metal band) and I had a spare pick in my back pocket. Unfortunately, it was my left back pocket so I couldn't reach it without missing a beat. I played some fast riffs with my fingertips for about a minute before I had a chance to use my fretting hand to grab the pick.

You learn a lot on stage when things happen.

[Silly Moustache]

Just in case anyone's interested - this is me wittering on about my pick boxes.

[archerscreek]

I have the Gator Frameworks music stand accessory tray with, most importantly, the cup holder, and a slide thingy for picks. However, the pick holder is too tight for my 3.0 Jumbo Flows so I just leave a spare pick on the tray itself.

[Chipotle]

Originally Posted by Tahitijack

Backup guitar pick is always ready on the side of my mouth like a toothpick. Just kidding.

Not kidding--I saw Sonny Sharrock play years ago. He played hard and must have used thin or otherwise breakable picks, because he broke quite a few during the show. Whenever one broke, he'd flick away the shard he was holding... and pull another pick out of his mouth.

[MikeBmusic]

Dunlop rubber pick holder on the mic stand, as others have shown.

[bufflehead]

Back when I used to break picks, I kept the spare under my wristwatch band. These days, having a spare in my pocket is sufficient. I can't remember the last time I broke a pick or a string.

[Mark Stone]

Originally Posted by Wade Hampton

Slothead56 wrote:



So let me ask you, Slothead, how do your family, friends and loved ones feel about you wearing the same pair of jeans since 1975 and never changing or washing them? How do you fend them off when they advance cautiously holding brooms, rakes, firehoses and obsolescent agricultural implements in hopes that they can corner you, pin you down and at least scrub your jeans with you in them?

Just curious....


Wade Hampton “Family Time Is SO Precious!” Miller

Oh my goodness gracious!

[phcorrigan]

Originally Posted by Methos1979

Like this...

Same for me, but unfortunately without the Edwina.