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On all guitars too. Acoustic, electric, classical and bass.
I tend to prefer fingers on classical and bass but it's purely personal preference
If it's OK for the likes of Tommy Emmanuel and Mark Knopfler.
I have tried fingerpicks several times, only to discover (a) that they are way more difficult to control than fingers or a flatpick, and (b) that they naturally produce the tone and volume a bluegrass player would die for and anyone else would die of.
For some kind ragtime/blues playing, the punchy sound of fingerpicks is a key part of the sound. I say some as it is a part of John Fahey, Rev Gary Davis but not Mississippi John Hurt's sound.
Why are nails considered the gold standard? It's not something I have thought about.
Sometimes l will use a thumbpick if l want a stronger or louder bass line.
I'm not that great, but for acoustic resonator and bottleneck stuff l might use fingerpicks.... But if playing electric slide l'm far too heavy handed and not good enough to use fingerpicks so l tend to stick to fleshy fingers....
or drop your steel string gauge down. I have 12s on my acoustics, but I put 10s on the one ive lent my daughter. It plays beautifully as a finger picker, although it’s not as great for hard strumming
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