Posted - 12/14/2009 :  09:17:22        

I use the zookie 20's and brass 0.025 dunlops with no problems. I also have a handful of antique nationals that work well on the banjo but don't cut it for the reso.

Posted - 12/16/2009 :  13:06:40    

You can go broke with the good stuff. I wear $75 of stuff on my picking hand. I'm hooked on Bluechip. Got a thumbpick and a flatpick for flatpicking stuff. A few summers ago I saw Lonesome River Band play and Sammy had some of his stainless steel fingerpicks and I bought a set of those. I should never wear out either of those items. Sammy wore one set for almost a decade and he does a serious amount of picking. His stainless fingerpicks are pretty stiff and you can dig into the strings when you need to but they are very smooth and slick, as is the Bluechip thumbpick. One of the best sounds from the thumbpick is the chop. It just glides across the strings.

Posted - 12/18/2009 :  13:42:26    

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Originally posted by Arrowsmit

+1 on the Blue Chip thumbpick!

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Posted - 12/19/2009 :  05:44:27      

I have one of jerry's bluechip picks .The guy who makes them sent me it because i broke the first one i bought.He had just made 5 for Jerry and sent me one of them.There thicker then the standard pick he makes.He told me that Jerry was going through his standard pick to fast and he made these for him.I come from the Mike Auldridge school of plucking the strings flat and i've been using this pick for 4 months now with no signs of wear .It is the best pick i've used so far.If you don't want to spend that kind of money get a the pro-pics one it's also a really good pick.The reason i went to a metal pick is that the plastic ones slip when your hands get sweetty

Edited by - billy bob on 01/16/2010 19:54:31

Posted - 12/22/2009 :  03:22:43  

What about plastic fingerpicks ? Anybody tried some ? How do they feel/sound ?

Posted - 12/22/2009 :  05:34:58      

They're bulky, so take a bit of getting used to, and sound just like your thumb pick, so fuller and rounder sounding. I think Stacy Phillips uses them.

BR
Ben

Posted - 12/23/2009 :  08:06:20    

MP........I too have used the finger picking style for some time. Mainly from playing the catgut strings. But if you ever get past playing the pretty, sweet, soft stuff and pick like Rob or Randy Kohrs, your finger nails will be worn down to the tips of your fingers. I told Randy one day these darn finger picks hurt. He showed me his two fingers with the picks and they were just about to bleed. You will get used to what you need too.

pt

Posted - 01/02/2010 :  03:47:38      

I use golden gate thumb pick and straight propick finger pick. The reso model of propick had an angle, and it was bad feeling in for me. As for my being interested, do the other people make several millimeters from a finger-tip? How long does they bend it along a finger?

Posted - 01/02/2010 :  04:37:57      

Hi Ryusachi

I wear mine pretty long. Somewhere between 6 and 10mm, bent slightly around the finger tip . I started with fingerpicks and it's feels more comfortable keeping my fingers out the way (if that makes sense).

Ben

Posted - 01/02/2010 :  06:39:33        

As I said in my earlier post about the bluechip thumbpick. I have one and its taken a little getting use to but I like it. I still think its way overpriced for a thumbpick.
I keep going back and forth between Propicks and Perfect touch finger picks.
The propicks do a great job, but the Perfect touch's are the most comfortable. The sound is good from both. I have had some problems with the Perfect T's. they don't seem to be tight enough or fit etc. I have had the string to get between my finger and the pick on fast rolls etc. It doesn't happen often but once in a while is still too much in a jam. I PLAY BAD ENOUGH AS IT IS ALREADY. It may be me but it doesn't happen on the Propics. I have decided to tighten them more on my fingers and wrap them around more then use them for a week or two without changing and see if I can correct my problem. any Suggestions are most welcome
Bob

Posted - 01/02/2010 :  06:50:46      

Hi,Ben

Probably I fit it in comparison with the other people deeply. Probably it will be around 4mm from 3mm. It will affect it that I was a banjo player before. The Dobro player of my friend does not bend and plays it in the stock. It is not this imitates another person in a personal thing, and to change. JD is considerably long, and Rob is the same as me and seems to be short. This will influence a sound and a touch of Rob.Probably I fit it in comparison with the other people deeply. Probably it will be around 4mm from 3mm. It will affect it that I was a banjo player before. The Dobro player of my friend does not bend and plays it in the stock. It is not this imitates another person in a personal thing, and to change. JD is considerably long, and Rob is the same as me and seems to be short. This will influence a sound and a touch of Rob.

propick double wrap which I use is not surely painful, but it is easy to come off from a finger and feels it.
For a player, the selection of pick is a theme of the eternity.

Posted - 01/02/2010 :  11:04:55      

I guess it's one of those things all of us do differently, but in the end they all work. It's just that we end up with pick collections to get there :-))

Bob - Yeah the Perfect Touch do feel weird at first, but I just bent and tightened them accordingly. I think they work good, but it takes a few tries to get used to the different feel.

Posted - 01/05/2010 :  10:49:48  

I use Sammy Shelor finger picks and love them. I got them for playing banjo, but I use them for dobro, and to finger pick guitar also. Best picks I have ever used, and the most comfortable. Expensive though. I've been wanting to try a Blue Chip as I have heard good things about them. I use Dunlop or nationals now, but I have to re-shape them for the fit I like.

Posted - 01/19/2010 :  09:29:12      

Ditto.. the ACRI's

Learned about these from a workshop with Junior Barber (of Gibson Brothers)..

Once you get em' don't lose em...

David

Posted - 01/19/2010 :  19:07:20    

Nobody's mentioned the Fred Kelly Slickpick thumbpick yet. Jimmy Heffernan turned me onto them and now I won't use anything else. Haven't tried the Bluechip or the Perfect Touches yet, but I just got a set of the new Fred Kelly Freedom fingerpicks in the mail and test drove them tonight. Not as much volume as the cobalt plated Propik Reso picks I'm used to, but much less string noise. Just as much accuracy and they feel pretty good too. For jams where I need that extra bit of volume I'lll probably stick with the Propiks, but for practicing at home I think I'm going to try these new Fred Kelly Freedoms for a while.

Posted - 01/20/2010 :  06:43:04        

Drubin
Talking about pick noise. I have found that the cobalt propics did reduce string noise for me, more so over all the other picks I have tried.
I have tried the perfect touch and liked the sound but not the feel when pickin, they were comfortable through. The bluechip thunbpick I love, but not the price.
Bob

Posted - 01/20/2010 :  06:58:52    

Bob,

That Blue Chip might not be such a bad deal if you figure the longevity in. That has been my experience anyway and the sound is very good to my ear.

Dean

Posted - 01/25/2010 :  23:39:08      

Picks are highly personal. Try 'em all. They respond according to your touch. Everybody's a little different. Especially finger picks.. tweek and bend them with needle nosed pliers til they're just right for you. (use cloth or a paper towel to prevent scratches). Plastic thumb picks can be scratchy at first and need time to break in. Shave parts with a razor if needed. Anything goes.
Then, picks take a while to break in to your touch. Play them for a while and adjust. Play 'em til they smooth out.
I use Zookie #20m thumb picks ( which I trim), and Sammy Shelor finger picks ( which are expensive and I tweek with pliers). Try them all and use what works best for you. Everybody's different.

Mark

Posted - 02/10/2010 :  17:29:39    

I just received my perfect touch fingerpicks in the mail today.I got them from Angies Banjo,alot cheaper than Elderly.I`ll tell ya,they look alittle weird and feel the same.I just finished playing my new Mahagony Meredith for almost an hour with them.I LIKE THEM.They sound great and you get some great note definition with them.By luck,there is a clip on Reso-Nation with Jerry playing with Dan Tyminski.I`m so glad I saw that.Jerry is wearing these picks,but it looks kind of weird.They seem to stick off his fingers abit.Not at all like I would wear my Dunlops or Propicks.But the way he has them on seems to be working for me!I think i`ll get the hang of it and really enjoy using these picks.Now to my other problems............

Posted - 02/23/2010 :  12:07:48  

I can't say enough good things about the bluechip thumb pick it is awesome! I've had the perfect touch for about 2 months now I like the way they do not move on my fingers but iI can't seem to stop the strings from going inbetween the pick and finger tip. I've tried bending and moving alot. I really like the comfort but never had this problem with the propiks I used to use.

Claude

Posted - 02/23/2010 :  17:14:23      

Everybody has to find what is comfortable and works for them. FWIW I use Perfect Touch finger picks, Blue Chip thumb pick and a Tipton RT-1 bar and they all work well for ME.

Mike

Posted - 02/23/2010 :  17:47:48        

Hi All --

I don't think I have mentioned it here yet, but I have recently become a dealer for Perfect Touch picks. I am involved in an instrument making project with Rusty, so it only seemed right that I should offer his picks too. I just got a fresh batch of all sizes, both thumb and finger picks. Our prices should be the best, so let me know if you are interested.

Oh yeah, I also just got in a few Bradley capos. I'm not always able to keep these in stock, so if you are looking for just what might be the best resophonic guitar capo out there, and some awesome picks, give me a shout!

Steve Smith
www.RedLineResophonics.com
www.CumberlandAcoustic.com

Posted - 02/23/2010 :  19:47:33      

Here, here Steve, too bad I got mine before you started selling them For any of you who don't know Steve he is A number 1. A tremendous asset to this website and the resonaphonic community at large.

Mike