Just buy yourself a Blue Chip pick, it does not ware.
I donāt swap out picks that regularly anymore.
Before doing a big overhaul on guitar technique, I used to find Iād get stuck in the strings a bit with new picks at times. It would take a few days until Iād feel comfortable with it.
Iāve changed a lot about how I play now so I donāt know if it was one specific thing or a combination of things causing the problemā¦ I just know that now I donāt have to worry about a new pick being harder to play with.
I prefer to use a new one for clean playing though, for tonal reasons.
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Thatās a black belt nobody can ever take away from you. Keep going!
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Yeah, just donāt invade any countries n youāll be fine lol
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Long? Iāll go 2 years without changing out picks.
I think youāll find that there are people on both extremes. Some will change picks and strings after 2 weeks, or every month, or whatever. Some change strings on a weekly basis, or after every show.
Others will use the same picks and strings for as long as they can. I just realized that I last changed strings 2 years ago, and my picks are likely about as old. I didnāt plan for it, the time just went by, and I didnāt notice anything in the strings or picks that said, āOi, you gotta change me now!ā My approach is, if it aināt broke, donāt change it. I just learned that EVH was apparently in the same camp, so at least Iām in good company. Now if only changing my strings like him would let me play like himā¦ 
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Changing strings is a pain in the ass. I have had the same strings on my main ibby for about 2 years now thatās how much I revile doing it.
You guys obviously donāt live in New England. In the summer I I absolutely have to change strings every 2 weeks because the humidity is like 70-90% every day
Unless youāre the āinternational communityā, then itās Kosher 
I kind of run my string till Iām afraid the new ones will start getting rust spots. I think I lot has to do with if your gigging ( sweat ), and hand chemistry, I donāt have sweaty hands, not gigging either. A versatile preamp pedal can mask old strings, I think if your using super light gauge strings, they last a lot longer. Back when I was trying to be that guy 
on super heavy gauge and was living near the sea, the low E would be the first to sound dull, but at the time my amp situation wasnāt good either.
Itās been years though that Iāve kept strings on my guitars to the point where they donāt intonate correctly.
I wish when I started I got a cheap guitar and a better amp instead.
What are you talking about? I live in Brighton MA.
Really? Do you have central air? I will have rusty hands after 2 weeks of strings in July. Straight up orange fingers. Forget how they sound which I can most certainly hear a difference.
No. Iām in a hot as hell attic in a probably un-insulated three family. I mean sure I throwing an ax in the window, but itās only on when Iām home the few hours I am.
If one pick is somehow different than others, I must give it away.
To me, picks must always be fungible.
Regarding rusty or dirty strings, try Elixir.
Back in 2010, I asked Michael Schenker how often he changed his strings (when not on tour). He said āonly when they breakā.
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This a thing. When they break or dont intonate. Proper amps filter and accentuate their character rather consistently.
So his guitar tech is just lazy. Gotcha.
No, you didnāt get it. You must have skipped the (when not on tour) bit, right? Nothing to do with his tech at all. Strings are replaced nightly on tour. He hates the sound of new strings and thatās why he doesnāt change them unless he has to.
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Either way. I didnāt ask about changing strings and I donāt really care about what Michael schenker does anyway.
Either way, you cared enough to post a comment but not enough to contribute anything useful to the conversation. Good job.
Either way the post is about picks. Try not to be a prick when you bring up a different subject and I do t care enough to process what you wrote because it has nothing to do with why Iām in this forum right now. Thanks for nothing.
Youāre not a moderator. You donāt get to decide what will be discussed in postings. And if you donāt care about what someone posts, the appropriate response is silence. Pretty simple and easy. Again youāve contributed nothing except to keep repeating that you donāt care what I wrote while continuously responding anyway. Move along.