Keeping Finger Picks on?
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- John Daugherty
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In my 50 years of using finger picks, I know of no reason for a pick to slip off your finger except..... not being tight enough. That's why they are bendable and have little holes.
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I'm with Brett. I haven't been picking very long, but I started with 20 gauge dunlops and hated them, too flimsy. I got some Nationals and they were too hard to shape to my hand. So, I tried one more time, and picked (HA) up a pair of JF picks at the Newman booth when they were in Dallas last. Very little shaping required, and they fit right, stay put, and have really helped my right hand technique.
Their website has them for $3.00 a pair. I'd say if you're frustrated, it'd be worth the money just to try them out. I've never heard of anyone disappointed with them.
http://jeffran.com/accessories/accessories.htm
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Also maybe look here: http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum5/HTML/004750.html
Their website has them for $3.00 a pair. I'd say if you're frustrated, it'd be worth the money just to try them out. I've never heard of anyone disappointed with them.
http://jeffran.com/accessories/accessories.htm
-MG
Also maybe look here: http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum5/HTML/004750.html
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Bringin' this old thread back to the surface 'cause I've got some new items to recommend.
I have very dry fingers and frequently my picks fly off while playing. My fix: lick my fingers. Recently, I discovered something way better. Fingertip moistener. The kind you use for sorting paper money or file copies, etc. I had some lying around the house and decided to try it. In a word, it's great!. You just rub your finger and thumb tips across it a couple of times. Then rub the finger tips together until it's worked in (a few seconds will do). And stick yer picks on. It seems to be a similar concept to the "Gorilla Snot" and Elmer's "Glue Stik", so these are two more choices to the possibilities. I now keep a container in my pack-a-seat. Here are a couple of links to some brands I've tried.
http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=458554&&An=text
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=51425319&pfp=BROWSE
Keep on stickin' ...er pickin'!
Glenn<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Glenn Suchan on 21 February 2006 at 05:33 AM.]</p></FONT>
I have very dry fingers and frequently my picks fly off while playing. My fix: lick my fingers. Recently, I discovered something way better. Fingertip moistener. The kind you use for sorting paper money or file copies, etc. I had some lying around the house and decided to try it. In a word, it's great!. You just rub your finger and thumb tips across it a couple of times. Then rub the finger tips together until it's worked in (a few seconds will do). And stick yer picks on. It seems to be a similar concept to the "Gorilla Snot" and Elmer's "Glue Stik", so these are two more choices to the possibilities. I now keep a container in my pack-a-seat. Here are a couple of links to some brands I've tried.
http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=458554&&An=text
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=51425319&pfp=BROWSE
Keep on stickin' ...er pickin'!
Glenn<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Glenn Suchan on 21 February 2006 at 05:33 AM.]</p></FONT>
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I've always been a spit man, but there are times and places where I just don't want to lick my fingers - I know where they've been, after all. Something about Joy Wofford's FIRST solution appealed to me, mainly that I HAD some silicon sealant goo right here. It really, really works! So far! You just spread a little layer inside the bands with a toothpick and let it dry. If I get famous now that my picks stay on, the guitar mags will all be talking about the "Seal-All" brand for decades to come - good time to buy stock, probably.
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Plastic picks.... never had a problem, and a real nice tone, get a little bounce outta them too.
Plastic picks get chicks!
(Just kidding Patty )
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Plastic picks get chicks!
(Just kidding Patty )
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Dave Wren
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