I favor this type of fingerpick for Dobro (or other resophonic): |
Metal National |
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25% |
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Metal Dunlop |
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15% |
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Metal fingerpick other than National or Dunlop |
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55% |
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Plastic fingerpick |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
Other |
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5% |
[ 1 ] |
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Topic: What type of fingerpick do you use for Dobro (or other reso) |
Jack Hanson
From: San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2017 7:38 am
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What type of fingerpicks (not thumbpicks) do you favor for Dobro?
Do you use the same picks on your Dobro as on your other instruments -- lap steel, pedal steel, or whatever (if applicable). |
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Robert Allen
From: Tennessee, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2017 9:52 am
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I use the same picks for Dobro, lap steel, and banjo. National NP-2 fingerpicks and a Pro-Pik thumbpick, metal with a Delrin blade. |
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David M Brown
From: California, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2017 11:29 am Re: What type of fingerpick do you use for Dobro (or other r
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Jack Hanson wrote: |
Do you use the same picks on your Dobro as on your other instruments -- lap steel, pedal steel, or whatever (if applicable). |
Pretty much, but would sometimes use heavier ones on the acoustic steels. |
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Jack Stoner
From: Kansas City, MO
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Posted 8 Jun 2017 11:42 am
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I use the National NP2's on both Pedal Steel and Dobro.
I use the same Herco nylon thumb pick, too. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
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Posted 8 Jun 2017 1:02 pm
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No brainer. Same finger picks for all of these instruments. JF's. Lap, slide, pedals and reso. I should have enough sets stored to last my lifetime. |
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Michael Maddex
From: Northern New Mexico, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2017 1:25 pm
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I use Metal National Style Finger-picks and Dunlop Plastic Thumb-picks or Dunlop Metal Thumb-picks. It seems the Plastic Thumb-picks have a perverse habit of breaking right on the curve at the start of the set. I have never had that problem with the Metal ones, so in the interest of Security and Mental Health I switch between the two. I use the same picks (lots of different sets) for all instruments: Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Acoustic and Electric Lap Guitars and Autoharps. I also do a lot of Six and Twelve String playing with a Flat-pick, Dunlop .73 mm Medium Gray.
HTH. PS: Are you writing a Book? _________________ "For every expert, there is an equal and opposite expert." -- Arthur C. Clarke |
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Paddy Long
From: Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 8 Jun 2017 8:07 pm
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I use JF's same as I use for Pedal steel and lap ! _________________ 14'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
08'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
Telonics, Peterson, Steelers Choice, Benado, Lexicon, Red Dirt Cases. |
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Nakos Marker
From: Washington, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2017 8:29 pm
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Last edited by Nakos Marker on 11 Aug 2020 8:00 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Dave Thier
From: Fairhope, Alabama, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2017 7:11 am
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Perfect Touch finger picks for dobro. |
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Bob Watson
From: Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 9 Jun 2017 12:37 pm
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I use Pro Pik finger picks, the ones that have a "1" on them. From the looks of this website it seems they are calling them "Vintage Style Finger Picks". I use National NP2's on Pedal Steel and Lap Steel and Banjo, but I pick harder on Dobro and the Nationals aren't as comfortable as the Pro Piks. For some reason, I have never liked Dunlops, although I know a lot of great players use them. Here's the website where I buy the Pro Piks at. https://www.guptillmusic.com/propik-vintage-style-finger-picks/ |
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Bob Blair
From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 11 Jun 2017 6:21 am
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Acri brass on reso and weissenborn. I use old Nationals on psg. |
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