Where to stick my pick

[Marvin]

Now like many others I use my fingers on some songs and pick on others.

But where should I stick my pick?

I'm terrible for putting stuff in my pockets and losing it. It usually takes me 5 attempts to find my keys

BTW I don't sing so I have no mic stand for the use of.










* This is not a serious thread *

[Randy_Marsh]

Inb4 "up your arse"

Real answer: Pickholder on the back of the head of your bass maybe?

Edited February 14, 2011 by Randy_Marsh

[Cat Burrito]

On the amp is the norm I thought... before the silly answers kick in!

[Bassassin]

Always used to park mine between the edge of the scratchplate & the body - helps if a: you play a bass with a scratchplate & b: you don't mind the plate being warped!

As I got more mature & sensible, pockets seemed to work best. These days I do have a mic stand thingy, because one song requires a quick change to pick in the middle...

Jon.

[Marvin]

[quote name='Randy_Marsh' post='1127352' date='Feb 14 2011, 05:51 PM']Inb4 "up your arse"[/quote]
I'm a renowned tight arse so if I stuck it there I'd never find it again

[waynepunkdude]

Where a squirrel sticks it's nuts as my dad used to say.

He isn't dead he has just grown up.

[Randy_Marsh]

[quote]I'm a renowned tight arse so if I stuck it there I'd never find it again[/quote]

if it's [i]that[/i] tight, it could act very much like a mic stand pickholder haha

[Marvin]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1127357' date='Feb 14 2011, 05:54 PM']Where a squirrel sticks it's nuts as my dad used to say.

He isn't dead he has just grown up.[/quote]

What, haphazardly bury it in the woods?

[KevB]

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1127355' date='Feb 14 2011, 05:53 PM']Always used to park mine between the edge of the scratchplate & the body - helps if a: you play a bass with a scratchplate & b: you don't mind the plate being warped!

As I got more mature & sensible, pockets seemed to work best. These days I do have a mic stand thingy, because one song requires a quick change to pick in the middle...

Jon.[/quote]

I do this as well (jazz and precision anyway). The plate being very slightly bent isn't a big issue for me, never lost a pick this way yet. Put them in the back pocket and they usually end up lost in the washing somewhere...

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Marvin' post='1127361' date='Feb 14 2011, 05:56 PM']What, haphazardly bury it in the woods?[/quote]


Actually he used to say up it's arse, it's only in my 20's I realise a squirrel's digestive doesn't work way.

[Marvin]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1127365' date='Feb 14 2011, 05:58 PM']Actually he used to say up it's arse, it's only in my 20's I realise a squirrel's digestive doesn't work way.[/quote]

[Mlucas]

I normally either keep it in my mouth haha or in a back pocket simply because they are easy access!

[Marvin]

[quote name='Mlucas' post='1127368' date='Feb 14 2011, 06:00 PM']I normally either keep it in my mouth haha or in a back pocket simply because they are easy access![/quote]
I finished with that habit a couple of weeks ago at a practice night. I was 'moving' the pick around my mouth and nearly choked on it I've now stopped.

[risingson]

I keep my picks in that pocket in my jeans that doesn't really fit any purpose (fact of the day: Levi Strauss apparently made these pockets for watches on chains). Sometimes keep them behind my pickguard also.

[WalMan]

[quote name='Marvin' post='1127375' date='Feb 14 2011, 06:04 PM']I finished with that habit a couple of weeks ago at a practice night. I was 'moving' the pick around my mouth and nearly choked on it I've now stopped. [/quote]
Beat me to it. I was going to refer you to [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=121463"]THIS[/url] sorry tale. I've not heard if he's given birth yet (and would have thought I'd have heard the screams if he had )

If you're a bit of a sweaty betty most picks will stick to a damp forehead...and it gets a laff when people notice

[Blademan_98]

When I have learned to play with a pick, I will let you know.........

[Lozz196]

Back pocket

[MIJ-VI]

A pick pouch on a guitar strap?

[Marvin]

[quote name='MIJ-VI' post='1127424' date='Feb 14 2011, 06:43 PM']A pick pouch on a guitar strap?[/quote]
If that isn't already patented I'd get onto it

[Mog]

Between your pinky and ring finger on your picking hand or nick them off the guitarists amp as needed.

[MIJ-VI]

[quote name='Marvin' post='1127427' date='Feb 14 2011, 01:45 PM']If that isn't already patented I'd get onto it [/quote]

Perhaps an more imaginative approach to pick dispensing could make its way into the variety of ear adornments favoured by some eccentric rock musicians--unless they're concerned about looking silly...

[gary mac]

Plectrum wedgy, check then out on ebay.

[Roland Rock]

I have a 1.5mm gap between the neck and the neck pocket (top side) - perfect!

[Wil]

On my P it goes under the scratchplate near the neck. On my Spector, I have a pick wedged in between the bridge pickup and the body.

[Marvin]

Perhaps I should buy a new bass that has a pickguard