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Topic: Sticky finger for finger picks |
Steven Bowen
From: Utah, USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2019 10:22 pm
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Looking for sticky fingers for finger picks |
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Roger Rettig
From: Naples, FL
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Posted 24 Oct 2019 4:35 am
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I've never found anything that works better than a brief lick of my fingertips. _________________ Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
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Posted 24 Oct 2019 7:17 am
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There was a product branded Sticky Picks marketed by steeler Wayne Hobbs, but I don't find it available anywhere now.
Dunlop products like Gorilla Snot and Pick Honey work really well. I've used Gorilla Snot for years.
If you have access to a pine or other conifer, you can usually harvest some of that resin which will work just as well. Just be careful to put it only on the tips of your fingers...if you get it anywhere else, it's more harm than good.
Probably should post this over in Wanted to Buy or maybe steel players board. |
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Erv Niehaus
From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2019 7:44 am
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George McLellan
From: Duluth, MN USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2019 1:26 pm Yes
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I agree with Roger, and besides that, I don’t have to try and remember where I left it.
Geo |
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James Wishart
From: Rhode Island
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Posted 26 Oct 2019 4:29 am
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Roger certainly has the most cost effective solution. I never thought of it. I sometimes use a drop of maple syrup. Works great, and is sweet, too! |
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Patrick Huey
From: Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2019 5:00 am
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Jerry Overstreet wrote: |
There was a product branded Sticky Picks marketed by steeler Wayne Hobbs, but I don't find it available anywhere now.
Dunlop products like Gorilla Snot and Pick Honey work really well. I've used Gorilla Snot for years.
If you have access to a pine or other conifer, you can usually harvest some of that resin which will work just as well. Just be careful to put it only on the tips of your fingers...if you get it anywhere else, it's more harm than good.
Probably should post this over in Wanted to Buy or maybe steel players board. |
Jerry
Sticky Picks is still very available
http://www.sticky-picks.com _________________ Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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Patrick Huey
From: Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2019 5:04 am Re: Sticky finger for finger picks
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Steven Bowen wrote: |
Looking for sticky fingers for finger picks |
Steven
http://www.sticky-picks.com _________________ Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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Patrick Huey
From: Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2019 5:06 am
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I love Sticky Picks the stuff works great. They used to make a huge Texas sized bottle of it but went to selling only the small ones. Sell more that way I reckon as one of the big ones would last YEARS LOL _________________ Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
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Posted 26 Oct 2019 6:15 am
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I found that page Patrick, but when you click on the order button it comes up as a 404 page not found. Also Amazon and the other former sources I know of show it as not available.
If you know of another source, please post it here for us.
...or if someone here knows Wayne, maybe they can contact him directly. |
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Jack Ritter
From: Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2019 7:58 am
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A shot of quick set hair spray will do a good job. Lighntly Spray the finger tips and put them on just before it sets up dry. _________________ Zum D10 8x5,rev pre-amp, TC M300, Split 12, n-112, IZZY, Hilton vp, Geo L, BJS Hughey, Live Steel |
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Patrick Huey
From: Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2019 3:45 pm
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Jerry Overstreet wrote: |
I found that page Patrick, but when you click on the order button it comes up as a 404 page not found. Also Amazon and the other former sources I know of show it as not available.
If you know of another source, please post it here for us.
...or if someone here knows Wayne, maybe they can contact him directly. |
Jerry
Elderly Instruments has it
https://www.elderly.com/products/sticky-picks-solution _________________ Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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Patrick Huey
From: Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2019 3:47 pm
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Jerry Overstreet wrote: |
I found that page Patrick, but when you click on the order button it comes up as a 404 page not found. Also Amazon and the other former sources I know of show it as not available.
If you know of another source, please post it here for us.
...or if someone here knows Wayne, maybe they can contact him directly. |
Banjo.com as well
https://banjo.com/product/sticky-picks/ _________________ Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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Patrick Huey
From: Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2019 6:11 am
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I contacted Wayne Hobbs, the maker of Sticky Picks, and he confirmed it is still being made and very much available through Steel Guitars of Nashville
https://www.steelguitarsofnashville.com/product/sticky-picks/ _________________ Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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John N Norris
From: Georgia, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2019 4:26 pm Sticky picks
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One of the best things that I have found is the children’s glue stick that you can find at any Walmart store. It just looks like a tube of chap stick. Holds very good, small enough to carry in your pocket. Washes off very easy. It is found where the paper, pencils, and the other school supplies are. It also comes in a larger tube. It is very cheap on the price.
Hope this helps.
John |
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Richard Lotspeich
From: North Georgia
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Posted 31 Oct 2019 4:35 pm sticky
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Glue stick,,powdered or liquid rosin,,licking,,,all work. _________________ Dick Lotspeich |
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Keith Bolog
From: Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2019 11:06 am Sport Grip RX
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NFG - for catching footballs maybe, but I still had the picks slip off when very dry _________________ Sustainability is unsustainable |
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