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Jake Thistle

Based in New Jersey, singer/songwriter Jake Thistle has been entertaining audiences for years.

Jake, now 19, has been hired to perform in Europe and across the US, and for crowds of thousands at major music events. His first studio single, Ghosted Road, garnered the Best Americana Song of 2022 Award from Indie Boulevard Magazine, and the Hollywood Sentinel had this to say about Thistle’s follow-up single, The Dreamer: “JAKE has it all. The looks, the voice, the talent, and even a great song here…be prepared to be blown away.”

Jake has been featured on CBS News, Variety, Billboard, American Songwriter [...]

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Travis Ward of We Own Land

Products Used: Jazz picks, Clayton Custom Picks

Lead guitar for high energy Rock/punk band We Own Land for the last 10 years with 2 albums and a third in the works. We have shared the stage with many great bands (Junkyard, Filter, The Dictators to name a few). We Own Land is all out balls to the wall foot stomping hard rock with dueling guitars and may just be the best Rock you’ve never heard!

Links:
Website: http://www.weownland.weebly.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/weownland
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weownland
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/weownland
ReverbNation: https://www.reverbnation.com/weownland

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Sir Rockingham

Products Used: Acetal Rounded Triangle 1.26, White Pearl Rounded Triangle 1.0, Colored Derlin Rounded Triangle 1.14, White Pearl 1.26

“I have used nearly every pick on the market over the last 4+ decades. A few years ago, my friend Porkchop [Eric Church’s stage carpenter] gave me a few of Eric’s picks & I loved the way they played & sounded. I bought a few more Claytons and soon they were the only picks I was using. Since I received my first custom picks, I can truly say I am now a ‘Clayton for Life’ player. I have been mainly using [...]

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Will Randall

Products Used: Will is currently using the 1.0mm White Pearl picks. I love how they feel and play! Just ordered another 200!

I used to live in Nashville for most of my life, who doesn’t know about Clayton Picks?

Will Randall was born in Canada and raised in Nashville Tennessee until the age of 15 when Will & his Dad made their way back to Canada.

In 1999 Will hit the road playing guitar and fronting various bands! Will came in Top 23 in Canadian Idol (Season 4), the Canadian version of the American Hit Show. Over the last [...]

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Lorenzo “Surfer Joe” Valdambrini

Products Used: White Acetal triangle picks in 0.63mm gauge

“I play surf music and a very dynamic set on stage: it goes sweet and melodic, or it goes heavy and loud. Double picking all the time. All I need is control, precision, attack, feel and clarity, and Clayton Acetal picks are absolutely game changers! No better pick for me!”

Surfer Joe has been involved in the surf music scene since the middle of the 90s, building up his name worldwide as musician and organiser of events. By currently playing more than a hundred concerts a year around the world, Surfer [...]

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Union Road

Union Road

Products used: Clayton triangle acetal 1.0mm picks, Clayton triangle acetal .80mm picks, Clayton straps

“I have used different types of Clayton picks and can say they are the best pick out there! I would recommend Clayton to every player!” – Nick Rhoades

“I’ve used Clayton 1.0mm acetal triangle picks since I was 15 years. Nothing else can compare to their quality, feel, and sound.” – Marshall Riley

“As a multi-instrumentalist, I need reliability and versatility on stage and in the studio. Clayton always delivers!” – [...]

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Vito A. Galati

Currently a Professional Artist, self-titled Vito A.Galati I, Archangel I have played professionally for over 25 years….started my love of the guitar and music at the age of 5. At the Age of 21 went off to find the starlight of rock and roll, I was with several Professional acts, Had toured Extensively for a few years, worked with a few Signed artists over a period of 15 years, all the while suffering under a conviction that ,I really was not using my ability for the one who created it to begin with.

I broke away in early 90’s with [...]

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The Brothers Reed

Products Used: Clayton Custom Green Delrin, Standard Shape, 0.88mm gauge

“It’s hard to beat the durability and playability of Clayton guitar picks. With how often we play I really need a reliable pick to get me through the entire show without too much wear which is why I play the heavier gauge Clayton .88mm. May the Clayton legacy reign supreme!”   -Phil

“Feel and durability are the two qualities I look for in guitar picks which is why I use the Clayton .88mm guitar picks because they don’t feel bulky in my hands but still hold up throughout multiple shows rather [...]

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