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ARay
Products Used: Custom White Delrin 1mm, PickTac Pick Adhesive Dots.
“I use Clayton custom Delrin 1mm picks excusively because they have the feel I look for to maintain clean picking technique and a strong percussive feel while playing.”
Taking the world stage with a punchy mix of Rock and Blues with the highly anticipated instrumental track ‘Adrenaline Rain’ included, a blend of your favorite Stevie Ray style songs with extreme power grooves and unforgettable guitar solos.
ARay’s style in his music is a colorful breed of down and dirty music formed with a mix of Southern Rock and Classic Blues [...]
Dru DeCaro
Products Used: Custom White Acetal 0.80mm picks.
“I don’t use any other pick besides Clayton Customs, they are durable, vibrant, full of tone, and best of all they are awesome to work with. I go through hundreds of picks on tour, and a new set of Clayton Customs always arrives on time, to my exact specs. Couldn’t ask for more…”
Grammy-nominated producer, artist, songwriter and guitarist Dru DeCaro lives and operates a studio in Los Angeles, CA, For 5+ years he has traveled the world to perform for thousands of crowds, small and large, intimate to epic. Originally from Baltimore, [...]
Cole of In Layman Terms
Products Used: Cole loves his custom picks. His favorite is the full-color Acetal with a medium gauge.
“I love my custom Clayton guitar picks! My band’s name and website are printed on them. I use them instead of business cards and throw them into the crowd or hand them out when I meet people. I found out that some of the girls at my school, and kids that come to our concerts collect all of my different designs. I talk to young kids learning to play guitar and they always ask where I get my cool picks from. That is [...]
Christopher Fulmer
Products used: For promotional picks for fans and for some songs I use the “Black Celluiod, Standard, 0.50 with our band logo”. I will be ordering more pick types for full time playing with our logo now, probably “Acetal, standard, 0.80 with our band logo and Steve Clayton logo.
“Why I use Steve Clayton…because the picks are designed beautifully with our logo and colors, and look great for the fans. Plus they play and sound wonderful and can take a licking when playing hard like I do. Not many picks can do that.”
Christopher Fulmer is the founding member of [...]
Await The Desolation
Products Used: Clayton Custom Picks, Clayton Acetal .80mm, Clayton Celluloid .80mm & Clayton Delrin .73mm.
“I’ve been using these picks for the last 4 years and they are by far the best I’ve ever used. They feel so natural and work with the playing style I’ve grown accustom to. When I was searching for the perfect pick in guitar center I stumbled upon Clayton to try out and instantly fell in love. When the opportunity arose to be endorsed I gladly accepted” – Travis
“One day we were in the studio recording and Travis handed me one of his custom [...]
Brother Grey
Products used: Mike, Devin and Chuck use Acetal picks, guages .50 .63, 1.52
Mike Buffa lead guitar for Brother Grey says “Clayton USA picks are great! They come in tons of cool colors and give us the clarity our music demands!”
Brother Grey is an alternative/hard rock band from Atlanta Georgia that is now into its 3rd year and ending on a high note with the band signing a 3 year deal with Atlanta based Madison Records .
The band has seen the changing of a few members along the way resulting in a very special line up. The additions [...]
Erick Thomas
Products used: Clayton Custom standard .73mm guitar picks, chrome socket slide.
“I love the sound I get with the socket slide and heavy gain. It’s that old dirty blues sound that people spend years trying to find. The picks are great also, the .733 are my old faithful’s, and I keep a couple in my pocket at all times because you never know when you’re going to need them.”
Erick Thomas was one of the founding members of the independent rock group Harlen Simple. Since 2001 Thomas has been the primary guitar in the band placing his unique stamp [...]
Bootless
Products used: Standard Acetal 0.8mm and 1.0mm picks; Brass slide, size large; Carnauba Wax; Pro Shine polish; Pro Buff and String Zip
“After trying all of the pick brands out there, I’ve determined that nothing surpasses the consistency, tone, and durability of Clayton picks.”
Bootless is an original Southern country/rock band based in Charleston, South Carolina. The band was formed in 2012 by experienced rock musicians who were too happy to perform typical “angry” rock songs. Thus began Bootless, a successful blend of unmistakable country lyrics, with rock-and-roll swagger.
Their original music ranges from pure country (as per their song [...]