Head honcho of not one, but two fantastic record labels and with a diverse, mesmerizing track record behind him, I’ve been wanting to talk to Lachlan Dale ever since I stumbled across the first Serious Beak record. Proficient on guitar, bouzouki, rubab and setar among other instruments, I jumped at the chance to talk inspirations, […]
It’s not often I can interview a published author for the Rep, but today is just such an occasion. Founder of Pick Collector’s Quarterly and author of Guitar Picks Of Rock And Roll, Brian Bouchard sat down to have a talk with the Rep about history, collecting and the magic of discovery. HR – Thanks […]
A genuinely exciting prospect in our community, Tibor of Pigtrum is forging ahead with an exciting new set of possibilities for commercially made plectrums. Always ready to answer any questions in regards to this endeavour, I sat down with him to talk injection molding, bio-polymers, and technical metal. HR – Thanks for talking to Heavy […]
I sit down for a virtual chat with Paul from Bog Street following the release of their new Axe Series picks. Check it out on the Podcast too! http://www.bogstreet.com
Quite literally the first boutique picks I owned, I’ve been wanting to interview Chris Fahey of Gravity Picks for a long time. Thanks to a mutual acquaintance, I’ve finally gotten the opportunity to talk to Chris through the medium of the internet. Sit down and have a good old read of this hearty dialogue between […]
It was quite the day when I posted for the first time in the Player’s Pick Podcast Facebook group (thanks Chrys!), and I was asked by a gentleman called Gareth about Frock Picks. He told me that the only player he’d ever seen using them was one Dave Martone, a Canadian guitarist of some serious […]
In an event for the ages, I guested on the Fret Talk Podcast with Pedalboards Of Doom and Budget Pedal Chap on YouTube/Facebook with an hour and a half-long livestream the other night. If you’d like to see the whole thing, it is above, and make sure that you go and follow Pedalboards Of Doom […]
Still a spellbinding universe, the magic of vintage collecting holds an immense fascination for me. Among the collectors out there in the Plectroverse, one of the most interesting accounts is that of Fredrik Tigerstrom from Picks Of The Past. We knuckle down for a good chat about the collecting scene, excitement, and the joy of […]
Collector, player, enthusiast and music lover Jeff White of Plectrum Spectrum is one of an inner circle of pick collectors in the modern era. An old-school chum of Joe Macey and Guy Devillez, Jeff makes display cases for pick collectors, and given both his body of work and clear joy for the Plectroverse, I collared […]
Whenever I get talking to anyone who’s in the pick collection community, the name that comes up over and over is Joe Macey. I first heard about Joe when I was researching picks on YouTube and was blown away by his collection. Suitably impressed, I then spoke to a bunch of collectors in the vintage […]