thumb pick
Worn string striker
A thumb pick is a plectrum that attaches to the thumb, used by guitarists and banjo players to strike strings with more power and clarity than the bare thumb allows.
It typically has a ring or band that wraps around the thumb and a blade that extends outward.
Thumb picks are essential in fingerpicking styles where the thumb handles bass notes while other fingers play melody: He preferred a plastic thumb pick for bluegrass.
- fingerpickString-plucking finger attachment
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- acousticRelating to sound
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
old time · strum · fret · nylon · steel · finger roll · twang · country · folk · callus · nail · tone · strings · clawhammer · Travis · arpeggio · resonator · grip
- plectrumsplectrum, flatpick, fingerpick, thumbpick
- slide guitarslap steel, resonator, slide guitar, steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
- string instrumentsukulele, mandolin, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar
- guitar techniquesshredding, fingerpicking, bends, arpeggios, hammer-on