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ridgemusic

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over 7 years ago

Never slippery, never a bad note

I have held many picks in my career but there is nothing like the grip of the Cactus Picks. They are not easy to find outside of the US but I highly recommend them. They sound (and feel) like Dunlop Nylon 0.88's but they are superior in tone and playability.

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