Freaky fingerpickin' nails.

[tot_Ou_tard]

I'm focusing a little bit on fingerpickin' & decided to grow my nails on my right hand to hear the effect on tone.

Looks freaky, but screw-em.

My nails are really thin, so I picked up something called

Hard as Hoof

today at Walmart. They already seem stronger. Smells like almond extract.

Do any of you fingerpickin' types have opinions of fingers vs nails etc?

[stingx]

Are they as long as these? :

[tot_Ou_tard]

Nope, I'd get laughed out of the crazy dudes with long fingernails convention.

[just strum]

I was attempting fingerpickin and started to grow my nails, but it just bugged the crap out of me.

Has anyone ever tried these?

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Alaska-P...30-i1123797.gc

[tot_Ou_tard]

DaveO did exactly one year ago:

http://www.thefret.net/showthread.ph...ght=alaska+pik

but he never gave the review he promised.

[hubberjub***]

I grew my nails out when I was a classical guitar major at college. They work great for nylon strings but just break and wear down when playing on steel strings. I know a lot of people who swear by that nail hardener.

[tot_Ou_tard]

I grew my nails out when I was a classical guitar major at college. They work great for nylon strings but just break and wear down when playing on steel strings. I know a lot of people who swear by that nail hardener.

I'll give it a chance & see how they do.

[piebaldpython***]

Nothing but skin for me. The nails weird me out and break. The fingerpicks I can't do either because I can't "feel" what the heck I'm doing and make a zillion mistakes. I can use a thumbpick but then the difference in volume between thumb/fingers is too great, plus then I can't vary anything as the thumbpick only works in a DOWNWARD fashion. i.e..then I can't strum or upstroke at all. So, I'm working (just back to the guitar to finally learn this thing) on bare fingers ala Albert Collins/Steve Stills. Plus, bare fingers to my ear give you a lot of tonal variety, to where you can set the treble up higher than normal. ahhahh I think Albert has his treble on 10 and bass on 0.

[Robert****]

I use just short nails, and I kind of hit the strings with both flesh and nail together. If the nails are too long, my technique gets messed up and I can't play at all.

[marnold***]

I wish I could still grow nails on my right hand . . .

[DaveO]

Tot, my bad. Yeah I tried them, but I have always had strong nails and been using them so long it was hard for me to switch over. The Alaska picks work pretty good if you work on them and get them shaped right for your fingers. If you can find them I would recommend trying them out.
Dave

[Guitar Gal]

Nothing but skin for me. The nails weird me out and break. The fingerpicks I can't do either because I can't "feel" what the heck I'm doing and make a zillion mistakes.

I agree......nothin' but skin for me. My nails are weak and break so I keep them short and just use my finger tips. I tried the Alaska fingerpicks, but they just felt too weird for me....I couldn't feel the strings on my fingers and it messed me up. I've tried the nail hardners, but my nails still seem to break a lot so I just keep my nails short and play.



GG

[tot_Ou_tard]

I wish I could still grow nails on my right hand . . .

Don't want the

"What's up with the Pator's freaky nails"

looks from the parishioners, eh?

Spoils the mood of the Sermon on the Mount.

I have been just using my skin, but I thought that I'd try the nails a bit longer & use skin & nails. We'll see how long it lasts.

[marnold***]

Don't want the

"What's up with the Pator's freaky nails"

looks from the parishioners, eh?

Spoils the mood of the Sermon on the Mount.

I've got a member of my congregation that I cannot look at if I even reference the Sermon on the Mount, all because of a particular scene at the beginning of Monty Python's "Life of Brian."

The real reason I can't grow nails is because my right hand now looks like this:

[tot_Ou_tard]

I've got a member of my congregation that I cannot look at if I even reference the Sermon on the Mount, all because of a particular scene at the beginning of Monty Python's "Life of Brian."

The real reason I can't grow nails is because my right hand now looks like this:

Youch!!!!!

Just what happened?!?

Did I mention

YOUCH!!! ?!?

[sunvalleylaw]

I agree......nothin' but skin for me. My nails are weak and break so I keep them short and just use my finger tips. I tried the Alaska fingerpicks, but they just felt too weird for me....I couldn't feel the strings on my fingers and it messed me up. I've tried the nail hardners, but my nails still seem to break a lot so I just keep my nails short and play.



GG

For the limited fingerpicking I have tried, I like a thumbpick and my fingers with normal nails.

[marnold***]

Youch!!!!!

Just what happened?!?

Did I mention

YOUCH!!! ?!?

I think I've mentioned it before on here. It wasn't one of my finer moments. It was from a snowthrower accident almost exactly seven years ago. Hard to believe it's been that long . . .

[tot_Ou_tard]

I think I've mentioned it before on here. It wasn't one of my finer moments. It was from a snowthrower accident almost exactly seven years ago. Hard to believe it's been that long . . .

Yeah, you have, but I forgot.

Did I mention

YOUCH!!!!?!?

[tot_Ou_tard]

I was gonna post about how I was enjoying fingerpickin' with the nails, but I slammed the ring finger of my right hand in the door of the house this morning.

I just got back from the emergency room...I fractured the bone under the fingernail. It's back to the pick for awhile.

Nothing compared with Marnold, but did I mention

YOUCH!?!??

The finger is completely swollen, bloody, & the entire nail is black & blue. The doctor sez that there is a good chance that I'll keep the nail. We'll see.

Time to take my percoset...