How to Pick the Right Thumbpick for Acoustic Guitar ★ Acoustic Tuesday 262

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Tony Polecastro

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🗓️ 25 October 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Blade angles. Metal or plastic. Weight. Thumbpicks come in a variety of specifications, which makes choosing the right one important. See which thumbpick is fit for you in my top 10 countdown of the best thumbpicks to use! Using a thumbpick is an easy way to change up the tone on your guitar. If you enjoy fingerpicking, this will give you a brighter attack. However, you can also use a thumbpick like a flatpick—it's just attached to your thumb! Because the thumbpick has a sharper attack, you can use it to bring out the treble and lower the dull attack of your thumb. However, if you like that percussive effect of the thumb, a thumbpick might not be for you. But when it comes to choosing thumbpicks, there are many considerations to make. From the blade angles to the materials the thumbpick is made out of, you want to make sure the thumbpick is built for the kind of music you want to play. Featured in this episode...- Grit Laskin - Charlie Parr- Spider John Koerner- Greg Koch - Songbirds Foundation

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0:00.0	Thumb picks are one of the most versatile tools that you can use on an acoustic guitar,
0:04.6	but there are so many where do you even start?
0:08.1	Stop what you're doing, because on today's show, I'm going to clear the air about thumb picks.
0:12.8	I'll be telling you about my favorites.
0:15.0	I'm going to prove to you that for a good thumb pick, you don't have to spend an arm and a leg,
0:19.0	and I'll be answering the number one thumb pick question that everyone't have to spend an arm in a leg, and I'll be answering the number one thumb
0:22.2	pick question that everyone is scared to ask.
0:26.2	Hey, TAC family, this is episode 262 of the Acoustic Tuesday Show. This show is packed full
0:32.4	of inspiration and fun, designed to help you get more progress, fulfillment, and joy
0:36.8	from your guitar journey.
0:38.3	Throughout today's episode, I'll be sprinkling in some acoustic news you can use,
0:42.3	which includes a divine guitar comedy, the caretaking of a mojo-infused guitar, and much, much more.
0:49.3	Plus, you're going to meet TAC family member Kaylin.
0:52.3	Kaylin just started her guitar journey and she's going to share
0:54.9	a story with you that proves how important consistency is to, well, your overall progress
1:00.0	and your enjoyment of the guitar. We're going to get to all that in a moment, but first, thumbs
1:05.3	up for these thumb picks. I've got 10 of them I'm going to share with you and we're going to
1:09.0	do this in a true countdown fashion, starting at number 10, which is a pretty good thumb pick, and working to number
1:14.8	one, my absolute favorite thumb pick of all time, and no, it is not the most expensive on
1:20.2	the list. My favorite thumb pick costs a buck 69. Yes, a buck 69. We'll get there in a moment,
1:26.6	but let's start off in the number 10 position.
1:29.6	Coming in at number 10 is the national NP8.
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