https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fingernail-issues-a-solution-at-last/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:13:08 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fingernail-issues-a-solution-at-last/#post-385755 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:15:52 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion rockatansky https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fingernail-issues-a-solution-at-last/#post-385755 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fingernail-issues-a-solution-at-last/#post-45711 Mon, 29 Dec 2014 02:57:45 +0000
Douglas Niedt, the guitar chair at my alma mater, provides the best introduction to Rico Guitar Nails. Briefly described, Rico gives you a temporary artificial nail, or nails, without toxic adhesives. You can put them on at the start of a practice session or gig, then take them off afterward WITHOUT ACETONE OR OTHER HARSH CHEMICALS. They are completely customize-able to fit any or all fingers.

My picking-hand thumbnail is pathetic -- chronic vertical splits down the middle -- but while I try to heal the split, my Rico "thumbnail" lets me play the way I want to without causing further damage to the natural nail, as any SuperGlue option will do. For me, Rico's product is an answered prayer. I had been building my own mutant thumbpicks out of ping pong-balls and commercial thumbpicks. Those work OK, but they still feel like a small refrigerator strapped to my hand. The Rico nails are like wearing nothing at all.

Doug spells everything out and provides links to get to Rico. It's a remarkably inexpensive solution. Buy Rico nails, and send Doug money. He is my hero.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fingernail-issues-a-solution-at-last/#post-45711