Accessories Ukulele Felt Picks, by D'Addario (1FLT9-04)

These are my favorite felt picks for Baritone ukulele. They sound great for finger picking (see my instructions below for making a thumb pick with these), but as with any felt pick, they are not great for strumming patterns. The D'Addario felt picks are firmer and thinner than most felt picks, creating a bright and projecting sound. Out of the box, there can be some variance in brightness between the two sides of the pick and also from pick to pick. This difference in brightness between the two sides is attributed to the slope of the cut at the tip, which can be filed with sandpaper to dial in the sound. I also like to bend these back and forth to soften them up a bit. Some might see the inconsistency in tone between picks/sides as a negative, but I think it's actually cool as it allows you to find just the right sound for your ukulele. I recommend buying several so you can experiment. Another advantage of the thinner pick size is that it is easy to make a custom felt thumb pick using these. If you have a Dunlop XL size thumb pick, cut off half of the pick part, and then you can then insert the D'Addario felt pick inside under the thumb for the perfect ukulele thumb pick (see photo).

Perfect ukulele pick. Not too flexible and provides a louder sharper tone for yousician lessons.

A lot of reviewers don’t seem to understand that these felt picks are impregnated with glue to strengthen them. This means they don’t really bend, except a bit at the cutout. They can be used right out of the envelope, when the edges are square (see photo, the bottom pick). They are louder that way. Remember that it is felt, so there are lots of tiny hairs sticking out, and they are glue-impregnated, so if you put your ear near the strings when picking, you will hear a slight rasping sound, and you may also feel it when you play. That will also slow down your picking a bit. Get an Emory board—fingernail file—and file a bevel onto each side of the end. (See photo, the upper pick). Then use a fingernail buffing file to make that smoother and take off the fuzz you’ve created with the Emory board. This takes a couple minutes of work. Now when you play, you will hear or feel very little rasp. The picking will sound much softer and smoother, and your picking will be faster. The tone will be rounder and fuller than with the pick untouched, but also not as loud. Much more uke tone with less pick noise. I myself prefer a StringJoy Orange Jazz Pick, regular size. It has a very sharp, fast attack, and I also use it on my very expensive guitars for that reason. I also like the Fred Kelly Standard Delrin smooth pick, 0.66mm, which comes in a ten pack, though the ads here don’t mention that. But I use picks to cut through a crowd. I prefer a fingerpicking style when playing jazz uke.

I wouldn't say they're necessary for every uke player, but if you're used to guitars, they're perfect. They feel sturdy & durable without being too thick and make the uke sound warm. Good value overall.

I have had a ukulele for a long time and hate always having to cut my nails to play. In all honestly I didn’t love using a pick. It was very thick and hard for me to use. The quality is very nice it’s just not for me.

Excellent ukulele picks. Grip is exceptional.

It's perfect for nylon string ukuleles

Very comfortable to grip and give a nice medium tone. Just right. 2nd purchase. (Gave some to others to try). Just what i was looking for.

The first thing most, if not ALL of you are going to notice, is that this pick is stiff. I hated it at first, as I was using a 0.35mm pick for my Ukulele, but know I needed to replace it as the plastic pick against the plastic strings was too loud. Once I got the pick, I regret my decision immediately. I was saying "Damn, this is a thicc boi...." but I wanted to make sure I gave it, its best chance. So what I did, was I bent the pick back and forth, loosened it up really good, played on my Ukulele for about an hour after doing that, and now the thing feels so good. The sound IS amazing as well. It's clear, but muffled, and sounds like you are playing with your fingers/thumb instead of a pick. If you play Uke with a guitar pick, get this, and just give it a shot, you wont regret it.

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sem utilidade real

Perfetto, molto comodo, soprattutto per chi comincia

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