In part two of his ongoing series, pick collector and Japanese music enthusiast Chuck Kirby sits down with shred-tastic musician Satsuma3042 to get an insight into his picks, playing, and techniques.

We’ve been featured in Guitar World! Big thanks to Matt Owen and Michael Astley-Brown for taking on the Rep. Click the link to read the whole thing. I sat down with The Cultured Guitarist Podcast to give the heavy chat on serious topics, not to mention that most majestic of all, picks. Follow these amazing […]

Written by noted pick collector and low-tuned advocate Lawrence Chaventre, this piece deals with guitar picks for djent, extended scale instruments and tech metal. If you consider standard tuning a jumping off point, read on.– JTD Follow Lawrence @l_chaventre We tend to see plectrums covering all types of music and are not necessarily genre defined. […]

Originally published by Break The Machine, I wrote this piece to address one of my least favourite things – online guitar culture. Big thanks to Andy for sending it out, and for his constant support of the Rep.– JTD If you’ve been anywhere near the internet you’ll know about the golden rule – don’t read […]

Dedicated pick collector and keen admirer of Japanese guitarists, Chuck Kirby submitted this piece following a discussion with YouTube guitarist Norizo. Much and many thanks to Chuck for his submission – read all about it below!– JTD  A vital component of any guitar player’s arsenal of gear is probably the smallest, which is the type […]

Fender and Gibson get the close-up treatment from Joe Macey in this sixth installment of our seven-part serial. Bonus section in the form of Gibson’s Golden Age. Read my interview with Joe here:https://www.heavyrepping.com/into-view-joe-macey/ Joe’s YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQl5LH8fXshnEVK_rRBVGVA

In part 5 of Joe Macey’s article, we take a look at the fabulous world of vintage mosaics and patterns, some of the most fantastic looking picks in the Plectroverse. Don’t forget to visit Joe’s channel at the link in the description for the good stuff!

Part four of Joe Macey’s fabulous article, represented here by Heavy Repping. This episode Joe donates his fabulous knowledge to the subject of Grips, from cork to rubber to striations, with some truly excellent pictures as always. Please go and check out Joe’s channel at the link below:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQl5LH8fXshnEVK_rRBVGVA Read the full article here:https://www.heavyrepping.com/an-introduction-to-vintage-guitar-picks-joe-macey/