All About Fingerpick Materials & How They Sound

[@lesnyd]

Perry’s cobalt plated finger picks also prevent the scratchy sound that I would get after playing a while. Rubbing them in my denim jeans would help, but it’s not necessary with the cobalt picks. I love ‘em.

[@andyjones9386]

I've been using National NP2 picks for 50 years.They have served me well.I've really never tried any others because these suit me just fine.I use a plastic thumb pick,however.

[@backcountrybluegrass4770]

Love my Bluechip thumb pick and BP finger picks from the banjo Ben store.brightest picks ever...

[@alanstordal5621]

🎶Finger 🪕Picking Good...🎶

[@shineoncoffee4772]

This is a great idea for a video. I need to experiment.

[@ronaldhowell4146]

Slightly different in tone, I don't play banjo but I could see it making a big difference live on a Mic, great detail that can help somebody's tone style, I didn't know any better when I 1st started playing guitar using a pick I cut out from a milk jug, then a real pick, sure makes a difference, good information

[@bargeutube]

Perhaps I'm missing something here, but as the string does not start to vibrate (and create a note) until it has left the pick, how can pick material alter the tone?

[@BanjoBen]

When it leaves the string, the material matters. Think about the difference between playing strings with bare fingers vs. picks.

[@NeinFeline]

The friction via both the string and the plectrum is what affects the tone. You can get a chripy high frequency sound or a warmer or darker tone with other material.

[@waynechurchill7212]

Stainless steel seems to be tiny sound brass seam to be warmer sound

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

I find that the Stainless Steel picks have less friction/resistance and are better for my style of playing, however, they hurt my fingers so I cannot use them for extended periods!

[@BanjoBen]

Interesting, my Shelor picks are very comfortable.

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

@@BanjoBen - I need to find out whether I can purchase these in Australia?

[@archtopp1]

This is what it means to me. No one but the banjo player hears any difference. Certainly not anyone from the audience will hear any difference. If loud is your thing, go for what you feel works the best, but there's a happy medium for everyone. I'm not into buying a banjo or a guitar or mandolin and then trying to make more volume and chase the sound. I have to be satisfied with my puechase. I find much more differeces with flatpicks than with metal picks. The only this is friction from the metal picks on the strings and if you polish you metal picks..you can cut down on that also.

[@timothyriley4209]

What's the song played at the end of the video?

[@x5-acousticguitarstuff.2]

Metal Finger Picks are GREAT on Guitar.

[@donaldfair4259]

Adam I noticed that you have a blue chip thumb pick . I use J D Crowe and Russ Carson brands . 🪕 Which do you use ?

[@bartholomewblack33]

All sounded the same to me?

[@BanjoBen]

The difference is subtle but it's there, for sure. Probably can't hear the difference from a phone but my desktop speakers can tell.

[@bartholomewblack33]

Banjo Ben Clark Thats a fair comment actually, I am only listening on an iPad, I will have to upgrade

[@fullshark09]

you didn't talk about gauges tho

[@bomark2002]

Dude you hitting the weights a little bit? Lol

[@lowcountryboys6575]

Wheres the intro

[@sowhatitsjustme]

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