I think those clicks are an desireable advantage not an unfortunate consequence of using acrylic nails! And Rick, if yer still listening to that album - you won't hear that click any clearer then at the start of LOST LITTLE CHILDREN - when I first heard it, I thought, "hey, I don;t remember a percussion track!"

Are still using 'em Rick, Mick? I still swear by 'em. I have gone as long as 5 weeks between 'repairs' - but I usually go every 2/3 weeks.

The only disadvantage I've seen is that when they begin to grow out, yuo can get a ridge at the point where the acrylic meets the nail, way down low on the nail - and since I often use the surface of the nail to brush, I can catch the string at that ridge. If this happens I can simply file down the ridge. It doesn't happen much.

It's funny, since I've been doing the acrylics on 3 nails (I considered NOT doing my thumb and only doing two because I almost never broke my thumb nail) I have started using my little finger quite a bit for accent on the high string. So now I use four nails to pick - but don't bother with acrylic on the fourth, since I can easily adjust if it breaks.

Anyway - today it's time to go get 'em filled so I wondered what ever happened to this thread.