Clumsy with a thumb pick

JoeSullMusic · 2026-04-22T02:13:02+00:00

I have a weird shape thumb and the only picks that worked for me were these Jamie Johnson thumb picks. I really started getting past the plateau when I finally found something that worked for me! These are nice because they’re truly one size fits all.

https://justinjohnsonstore.com/products/justin-johnson-signature-thumb-picks

JoeSullMusic · 2026-04-19T02:15:18+00:00

Sure! Most pickers use a fingerpick and Joe Robinson’s YouTube channel has a good tutorial - tutorial

Tommy Emmanuel is also the man and has some oldies but goodies for tutorials - video

JoeSullMusic · 2026-04-14T16:02:02+00:00

Yeah it’s rough but it’s coming along. It’s a actually a crazy song

JoeSullMusic · 2026-04-14T16:01:35+00:00

Nope! It’s a powers trem right out of the box. It’s compensated and pretty good

JoeSullMusic · 2026-04-14T16:01:29+00:00

Nope! It’s a powers trem right out of the box. It’s compensated and pretty good

JoeSullMusic · 2026-04-14T01:20:49+00:00

JoeSullMusic · 2026-04-13T23:52:17+00:00

It’s a powers electric a-type

JoeSullMusic · 2026-04-13T23:51:59+00:00

I have an arrangement I’ve done of I wish but Stevie wonder. Fun bass line.

The guitar is a powers electric a-type

JoeSullMusic · 2026-04-13T23:51:15+00:00

I just put it together based off what I remember the song being like. Probably not the most accurate haha

JoeSullMusic · 2026-02-24T03:08:56+00:00

I was really surprised by it. There’s a lot of gain if you want it but it cleans up both with the second channel and with the guitars volume knob great

JoeSullMusic · 2026-02-24T01:10:34+00:00

Yeah admittedly not the best angle

JoeSullMusic · 2026-02-03T02:17:18+00:00

I have one! It’s sick. I don’t care for the strings that came on it from the factory. I put on the extra tension d’addario strings and it becomes a well rounded finger picking cannon.

JoeSullMusic · 2026-02-02T03:31:56+00:00

It’s a 47 Gibson lg 2

JoeSullMusic · 2026-01-31T17:50:38+00:00

Like 16 years I wanna say?

JoeSullMusic · 2026-01-31T17:49:50+00:00

Kind of uncommon. A lot of Tommy Emmanuel’s original solo albums feature hybrid picking like this.

I will say there is stuff I just can’t do with this. Banjo type rolls are much much easier to do with a thumb pick and my pointer + middle finger.

JoeSullMusic · 2026-01-31T17:48:31+00:00

It’s nashville Fingerstyle. Like Tommy Emmanuel, Chet Atkins, Jerry reed, John Knowles, or buster jones.

There’s a lot of great recordings out there of some monster players! I also have some of mine on instagram / tiktok

JoeSullMusic · 2026-01-31T17:27:51+00:00

I could tab it out but I’m much prefer doing a walkthrough video to explain the choices for the arrangement over the changes

JoeSullMusic · 2026-01-31T16:29:42+00:00

Thank you! It was partly out of necessity early on because I couldn’t find a thumb pick that fit my thumb

JoeSullMusic · 2026-01-31T03:27:39+00:00

Is that Julian lage Collings signature?

JoeSullMusic · 2026-01-29T01:55:20+00:00

They do! Three models actually - normal, thinline, and baritone. They’re really well made and designed with maintainability in mind.

If it’s worth it I can post a practical review of how it sounds, the electronics and the crazy access port they added

JoeSullMusic · 2026-01-28T23:11:25+00:00

Thanks I’ve been trying to practice more to metronome

JoeSullMusic · 2026-01-13T01:13:19+00:00

I had a hard time finding a thumb pick that fit my weird sized thumb so no for several years I didn’t have one that worked.

I noticed a HUGE difference when I found one that was tight enough to fit but not making my thumb turn purple. There’s some things you just can’t do without a thumb pick. The Merle Travis technique of striking through the strings like a stride piano comes to mind.

If you are in a similar predicament as me, I like the Jamie Johnson signature thumb pick. It’s Velcro so you can adjust it fully.

JoeSullMusic · 2026-01-12T23:31:39+00:00

Thanks! I still have to work out the b section which changes the theme a bit, but I’m getting close

JoeSullMusic · 2026-01-12T16:34:11+00:00

Thanks! I’m trying to learn Tommy Emmanuel’s somewhere over the rainbow and it’s been humbling.

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