fingernail substitutes to pick with

[BarryC]

Hi,

 

Ive recently been dabbling in lap slide guitar (a la Ben Harper etc) on a modified acoustic. Now i bite my nails, so recently bought some picks (not sure of official name) you can put on your fingers to act as a "long nail". at the moment im a bit clumsy using them .i tries going without for a while,but the tips of my fingers got sore,and lacked clarity cos i aint got any nails!

now the ones i got got a "L" on them, and the thumb one has "M". now do these stand for the size of the picks, or the thickness of them?they are a wee bit tight, maybe thats how they are supposed to be?? are there any kind of medium gauage ones, or a certain type to go for in particular for the type of playing i use it for?i also pick on a standard guitar too, so will try them out for this too....any help would be appreciated.

 

thanks

 

Barry

[Greymuzzle]

Now, Barry.

 

The 'L' and 'M' work a bit like the 'L' and 'R' on yer rubber boots...

 

but I suggest you forget about that and get yourself a set of Alaska picks. Google them.

It'll keep you occupied and away from yer other habits like nail bitin', and that admitted in yer sig.

 

Wotcha doin' Barry?

I'm playin' lap slide guitar.

There's no guitar there Barry!

 

See what happens when you give "Too much information!" when ther e are other Irish posters on a forum.

 

Sorry, but as Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist everything except temptation."

 

seriously though, do check out the Alaska Picks...

[Freeman Keller]

Most lap slide players use regular plastic thumb picks (Dunlop makes good ones) and metal finger picks (the best are probably National, but they are really hard to find). This is the same setup a banjo player would use - and frankly they are really hard to get used to.

 

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/National-Picks-Nickel-Silver-Finger-Picks?sku=116500

 

You can soften the thumb pick in hot water to make if fit better and some people sand the point down a little. The fingerpicks can be bent to fit tightly on our fingertips and follow the curve of the end.

 

The Alaska pick fit over the top of your finger and under the nail so they act as an extension of the nail. I've got a set but never really adjusted to them. Some fingerstyle players who can keep nails use acrylics and John Renborn even glued pieces of ping pong balls on to his natural nails.

 

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Alaska-Pik-Finger-Pick?sku=110630

 

Best solution might be to put some of that nasty tasting stuff on your nails so you won't bite them.

[BarryC]

Now, Barry. The 'L' and 'M' work a bit like the 'L' and 'R' on yer rubber boots... but I suggest you forget about that and get yourself a set of Alaska picks. Google them. It'll keep you occupied and away from yer other habits like nail bitin', and that admitted in yer sig. Wotcha doin' Barry? I'm playin' lap slide guitar. There's no guitar there Barry! See what happens when you give "Too much information!" when ther e are other Irish posters on a forum. Sorry, but as Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist everything except temptation." seriously though, do check out the Alaska Picks...

 

lol :D there i was thinking i was the only one!! well, my sig has nothing got to do with my private life!! alaska pics and nationals ill google them. watch out for dodgy slide player in venue near u soon!! "wait, i can play this guys.wait.5 more mins...!"

[BarryC]

Most lap slide players use regular plastic thumb picks (Dunlop makes good ones) and metal finger picks (the best are probably National, but they are really hard to find). This is the same setup a banjo player would use - and frankly they are really hard to get used to. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/National-Picks-Nickel-Silver-Finger-Picks?sku=116500 You can soften the thumb pick in hot water to make if fit better and some people sand the point down a little. The fingerpicks can be bent to fit tightly on our fingertips and follow the curve of the end. The Alaska pick fit over the top of your finger and under the nail so they act as an extension of the nail. I've got a set but never really adjusted to them. Some fingerstyle players who can keep nails use acrylics and John Renborn even glued pieces of ping pong balls on to his natural nails. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Alaska-Pik-Finger-Pick?sku=110630 Best solution might be to put some of that nasty tasting stuff on your nails so you won't bite them.

 

cheers for the info. my granny used put that on my nails years ago, but i used go in to the bathroom to wash it off.....im stressed these days!!

[DaveAronow]

Lee press on nails are great. I wear them all the time. I also wear dresses and lipstick ,so ,you may want to take this into consideration.

[BarryC]

Lee press on nails are great. I wear them all the time. I also wear dresses and lipstick ,so ,you may want to take this into consideration.

 

 

:eek:

[Freeman Keller]

Here was a discussion at the reso forum about picks or no on a weissenborn

 

http://www.guitarseminars.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/018097.html