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Topic: Thumb Picks? |
Joe Ribaudo
From: New Jersey, USA
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Posted 2 May 2017 11:40 am
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This is like so unique to the player, right? So many variables determine the angle and depth of attack. I've been playing less than a year and have managed to accumulate quite a collection of these bits of plastic and metal.
(That's in addition to what I've accumulated over 40 years for acoustic guitar and a short - very short - stint w/banjo.)
Personally, I like narrow nylon picks so I just ordered some blue Herco's from Big City String Co. I haven't tried them yet but hopefully they'll work for me like they do for Buck Reid. _________________ Sho~Bud Super Pro, Fender Concert, NV400, Orange, (LP's, Tele's, Gretsch, Burns, etc...) |
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Scott Duckworth
From: Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Bill L. Wilson
From: Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 2 May 2017 8:07 pm The Golden Gates.
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Since discovering Golden Gate thumb picks several years ago, it's all I've used. I do have to try them on, as I have fairly large digits. Also, they have to be filed or ground down to a finer and shorter point. I've only had one of them ever break. |
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Jack Aldrich
From: Washington, USA
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Posted 2 May 2017 8:15 pm
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Thanks to my kumu mele, Alan Akaka, I use John Pearse thumb picks. If you are careful, you can find the ones with a short shaft (the pick end). They are light, comfortable, and they don't wilt! I used Ernie Ball (I have short, stubby fingers) picks, but they would "wilt" from hand heat. I kept several of them in the slot between necks, and I would cycle through them during a gig. _________________ Jack Aldrich
Carter & ShoBud D10's
D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
Canopus D8 |
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David Lubinski
From: Oregon
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Posted 18 May 2017 9:23 pm Picks Slipping or Bar Slipping FIX
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I was learning to play Dobro and have a heck of a time with the picks slipping off my fingers and dropping the bar because my hands are dry. I did so much damaging the finish on my new dobro i had to have the chips repaired. On a recommendation of Denny at Paul Beards Guitars i tried SORTKWIK by Lee Fingertip Moistener. It works great! I now use on my right hand when playing guitar to hold onto the picks. I use it on both hands when playing steel or reso guitar and it eliminated slipping of picks and dropping the bar. I have it in all my guitar cases now. |
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Bobby D. Jones
From: West Virginia, USA
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Posted 20 May 2017 7:52 pm
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I like the Blue picks. Got mine from Billy Cooper.
My hands sweat bad. I have been using stair safety strip for years. Ace Hardware has it in 1" strip. Rub it with a piece of metal to take the real sharp points off. Cut to fit front side of the pick only, Peal the backing and install to a clean pick. Does not move and does not have to be tight to stay in place. Have not had trouble with a thumb pick since I started using the safety strip in my thumb pick.. |
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Marco Schouten
From: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 21 May 2017 2:11 am
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Jack Aldrich wrote: |
Thanks to my kumu mele, Alan Akaka, I use John Pearse thumb picks. If you are careful, you can find the ones with a short shaft (the pick end). They are light, comfortable, and they don't wilt! I used Ernie Ball (I have short, stubby fingers) picks, but they would "wilt" from hand heat. I kept several of them in the slot between necks, and I would cycle through them during a gig. |
Jack, I'm with you. The short shaft makes it fast and precise, and the shape of the band makes it the most comfortable to wear. _________________ ----------------------------------
JCH SD-10 with BL XR-16 pickup, Sho-Bud Volume Pedal, Evidence Audio Lyric HG cables, Quilter Steelaire combo |
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Chris Templeton
From: The Green Mountain State
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Fred Treece
From: California, USA
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Posted 21 May 2017 9:14 am
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Marco Schouten wrote: |
Jack Aldrich wrote: |
Thanks to my kumu mele, Alan Akaka, I use John Pearse thumb picks. If you are careful, you can find the ones with a short shaft (the pick end). |
Jack, I'm with you. The short shaft makes it fast and precise, and the shape of the band makes it the most comfortable to wear. |
JP's produce the best tone of any thumb pick I have tried. The band (or strap) is configured in a way that is very comfortable, but it is a bit large for my thumb and was always getting caught on a string. Nothing like getting the breaks put on mid-lick! If it weren't for that, I would be singing the praises with you. |
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Patrick Edwards
From: Port Orchard, Washington, USA
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Posted 22 May 2017 8:17 am
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I ordered a couple blue herco picks from Frenchy's and also ordered a new pick from Ultex by Dunlap. The Hercos feel loose and the Ultex feels much better. The blade is bit shorter than that of the M white Dunlap and the material though lighter is not slippery and stays in place good. It is my favorite thumb pick now.It cost .50 more but worth it to me. |
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