Developed in collaboration with the legendary steel guitar player, the Paul Franklin Signature National Fingerpick is a game-changer for fingerpicking.
Forged with the same nickel-plated brass as vintage picks, this signature model was modified to Paul’s exact specifications, designed to deliver a modern twist on a tried-and-true design.
The smooth blade allows you to play deeper into the strings, where rich tones live, delivering increased volume, control, and clarity in every touch.
I switched to .025 Dunlops almost a half century ago after Nationals became harder to find than a snowman in Death Valley. What is the thickness of the new Nationals? If the specs are listed by D'Addario, I can't find 'em.
One obvious difference is that the NP2-04's have a hole in the pick extension that contacts the string the the NP2-04PF's do not have. If you play deeper into the strings, the PF model does have the hole contacting the string.
Ah, great. a noticeable difference. Thanks Greg. That is interesting. I hadn't noticed the hole vs no hole. I don't think any of my picks don't have a small hole. Any thoughts on why there was a hole to begin with and any ideas on how having no hole would affect playing?
the hole versus no hole was enough of a differentiator for me to spend the money. I'll be curious to see the difference between having no hole in the pick versus flat.
Unless you pick really deep into the strings, I don't think the hole will make much of a difference. Some "pick" blockers may actually impact the inside of the hole as they use their fingertips to mute.
Oh, I already tried. The hole doesn't get even close to the strings. But I did notice that the hole seemed to create a bit more curvager to the blade than the no hole ones had. and since I pick on the sides of the pick, that might make a difference. We'll see.
Okay, they came today. Just tried them. The immediately felt good right out of the box and seem to have a better picking angle, especially on my ring finger (I play with 3 finger picks). The blade seems to have a bit more surface area and they feel really nice and really smooth. Below is the NP2's Paul's been playing (in brass) vs the new paul franklin (more silver looking) . I really like them. Glad I bought them
I just bought my set of 4 from Amazon. They initially said they were out of stock but came back to me a couple of days later and gave me a delivery date. I used brass Nationals before but I found a bit of discomfort in them. So I switched to Dunlop .25 for better comfort. But I thought I would give these a try .
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I've been using these picks for five days now. Can't see myself ever using anything else. Best picks I've ever used. And I have vintage nationals from years of case candy. These are better. YMMV
OMG Bill; I'm the same way. I got my new PF1's last week and played couple gigs already; they adjusted to my fingers PERFECTLY and sound out of the world perfect....I Love them and I'm one of those nerds that ONLY USED my "Pre-War" Nationals for over 25 years; but now I have NEW PICKS...wow they are Awesome.
Ricky
