Bulk Guitar Picks
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If you're tired of digging through you pockets or fumbling around looking for a pick, consider buying bulk guitar picks.
Why Buy in Bulk?
Buying guitar picks in bulk serves several purposes. First of all, it allows you to save money. Picks have become more and more expensive in recent years. Depending on the type of pick that you like, you can spend upwards of five dollars for as few as a half-dozen picks. That's almost a dollar a pick, and this certainly adds up over time, especially when you consider all the different ways picks tend to disappear. Like lighters, loaned picks usually don't make it back to their original owner. The washer and dryer is a Bermuda Triangle for guitar picks as well, and sometimes picks just seem to vanish into thin air! When you factor in all the ways that your picks go missing, it begins to make economic sense to buy them in larger quantities than the five or six that come in those little plastic bags that hang on the wall in the music store.
Picks are obviously easy to lose, but they also wear out pretty quickly as well. If you play regularly, it doesn't take long for a plastic or nylon pick to lose its picking edge. This uneven surface that develops catches on the strings and makes playing incredibly awkward. If you're down to your last pick (or down to the only pick you can find), you don't have an option but to keep playing with a worn out, sloppy pick. Life is too short to make sacrifices. Check out the following information to learn where to find great deals on bulk picks.
Where to Find Bulk Guitar Picks
The first thing you need to decide when you want to buy picks in bulk is which type of material you want your picks to be made out of. There are more options these days than you might expect with picks being made out of plastic, wood, stone, titanium, nylon, bone and more. Some of the retailers below specialize in particular materials, so you might have to look around some if you are interesting in getting bulk picks made from a more exotic material.
- Just Strings – Just Strings carries picks by C.F. Martin, Dunlop, Fender, National and more. Most are available in quantities of 70 or more.
- Picks By The Pound – A novel idea is in place at this website where you can buy picks by the pound. The deal that is advertised is a quarter pound of picks (approximately 250 picks) for around $25.00. With 250 picks at your disposal, you'll never be without a pick again!
- ZZ Sounds - A great selection of bulk picks can be found at ZZ Sounds. A wide range of quantities can be ordered from this site, so if your idea of bulk is smaller than someone else's, you can find what you need here.
- eBay – One of the best places to find a wide variety of bulk picks is eBay. Many retailers are using eBay as a storefront these days, so you don't have to bid on items but can instead use the Buy it Now feature to complete the transaction. This is useful when you really want to buy something immediately and don't want to wait the several days it can take for an auction to end. If you're looking for a specific type of pick in bulk, odds are eBay will have it.
Pick the Picks You Like and Buy a Bunch of Them
Buying bulk guitar picks is a great way to both save money and ensure that you have plenty of picks so you always have one when you need it. Find out which kinds of picks you like, and buy a bunch of them. You can then spend less time looking for good picks, and more time playing your guitar.
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