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 This week’s Pick of the Week is for musical artist Fred Mandel.Fred Mandel is has had an amazing career as a professional guitarist and keyboardist. Some of the highlights of his musical journey include touring and recording with Alice Cooper, Queen, Supertramp and Elton John, and contributing to other recordings including Pink Floyd’s “The Wall.”   For the past two years he’s been working really hard to complete his very first solo project, in the rock genre. To learn more about Fred Mandel and his music, visit his facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Fred.mandel.37

Fred’s custom guitar picks were created and ordered by his wife, Jenny. She says that she has been so proud of his work and his most recent solo project, but that the last part of the solo album process – mixing – has been tough.  She wanted to give Fred a little lift by getting him a supply of his favorite pick, the Clayton Acetal 1.52 mm.  When Jenny went online to find a store that carried them, she saw the custom section and thought that it could give him some “pickspiration'” at the end of this long and lonely process.  The artwork is something Fred did on his iPad, and that Jenny uses as a screensaver.  When she showed him the design on the site, he loved how it looked!

He was even happier when he realized Jenny had customized the exact right pick (meaning that he could actually use it)!  He told her “a lot of people think they’re just picks, but a pick is the first equalizer.   I spent a lot of time trying out a lot of picks and I always went back to the Clayton.  It’s part of my tone.  I think everybody should know about Clayton picks.”  He says they are the best picks he’s ever used.  A big thanks from Clayton to both Fred and Jenny, we are so happy that Fred loves his Clayton picks!

To order your own custom picks, visit www.claytoncustom.com. It’s still not too late to order them as gifts for the holidays!