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Topic: Blue herco thumb picks |
Greg Wisecup
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Troy, Ohio
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 9:34 am |
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Anyone here sell them? If not; where can I find them? Thanks, Greg
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Mike Vallandigham
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Martinez, CA
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Greg Wisecup
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Troy, Ohio
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 10:07 am
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Perfect!! Thanks Mike!!!!!!
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 10:17 am
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Are these available in different sizes? My thumb is pretty large, and I always need the biggest version of whatever I'm using.
I've been going through a phase of liking the Giolden Gate picks, but now, for some reason, I'm finding them a bit 'clumpy'. I like Nationals, but even the biggest don't last very long for me - they quickly fatigue and break in two.
Maybe these Hercos are an option for me.
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Mark Butcher
From:
Scotland
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 10:26 am
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Roger
The Hercos are very soft and flexible. I find them more comfortable than any other pick I have found. You should try one, I don't think a big thumb will matter. They are a bit different so you will have to get used to them. |
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 11:17 am
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Roger - Here is a device that you can use to adjust the size...of your thumb:
Click Here
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 11:22 am
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I'm the opposite from Roger, I have relatively small fingers and I like the Herco's but they can't be reformed like most plastic thumbpicks. The Herco's either fit or they don't.
I've been using medium Golden Gate's as I can't find any of the Herco's that will fit. I have one very old one (an original)that does fit but as it's my last one, I've been saving it.
I have the same problem with finger picks. I bought a set of Jeff Newman's finger picks one time and they were obviously too large for my fingers, when I told Jeff he told me that it was me and that they fit all fingers. It wasn't until I showed him the picks "dangling" on my fingers that he changed his mind. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 11:23 am
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Thanks, Lee - I'll get one if the Hercos don't work....
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Mike Vallandigham
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Martinez, CA
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 11:40 am
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dunlop makes a copy of the Herco, it's rer and it seems the plastic is a bit different. I have both and use them interchangeably. They are the exact same shape. I think the Herco's are softer, but only VERY slightly.
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 11:42 am
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Roger--a couple of other possibilities to suggest.
The blue Hercos are, indeed, the softest, most flexible I've come across--so much so that at least for my not-so-large thumb, they are too loose and turn on my thumb, or at least feel like they will!
The red Dunlops on the same Elderly webpage are quite similar, very comfortable, but not as floppy, to me. I tend to switch between these and Golden Gate.
D'Andrea thumbpicks are very comfortable for me, and another bit less floppy, but still less "clumpy" than Golden Gates--Billy Cooper has them, I don't know who else. The "blade" is a little shorter than any of the above. The black ones and tortoise-shell ones fit differently!
The blue and red ones seem never to break or even wear down. Haven't used a D'Andrea enough to find out. |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 11:43 am
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I don't know the brand, but Billy Cooper's Steel Shop in Orange, Virginia sells a thumb pick that's exactly like the Herco one except it's red. I bought a bunch the last time I was up there and I use both them and the blue Herco picks. I use 'em both on steel and lead guitar. When I used to use those medium white Nationals they'd break after a while right where they use to curve up from the flat part. I've still got some Hercos from over twenty years ago that are still working fine. I've never worn one out.........JH in Va.
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 3:09 pm
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I just bought a box full of them from Jim Palenscar.
There is a thief who keeps burglarizing my house, but all he or she ever steals is one sock from each pair, and picks.
Either that or the dog eats them.
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Al Miller
From:
Waxahachie Texas
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Posted 26 Nov 2008 7:47 pm herco thumb picks
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Hey fellas,
I have been getting my thumb picks at scottys(Blue Herco)Bugaboo
i buy enough to last me for a yr or so and then order again scotty is very reasonable on them too
in fact the last time i ordered strings i got a (LOT)15-20... of thumb picks and he didnt charge me for them. I love em i wouldnt use anything else. over the last 10 yrs or so the only problem i have seen is that when your skin warms the plastic they get kinda
loose and tend to want to roll around your thumb so i just keep 4-5 laying on my guitar while working and change when i feel it getting loose. just my two cents.. but give ole scotty a shout he's got em.
happy Turkey day
Boo Miller
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Brendan Mitchell
From:
Melbourne Australia
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Posted 27 Nov 2008 1:17 am
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| I use thumb picks the size and shape of the Herco and have the same problem of them rolling on the thumb also . I have taken to rolling a thin strip of electricians tape around the whole pick so it can't open up , seems to work for me . |
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 27 Nov 2008 1:41 am
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Hal Higgins
From:
Denham Springs, LA
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Posted 27 Nov 2008 2:07 am
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I've been using Zookies L-10, 20, &
30's for te last 3 years and have found that they really last a long time.....and I have an unusually large nub on my right hand due to an industrial accident back in'79.......they are very comfortable, and wor extremely well.....check 'em out at www.zookies.com HAL
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Charlie Thompson
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2008 5:02 am Link
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| Hal, the link took me to a kids cookie site. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 27 Nov 2008 6:04 am
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When I switched to the Golden Gates a few years ago I bought a box of twenty - I'm still using the first one, and the other nineteen are in the box waiting their turn.
They're like cockroaches....
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2008 7:45 am
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I was looking over Scotty's pick selection at the Waterloo, Iowa show and spotted a Golden Gate thumb pick that was a little bit unusual.
The end of the wrap around part where it comes next to the pick portion was quite a bit wider. This really helped to hold the pick in place and resist rotation.
Scotty wasn't even aware that they had those and grabbed one for himself.  |
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Hal Higgins
From:
Denham Springs, LA
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Posted 27 Nov 2008 9:50 am
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Charlie...go tothe Jim Dunlop website, and you can find zookies picks thee. HAL
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2008 10:09 am <bjsbars@frontiernet.net>
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The Zookie thumb picks are great....BJS has them |
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Larry Bell
From:
Englewood, Florida
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Don Brown, Sr.
From:
New Jersey
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Posted 27 Nov 2008 10:36 am
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I've always found that Herco, (for me) was probably the best thumb pick I'd ever used. And I too, agree that while playing they do tend to somewhat loosen and want to slide around.
Now, I know there's folks who maybe think that us older guys are simply saying crazy things that just don't really work. But, if those in doubt will get out their picks, (right now) and spit on their fingers and thumb, (make them actually pretty wet) and then (while still wet) slide your picks on. I'll guarantee that they will NOT come loose, nor even try to slide under the most extreme picking. And, when you go to take them off, you'll have to force them to let loose.
PS: Make the fingers pretty wet.. It works.
Try it, and let me know if I've been crazy all these years or not. That's the only way I could ever get picks to stay in place. The trouble is, who wants to tell anyone to spit, (sounds rough around the edges) since it seems a little far out. I think it was Buddy who eventually put that out. I could be wrong there, but IT WORKS!!!!
I don't like putting my fingers in my mouth, so spitting on them works best for me. But that would work also.
Now have fun, because your picks WILL STAY in place.
PS: "HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE" along with their family.
Don |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 27 Nov 2008 11:38 am
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| The original Blue Nylon Herco's never wear out. I have some Golden Gate thumb picks and they will wear down after about a month of use. I bought a dozen of them last September and I'm just about out. |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 27 Nov 2008 12:23 pm
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Don your right mate - a bit of spit on the fingers and the picks stay on like they have been glued !!
It has always worked for me too.
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