Alaska Pik finger picks -- any users?
D Stewart
mark...@ix.snetcom.com
wrote:
>Anyone here ever try the Alaska Pik fingerpicks? What do you think?
>
>
I am trying to get used to them, but I suspect one needs to carve,
sand and file to get the things to fit comfortably. I spoke with
Chris Proctor about these, and he swears by them. He insists that
once you get them cut up right for your individual (and specific)
fingers it is hard to remember that you have them on. I don't have
that problem, I know exactly when I have them on by the foul mood I
am in '8) I guess it is hard for me to quit using fingernails.
Being blessed with extremely durable nails I will likely end up the
old dog who refuses the new tricks. Give 'em a try though, they don't
exactly break the bank or anything.
Mark
j.o.
I never liked metal fingerpicks, and the Alaskas felt more natural. I've
used the for three years. I used to file, clip and shape them before use,
but after I got use to them, I prefer them right out of the bag.
I used to use them with National thumbpicks but the Nat's are a very soft
plastic that loosens up and/or wears out quickly. Dunlops never felt right
for me. I like Golden Gates.
D Stewart <d...@dswebspamkiller.net> wrote in article
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Jim McWhirter
>Anyone here ever try the Alaska Pik fingerpicks? What do you think?
>
really "violent" with my attack on the strings (when appropriate!) and
occasionally the picks fly off in odd directions when I do this. However,
they are MUCH better than any other finger pick I have tried, when it comes
to simulating the feel of nails. By feel I mean where and how the nail/pick
strike and attack the string. I could probably get used to them - but I am
seriously considering going no-nails cold turkey for six months to see if I
can get used to playing with just fingertip flesh. There seems to be a
trend in this direction and I would love to not have to worry about nails or
picks.
Jim
D Stewart
the Alaska picks to get a brighter sound. I didn't know flesh was really
used much...
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come in handy. The plastic ones are the only finger picks I've EVER been able
to use.
Two suggestions to make them stay on: (1) buy the small sizes, and (2) I even
have a roll of surgical thin tape (purchased at local drug store), which I
wrap around the plastic foundation on my finger, to make sure they stay put.
As long as you don't wrap the tape too tightly, cutting off your circulation,
this helps.
When these piks are "fitted" properly on your fingers, I can truly forget
about having them on.
Chris
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Michael A. Murphy
anymore locally, and i'm down to my last set.
thanks,
mike
jeff...@york.com
getting used to but I feel they are a much better alternative to fake nails or
natural nails. You can play loud or soft with them and depending on how you
file and shape them you can very the amount of flesh you get in your attack. I
did have trouble keeping them in place but now I use medical tape around the
base of each of them and they are held firmly in place.
In article <8nlF2.2065$BQ6.8...@news.inreach.com>,
"Jim McWhirter" <mcwh...@union.edu> wrote:
> D Stewart wrote in message
> >Anyone here ever try the Alaska Pik fingerpicks? What do you think?
> >
> I've used them as a substitute when I have a broken nail. I tend to get
> really "violent" with my attack on the strings (when appropriate!) and
> occasionally the picks fly off in odd directions when I do this. However,
> they are MUCH better than any other finger pick I have tried, when it comes
> to simulating the feel of nails. By feel I mean where and how the nail/pick
> strike and attack the string. I could probably get used to them - but I am
> seriously considering going no-nails cold turkey for six months to see if I
> can get used to playing with just fingertip flesh. There seems to be a
> trend in this direction and I would love to not have to worry about nails or
> picks.
>
> Jim
>
>
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