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Topic: tip for keeping fingerpicks on |
Jeff Waller
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marshall Illinois, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2008 10:00 am |
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| i played a gig saturday night and my hands were sweating and my finger picks kept falling off any hints on how to keep em on in situations like that.. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Pete Conklin
From:
Austin, TX
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Posted 30 Nov 2008 12:27 pm
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Jeff -
Here's what I use. You can get it at Home Depot/Lowes for about $6. One can will last you a lifetime. I haven't been playing very long, but I gave a set to a vet. player and he's happy with them.
Just dip the "band" part of the pick and let dry on a toothpick. The plastic comes in yellow, black and red.
http://www.plastidip.com/ |
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Bob Hickish
From:
Port Ludlow, Washington, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Nov 2008 12:27 pm
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Jeff
I didn't comment on the other thread but what I have
done is use fir pitch mixed with a little de-natured alcohol
put one little drop on you index finger and then touch your
thumb & middle finger to it -- your picks will not come off
during a gig -- I Gar-on-tee
Don't get it on the bar or you will sound like a fiddle . 
Hick |
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Dennis Saydak
From:
Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 30 Nov 2008 12:56 pm
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Well, you could consider getting pick implants like I did. You only have to stop playing for about six weeks or so. 
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Dennis
Just when you think you're getting ahead in the rat race, the rats get faster. |
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Andy Hinton
From:
Louisiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Nov 2008 1:53 pm Picks
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| Hey Jeff: You might also check my post in for sale Amps & Accesseries Section (Update on coated fingerpicks). Figured you'd seen it already. Andy H. |
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Jeff Waller
From:
marshall Illinois, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2008 3:04 pm
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| hey andy how are you forgot about those i'll get ahold of you in the next day or two jeff |
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Bill Moran
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2008 4:22 pm
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Super Glue ! Last a long time. 
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2008 5:31 pm
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I stated on the other thread,for me GORILLA SNOT works great,over the years I have tried all kinds of things,A small plastic jar for around five bucks will last for months,takes just a [SMALL] amount on your thumb and picking fingers,easy and fast to use,your picks WILL NOT fall off.Can be bought at most music stores or musicians friend.DYKBC.
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 30 Nov 2008 9:02 pm
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| I was going to be a smartass and say Superglue, but, who knows, someone might take me seriously and try it. |
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Carl Kilmer
From:
East Central, Illinois
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Posted 1 Dec 2008 7:36 am tip for keeping fingerpicks on
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Hi Jeff,
You can always do what I've done with mine for years.
I think you've seen mine while you've been here.
Get some Heat Shrink Tubing from Radio Shack.
They'll feel better and won't slip off either.
Next time you're here, I'll see if I got any left.
 Carl "Lucky"
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 1 Dec 2008 11:03 am
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I found a solution that works real well. At the beginning of the gig Sat night I carefully placed the picks on the body of my guitar between the necks and played bare-fingered all night. Imagine my astonishment at the end of the night when I noticed they hadn't moved the least little bit. No Gorilla Snot, Super Glue or spit or anything. They were right where I'd left them, and I think I'll just leave them there for awhile. Good grief, I hate those things. Like playing piano with gloves, or taking a shower with a raincoat, or having sex with... well, you know. I look forward to the night when I'll gleefully toss them out on the dance floor and see how many couples 2-step on the little metal bastages.
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Me: Steel Guitar Madness
Latest ebook: Steel Guitar Insanity
Custom Made Covers for Steel Guitars & Amps at Sharp Covers Nashville |
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Pete Conklin
From:
Austin, TX
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Posted 2 Dec 2008 3:40 pm Gorilla's sNot
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That's funny! 
But seriously, Cal, how's the tone when you play like that, with thems neked fingers? |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 2 Dec 2008 4:09 pm
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Nobody even noticed, so either my tone sucks to begin with, or it sounds the same. You'd think it'd sound different wouldn't ya? That's what I thought, but it sounds the same to me. I'm attacking the string with the finger tip (skin) or the nail or both, and that's a technique that's gonna require some work and experimentation. I've got 3 gigs this week and I can't wait to see if last Sat was just an anomaly or if it's really gonna work for me. The most awkward thing to do is to pick the first string with the second finger on a fast lick.
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Me: Steel Guitar Madness
Latest ebook: Steel Guitar Insanity
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