I have been a completely religious convert to Alaska Piks for about three years. In 25 years of playing, I had never got the hang of regular fingerpicks (I didn't know you were supposed to put them on backwards, if indeed you are.)

They can still be improved upon though. There's got to be a synthetic material that's better than that crappy plastic which tends to crack in the middle. I got a set of brass ones and they are much more durable, and can be adjusted to stay on your fingers better. BUT they make a nasty scraping sound on wound strings. I knew this was a problem when not only I heard it, but my daughter informed me in no uncertain terms--she actually begged me not to use them within shot of her tender ears. I still use em sometimes but judiciously.

Maybe they could do them in Tortex?

Bill C