ACOUSTIC POLL: pick, fingers, nails, fingerpicks.

Shadow

Mellish said:

@bertie ; - I know exactly the ones you mean

The Speedpick comes in yellow, orange, white, green depending on stiffness. White is good  

The white speedpick is my choice.

AlbertC

Fingerpicking - Fingers only flesh 
Strumming - Fingers (a bit of the top of nail on the downstrokes)
Lead/Melody parts - Pick

bertie

Shadow said:

Mellish said:

@bertie ; - I know exactly the ones you mean

The Speedpick comes in yellow, orange, white, green depending on stiffness. White is good  

The white speedpick is my choice.

Ive ordered a trio of the three (still cant seem to find the green ones @Mellish ) 

Gandalph

@Tannin, it's more of a flick up the strings with my first finger really rather than a full on strum, but yes downstrokes with the thumbpick. 

@bertie (or anyone else for that matter), I know you're sorted now with your speedpick, but future reference Eaglemusicshop.com is a great place for thumb and finger picks....you can buy most as a single item and postage is cheap. 

bertie

Gandalph said:

@bertie (or anyone else for that matter), I know you're sorted now with your speedpick, but future reference Eaglemusicshop.com is a great place for thumb and finger picks....you can buy most as a single item and postage is cheap. 

yeah thanks -  just  bloody found em "after" id ordered from ebay.......................which co-incidentally  is "eaglemusicshop" 

Mellish

@bertie ; - not sure if they still do a green one, but I can't imagine why they  wouldn't.

Got mine years ago from Fuzz Guitars (no longer trading)  

Supportact

Fingerpick with flesh/nails combination. Nails quite short, just enough to get some on the string.

Also plectrum for strumming. I went through loads of different ones including some of the expensive ones. Ended up with jim dunlop medium gels. 

Mellish

Spot on @Gandalph.

Eagle Music stock them  

Jimbro66

Finger style with mainly nails and a little flesh. Always some variety of thumb pick depending on what music I’m playing.

I only used a pick on an acoustic for the couple of years I was into bluegrass and cross-picking. I very rarely strum an acoustic.

Lestratcaster

Almost all the time I use a pick, the tortex yellow 0.73mm. Rarely do fingerpicking but if I do its the pop folky style stuff using thumb for the bass notes and first two fingers for melody.

Soupman

Fred Kelly speedpick and middle and/or index finger.

If I break a nail I may use an Alaska pick. I've found Alaska picks are the most natural feeling alternative.

bertie

@Mellish ;
@Gandalph ;
well that was either fortunate or a bloody jinx.............. broke my thumbnail off last night..................... lets hope they arrive soon !

thecolourbox

I play both acoustic and electric without a pick, I know how to use one I just don't particularly like the sound for the stuff I play.

All fingers and no nails on acoustic as I'm a nail biter.

I use my thumb and index pushed together on electric to kind of use nails as a more percussive effect I guess

guitarjack66

Picks,around 0.73mm or 0.88mm. Also fingerstyle using thumb and fingers,rather than one or another. Cannot get on with thumb picks even though I try regularly.

Mellish

@bertie ; - ouch!

But I'm sure you'll like the FK Speedpicks. To me, a thumbpick always feels bulky but these don't - much less material  

bertie

Mellish said:

@bertie ; - ouch!

But I'm sure you'll like the FK Speedpicks. To me, a thumbpick always feels bulky but these don't - much less material  

when I say "off"  I mean just down to the bit where its attached............ not the whole nail 
It split down the middle, at an angle and had to cut it back with clippers to prevent "pain"

Mellish

@bertie, ; - try to get a green one as well, if you can, just so you can brag about it if nothing else  

bertie

Mellish said:

@bertie, ; - try to get a green one as well, if you can, just so you can brag about it if nothing else  

cant find one anywhere mate 

Mellish

@bertie ; - can't you? Try Icon Music. I think I got a green one from there for a mate a couple of years ago.

His name's Tom, give him a bell. He's got a website  

westford

Fingers, can't get on with a pick and have tried a lot of different ones.