Since I discovered the Bumble bee, I haven't been able to use anything else, they're my favorites !!

Well y'all must be hearing things differently than me. All I notice is excessive 'scraping' sound on the strings. I can get cleaner sounds using metal, National steel finger picks. To each his own.

Love all Fred Kelly picks have them all

Smart. Very cool can’t wait to try them. I really like the idea of the thumbpick and being able to adjust the Angles.

I love the clear Fred Kelly Freedom picks. I've tried every type of fingerpick there is and the clear Freedoms are the most comfortable to wear and give the best tone.

This sounds great, I have to get some of these picks.

This Fred Kelly orange medium thumb pick IS one of my favorite picks. Use it daily. Now I need to buy MORE!

Fantastic!

The genus is a genius. Hearing impaired like me and can play beautifully

Well, good luck getting any response from these people if you have an issue with the picks you purchased. Email after email unanswered. They are painful - cutting into my cuticle and pinching my finger. What a waste of money! Original comment: I just received my freedom picks today. Is there a way to expand them a little? I love the way they assimilate my fingernail but they pinch my fingers so they’re pretty uncomfortable.

Great story, legendary picks!

I just found out about these guitar player helpers. The Bumblebee seems like what I have been looking for. Love Mr. Kelly…seems like a great man and I am so grateful for people trying to solve some of these little issues we have. He seems to have a decade or so on me, but I always chewed my nails and now that I’m getting older my nails are getting brittle and now when I try to be disciplined and grow them they break. And I have no desire to glue plastic onto my fingers. Thanks…keep on play’n forever.

Hey Margy!! So great to meet you on the phone!! Fred Kelly makes guitar playing easier and better..thanks to YOU!! Frets and Refrains 2022!!

What an informative video. Thank you.

Someone showed me one of his Speed picks about 20 years ago and I've been using them ever since. I never knew the back story until now.

Just purchased today on the recommendation of my banjo teacher for claw hammer playing!

Very good! A+

I've tried all sorts of picks, from Dunlop to Red Bear. Nothing stands up against a flat Fred Kelly poly, light gauge, old style (with knurling all the way to the edge) pick.

Absolutely a must for classical and flamenco guitarists ,,,, Fred Kelly poly freedom picks are very comfortable and made of good quality material ,,,, I will always recommend them to anyone that plays string instruments

Thank you. Already purchased directly from the website. I had two of my fingers partially amputated due to an accident and these picks saved my guitar playing.

Not much finesse there just noise.

What a great video and story !!

Fred Kelly is my fucking savior. I cut my nails to learn the piano and his picks are the only ones that make my guitar playing still possible. Thank you, sir.

Thank you, Fred & crew. I just got my Variety pack and the samples you threw in with my order. I'm having a lot of fun trying it all out. The Freedom picks are new to me and they're helping me get on with Travis picking.

I have been using the bumble bee for about a year or so now. I was never able to make thumb picks work for me until these. Tilt the sharp end to about 11 o'clock and you can shred or finger pick. They WEAR down quickly if you shred. I have found a fix for WEAR. Dab super glue on the worn area then sprinkle baking soda on area. Use nail file to smooth down. It is now a much harder surface then before. Shreds better. I dearly love these picks. I set mine on 11 o'clock and super glue it in place. Always perfect.

I commented on a different t video as well, but will leave this one too in the hopes that you see it! How’s your crown doing?(😉). I am enjoying your original compositions and your blessed talent, as you said I would. You should try Reddit! Live broadcast capabilities, 24 hours a day worldwide! You can even see, in real-time, people’s comments and encouragement(s) as you play! I bet you would enjoy that, and I know you could bless many people With your talent. Keep on pickin’, Midnight Man! 😊👍🏻

EXCELLENT VIDEO

Respect...ordered today. But on Amazon they are for sale €24 a piece. Why?

RIP

I miss hearing him play

Does anyone know if I can play this pick left handed or would it won't work cause on how its designed

Low key, Fred could pick...

Very nice song & playing. Cheers.

Hands down the best thumb pick available. Orange speed picks are all I use . They're great for travis picking , great for the blues style I play , and with enough practice they're just as good at surf stuff as a regular pick.

Just discovered these picks. I've been a Dunlop Jazz 3 user for 25 years. During the cold months I lose pinch strength in my right hand due to an old neck injury. I never felt comfortable with regular thumb picks, but the Bumblebee feels great. I've always been more of a flat pick & hybrid player, but now I feel like it won't be hopeless to start working on my fingerpicking more seriously. Thanks Fred for this wonderful innovation. I look forward to trying out the freedom picks as well.

I'm still in beginner stages but what I finally discovered works best for me are 2 jazz bumblebees, one on the thumb and one on the pad of the index finger with the index being my main goto for strumming and the higher strings. It allows the index to pick in both directions and gives me strumming sensitivity that I otherwise had problems with. Also the index pick can come in at an angle for smoother playing. Maybe it's because we use the index in writing that it makes it feel so natural to use it in playing. Trim the picks as needed if you wish.

RIP Freddy!!!!

Fred. I enjoyed your playing. I would suggest a Gibson acoustic for the sound of your style of music. The Taylor just doesn’t have the needed tone and bass thump.

Looking for the right thumb pick to start finger style. Like the idea of being able to switch back to flat picking on the fly. Will look at the freedom picks as well...I’ve already have had suspend finger style practice after I’ve ripped into my ring finger nail!

Been goin around for Y E A R S ! ! !

I gotta get me some of these

This is an awesome video!! Thanks! Great job.

Yikes - some nail fungus action going . . .

Just got your picks great I,ll get back to ya

Are there any available KZbin lessons on how to play like that?

Great job! Nice picks!

The Freedom Picks are hardly "Freedom" at all. I found these to be clumsy and clickedy clackedy. They do not allow for the freedom Nails give, Alaska picks would be my second choice if I didn't have a good set of nails.

How can I measure my fingers (what are the measurements) so I know what sizes (large, medium, small) I need. I don't want to buy picks to throw them out. I'm loocking this information fot the Finger Delrin Freedom, the Thumb Light Slick Pick and the Thumb Bumblebee Jazz Teardrop Medium.

I have a set of Freedom picks and they are a little clumsy. Nothing works better than the human nails! If I should break one, I may use the freedom picks.

I have a few "Slick picks" and they tend to be just that _ slick. No thanks!