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GT: Do you have a type of pick that you can’t live without?

A: Yes, I use Dava picks. When I was first starting out playing, I bought every style guitar pick I could find. Every size, thickness, and point type. I stuck with the Jazz 3’s for a while, and of course I used the Brian May sixpence, but I latched onto the Dava picks. I love the grip, as I am not a hard grabber with my right hand. The delrin tone is smooth, not too bright, and they have a break in the middle that allows you to have the feel of a medium pick or hard depending on how you grab or choke up on the pick. I recently found out that the founder, Dava Dave who was a genius in his own right, recently passed away. Heart-breaking to say the very least, but he invented my favourite pick that

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