How long should a guitar pick last?

The short answer: If you are an average user, your picks should last a few weeks to a month. If you are a professional player, using specific techniques, like heavy picking and strumming, it will probably last just one day, especially if you are a studio musician recording new tracks every day.

Do guitar picks go bad?

Without beating around the bush too much, guitar picks do go bad. They don’t necessarily expire solely due to age, but strumming or picking a small triangle against metal strings does take its toll over time. However, other guitar picks will wear down and break within a few minutes of playing.

Do guitar picks break easily?

I’ve broken several picks, try to get thicker ones, they don’t break so easily. But I would analyse my playing if I were you, you shouldn’t be breaking that many even with the thinnest of picks. If you play that hard, you’re going to wreck your guitar!

When should you stop using a pick?

A guitar pick should be changed as soon as it shows signs of damage or significant wear. Thinner picks 0.7mm or less, are more suseptible to chip, bend or crack and so will probably need replacing more often. Every so often check your pick for damage, particuarly before starting a new recording or song.

Do nylon picks wear out?

Nylon picks wear out faster than tortex and metal picks, and thinner, softer picks will wear out more quickly. Most good quality guitar picks will last around 50-100 hours of playing.

What do you do with worn picks?

There are several things you can do with worn-out guitar picks:

1. Throw them away.
2. Recycle them.
3. Use them for arts-and-crafts (i.e. make a necklace)

What is the proper way to hold a guitar pick?

Slide your pick between your thumb and the middle of your index finger. Keep a relaxed grip on your pick with the pointed end sticking out away from your hand. Your pick should be held under the center of your thumb. You typically want to leave about a half inch of your pick sticking out from beneath your thumb.

When should you throw away guitar picks?

Is it normal to break a pick?

The Long Answer. Most standard plectrums can withstand heavy picking and strumming for a long time without much wear. But just like strings, guitar picks will wear out over time it’s just the norm of playing guitar.