MAG,

The first finger picks I have ever felt comfortable with are a new design by Pro-Pick. They are metal fingerpicks with a difference. The pick end has a substantial hole cut out so the tip of your finger pokes through and you get some of the "feel" of naked fingerpicking along with the clarity of a stiff pick. They also come in a style with a "split" finger band. The band is about as wide as a National metal finger pick, but it is split so there are two pieces wrapping around each side of your finger. They come in regular and large sizes as well.

They are more comfortable and firmer than any pick I have tried. Unfortunately, they retail for $3 and change per pick!!! Ouch!!

If your local store does not carry them, you can mail order. I found them in an ad in Acoustic Guitar magazine. I swear by them instead of swear at them!. Now if only they came in day glo colors so I would not "misplace" so many of them.

Roger in Baltimore