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22 Mar 2010

Emergency Home made Plectrums

Filed Under : Rants

Posted By : Eclectica | Comments : 12

Anyone had to make one before a gig?

I know this is a silly one but i was once in a situation where i made a plectrum out of one of these Texaco Club cards. I got through the gig just about. Did try to ask the bass player for a plectrum but he said he plays with fingers only. As anyone else been caught out and been forced to do DIY plectrums and what did you make them out of?

Thats a point where do all the lost plectrums go to? in the bin? Landlords collection? taken by aliens and used as currency in far far away Galaxies?

Pete

Comments

# Posted by Willow (of somebig™Fish) (Reti... - 22/03/2010, 14:09 (GMT)

when I were a nipper(24) and got my first real six string (bought it at the five and d.... , well perhaps not!) I used the square tags that kept loaves fresh ... anyone remember them ... little squared off U shaped things that clamped round the plastic bag????

Or is it me!

Willow

p.s. you can never have enough plecs and strings but Sod's law says the minute u ain't got a replacement then you lose one!
He's a sod that Sod!

# Posted by Coldplayer - 22/03/2010, 14:20 (GMT)

Hahaha I used to also use one of those bread tags when starting (and failing miserably) on accoustic many beards ago..

You can even use them as a guitar strap lock :)

Shaun

# Posted by HARD TO HANDLE - 22/03/2010, 16:51 (GMT)

no!

Always have 5 in my back pocket and spares in my gigbag............

I was in the scouts you know!

# Posted by Off The Rails - 22/03/2010, 17:13 (GMT)

my dad use to make them out of shirt collars use to have plastic inserts in them many moons ago

# Posted by Eclectica - 22/03/2010, 17:15 (GMT)

my dad use to make them out of shirt collars use to have plastic inserts in them many moons ago

I bet they where good for acoustic

# Posted by Dresden North End - 22/03/2010, 18:04 (GMT)

cut out of a washing up bottle or an old 5p
Good ole Blue Peter

Mark

# Posted by Eclectica - 22/03/2010, 18:12 (GMT)

Nice one Mark, washing up bottles are akin to gaffa tape, million and one uses!

# Posted by SABRE - 22/03/2010, 18:40 (GMT)

empty muller corner yogert tubs. tryied full ones but but the cocolate chips got into the acousic and rattled.

# Posted by Eclectica - 22/03/2010, 19:21 (GMT)

Nice one, best of both worlds, tasty Muller and potential plectrums too

# Posted by HAPPY DAIZE - 22/03/2010, 19:50 (GMT)

American Express Platinum cards make good plectrums.

Rob

# Posted by Eclectica - 22/03/2010, 19:52 (GMT)

American express The card you can rely on for Home made plectrums, a higher quality plastic!

# Posted by Scott - Metalleeka - 23/03/2010, 12:22 (GMT)

I've used a 10p before a la Brian May lol
Not because I didn't have any picks, just cos I got my Brian May Red Special and thought I could play and sound like BM.......epic fail pmsl

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