So… This just happened to me for the first time.
And that has me questioning if it’s something common or I’m just unlucky 
I’ll give some context: I was jamming with 2 friends, and since one of them was playing a banjo (they’re pretty loud) I was strumming really really hard to be able to be heard. It’s a pick I normally use, although the guitar was borrowed (I do believe the strings were a bit harder than mine but not a lot).
My girlfriend uses Fender picks, and has broken several of them.
I use Dunlop picks (the orange ones that Justin recommends), and none of them have so much as cracked…and I have a pretty heavy strumming arm.
I think it mainly depends on the type of plastic the pick is made from.
Pick attack? Yeah brother!
Yeah, Fender and Gibson picks have broken on me but mostly on acoustic; Dunlop Jazz picks don’t do that, a) they’re pretty thick b) they’re pretty small; it’s easier to bust strings 
Well done. I’ve never managed to break a pick, I keep going lighter and lighter in my attack.
Same here. Never broken one yet.
But i too use Dunlops. I couldn’t get used to those Fender picks.
That said, i’ll probably have my first broken one tonight, now that i obviously jinxed it. 
Yes, I think they were 0.38mm picks all the same brand. Never happened to any other pick I’ve had, now exclusively Dunlop
Rock & roll Kevin, Rock & roll… 
Was it an Artic Monkey’s song? 
Sorry tpo get back so late folks, work/life is getting in the way of my guitar and community time 
@roger_holland thanks for the ling Roger, wonder hot @sairfingers managed to tear it into 3 pieces, wow!
@Tbushell this was not Dunlop, but on the style of those picks, I believe it was a 0.70 pick.
@CT strumming as hard and fast as I could, yes haha
@DarrellW yep, I imagine it’s less probable to break one on electric, although I’m sure there’s someone out there who did it!
@tony I like the compliments on wrecking a pick, I was feeling like an animal after it happened.
@GrytPipe give it time! again, I think it was due to the fact that the guitar I was using had thicker strings than the ones in my acoustic.
@Notter the hard life of rock&roll, breaking picks and hearts!
@SgtColon haha it was an original song I was doing with friends, a fairly typical folk/country rhytm but really fast and hard on the strumming!
Melted one.
My picks do heat up a bit. Maybe it’s the nylon?
Were you shredding at the time Pat ?
Nope, strumming like Marcus Mumford.
That would do it ! 
Must have been playing “Le Jazz Hot”!!!
Tod
