Clayton Acetal/Polymer Guitar Picks Reviews 
5 / 5 based on 1 reviewsI'd bought my first Clayton picks at 30th Street Guitars in Manhattan. I've been using them ever since; I now buy them from Musician's Friend. They're about $4 for a dozen.
I use almost the lightest picks I can find because I have a very hard right-hand attack, especially when playing acoustic, and my strings won't last unless the picks are thin. I also find thin picks more responsive, as if my fingers are hitting the strings instead of a large, dense plastic object. I used to buy Dunlop "matchbook" picks, the second-thinnest gauge for acoustic and the thinnest for electric, but I've never found them outside of this tiny music store in Canada. So it was great when I discovered these Clayton picks. They're thin enough to be responsive and uncumbersome, and thick enough to last a long time (my first batch of picks, bought around 1999, is still here). The "rounded triangle" type I use have a large surface area for a nice grip; there's a smaller "teardrop" version available. The texture is great, grained instead of glossed, which improves your grip. They also have great customized graphics and the "wolf" and "dove" picks are now my signature of sorts.
Nothing. I've been using Clayton picks only for over five years and haven't found any reason to switch. Perhaps just one flaw: I haven't found any Clayton picks thick enough to be used as a bass pick.
The graphics do fade over time...if you put the pick in your mouth. Which everyone does. But what'd you expect? Otherwise, the build of this thing is extremely rugged -- I haven't had a single Clayton pick crack or chip on me yet, and I play acoustic 12-string.
When I was converted to Clayton picks, I bought a dozen regular ones from 30th Street Guitars, then two dozen ones with graphics from Musician's Friend. Years later, these are still the picks I use. They look great, feel great, and last a long time.
Derek Mok rated this unit
on
2005-02-20.
