Pick storage solutions

[UncleJesse]

I use a pill organizer and it works great.

[TennesseeWalker]

Originally Posted by jim1960

And here it is with my picks.

Great Idea - unfortunately I'd be inclined to fill the slots with the many various varieties of Cheese-it's and selectively snack as I play.

[OregonJim]

Just one of many:



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[Brucebubs]

[6 Strings MI]

Some great ideas here. Thanks to all!

I should have mentioned that I use standard picks exclusively. And regarding OCD, I've never been formally diagnosed with it, but I have a theory that everyone who was in the military and did not ship out on a failure-to-adapt discharge will have it to some degree. Were it not for lack of bags, I wouldn't have colors and patterns mixed.

[StillStephen]

Originally Posted by UncleJesse

I use a pill organizer and it works great.

Do you play them on the correct days?

[caperrob]

A cigar box works for me for my collection. In my guitar case, I have a leather coin holder with a zipper that works just great.

[Rudy4]

Many picks to choose from = vexation of spirit.

Find the pick that trips your trigger and you'll need only a very small box to hold a spare if you lose or break the one you are using.

[Guilty Spark]

Originally Posted by Rudy4

Many picks to choose from = vexation of spirit.

What a wonderful quote - and so true!

[6 Strings MI]

Originally Posted by Rudy4

Many picks to choose from = vexation of spirit.

Find the pick that trips your trigger and you'll need only a very small box to hold a spare if you lose or break the one you are using.

I've found that I gravitate toward Delrin and Tortex, and I'll use celluloid or Clayton Ultem if I want a brighter sound. When strumming, I use thinner picks; for picking, I use mediums. It's not so much a matter of finding my preferred picks as it is going through the large supply of celluloid that I don't use as frequently.

[L20A]

I use mint tins for my stored picks.
My wife uses a plastic tobacco tin.
Her father made a leather holder for the tin and he chewed.
Just in case you were wondering.

[Brucebubs]

These tins are great - no-one touches them for some reason.

[1stGuitar]

I have been using an empty Altoid it’s tin. It works out well and I can fit a lot of pics in the tin. It’s not quite as organized as a tacklebox for the ring box but I can surely “pic” through all of them and find what I’m looking for a fairly quickly.

[PapaC]

I just made this recently to keep next to my guitar chair. I’ve just never been a pick collector I guess, cause I sure don’t have as many as some of you here.

[LadysSolo]

Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

Here's what I have. I bought it off Amazon a few years ago for about $2. It's marketed as a pill box/ jewelry / nail art kit. It has 15 slots which fits picks perfectly. Each slot can hold about 15, 1mm picks. Total size of box is 7" x 4".

I use the same box - can be found locally at Pat Catan's, Michael's or similar craft store for about the $2.00 you paid on Amazon. I like mine a lot.