Let’s begin with a a quadrumvirate of no-nailers (though there is some cheating, as it were, with plectra in the first half!)
In the latest issue of Soundboard I have an article on the ways you can alternate between flesh and nail. Yes, it is possible! And there are various historic examples of players who advocated it — and even a few modern players. For copyright reasons I can’t share the whole thing, but here’s a sample page (you can subscribe/buy the issue here):
I’ve added a page about the surprising historical evidence for using the right-hand little finger to pluck the string. This can be particularly relevant to no-nail guitarists, partly because of the special sonority of the little finger.
A week ago was the International Guitar Research Centre’s 2026 Conference. I gave a paper, titled ‘Pulp Friction’, the text of which I’ve now published on this website.
As usual, I forgot to ask someone to take a photograph of the talk. But here’s a rather nice one of those of us who were still upright after a long day of conferencing:
No-Nail Guitar 
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