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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:06 pm
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asgierman- A friend of mine was teaching music in Norway for a few years, and he came back to the states for a year. He told me that shortly after he started teaching in Norway he couldn't figure out why his students would laugh when he said he couldn't find his pick :oops: . One day one of his fellow teachers explained it to him :lol: .

He just returned to Norway this past Summer, man I miss him. He was a lot of fun and a great musician.


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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:34 pm
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There you see, Babalooga ! It ain't always easy :wink: Was your friend going back to Norway because of work - or did he meet a girl ?

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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:28 pm
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Both, he met a girl while in Norway, and he really likes living and teaching in Norway. So it is a win win for him.


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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:13 pm
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Man I take a shower every other day and
wear my jeans for 10 days straight,
and that is during the summer months.
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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:08 pm
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Awesome thread..still laughing!!!..I am rather saddened though..I guess I can never go to Norway....I dont have a pick....

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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:29 pm
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Monalst wrote:
Awesome thread..still laughing!!!..I am rather saddened though..I guess I can never go to Norway....I dont have a pick....



But you could always pick one up as I assume you have the correct parts for doing that! This post had me laughing from the get go.

I can't believe anyone actually washes thier picks on purpose...at least the ones we use to play guitar with!

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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:10 am
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After reading the responses on this thread I think I'm about to market my new solid state pick tuner. If your picks are constantly playing out of tune this may be what you need. It comes complete with carrying case and instruction booklet. Don't let an out of tune pick spoil your gig. Get it for only $59.95 and if you call right now........................... :lol: :lol:

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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:20 am
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My preference is to wash guitar and picks together, then blow dry to get moisture out of all little nooks and cranies.

I wouldn't use a clean pick on a dirty guitar, that's like taking a shower and putting on your dirty sweaty clothes.


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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:43 pm
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Yeah--they only get washed if I forget them in my pockets--so it has happened.

Otherwise I like the relic'd...

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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:11 pm
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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 12:04 am
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I have never heard of washng guitar picks but as for my other pick,I wash and polish it daily because you never know when you may meet a lovely lady guitarist looking for a pick.

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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 12:16 am
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tbazzone wrote:
You can pick you friends and you can pick your nose but you can,t pick your friends nose.


Actually it's "You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you can't wipe your friends off on the saddle."

:mrgreen:

Not to put too fine a point on all this philosophical hyperbole but I'm playing the guitar......not going fifteen rounds with Ken Norton. My picks seldom become sweat-soiled and even if they do, I still just toss them in my guitar case when it's time to pack it in for the evening.

If I was seriously concerned with bio-contamination I'd treat them as would a surgical team in the OR -- swab them down with Hibiclens then toss 'em in the autoclave.

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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 6:15 am
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omg come to think of it.. when was the last time I had it washed...

I couldn't remember it's been 2 years since i last used a pick and i noticed that I lose my pick almost every night.. :cry:

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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:12 am
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y'know I've never washed any of my picks, I guess it just never occurred to me. But being a computer guy, if I did wash them, I'd use...

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Post subject: Re: How Often Do You Wash Your Picks?
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:49 am
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I can honestly say that the thought of washing a guitar pick and never even crossed my mind in my entire life.

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