Hey all,
I am curious about this. When I was taking lessons the guy that was my teacher was at one time the West Virginia State Banjo Champion. He was a great teacher and an even better guy.
I would fool around and try any and all picks I could get my hands on. In fact right now I have a small case that probably has 100 picks in it that I have collected over the years. One day as I was leaving I saw his jar of picks that he sold to players. It had a bunch of thumb picks in it that banjo players use. I put one on and thought "why not?" So I got 4 or 5 of them in different styles and took them home to try. To my surprise I really liked them and I still do.
The pic is always in the perfect position. You don't have to worry about how hard or soft to hold the pick, you can "customize" them to just about any way you want them and they're cheap. I really like the tone they produce, it's nice and bright on my Weber F. I found them to be brighter than just about all other picks I have tried.
I just wondered if I am some kind of weirdo by using these "banjo" picks to play my mandolin.
Has anyone else tried them and decided to stay with using them? What do you think about them and the sound they produced from your mandolin?
I'd like to hear your thoughts and experience with Thumb Picks...if you have any.
Thanks
nalajr
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