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THE RIGHT PICK

o matter how calloused your fingers get, any guitarist worth their headstock will admit that sometimes, to get the perfect notes ringing from your amp – that most sumptuously sizzling riff or that beautifully bluesy twang – a pick is the right way to go. And since they’ve been around since the dawn of the guitar itself, there are virtually of pick options on

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