National Finger Picks 4 Finger & 2 Black Thumb Picks Banjo Bluegrass - Medium

by National

Product Features

• One of the most popular items at Ant Hill Music!
• Includes 2 sets (6 picks total). (4) NP-1 Medium National Metal Finger Picks and (2) Medium NP-7 National Black Thumb Picks.
• Everything is Brand New!
• PLUS we will include a FREE Ant Hill Music flatpick! (color and thickness may vary).
• Part Number: NP1-7B

Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002R2IUEW
• Item model number: National 4 finger 2 thumb
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #4 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Guitar & Bass Accessories > Picks & Pick Holders > Picks
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 30, 2009

Product Description

One of the most popular items at Ant Hill Music! These are really nice quality picks at a reasonable price from the name you know and trust.. NATIONAL.FeaturesIncludes 2 sets (6 picks total). (4) NP-1 Medium National Metal Finger Picks and (2) Medium NP-7 National Black Thumb Picks. Everything is Brand New! PLUS we will include a FREE Ant Hill Music flatpick! (color and thickness may vary). Part Number: NP1-7W

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Comfortable finger picks for banjo October 15, 2010

By Mrs. Alice S. Franceschini

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Except for the thumb picks, all the rest are adjustable. I was amazed at how comfortable they are (even the thumb picks). Extremely well made and so comfortable it's almost no time in getting use to them and picking the banjo or whatever instrument you got. I had bought a set back in the 1970's and they irritated my cuticles and were shaped more like false fingernails. This set has the perfect curve over the finger tips. No hanging up on a string so the movement is just like fingertips.
Great, well made product at a great price and fast delivery.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Picks, But There May Be Better Options for Some Players July 25, 2011

By popmusicfan VINE™ VOICE

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There is no doubt about it, National fingerpicks are pretty much the standard. The metal fingerpicks are rock solid, sturdy-gauge steel. The plastic thumbpicks match tone very well. And, note that unlike what you may read in another review, they are adjustable. You just need to heat them up in some hot water and bend to fit. On my resonator, these provide a full, loud sound. The only reasons that for me these don't rate 5 stars are that (1) the Pro-Pick F Tone fingerpicks I usually use provide much more of a sense of feel, and (2) the National fingerpicks have a tendency to be a little noisier than the Pro-Picks on the guitar's unwound strings. Even though I like the National metal fingerpicks much better than plastic fingerpicks I've used, and even though they produce more fullness than the Pro-Picks, for me the sense of feel that I get from the open-finger design of the Pro-Picks trumps volume. This is important to keep in mind for players whose only fingerpicking experience is with fingers alone. Players who are already used to metal or plastic fingerpicks should give the National picks strong consideration. They are solid, sound great, and this packaging of them is excellent! By the way, the bonus pick is cute (and will go in my logo pick collection), but it's a very thin gauge to be useful to me on anything other than electric guitar.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not good for acoustic guitar December 28, 2011

By thrippy7

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I bought this because it claimed that it could be used for acoustic guitar and not just a banjo. Whereas the thumb picks fit and work perfectly, it is the metal fingerpicks I had a problem with. I have gotten them to where they fit well and could be used well. However, the problem I had is when picking acoustic strings the metal on metal gives a very unpleasant scratching noise. I think for acoustic guitar it would be better to go with celluloid or some sort of other plastic pick.