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Topic: Plastic Fingerpicks? Recommendations? |
David DeLoach
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2021 7:59 am |
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Anyone here using plastic fingerpicks? I'm wanting to try them out to see the impact on tone,
Any recommendations?
Thanks!
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2021 8:31 am Re: Plastic Fingerpicks? Recommendations?
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| David DeLoach wrote: |
Anyone here using plastic fingerpicks? I'm wanting to try them out to see the impact on tone,
Any recommendations?
Thanks! |
I don’t use metal picks. Don’t like the clinky sound they make. I use the Alaska picks and the Fred Kelly freedom picks. They fit over the top of your finger so you can actually touch the string with the flesh of your finger when you need to mute etc. I have no interest in the picks that come up and cover the pad of your finger. I did use one on a finger that had a cut on it till it healed, so I guess they are good for some things.. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2021 8:58 am
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| I love the old black ones once marketed by Gibson, but haven't seen 'em available for decades. Now I use (relatively) inexpensive 9020 Dunlops. I buy 'em by the dozen, boil 'em, and bend 'em. The trick is bending 'em to fit comfortably. I have a high attrition rate, and consider my efforts a success if I get two or three out of the pack that are comfortable enough to be worked into my rotation of a half-dozen or so sets at any given time. |
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Kirk Francis
From:
Laupahoehoe
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Posted 25 Jun 2021 8:59 am plastic finger picks.
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i use them for acoustic steel. they seem to stand up to (and stay on with) the more forceful picking needed to compensate for diminished sustain. dunlops work fine for me.
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Sebastian Müller
From:
Berlin / Germany
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Don Crowl
From:
Medford, Oregon, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2021 5:17 pm
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| I like plastic picks for comfort. Compared them with a couple of different metal brands. Couldn’t tell the difference in tone. |
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David DeLoach
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Paul Seager
From:
Augsburg, Germany
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Posted 27 Jun 2021 6:44 am
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I use Dunlop plastic picks for a 6 string acoustic as I find the tone warmer than metal - and yes that "plink" you get on the initial contact annoys me to! That said I find them too bulky for playing an 8 string electric and prefer metal picks for that purpose.
Shaping the picks is essential. Fill a cup with very hot water, drop them in one at a time to warm. Take each out and after cooling enough not to burn, shape them to your finger. I find they tend to lose their new form over time but it's no hassle to reshape.
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JB Bobbitt
From:
California, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2021 8:22 am
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Does anybody distribute ANGLED plastic picks?
Does anybody use angeled fing picks?
Thanks a heap,
-jbb
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Gene Tani
From:
Pac NW
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Posted 27 Jun 2021 9:52 am
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Yes, you should be able to reshape most picks that aren't Delrin or polycarbonate with hot water and needle noses, tho if you expand the band it's tough to get it smaller again.
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 27 Jun 2021 12:49 pm
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If the plastic picks don't work out, there's always this pair ...
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Jeff Highland
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 27 Jun 2021 4:04 pm Re: Plastic Fingerpicks? Recommendations?
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| Bill Hatcher wrote: |
| David DeLoach wrote: |
Anyone here using plastic fingerpicks? I'm wanting to try them out to see the impact on tone,
Any recommendations?
Thanks! |
I don’t use metal picks. Don’t like the clinky sound they make. I use the Alaska picks and the Fred Kelly freedom picks. They fit over the top of your finger so you can actually touch the string with the flesh of your finger when you need to mute etc. I have no interest in the picks that come up and cover the pad of your finger. I did use one on a finger that had a cut on it till it healed, so I guess they are good for some things.. |
How do you find the Fred Kelly Picks? I have been using the Alaska, but with age my fingernals are getting solf and it is hard to keep them long enough to engage with the Alaska.
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