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Discuss the Banjo lesson: Pickin' Your Banjo Picks

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They showed last night. Something just have gotten changed…

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They are showing for me…

Here they are reduced by 90%
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You might should give these a shot: https://store.banjobenclark.com/collections/picks/products/dunlop-mini-finger-picks-36r25

Also, I would curve the picks a bit more toward the end of your finger, so that the pick curvature more closely resembles the curvature of your fingertip.

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That’s what I was thinking too.

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I have trouble finding a good fitting thumb pick because I have a wide thumb. I like some of the plastic ones, but is there a way of fitting them - maybe by cooking them first?

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Hi @premragman Marek welcome to @BanjoBen 's Forum. Thumb picks come in different sizes so keep that in mind when buying new ones. No one I know cooks their picks, but I guess you could dip them in boiling water which should allow the plastic to be a little more malleable.

Welcome to the forum, @premragman!

You can, but this is one reason I love the BlueChip picks because they have an easily-shaped metal thumb band:

They’re expensive…and they’re worth it.

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Will yall be getting the new tone slab thumb picks?

I don’t know exactly. They’re trying to sell as many as they can direct (more profit) before they release them to dealers, but we’ll be among the first to get them when they go to dealers.

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Have you used one yet? Are they worth the hype?

I haven’t, no. They were supposed to send me one but I haven’t seen it. My thought is it’s probably great. Remains to be seen if I switch from Bluechip…it would have to be amazing.

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