Pickey Pickeys Metal Finger Picks, 24-pack (P09220)

Now here's the deal, I had bought a set of picks a couple of years ago when I had planned on starting to learn the banjo but hey life gets in the way. Got my first banjo this year from Santa took those picks off the shelf and started practicing. These were plectrum and looked similar to Shappy's. Problem was they were supposed to be adjustable however I had to use pliers to start using them. Needless to say I wanted some new picks. I had seen these picks mentioned more than once in what I had read and watched so far and I decided to try them out. Came in today and the difference is just unreal. I may have only been practicing for 3 days but I've already got 2 or 3 rolls memorized and the ease of plucking when using these as opposed to the others is crazy. The sound is awesome. Now I've seen a bunch of reviews here complaining about these picks being thin and they are but it doesn't matter. The others were thicker and would slide and I'd have to push down on something to get them back in place. These adjust easily and when you put them on they DO NOT MOVE!!! So unless your plucking a hacksaw its going to be fine. I'd say the only issue is you have to order two dozen but hey they are well worth the money and now I've got plenty should I lose one.

Jim Pankey uses them then so do I. But seriously, I really enjoy using these. They sound fantastic and are very durable keeping their shape.

I wasn’t sure I’d like these picks and was annoyed to have to buy two dozen of them, but it turns out I love them and keep a couple with each of my instruments. I have high end fingerpicks costing $30 or more a pair, but these are the ones I use on my professional level guitar, resonator guitars, and banjos. Why? If I always picked in such a way that the tip of my fingerpicks hit the strings at a 90° angle, I might choose other picks, but that is seldom the case. More often, they are closer to a 45° angle. That means that the conventional pick slides off to the side a little while picking, and that decreases the “attack,” the hard immediacy of the note. The design of the Ernie Ball Picky Pick tip means that the attack is always sharp. Try these and see the difference. This is just as important for dobro as for banjo. In both cases my ears tell me I’m getting more volume, perhaps because the volume comes faster. I’m not sure. I find that these come already well shaped for my fingers, but it is easy to squeeze them a little smaller if necessary or open them a little. It’s possible to push them right up to the finger tips and catch a little flesh along with the pick, sometimes nice with acoustic guitar, but I aim for about 1/8” of space between the pick and my finger tip. For a thumb pick, I use Fred Kelly Delrin Speed Picks, medium. Same reason: fast, immediate attack and maximum volume. (Yes, much better than Blue Chip thumb picks, though less comfortable.)

These are the best picks Stay on and are very comfortable

I know a professional banjo player who loves these, so I tried them out. They are quality, no doubt. But I can't get used to the pick edge at the end. I think the amount of pick they give is generous. I think the quality is good. I just don't like them for me! Sorry! I kept them and I will give them to students and other banjo players so they can try them. But I'm using more traditional metal picks. On the other hand, I am using many other Ernie Ball Products and strings and I like them.

I like these type of picks better than the spoons.

A+

Ernie Ball Pickey Picks Metal Finger Picks, Bag of 24 Ernie Ball Picky Picks are designed with three reasons in mind 1. Lightweight - This metal will be thinner than standard picks and will be malleable (I bite them to get them fit correctly 2. Attack Angle - These pictures are of unaltered picks (other than fitting around the finger), so you can see the pick will attack from just about any angle you set your fingers 3. Speed - You will NOT notice an increase in speed right out of the package, but practice is easier when you have lightweight picks that can attack at almost any angle These picks allow me to put my fingers at more of an angle to attack the strings at my fingertips instead of the pad of my fingers. Until you get used to them, they will feel like they are going to fall off (they won't). Even as a newer player, I like the way these feel on my fingers (it's almost like they aren't there because they are light) This is already my "go to" finger pick for banjo picking