matt, thanks for the mention of the alaska picks
you have a point about finger picking and plectrum,but Idont entirely agree with you,if we analyze the bum ditty,it is done the dit,with one finger down or occasionally up[lunsford]that can be done the same on a plectrum,drop thumbing[as it is often the adjacent string] or its equivalent is actually easier with a plectrum,plucking two notes together is more difficult unless they are adjacent stringsthen itseasy to a double stop with a flat pick [i agree it will sound slightly different tonally],and it doesnt happen simultaneously,yes it is limted in comparison to finger picking ,but my idea was to use it as well as fingerpicking,as i do with guitar.
anyway thanks evertyone for their thoughts