Just as the title says, I am starting to realize that a lot of nail techniques don't really apply to the same extent when you play without them, (hand angle, different way of plucking the string, etc.). I am looking for a book that would at least highlight the differences for specific exercises, or have a few of them that focus on playing with flesh. It doesn't have to be 100% focused on this.
I've been trying to get my nails going, and none of the solutions are really working for me. I tried growing them, and just a few stressful work days, and they were gone. I tried tips and glue, but they don't hold for long. Alaska picks feel super weird, and I can't get over the fact that they are not sitting in the same spot each time. Finally, I said screw it and switched to flesh, and I'm honestly loving it. Love how it sounds but there are times when it would really help to have a little more brightness. So I had this crazy idea when learning artificial harmonics without nails, that they are much easier for me to do with pinky, as it doesn't really get in a way, when positioning hand flat for the harmonics.
How dumb would it be to have a small nail tip on the pinky finger, and use it instead of the ring finger for notes needing more clarity. They're usually the ones on bottom two strings anyway. As far as I understand the ring finger and pinky share the same ligament so it shouldn't be that much of a stretch to include it, and my first tests seem to be going well. Let me know what you guys think and how dumb this is.