22 episodes

Welcome to the Plectroverse, the podcast of Heavy Repping, front page for plectrums on the internet! If you've got even a passing musical interest, this is where you can find out about the picks used to make music from all over the world, and from different periods of time. With interviews, articles and in-depth pieces, Heavy Repping will bring the Plectroverse to you. For more information, visit www.heavyrepping.com www.youtube.com/heavyrepping, or follow on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook @heavyrepping.

Welcome To The Plectroverse‪!‬ The Plectroverse

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Welcome to the Plectroverse, the podcast of Heavy Repping, front page for plectrums on the internet! If you've got even a passing musical interest, this is where you can find out about the picks used to make music from all over the world, and from different periods of time. With interviews, articles and in-depth pieces, Heavy Repping will bring the Plectroverse to you. For more information, visit www.heavyrepping.com www.youtube.com/heavyrepping, or follow on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook @heavyrepping.

    Zen And The Art Of The Plectrum (Audiobook)

    Zen And The Art Of The Plectrum (Audiobook)

    Written and recorded by John Tron Davidson of Heavy Repping, Zen And The Art Of The Plectrum looks at how to incorporate both the pick and zen practice into your playing. With a view to improving a player's prowess, mind and self-image, this short book will help you consider your playing, the tools you use, and your place within a given song.

    For more information on picks and the Plectroverse as a whole, visit http://www.heavyrepping.com for the biggest selection of independent pick makers on the internet.

    Rep Hard, Rep Heavy.

    • 19 min
    Will Hoover's Picks! The Story Of Celluloid Full Audiobook

    Will Hoover's Picks! The Story Of Celluloid Full Audiobook

    The officially sanctioned reading of Will Hoover's essential Picks! The Story Of Celluloid.
    Read by pick collector and Heavy Repping! site owner John Tron Davidson, Picks! both chronicles the history of vintage guitar picks and details their rise into mainstream consciousness.
    Contents:

    Preface
    Introduction
    Acknowledgements
    Chapter 1: Arrowheads and Eight-String Banjos
    Chapter 2: The Ballad Of John Wesley Hyatt and Frankenstein's Plastic
    Chapter 3: The Pick With The Crooning Tone
    Chapter 4: Plectrum Pioneers and the Flying Pick Affair
    Chapter 5: The Golden Age Of Plectrums, 1925-1955
    Chapter 6: Hail, Hail Rock 'n' Roll and The Great Pick Explosion
    Chapter 7: Collecting Picks
    Chapter 8: The Care And Feeding Of A Vintage Celluloid Plectrum
    Chapter 9: Promotional Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot!
    Chapter 10: A Brief History Of Thumb And Finger Picks
    Appendix

    If you would like more information on plectrums both vintage and modern, please explore the links below.
    Heavy Repping! Site and Shop: http://www.heavyrepping.com
    Joe Macey's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@josephmacey7600
    Brian Bouchard's Pick Hunter: https://www.pick-hunter.com/
    Tina's Picks: https://www.tinaspicks.com/
    Guy Devillez interview for NAMM: https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/guy-devillez
    Copyright 1995 by Will Hoover. All rights reserved.

    • 1 hr 57 min
    Interview - Jon Lucca of Leaf Picks/Twig Case Co.

    Interview - Jon Lucca of Leaf Picks/Twig Case Co.

    Richlite-loving, phone-case-makin' quality human Jon Lucca of Leaf Picks joins your man for the heavy chat. A very excellent time indeed, so if you're not following Leaf, sort it out! https://www.twigcase.com/ @leafpicks

    • 52 min
    Interview - James Romanov of Northern Ghost

    Interview - James Romanov of Northern Ghost

    The cornerstone of kawaii in the pick scene, James of Northern Ghost finally comes on the podcast. About to celebrate the first anniversary of the shop, James talks bone, the beauty of picks and the brilliance of collecting in this fabulous interview. Check out Northern Ghost in the HR! Shop at www.heavyrepping.com!

    • 43 min
    Interview - Liam - Crow's Customs

    Interview - Liam - Crow's Customs

    A home-grown maker with a supreme style and tremendous beard, Liam is finally here! I've been keen to get him on the cast for ages, so this was the beans.

    Find Liam at the HR! shop, and give him a follow on the Gram immediate.

    Crow's Customs Shop

    @crows.customs

    HR! Site

    • 53 min
    Interview - Rick & Andrew of Honey Picks/Apple City Hobbies

    Interview - Rick & Andrew of Honey Picks/Apple City Hobbies

    The Calhoun brothers make it to the cast to talk lasers, the community, and the scent of burning hair. Mmmmm!

    Find Honey Picks in the HR! Shop -- Link

    Follow Honey and Apple City Hobbies here:

    @honey.picks
    @applecityhobbies

    https://www.honey-picks.com/

    • 54 min

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