3 x Stainless Steel, Open Design, Metal Finger Picks for Guitar, Banjo, Dobro, etc. Fingerstyle picks. Banjo picks, fingerpicks, finger picks for acoustic guitar. Adjustable large medium or small

These picks are amazing. I have been learning the banjo for a while but I just hate traditional picks. I hate how clunky they feel and how much they make me feel separate from my instrument. I love my banjo. I love the connection we have and the intimacy of playing it. I don't want chunky crap in the way of the strings. At the same time, straight fingertips sounds muddy and I feel like I'm hitting a speed plateau. I put these picks on and immediately played faster. The volume is 2-3 times that of bare fingertips and there is no adjustment period. I didn't feel like I needed to spend a lot of time getting used to them and transitioning from bare to picks. Also, I was able to bend the third pick to make it work for my thumb and it works great for me. It's not perfect but I still like it better than a traditional thumb pick, even filed down. I have smaller fingers so it might not work for guy with big thumbs but for women and men with small thumbs I think it would work to tweak it for a thumb pick. I highly recommend them.

And an interesting alternative to full fingertip picks. These give me more of a feel for the strings on my banjo, and are doing a fine job of not tearing up my fingers. They're a little hard to fit at first. The metal is really strong, and you just can't squeeze them onto your fingers. I'm thinking about marking them someway so that I can tell them apart, since my fingertips are not all a uniform size. Who knew? Anyway, they're not annoying, they stay on pretty well, and don't seem to affect picking speed. Give them a try if you're frustrated with not being able to feel the strings when you play.

This may be just the answer you’re looking for if you’re like me. You love playing with your own nails, acryliced up and durable, but eventually the D@&!! carcinogenics start to rip your nails apart or infect the skin around and under. YOU WILL HAVE TO PRACTICE TO LEARN THE NEW FEEL, but these, so far, are the best option I’ve seen. You get some “flesh on Steel string” feel and the completely even thickness and durability allow for clarity & consistency. After about an hour with these my control was just about to the older level with Acrylics. They will require you to space your fingers a few mm’s further apart than you’ve been used to since they increase the profile width of each finger. It is definitely awkward at first. Tip: cut your right hand fingernails way back and custom bend each pick to each finger. (They’re very stiff so be patient) I then scratched a little I, M, R on the side of each for index, middle, & ring. Tonally, I like the thickest gauge of steel picks for fattest sound, as my guitar tends to be Sparkly, no matter how much the bass has opened up. Collings D2H 1990. When flat picking, Wegen large bluegrass triangle TF120; Baggs Duet II (w/ LB6) I do equal parts strumming, flat picking, and finger picking.

To clear one thing up first, there were THREE (3) picks in the package that I received, not four as stated in one of the questions. I expected four based upon that answered question, but in hindsight there are only three shown in the picture, so I guess "what you see is what you get" applies here.The good:1. The picks arrived very quickly after my order, especially considering that they traveled all the way from the UK to Idaho.2. The quality seems to be very good; they are smooth, evenly shaped, and there are no sharp edges.3. They seem to be very playableThe bad:1. I don't know about the "stainless steel" part of the description. What I do know is that my toolbox magnet is attracted to these picks as if they were common nails. I also know that my magnet will not pick up solid stainless steel screws. I often sort fasteners this way. Perhaps these picks are plated with stainless steel. I am not a metallurgist, however, so I can make no claim regarding their true composition. I just found this to be unusual.2. These picks are very stiff, and it takes more effort to bend and form them to the fingers than fitting a set of Dunlaps. The Tone Deaf picks come sized very small, with the wrap-around ends touching, so they must be enlarged. The problem is that when you go to open them up to fit your fingers, they are no longer round. A good pair of non-marring jewelry pliers is highly recommended to get them to the right shape for your fingers. Needle nose pliers with tape wrapped around the ends of the jaws might work too.3. The edges of the finger wrap-arounds on my Dunlaps are flared up a bit so they don't dig in, but the edges of the Tone Deaf picks are flat. I find that the Dunlaps are more comfortable as a result. This, of course, is purely subjective.I don't think that they are bad picks, but I probably won't buy them again. YMMV.

I've tried them all and so far these are the least "obtrusive" and much less "clunky" than the full metal pedal-steel players' picks. These particular metal fingerpicks are very hard to bend into shape but that may be a good thing as once fitted they are less likely to slip out of position. Fine-tuning a precise (rounded) fit may involve needle-nose plyers with protective tape wrapped around the "jaws" to prevent sharp gouges on the metal picks themselves. Finally, it might be worth trying them over as well as under the natural fingernail to see what works best for you. Short of growing your own nails or super-gluing acrylics these may be the best option.