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Hmmmmm...my next ‘project’?
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I’m still very much a noob and play almost entirely with bare fingers but when I have tried a thumbpick it’s been relatively easy to adjust. Fingerpicks, otoh...
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I've got a great collection of hybrid, long, short, plated thumb picks. I found the best one for me was the simple transparent plastic Dunlop with a sharp point. I only really use them on Dobro, and I don't play that much nowadays.
I have similar picks for Weissenborn and National but prefer to use my fingernails. Same on guitar.
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Similar experience here. I started as a classical player who transitioned to steel-string fingerstyle. I bought a thumbpick because I liked what Tommy Emmanuel was doing with one, but I just could not come to terms with it. I admire Tommy's ability to switch between bare thumb, thumbpick and flatpick, but I think this mere mortal will stick to being mediocre at just one style, rather than butchering 3.
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The whole finger style thing was hard, but when I decided to get into it, I started with picks on my thumb and fingers. I figured it all felt like learning Chinese either way, it didn/t seem any more difficult with picks than with bare fingers. And I'd heard so many people say they'd learned with bare fingers and could never get used to finger picks or thumb picks, but I'd never heard the reverse. So I learned with picks and it worked - now I'm equally bad with picks and with bare fingers. I do play more often with bare fingers now, but some days it just seems to sound better with picks, so I still play with them some.
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You could just be like my dad who carries around thumb and finger picks in his pocket everywhere he goes! |
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Golden Gates are the most comfortable, best sounding that I have found.
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Well, YES.
I cannot find a thumbpick that will stay on my thumb without killing the circulation. Propicks are OK but too large. I do like the tone...the search continues somewhat sporadically for one I can use. |
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I studied just enough classical to be dangerous and thus grew my nails. I have liquid acrylic applied. Whenever I have given a thumbpick a chance it really hasn't seemed to offer any benefit over my thumbnail.
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Having fingerpicked since the early 80's I have never been able to adapt to a thumb pick or finger picks. Lord knows, I've tried. There is a box around here with several varieties of each but I could never really adapt. Fortunately I am blessed with strong nails that can grow fast enough to allow 60-90 minutes of daily play without wearing away too much. |
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I can't get the hang. Use my bare thumb or hybrid with a regular pick.
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I've tried numerous thumb picks but have not found them to be an improvement for me. I'll keep at it but will likely continue to go with just my thumb or hybrid picking with a flat pick.
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I've tried. Feels like I have a shovel taped on the end of my thumb. I gave up after a week or 2, maybe I'm just lazy. Was worried it would inhibit palm muting, but I've learned how to do that without one.
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It took me about 6 months of practice using only thumb / finger picks when playing; to fully get used to a thumb pick. Since I don't grow my nails out like Chet Atkins I have to use finger picks with one too. I used one on and off for years but could never get used to it. Till the sound lady who ran the open mic told me you need to make your guitar louder if you want people to hear you, and using finger picks and a thumb pick was the only way I could do that. Now it feels weirder not to use them when playing. My fingers just feel naked without them on . My take is learn to use them they improve accuracy, loudness and tone ten fold. Also Travis style with a palm muted bass will next to impossible with out a thumb pick. I use a national large white plastic thumb-pick and dunlop metal finger-picks.
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