P7FF-L-3 Poly Freedom Finger Pick Large Guitar Pick (Pack of 3)

I'm pretty much a know-nothing concerning this product, primarily a keyboard player who happens to own a nice Gibson and a nice Martin. My issue as an amateur is that because I know the intervals I can accompany almost any music in a fingerpicking style, which I hope will lead to a better grasp of chords, since I can accompany both melodically and in chordal blocks on the piano. So here I am stuck with fingerpicking, but a) doing so with the bare hands sounds kind of blunt, b) a regular wedge pick seriously limits facility in playing rapid sequences of individual notes, and c) my fingers hurt, as in ow--not just the fingertips, but the whole index finger, because I'm plucking the strings like some bozo. So I shelled out for these Fred Kelly picks (you get three), and also for the [Fred Kelly Picks D5TB-M-3 Delrin Bumblebee Teardrop Large Medium Guitar Pick], which I use on the thumb. With these Poly Freedoms on the other usable digits, play is both more clear and less difficult. And while the thumb pick is very good, these are a game-changer for me in terms of sound clarity and comfort. The fact is that we overuse the right-hand digits like mad in this modern world of ours, especially the index finger, so fingerpicking without tools like this is a shade idiotic. Much of this same review is reproduced in the Delrin Bumblebee review. I'd definitely give these Fred Kelly picks a try. They're clearly designed by a thoughtful guitar player, with fingerpicking in mind. Again, any real guitar player will recognize my lack of knowledge, but these picks give a sweet sound and feel like natural extensions of the digits, which is all I ask for.Update: Btw if you want some pics of these picks, you can try fredkellypicks.comUpdate #2: I just ordered a second set so I have them ready to hand in the two rooms where I have guitars on stands. These things are pretty great, and I'm already finding them to be indispensable. They're just terrific for both acoustic and electric play, though again readers should note that I have no idea what I'm doing on the guitar. People tell me that fingerpicking the way I do on a Gibson Les Paul is the work of the Devil and so on, but because my legion of screaming fan-girls adores me, what care I for such piffle? All I'm saying is that playing is vastly more comfortable, the picks feel like extensions of the digits, as they are no doubt supposed to feel, and that the sound is very clear and lucid, both with amplified and with acoustic strings. Nice.

I've played guitar with varying degrees of enthusiasm for over 30 years, focusing mostly on fingerstyle since about 1997. In the years since, I've constantly tried to decide on picks vs no picks, if which picks, etc. There's just no question I get the best tone and control when my nails are just the right length. It's nirvana. Nitnits always short-lived and they break and I start over.I tried all kinds of picks in the beginning, including Nationals, Propiks, and Alaska Piks, which have been my favorite. I modify them like crazy, (clipping the center, two sided friction tape on the base band, shaping the internal side of the nail part to fit my nail bed, and finally shaping the tip very short to sit just proud of my fingertip). The tone with the Alaskas is clean and crisp, which I like, but it doesn't have that earthy delicacy of nails. And because I modify them so much, too, I tend to break them and have to start over.I had about $200 worth of gel fingernail stuff I was going to try my Amazon cart the other day when coming off an "I have nails today" high that ended with a torn nail, and decided maybe it was worth the $12 bucks or whatever to try those funny looking Fred Kellys first.I only have one night with them, but I actually think I'm going to love them!. My impression is that fit is probably everything with these, and I was fortunate they they were perfect without changing a thing. They felt like they might be loose at first, but once I started playing I realized they were absolutely rock solid. And the edge sits exactly where I want it to, right at the length I keep my nails when I can, and where I shape the Alaskas.I had a blast tonight playing some Merle Travis-y stuff. I could dig in like crazy and where i would have torb tear a nail or lost an AP, these things didn't budge. They stayed put with a kind of frailing move that would have sent the Alaskas walking too. Again, I think I may be that I just got lucky with the fit, but for having been my biggest concern, I can defintely check secure fit off the list. I can see it changing my playing actually.Not all is perfect though. The tone isn't as bright and crisp as the APs, and defintely no match for natural nails. I did find my attack changing slightly as I played and naturally found a better result with a more thumb-forward and fingers perpendicular orientation which helped a lot, and is probably something I should do anyway.Also, because they cover the whole nail and are fairly thick vs the open backed Alaskas, it took some adjusting time to avoid hitting the adjacent string. They also get kind of a clicking thing going, but that also seems very related to attack.All in all, I'd say they didn't sound quite as good as the APs, but they were more fun to play. I'm ordering the Delrin ones to see if that helps with some of those little issues.Defintely worth a look!

they did not fit well to small

I was disappointed to see only 3 picks in my package! Over $4 a pick is way too much. It says 36 and I might have lived with only 12 - but 3 is unaccessible for $13 plus tax! I don't know who made the mistake. Anyway, I tried them for a little while before sending them back just to see if they might work for me. They might have possibilities but would take some time to get used to them. The fit was pretty good on my fingers. They do add quite a bit of thickness to my finger tips, which makes me feel clumsy picking the desired strings. There was a noticeable clicking sound when striking the strings. Not sure if that could be overcome with practice or possibly reshaping the tips.Anyway, I sent them back because of poor value. If I could be sure I'd get 36 or even 12 picks I might try them again, but I could probably lose 3 of these clear picks in a week!

this pick is awesome, the only modification i mad was to put multiple layers of painters tape on the edge that rests on the cuticle, it made the pick super comfortable, it kinda hurt before i taped it. now it’s fantastic, sounds great and is better than a traditional pick for me, since it’s on top of the index finger instead between thumb and finger.