Thumbpick attack

Al Salmon · Post by **Al Salmon** » 6 Jun 2009 3:17 pm

G'day Everyone!

In my learning (in my rough and ready way), I've noticed that I'm carving a brilliant little divot in the left hand side of my thumbpick.. Am I attacking the string wrongly or is this another personal thing???
(I'm an Australian. we play football and everything else without helmets...what can I say?)

Don Barnhardt · Post by **Don Barnhardt** » 6 Jun 2009 4:22 pm

Striking guitar strings with a plastic pick repeatedly wears them out. Some players will wear out a pick in one evening.

Mark Bracewell · Post by **Mark Bracewell** » 6 Jun 2009 9:49 pm

I think it's normal - in the northern hemisphere they appear on the right side of the pick.

Mark MacKenzie · Post by **Mark MacKenzie** » 7 Jun 2009 7:19 am

in the northern hemisphere they appear on the right side of the pick

Cracked me up!!!!!

Good on ya!

Eric Ebner · Post by **Eric Ebner** » 9 Jun 2009 7:04 pm

Try a ProPik™ thumb pick. Love them and played them for 10 years. Made in California USA. Played everyday they last me about a year.

Robert Colaninno · Post by **Robert Colaninno** » 10 Jun 2009 4:16 am

I use Dunlop Zookies with a 20 degree bend in the blade strikes the string square.

Chris Drew · Post by **Chris Drew** » 10 Jun 2009 4:48 am

I used to go through thumbpicks SO quickly ( I play acoustic & constant alternating bass just eats picks )
I'd tried lots of brands, tried angled-blades etc & ended up with the dunlops & resigned myself to constantly replacing them when they wore out.
I'd got a couple of propiks & the thumb-band is superior to any other pick ( it actually tightens under pressure! ) But I was reluctant cos of the price... the "blade" wears out just as quick as any other pick.

Anyway, a while back ( after I found out about them on this very forum ) I bought a couple of Red Bear Thumbpicks...
Same band as the Propik, but the blade material is almost unbelievable...
The marketing for these goes on about the superior tone, but for me the lack of wear after months of hard playing makes these a no-brainer.
Yes they are very pricey but I worked out how much I would spend on regular picks... unless I lose one I'm "quids in", as we say over here.

Al Salmon · Post by **Al Salmon** » 10 Jun 2009 2:47 pm

Thanks for all the advice. As I suspected, it's a personal thing. I'll be looking up ProPik and the others as soon as I have the time. Thanks again!

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 10 Jun 2009 3:27 pm

I've been using the blue Herco thumbpicks for over 25 years and have had not problems with them at all......JH in Va.