powerandwisdom wrote:

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Well, I've been very impressed with the tone I hear from players using a thumbpick. A while back I bought one and decided to give it a go.

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What a train wreck! It was like the first time I was on ice skates, or the first time I went skiing. It got all tangled up in the wrong strings and was just awful! Subsequent attempts have been about the same. Has anyone else here managed to get past this initial stage? Are you filing the thing down to make it easier or just using it as is?

P&W take a look at the Fred Kelly Slick Pick. It is much shorter and smaller. Also, the Fred Kelly speed pick. I used the speed pick for a while and I cut the tip off just a little and reshaped it to have the curve back. Then I went to the Fred Kelly Slick Pick and I haven't looked back since. I can now switch from no thumbpick to Slick Pic and the transition is a breeze. I have a bunch of the Slick Picks to if you can't find them drop me a PM with your address and I will send you one. They come in light, medium and heavy. I have tried them all but seem to like the orange one the most. I think that is the medium but you would have to look it up on his website.

Anyway let me know, PM with address, if you want me to send you one to try.
Ragtime man

I really like them and for me they avoid the train wreck you show above.