JIM DUNLOP HE112P Flat Thumbpicks, Medium, 3/Player's Pack

I'm 73. I play electric guitar on my couch. I drop flat picks. I never drop these. Slight adjustments in holding pressure and position and there is no problem picking anyway you want. medium is the most comfortable and versatile but weakens faster at the bend. heavy is uncomfortably stiff but the application of 'just enough (without melting)' heat at the bend will loosen the grip and it will last longer than the medium.

Fit well on my thumb and they stay well without moving or getting dropped.

I've just about tried every type of pick but because its an individual preference I won't pretend I'm an expert. I bought these because I wondered if I could use it for fingerpicking AND flatpicking but I should've known better. I usually fingerpick with no picks but sometimes want to emphasize the base strings while travis-picking. Turns out, its good for that. But I can't flat pick with it for nothin' because its angled for downstrokes (on my thumb) and, as it sits on my thumb, can not effect a proper upstroke without grabbing and lifting (practically) the individual string I'm attacking. Also when looking at the tip of the pick, for me, its always going to be angled 90 degrees pointing at the string but I want to instinctively move the pick and regrip it depending on what and where on the guitar I'm playing. The medium (thickness) is comfortable to my thumb (I have a large thumb). Yeah, you're not going to drop the pick as often (but I don't drop it that often anyway). I've watched some very good flat pickers use this on youtube and they grip it like a regular pick but able to somehow rotate it around enough to grip it properly. Out of the package, that's impossible for me. Perhaps if I took the heat gun and loosened the band I could, but that's unlikely to happen because if I did like it, I'd have to modify every Herc I bought. It works well for travis picking, but a slick-pick works better, and no pick works even better for me. If you need speed in flatpicking, this ain't it for sure. The material is Delrin and that's a plus for me. Overall, I judge this to be a good thumb pick for travis picking only. If that's all you want from a thumb pick, then give it a whirl. By the way, I tried making my own with different angles but the glues didn't hold. You could drill holes and feather the surface for better gripping power or plastic weld it but in my case they didn't hack it.

I'm seeing a fair number of complaints about these inexpensive picks. No idea why. I like them a lot. They fit my style of intermingling fingerstyle and flat style without needing to change picks. Yes, up strumming is a bit of a challenge. But that's the sacrifice you'd expect from a combo style guitar pick. I guess I'm cheap cause I really don't want to spend $20 on the "other" premium combo pick. I'll stick with these.

I was hoping they were closer to jazz pick size (hard to tell from the picture). Even so, they aren't bad. I'll probably end up getting the 'real' blue herco thumbpicks at some point - there's still a shop or two online that sells them, but I'm mostly a flat/hybrid picker anyway, so this is sort of a bonus/novelty type for me. Not as adjustable as I'd like, but that goes along with the 'normal' size pick. Dinged a star for that. But I still use them. If you want to try some thumbpicks without spending a bunch of money or hoping your local store has some, and don't mind using the large 'normal' sized picks, these would probably be a great place for you to start.

I have trouble finding picks that do not slip off my thumb, or ride too high on my thumb knuckle. (My fingers are one place on my body that never gains weight or puts on fat.) These fit snugly and comfortably and are pliable. Have you seen the ads for the very pricy picks that have springs in them? I decided to try these first, and they are everything I need for 1/30th the price. These also have holes drilled in the plastic to make them very easy to grip if you decide to change to using them as a flat pick. I can easily move back and forth between thumb picking and flat picking with these dandy little guys. I use these for dulcimer, autoharp, guitar, mandolin, and banjo and ukulele. Five stars for me.

Just starting to play with a thumb pick so I bought three different kinds that I saw on a YouTube video. This is the one I like best.

A waste, where the pick curves and wraps around your thump is very weak. I found them to be useless. I love Dunlop thumb picks but these did not perform as expected. When using as a flat pick they were difficult to keep from turning in my hand.

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When it comes to thumb pics, these are my favorite, they’re comfortable, they don’t slide off, and they are light. I have numerous guitars, and these pics really enable me to bring out the best in my playing, truth be known, they make me sound better than I am for some strange reason. They come in at least two gauges, heavy and medium, I have the medium and they are perfect as they are solid, but mildly flexible as well. If you’re a campfire player or seasoned pro, grab a pack of these, if you’ve never tried them, you’ll be glad you did. 🎸

Non sono mai riuscito ad abituarmi ai thumb picks diciamo piu' tradizionali, preferendo a seconda dei casi il plettro o le dita o magari insieme. Questo thumb pick unisce abbastanza bene entrambe le cose. Non e' immediato abituarsi anche perche' stringe un po' troppo il pollice ma puo' essere effettivamente utilizzato come in pletrro normale all'occorrenza. Potrebbe non essere l'ideale per chi impugna il plettro vicino alla punta perche' sporge un po' ed e' un po' difficile fare armoniche artificiali. Comunque io lo promuovo

Muito boas as dedeiras!!

Nunca volví a ver uñetas marca Goya.... son idénticas.