The Guitar Pick Punch That Turns Dead Cards into New Picks
The Pickmaster Plectrum Punch is a guitar pick punch that cuts playable plectrums out of old credit cards, gift cards and any other thin plastic you have on hand. Made by Luckies of London and designed by guitarists, it operates just like the hole punch in your desk drawer and is roughly the same size — except every squeeze gives you a pick instead of a paper circle.
Why does that earn a second look? Because every player knows the drill: picks vanish into couches, pockets and thin air, and the replacement packs never stop. This clever tool flips the problem, letting you recycle packaging into playing gear. The gift card that expired last month becomes tonight's pick. The card from a favorite hotel becomes a keepsake you can actually strum with — and a conversation starter at band practice.
Why the Pickmaster Earns a Spot in the Music Room
- Cuts picks from almost anything plastic: expired credit cards, gift cards, blister packs and carton lids all become raw material — if it's thin plastic, it's fair game.
- Familiar punch action: it works in much the same way as a standard hole punch, so there is nothing to learn — line up the card, press, done.
- Picks whenever you need them: no more pausing a session because the last pick wandered off; feed it another card and keep playing.
- Saves money on replacements: every pick you punch is one you did not have to buy, which adds up quickly for serial pick-losers.
- Built like real hardware: a metal body in a chrome finish, weighing 12.9 ounces, with the heft of a tool rather than a toy.
- Designed by guitarists: the people behind it clearly know the pain of vanishing picks — and of paying for them.
A Small Gift That Strikes a Chord with Guitarists
This is the kind of gift that gets a laugh, then an admission a week later that it is genuinely useful. For the teenager grinding through first chords, it turns practice into a game of choosing designs. For the dad who has strummed around campfires for decades, it is a gadget he will actually keep on the amp. It suits players of any level, from beginners to lifers.
It also fits the gift calendar beautifully: small enough for a Christmas stocking, quirky enough for Secret Santa, and personal enough for a birthday. If you are already assembling a bigger music present — strings, a strap, a capo — the Pickmaster makes an add-on that steals the unwrapping moment.
What to Know Before Your First Punch
A few honest notes. This is a manual punch, so you supply the plastic — brilliant if your junk drawer is full of dead cards, less exciting if it is empty. Because it cuts plectrums from card or thin plastic, a pick is only as thick as the material you feed it, so players devoted to one specific gauge should punch accordingly. At 7.87 inches long and 12.9 ounces, it is a desk or music-room tool rather than a pocket gadget. It arrives in a self-standing or hanging clamshell, so it can sit on a shelf until pick duty calls.
Picks will always find new ways to disappear. With this little chrome punch in the music room, that stops being a bill and starts being a small ritual: a dead card goes in, a fresh pick comes out. Have a closer look, dig out those expired cards, and give a guitarist a stash that lasts as long as the junk drawer does.