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Topic: Fred Kelly Speed Picks |
Jeffrey McFadden
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Missouri, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2018 4:45 pm |
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I notice that a few members use "Fred Kelly White picks."
When I ordered my Fred Kelly Speed Picks (originally for my lap steel) I didn't notice any white ones, and I ordered orange ones.
Is there a significant difference?
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2018 5:51 pm
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| Jeff, I use their picks and love them. The Fred Kelly website offers size and gauge but said nothing about color. Maybe a dealer would know more. |
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Dave Meis
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Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2018 6:23 pm
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| Looking at the site under 'speed picks' , it lists yellow/light, orange/ med., and white/ heavy. Said the left handed ones weren't coded..hope this helps... |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2018 7:06 am
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fwiw, The Orange ones with the regular blade (not the tri-blade) are my main Thumbpick these days.
Easy to find in stores. |
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Greg Gefell
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Upstate NY
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Posted 7 Apr 2018 7:32 am
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The orange slick pick is great. I had issues with thumb picks catching the string next to it. These have a shorter wrap around band which solves that problem.
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2018 7:37 am
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Speed picks and Slick picks can be different materials.
Speed picks are Delrin and are almost indestructible softer material.
Slick picks are Poly or Delrin your choice..
Poly is a harder material with brighter sound but doesn't last as long.
The Delrin picks have a softer tone.
I like the Poly Slick picks and finally bought a 24 pack of them as I could not always find them locally.
http://fredkellypicks.com/
Last edited by Ken Metcalf on 8 Apr 2018 8:50 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2018 8:35 am
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I've used them for years and really like them. I have Orange which are medium and White that are heavy.
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Hal Braun
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Eustis, Florida, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2018 11:05 am
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| Does anyone use, or have they tried, the finger picks? I use bare fingers now (I know, I know) but thinking these might work.. |
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Jeffrey McFadden
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Missouri, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2018 1:48 pm
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| Does anyone use, or have they tried, the finger picks? I use bare fingers now (I know, I know) but thinking these might work.. |
I volunteer Hal Braun as guinea pig!
I played bare fingered up til this past January, and I'm pleased with the difference. Picks give me more accuracy, which I always need. They're smaller, which made a big difference. I looked at those Fred Kelly finger picks, but I think I'm settling in to steel now.
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Well up into mediocrity
I don't play what I'm supposed to.
Home made guitars |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 8 Apr 2018 6:11 pm
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| Ken Metcalf wrote: |
Speed picks and Slick picks can be different materials.
Speed picks are Delrin and are almost indestructible softer material.
Slick picks are Poly or Delrin your choice..
Poly is a harder material with brighter sound but doesn't last as long.
The Delrin picks have a softer tone.
I like the Poly Slick picks and finally bought a 24 pack of them as I could not always find them locally.
http://fredkellypicks.com/ |
I really like the poly Slick Picks; but, they will eventually weaken and break right where the pick bends to wrap around the thumb. A visual inspection will show little lines developing in that spot. That's the time to throw it away, because it's close to breaking time.
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Hal Braun
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Eustis, Florida, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2018 6:54 pm
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| Jeffrey McFadden wrote: |
| Hal Braun wrote: |
| Does anyone use, or have they tried, the finger picks? I use bare fingers now (I know, I know) but thinking these might work.. |
I volunteer Hal Braun as guinea pig!
I played bare fingered up til this past January, and I'm pleased with the difference. Picks give me more accuracy, which I always need. They're smaller, which made a big difference. I looked at those Fred Kelly finger picks, but I think I'm settling in to steel now. |
I’ll order some tomorrow! |
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