Reviews

A lot of people’s first introduction to Purple Plectrums was through Rob Scallon, they remain making some of the biggest, more outrageous picks on the market today.

Boy oh boy is this a shadowy Steven.

One maker who builds these tools is Pedro Scassa, a Brazilian architect living in Rome. No stranger to the Rep, Pedro has made some of the most heavily-used picks in my collection, and today, we’re going to look at one of his most unusual –

I brushed it until it shone and looked somewhat like it used to look, only far thinner, and less glorious.― V.C. Andrews It’s not often that a luthier makes picks, in earnest. Though there are exceptions to the rule, the majority of makers concentrate on specific fields and the refinement thereof, rather than spreading their talents […]

France is no stranger to a good plectrier. With the irrepressibly crazy Riki Le Plectrier making all sorts of mad things and their history of forward-thinking, our Gallic cousins are well represented. Given their history of being at the vanguard of plectrological development, I was excited to receive a bit of contact from Jean over […]

It’s a cold day in Reppington Village as I gaze forlornly out of the window at the horizontal rain, and wonder why some things are fated to exist. I love how out-there the Plectroverse can be, and even now plectrums still arise that surprise me. That doesn’t mean that they’re successful – remarkable might be […]

A well-aimed spear is worth three.– Tad Williams It’s been some time since the Rep featured the work of Alexis Radeo. The sheer volume of companies, models and developments that have made their way into the office over the last few months have made covering everyone a bit difficult. As I received a number of […]

It is clear that the causal nexus is not a nexus at all.– Ludwig Wittgenstein The first company that I started collecting in earnest, Vinni Smith’s V Picks have been doing the good work since the 1980’s. Born of the acrylic used to make aquariums (where Vinni first saw it), V Picks offer an almost […]

“Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.”― Alan Watts Getting your own Dunlop signature model is no small thing. The current lineup of artists that Jim’s company have attributed sigs too are people like John Petrucci, Jeff Loomis, Matt Heafy, Tosin Abasi and Andy James, and while there’s been plenty […]

A need or problem encourages creative efforts to meet the need or solve the problem. – Plato – The Republic The mechanics of guitar playing are myriad and complex. With every player having their own technique, style and preference, it’s inevitable that players will make in-roads into developing their own tools for the job. Like […]