Thumb pick

Subject: Thumb pick shop.
From: Fingerbuster
Date: 04 Oct 02 - 12:35 PM

Hi all, does anyone know of a (music)shop that sells o/s thumbpicks?
It seems the good people at "Dunlop" have dainty,petite thumbs,
and expect everyone to be the same, even their large size ones after careful bending and tweaking still cut circulation off after 45 seconds.

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: jonm
Date: 04 Oct 02 - 12:50 PM

If you dunk a regular dunlop thumb pick into hot water for several minutes, it softens slightly and can be re-shaped to suit a larger thumb while still warm. It took me several goes to succeed without burning myself or breaking the pick.

My objective was to shape it for left hand use, which resulted in abject failure. It appears that the only place such items are for sale is on manufacturers' websites in boxes of 1000!

If there happen to be another 999 left-handed thumbpickers out there willing to share a bulk order.......?

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 04 Oct 02 - 12:56 PM

Have you tried HERCO's thumbpicks?

They're the best in my book...

;-)

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: catspaw49
Date: 04 Oct 02 - 01:00 PM

Try Golden Gate thumbpicks.....Similar but better than Dunlop and sizing is better.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: Leadfingers
Date: 04 Oct 02 - 05:27 PM

If ou can put up with the idea of a metal thumb pick,Dunlop do one
that seems to work for me.Reasonably sized and very rebendable to fit.

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: Big Mick
Date: 04 Oct 02 - 09:26 PM

I agree with Clinton with regard to Herco Thumbpicks. As long as you stay with the heavy or extra heavy gauge. The mediums and lights are too flimsy.

Mick

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: fat B****rd
Date: 05 Oct 02 - 07:55 AM

Well...after reading jonm's offering I boiled up the kettle, half filled a saucepan and in went my Dunlop L (for Large, presumably) thumb-pick. Out again after a couple of seconds. Easily moulded by me, and now it fits perfectly.Thank you jonm but how big would a small Dunlop pick be ?.

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: GUEST,Fred Miller
Date: 05 Oct 02 - 08:02 AM

D'Andrea parti-colored thumbpicks are looser and easier to re-form. Many people like Fred Kelly's, but they seem small to me and bite my upper thumb.
Propik makes a thumbpick with a metal band attached to a plastic picking blade, and it's pretty large, and bends easy partly because the metal band has an open center, on the theory it grips better--might help with the circulation. I can't use any of these, but make my own so the pick tip runs parallel with my thumbtip.

   Steilberg strings in Louisville sells lefties, and I'd think somebody would have them so you don't need to bulk-order. Have you checked the websites?

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: breezy
Date: 05 Oct 02 - 10:48 AM

Help, please, Where in the u.k can I buy Fred Kelly th. pick? they is so fast!

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: reggie miles
Date: 06 Oct 02 - 10:26 AM

I'd have to second that suggestion that Spaw made about Golden Gate thumb picks.

Using comfortable picks that are durable and don't easily lose shape, warp or break allows me as a player to focus more on having fun.

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: Paul G.
Date: 06 Oct 02 - 10:58 AM

I use the "Zookies" L-10 (Large - 10 degree angle) - the blades are twisted to 10, 20, or 30 degrees to conform to your natural hand position. They are very study, heavy gauge. Even with the large size, I still have to heat and enlarge the loop.

pg

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: GUEST,Fred Miller
Date: 06 Oct 02 - 01:13 PM

You're the first person I've heard uses Zookies, which seemed like a pretty good idea to me. Some trivia about them might interest you. In 1982 Steven Zook patented a flatpick with that angle in it, and in '96 Dunlop's patent adapted it to his thumbpick. I've never seen the flatpicks though. They may have been sold a bit on the west coast.

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: breezy
Date: 06 Oct 02 - 04:32 PM

whoever made the unbreakable ,durable ,black ones 'bout 5-6 years ago?
They vanished from th shops as they lowered the turn-over by being so good, then came the ones that would break in half and the guitar would go quiet until you sussed that fact

Subject: RE: Thumb pick
From: X
Date: 06 Oct 02 - 05:14 PM

Having worn a thumb pick for forty years I would recommend the Golden Gate Large X-Thick but the ones I really like are the clear "Dobro." Where did they go?