From your recommendation I made an order from Strings and Beyond for a couple "cheaper" picks. Shipping was quick, nice extras! Came in time for some...
I'd like to add to this that the Mandolin is used in more genres of music as mentioned many times already where the banjo, to the masses, seems like...
I too, like the NS Micro. Simple, small, inexpensive, and yes... seems accurate enough. I keep one in all my cases or just clipped on, which doesn't...
One thing I like to do when I have extra time is to take tunes I already know and learn them up the neck in the same octave (using different strings)...
I was lucky to get into OM about 10 years ago (at 47). I started with a Michael Kelly Octave Plus which is ok, but not in the Eastman quality range. ...