Steel vs Plastic fingerpicks

[@thejakeyboi]

Thank you for the comparison, appreciated. I must say - that's an impressive CD collection!

[@Kennardy]

I second that! Impressive indeed! I he were to lay them flat, they would cover every wall in the house. Oh, and great informative video, too!

[@AC-he8ln]

I always thought fingerpicks were wore the other way around, as if they were nails. Feel stupid now.

[@tdore5205]

Same here!

[@cobeycobb]

Ditto!

[@SeanDaNerd]

I thought so too loooool

[@AC-he8ln]

At least I did not have to try them in front of people, would have been so humiliating to be approached by some guitar player while playing and hear him whispering in my ear.

[@MrJones-xw8mn]

I guess you can throw me in that pool, as well. I never used them but I know a lot of chicken pickers grow their nails out, which is a no for me, so I assumed people used these like fingernail substitutes.

[@kasperchristensen8416]

0:12 Bare fingers 1:09 Steel picks 1:40 Steel picks, take 2 2:28 Plastic picks 2:53 Bare fingers, take 2

[@CharleySuede]

Excellent playing, sir.

[@paulart119]

Very nice. I was looking exactly for this kind of review. Looks like the metal sounds brighter than the plastic. I am a long time finger style player and one more thing I was looking for is guitars that accommodate larger hands or more room on the fret board

[@New-Player]

Am i the only one that loves the rhythm , the song it's sooo perfect

[@jasoneastabrook]

Nooooo I’ve been wearing them the other way round and it was never working so I just gave up 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@equiidiana]

I was looking for this to make sure I wasn't not to buy something I would regret, thank you!

[@ineedstuff8286]

Big thanks!, had no idea how to wear em

[@franciscovega2042]

I've acquired a picking style now and i use my bare fings but ofcourse the sound isn't as load as with a pick but my accuracy goes down and I'm not able to execute my own arrangements.

[@swankieOW]

really calming tutorial. thanks - hope yo have a good day :)

[@Kennardy]

Thank you. This was a great demonstration!

[@naifabdalkreem8294]

Using bare fingers provides a much better dynamic range than plastic finger picks. The sound of metal scraping just doesn’t appeal to me. However, I’m thinking about cutting my long, hard fingernails because they raise eyebrows in professional settings, there’re just aren’t very presentable. I suppose I’ll have to make do with plastic fingernails for now. Thank you for the video, very informative !

[@JiggywattArt]

anyone know if these picks can be used for strumming or other styles like flamenco? Curious if those picks would snag anywhere when doing more strumming motions.

[@theOGhuggybear]

Awesome video

[@GrantR72]

Do you have or remember the tab played in this video for Freight Train? Sound great!

[@waynechurchill7212]

Great info great sounding guitar

[@hoydilla]

Thank you for the demos. I like your ragtime style playing. Do you know if the plastic picks would work with classical guitar

[@PeterKeaneMusic]

@@hoydilla not sure but I’ll bet they would

[@ghadeerswid5372]

Thank you sir that was so helpful!

[@milesowen81]

Is there any way i can learn what you played?? I could sit and play that for hours, so cool

[@azbrez]

This was so helpful -- and thanks for covering Elizabeth Cotten!

[@toshibell08]

What song is it?

[@azbrez]

@@toshibell08 What you're playing is her first big one, Freight Train kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4auaZijnryUmLc she inspired a lot of pickers. she actually played left-handed too. she's got a pretty cool story.

[@toshibell08]

@@azbrez Thank you!

[@darrendix5163]

Gotta tell ya, I just love my Alaska picks, not for the thumb, but for the index finger like I use it (Doc Watson style!) or for the middle finger as well. Of course, I use a thumb pick as well.

[@kurtismayer0994]

What song is he picking?

[@chrysafis]

just tried the tone deaf steel and I have the same problem with scraping the wound G string.

[@murraysmusic5121]

i have a solution. you can either raise the neck of the guitar by putting the in between your left and right leg, similar to that of a classical guitar. you can also rotate the pick on the index finger so it’s almost on the corner of your index fingers nail. those tend to work for me. hope that helps

[@aaronvannatta9329]

so the main purpose of fingerpicks is to preserve your fingertips? I'm a beginner, but I'm interested in genres that happen to use almost exclusively fingerstyle picking, and I feel like it's a difficult thing to pull off in the long term without growing your nails out. For whatever reason I thought fingerpicks were meant to take place of the nail, is that wrong? Might be a stupid question, but I dunno what I dunno, y'know?

[@cameronh123456]

It just gives more of a tone than the skin of the fingers would give.

[@PeterKeaneMusic]

Hi Aaron - there are various options besides fingerpicks...bare fingers ( Mississippi John Hurt ), natural fingernails ( Merle Travis / Chet Atkins ), fake nails/extensions ( James Taylor or Pete Anderson) - just need to experiment and see what you like best. When I was playing in noisy bars every night I needed to really cut through AND not get blisters so fingerpicks really were essential. Nowadays I typically use bare fingers with just a bit of nail.

[@gracebcct]

@@PeterKeaneMusic I do believe his question was focused, like I was that the pick is on the meat of the finger not replacing the finger nail. So the question was, is it more difficult to hit the string with the bottom meaty part verses the fingernail itself which is what most of us beginners are trying to accomplish. As I picture it in my mind I think I can see where it would be easier to pick from the underneath meaty part rather than the nail. Thank you so much for your response. I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

[@OkcStarX]

I so was about to wear these backwards 🤣

[@isaacflorentine]

Thank you!

[@siddharthapradhan4823]

What's name of the song u played ??

[@tjbroussard3524]

Which did you prefer?

[@vtphan2012]

I just pick with my thumb and fingers. Is it easy to adapt to these? Thanks.

[@cameronh123456]

Shouldnt be any different, as they sit around the curve of your thumb.

[@Xxxxxrrr6464]

Thanks

[@yogadaily9864]

On and off I've been wanting to learn finger style picking for guitar as just strumming chords gets really boring for me. Yet my hold up is how the HELL do you actually finger pick, like what the method do you use. I refuse to grow out my finger nails as that would be super annoying for me. I also do not like the idea of nail extensions. Using a regular pick I feel is limiting cause I always wonder how guitar players get such a full sound if they're not using a pick and if they are, it's probably limiting being stuck with just that one note at a time, like what if you have to play two as part of the bass?? I'm understanding more that most guitar players have their nails grown out, or they're using some type of extension. If only I had a finger style picking guide because it's too overwhelming to learn it on my own...

[@PeterKeaneMusic]

@@yogadaily9864 it’s perfectly fine to just use bare fingers. I did that for many years and still do around home if I don’t need a lot of volume.

[@MikeDIY]

What is that tune?

[@PeterKeaneMusic]

Freight Train

[@MikeDIY]

Thanks!

[@מנגו-ר1ח]

Great playing. What is the name of the piece?

[@HickoryJ]

Pretty sure it's "freight train" by Elizabeth Cotton

[@agamerzero5442]

Song

[@weenerdawg3972]

what is the name of the song? or are you improvising? also i bought a plastic finger pick it was would i could find and i found that i could strum way more naturally then with a pick, maybe because i started with ukulele? that could be what's up? so idk how to get a steel finderpick i want to learn whatever you'r playing it's amazing

[@erikw3105]

The song is Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotton! 👍

[@armand41]

"Freight Train," Elizabeth Cotten

[@NYGiantsDiEhArD]

The metal ones sound too grindy whereas the plastic ones are nice and doinky. The metal ones remind me of playing with a quarter when you can’t find a pick. Anybody remember those days? 😅

[@bobgreen8142]

Very useful! I play fingerstyle and like a bit of fingernail for crispness and to protect my fingers but have a tendency to break nails, usually non-guitar related. Also, I play bass which ideally should be done without fingernail interference, so maybe a set of picks would suit me. I wasn't keen on the scrape of the metal picks so I will try a set of plastic picks.

[@cpr2450]

Fingerpick scraping on strings is the reason I hate to use fingerpicks. It takes away from the the delivery of the performance..

[@murraysmusic5121]

there are a couple of ways that you get around it. i typically rotate the pick on my index finger and leave the middle as is. if you don’t want to do that, you can place the guitar in between your left and right leg, very similar to how a classical guitar is held. both work, but you might need to experiment around to get your preferred position.

[@richardjacobs8996]

Great demo of the old, traditional picks. Anything on new ones? Alaskapik, Fred Kelly and such?

[@PeterKeaneMusic]

Richard Jacobs thanks! I looked at some Alaskapiks today at the store but didn’t like the feel of them. Although I know some people love them. I sometimes use the Fred Kelly bumblebee thumbpick which I like.

[@richardjacobs8996]

Peter Keane cool. Been picking over 50 years now but can never stick with any of em long enough. And elderly is a treasure. Didn’t know you’re mich based. Outside Detroit myself. Love your stuff.

[@PeterKeaneMusic]

Richard Jacobs I’m in Texas but years ago when I played the Ten Pound Fiddle in Lansing I did an in-store at Elderly and fell in live with the place.

[@markagreen2393]

Mr. Kelly passed away here in northern Michigan this month. www.sorensonlockwood.com/obituaries/print?o_id=6844302

[@tedpeterson1156]

Do they make steel thumb picks?

[@jamessanders8013]

Of course du

[@cleangoblin2021]

It is useful

[@ruki4585]

👏👏👏👏

[@sowhatitsjustme]

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life

[@MrSlipperyJimmy]

Fire comment

[@tedscott1478]

Bare fingers with a thumb pick on? WTF