I've never adapted to fingerpicks, though I use a thumb pick. My fingerstyle involves occassional frailing which always tears the fingerpicks off my fingers, and I've tried every fingerpick at Elderly and The 12th Fret.

Anyway, congratulations on your new guitar! You'll be wanting another soon, maybe a 12 string, classical, tenor, baritone, 6 string for other tunings, electric, resonator, lapsteel, travel guitar, 7 string...

And speaking of Canadian guitars, did you see the Linda Manzer 8 string on the 12th Fret website? Droolworthiness incarnate.

Peace, Mooh.