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James 3
Products Used: Clayton Medium Gauged picks, Socket Slides and Soft Leather Straps.
“If you want the best dependable, high quality gear on the market you HAVE to go with Steve Clayton USA”
James Tamelcoff III, born October 19th, 1998, has been around music his entire life. His Father James Jr. Played guitar and sang. James 3 has always been a huge fan of the older music of the 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s,and the 1980’s. James 3’s dad Introduced him to Brian Setzer of The Stray Cats at age 7 and that’s where it all started. He looked at Mr. Setzer’s Big [...]
Patricio Stiglich
Products Used: Acetal Guitar picks, HexPicks and Socket Slides.
“After many years of playing I finally found the perfect pick. The acetal is an amazing material, it’s durable, non slip and has the right shape for all speeds of picking, the tone is great, it lasts long enough and it’s practically indestructible!! The triangular shape is perfect for guitar and bass. Now I can’t go back to my previous choice, totally recommended!!”
Patricio was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and his interest in guitar began at age 12; and although his current music influences are marked by the sounds of Megadeth, [...]
Rob Hendrikse of Lucky Faces
Products used: Clayton Custom White Pearl 0.80 mm Standard Shape, White Delrin 0.80mm and Acetal 0.80mm Standard Shape.
“By Far the best guitar pick I’ve ever used”
Lucky Faces is started in July 2011 as an acoustic counterpart of the bands Defense and Rough ‘n Ready, where both Rob & Angel also play in.
From that moment on, everything went very quickly resulting in more than 150 shows till present day..and still counting.
A variety of venues, festivals, car/biker meetings and Tattoo Conventions in The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany where already a successful stage for Lucky Faces.
Some 2014 [...]
Giffords Lane
Products used: Clayton Custom Acetal teardrop 1.00mm.
“My dad turned me on to Steve Clayton Acetal Tear Drop pics when I was 5 years old! I have not used any other pic in the 9 years I’ve been playing guitar! You know how many times my mom pulls out my Steve Clayton pic’s from the dryer? I got to stop leaving them in my pockets.” – Salvatore Grande
With an industry immersed in power pop, slick production, and samples, samples, samples….it is great to see a pure rock and roll band perform live and light up an audience. It’s even [...]
Evandro Mesquita of Blitz
Products Used: Clayton Custom White Pearl Standard 0.80mm.
“It’s such a nice thing, to be able to give away pics to our friends and fans. I love giving them away on our shows, and Steve Clayton made it so easy and affordable for that to happen. I love your picks with my band ” Blitz” logo in it. Thanks guys, peace…”
Evandro Mesquita, the lead singer and original founder of the band ” Blitz ”, started his career in the 70’s as an actor and screenwriter for one of the most influential alternative theater troupes in Brasil, called” Asdrubal trouxe [...]
Robby Luckets
Products Used: Clayton Custom Colored Delrin 1.14 Standard Shape and Clayton Custom Ultem 1.2 Standard Shape
“A guitar pick is like a way of life. And I choose Steve Clayton.”
Sandness is the result of a project started in 2008, when two sixteen years old friends Mark Denkley and Metyou ToMeatyou (bass and drums respectively) decided to form a hard rock band, trying to bring back to life the ‘80s with their original tracks. The band’s line-up went through some changes during the years. The only one who seemed to have the same ambitions of the other two members was [...]
Mark Denkley
Products Used: Clayton Custom White Delrin 1.26 Standard Shape
“You just can’t get enough of Steve Clayton!”
Sandness is the result of a project started in 2008, when two sixteen years old friends Mark Denkley and Metyou ToMeatyou (bass and drums respectively) decided to form a hard rock band, trying to bring back to life the ‘80s with their original tracks. The band’s line-up went through some changes during the years. The only one who seemed to have the same ambitions of the other two members was Robby Luckets, so he joined the band in 2009 and became the new [...]
Scott Totten of the Beach Boys
Products Used: Clayton Custom Acetal Standard 0.80mm.
“I really love my picks, they are just a tad bigger than standard picks and that helps me save my nails for fingerpicking!!!”
Scott Totten currently works with the Beach Boys as Musical Director, Singer and Guitarist. The Beach Boys touring band features original Beach Boys Mike Love and Bruce Johnston. Totten has earned a Bachelor’s of Music Degree at Berklee College of Music. Scott has played on broadway shows and tours The Who’s Tommy, Les Miserables, Rent and Mamma Mia. He also was a session guitarist in the 90’s and played on [...]