General Music Chat

Slacker, (or anybody that is currently conversing with me LOL) is there something on the market other than fingerpicks that can act as basically a fingernail? that I can glue onto what's left of my fingernail on my right hand ring finger? there is just a flappy nubbin' left and my fingernails are thin anyhow ..how do you get a nice thick fingernail in the first place that is nice and stout and not so brittle as to break like glass? must be some special dietary supplement or somethin.. our last email we were discussing fingernails, or at least you were ..TIA Slacker, (or anybody else that does not have me pegged as an asshole and giving me the silent treatment) LMAO

turned wrenches long enough, and operated pneumatic wrenches long enough to do nerve damage that causes partial numbness to middle finger and index finger. on right hand so I hold a flat pick with index finger and thumb and pick with that and ring finger ..don't use the ringg finger much but enough to have worn it off as photo points out.. I think Jerry Reed used that same setup.. for some reason I have better coordination too with using a pick between the index finger and thumb and ring finger combo, as opposed to pick between the thumb and index finger and middle finger.. but overall partial numbness forced me to try something new picking wise and found out it is better for me than before.. on gut string I can still pick using no pick just fingers since the tension is easier on the fingers..

my favorite guitarist when it comes to chicken pickin'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iywt3tbGbSE

alright, maybe these will work, when jook mentioned DUNLOP, i remembered something

I was getting set to get some rude stares shopping for fake nails at the beauty supply section @ wallyworld..LOL that and some superglue and an exacto knife to trim the fake nail down a little LOL

Well have to start calling you Mr T with all that gold bling, Dayne!

yeah, maybe I will put all 4 of 'em on for show..flashing my hand like that one Black Oak Arkansas album cover

except those are thimbles so Jim Dandy can perform the best washboard playing in history

wore this tune out too, it was so hip sounding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H0m2-_-xMY

THE HALLS OF KARMA!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MQYPPE ... H0m2-_-xMY

this thread must be the master of FRIVOLITY.!

i've never been a fingerpick guy and prefer to play dobro w bare fingers. but sometimes when playing straightup acoustic w/o using it's pickup or a mic, i'll have to so i can compete w the volume of a loud banjo and/or fiddle.

i've tried just about all of them. these are pretty good because they allow you the "skin on string contact" that i miss when wearing traditional style f-picks.

i have no idea what chicken picking would be like w them.