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Old Man Ned:
Thanks for all the suggestions. I have had some success using the clip that Slack linked. It's taken a couple of goes but it's certainly making the pick more pliable and fitting better to the thumb.

Many Thanks,
Ned

Stuart:

--- Quote from: Rivers on April 20, 2022, 12:37:52 AM ---$35 for a thumbpick wax? Seems a bit OTT to me.
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That's for a dozen, Mark. Some places sell singles:

https://www.stringsbymail.com/golden-gate-gp-8-large-extra-thick-pearloid-thumb-pick-one-pick-21516.html

Here's the slimmed down Amazon link/URL (More like Costco packaging if you ask me--Maybe we need to form a thumb pick buyers club):

https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Gate-Pearloid-Thumb-Picks/dp/B0052S3TDK

Sorry to hear about the accident, Ned. Ouch! Hopefully it will heal up soon with no lasting effects.

There's always a chance the Golden Gate GP-8 is carried by a music store. If you find yourself close to one in your travels, it might be worth checking. You never know.

waxwing:

--- Quote from: Rivers on April 20, 2022, 12:37:52 AM ---$35 for a thumbpick wax? Seems a bit OTT to me.

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Yeah, sorry, Mark, I was just posting the first pic that came up when I googled, probably as it was on my buyer history. Most music stores, especially those with a bluegrass bent, carry them.

I think because they have so much surface area in contact with the thumb they spread out the pressure and are more comfortable.

Wax

Rivers:
gotcha

Tim Connor:
I really like Black Mountain picks (https://blackmountainpicks.com/). It's like a flatpick clipped to your thumb, they're spring-loaded so they don't grip any harder than they need to, and they make it easy to switch between finger- and flat-picking if you like to do that.

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