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GT: Do you have a type of pick that you can’t live without?
A: I sure do. It is funny to think about such a small piece of material being so important as far as technique, tone, and comfortability with the guitar. If I don’t have my Dava Delrin pick, it’s over. They come in lots of colours, so depending on my mood, I pick them. Blue, red and white are my fav, since they match my guitar (even though typically no one notices but me). My favourite thing about them is that they have the break in the middle. If you choke up on them, they become a ‘hard’ pick. When you back off, and let the break give the pick some give, they become a comfortable medium. I have used them for over two decades, and they have been good to me. For acoustic, I use Dunlop small thumbpicks, a la Chet and Tommy Emmanuel.
GT: If you had to give up all your pedals but three, what would they be?
A: The JRockett Animal, Catalinbread Echo Rec and TC Electronic Vintage chorus/flanger. My Rocket Animal was a happy accident that my friend Dave at LA Sound design found for me. They have changed the design since then and put it
