Felt Picks for Ukulele 6 Pack

I'm a guitar player so I do not normally use felt picks. Bought these to try out on my new ukulele. Still new at this instrument but these do seem to help make strumming a bit easier than a plastic pick.

Musicians can be particular about certain aspects of their tools. Strings, necks, instrument bodies, woods, etc. Picks are up there with the rest. Good thing about picks, they‘re relatively inexpensive to experiment with as you journey toward your ‘tone’ and playing style. I purchased the BoloPick synthetic felt picks because they were advertised as being “softer and smaller than typical felt picks”. I wanted a felt pick with more flex and thought this product could be the one. I was right on picking the Bolos, but first some rudimentary dimensions. -- BoloPick Synthetic Felt Pick Stats -------------------------------------- ~ Width: 1-1/8 inch ~ Length: 1-1/4 inch ~ Thickness: 1/8 inch My Other felt picks are the same exact-sized, are hard, and ‘Real-felt’ picks. But, they are really too stiff and inflexible for my taste. So much so that if you attempt to bend them they will snap. An advantage to a hard Real-felt pick is that it produces a softer sound than a plastic or nylon pick but you still get the quick attack of a hard pick. So that’s good, right? Yeah, depends on what your style of playing. The Others being as big as they are and so stiff there is little play when strumming the uke. The hard stiff felt picks are great for single string picking, or leads, but it feels like there is a piece of metal between my fingers when I play. They just don’t feel right in my hand. If they were smaller there might be a compromise there for some lead playing. The Bolo synthetic felt picks are the same exact thickness as my Other Stiff Real-felt picks. Difference is the Bolos give nicely and feel good between my fingers when I strum. The grip is just as good as Other uke felt picks but I still get the soft sound on those uke strings. The Bolo pick feels less cumbersome and much more comfortable than the Other Real-felt pick. So if you are used to having a little give, or bend, in your picks the Bolo picks are the ones for you. I would say they remind me of a medium gauge nylon pick, about 70mm thick. Enough give to allow a faster easier strum and stiff enough to allow some picking and grinning. When Bolo says they are 'synthetic' I don’t know exactly what that means. Just that they are not real felt, as far as I can go with the hypothesis. Real felt is a combo of fabrics compressed together. The Other felt picks I own are made of cotton and wool and are stiff as a board. So I am okay going non-organic with the ‘synthetic felt’ pick because they are what works well for me. 5 Stars for my find of the month due to its nice response, great feel between the fingers and a softer uke sound. The Others are just not my style but if you want a slightly louder sound and be able to pick the strings then go for the stiff hard unyielding felt pick. It’s all personal. Just have fun doing it.

These are nice and sound soo good but sometimes they can be a little slippery. You get a lot of use out of one before it goes soft and becomes flimsy I love how loud and clear it makes the notes

They do a nice job of reducing the sound of picks on autoharp, but not so much on other instruments. Well made and useful for certain strums. Not much help on ukulele and guitar, maybe okay on bass but I didn't try. Use some bowling tack cream to helphold onto them.

I liked the sound these picks gave and they are easy to hold. The colors make it fun for ukulele, and easier to find when dropped. I don't use picks often for strumming, so they are holding up. These could be good for beginners as well as experienced people. It retains the soft nylon sound without adding a sharp pick sound. They work also for nylon guitars. I am an experienced, performing musician and have used many types of picks for guitar, mandolin, and ukulele. I preferred these picks over the major brand felt pick.

Great picks that provide a great sound on ukelele!

these were too thick to use and a little weird between my fingers. I couldn't use them.

Worked well with the instrument. My niece loved that they were different colors. The size and thickness along with versatility were all a plus for her learning to play the instrument in that she never had played it before and it was stiff to begin with but with time and patience and effort she got it worked out and playing with ease just fine!- Amanda Aldridge

Great little picks, very pleased with the performance of the picks, my ukulele has a mellowed sound when using the Bolopicks. I will be buying more in the near future .

I find them to soft and flexy.

These are easy to soften up to avoid a brash sound, without becoming limp.

Actually you should try it with hand slowly you will get used to it

These are accessed from the USA and take forever to arrive. Also, although the lot is nice and colorful, one would wish for a different gauges, similar to guitar picks.