Thanks, Carol ... you're right, I was sleeping in. By the time I got to bed it was 5 AM!
seabeck, as Carol says, if you can let your nails grow out a bit, you'll find it easier to get a nice crisp sound, but many pickers who can't or whose nails are too thin/weak just use the fleshy tips of their fingers. Make do with what you've got is the bottom line, I guess. If you can grow them out, make sure you give them a quick file (one direction only) to keep them strong and healthy. Give finger/thumb picks a go too ... they cost almost nothing and you never know, you may love them. I used to use them (back in the late 60s) and loved them at the time. You can get a big loud sound, that's for sure, but of course, if you lose one or step on one and break it, you're in trouble.
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