stewblack Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 How many is the accepted amount of plectrums one must own to be guaranteed to find one when you want to use one? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Same formula as basses. How many you actually have + 1. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) I reckon twelve should do it. Put eleven in various places... coin compartment of wallet, that little pocket at the front of trousers, some in the gig bag, one in the coin holder of your car. Finally unscrew one of the cavity covers on your bass and put one in there. And screw it back on 😀. Edited November 22, 2020 by Nail Soup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, stewblack said: How many is the accepted amount of plectrums one must own to be guaranteed to find one when you want to use one? Thank you. I have a bag with about one hundred or so plectrums in it. I can never find the bag. (Disclaimer : I play finger-style only; it's when I want to find a pick for a guitarist that I hunt ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 My favourites are the Dunlop nylon 1mm ones. They're black and as such pretty much single use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Before anyone else says it, 5...... little, ring, middle, index and thumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) Depends if there's been a guitarist near them recently. Edited November 22, 2020 by ahpook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb625 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Same formula as basses. How many you actually have + 1. N=N+1=N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb625 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Put one in the last place you'd look, that way you'll be sure to find it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 It doesn't really matter how many you have. They'll only run away with all the pens anyway. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 43 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said: It doesn't really matter how many you have. They'll only run away with all the pens anyway. And if you ever find all the odd socks I'll bet all the missing pens and plectrums are inside them, along with the spare car keys and probably a remote control. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said: It doesn't really matter how many you have. They'll only run away with all the pens anyway. And make coat hangers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 2 hours ago, oldslapper said: And make coat hangers And the flipping spare pickguard for the bass you would otherwise have sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Zero!!! Use your fingers...😘 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I bought a shed load in my first few years of playing. I rarely ever use them unless I really, really need to. I've still got some that I bought in my teens. The one I favour most is a big yellow fender one at. 73mm. I call it "the Dorito". This must be 20 years old and still going. Also my favourite straps, RightOn fake leather, have a little pick-pocket on them that I stick some Dunlop medium picks in, but these are more to lend to the guitarists than use myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I buy Herco Flex 75s, a hundred at a time. I make sure that there is always at least one in every bag or guitar case that I am likely to be taking to rehearsal and/or gigs, plus one tucked between the strings of every guitar or bass that I am currently using. When the box of a hundred starts to look a bit empty I order another one. I started this practice in the early 90s and I am currently on my 4th box. If I start gigging again next year I'll probably be thinking about placing another order in 12 months time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 59 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Zero!!! Use your fingers...😘 I'm a multi instrumentalist dontcha know. I'm fecking useless on guitar as well as bass. 😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 How do you confuse a guitarist? Offer them 3 plectrums and tell them to take their pick ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Nail Soup said: How do you confuse a guitarist? Offer them 3 plectrums and tell them to take their pick ! You won’t get it back though, and they’ll take your lead too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 A couple of years back I bought about 10. I’ve still got them all, and I’m a pick player 99.9% of the time. Once upon a time I had a plectrum that Joey DeMaio (Manowar) gave me and I used that for many years before sadly losing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 18 hours ago, jimmyb625 said: N=N+1=N Surely, with Plectrums, it should be P +5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Belly Evans Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I have a shed load of nylon .73 Dunlops in one place. My dad also bought me this one Christmas which was really thoughtful and cool as! No fear of not having a plectrum..... Now where is my gorgeous wife's credit card😂. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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