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Boutique guitar picks

Boutique guitar picks are high-quality, often handcrafted or hand finished guitar picks, designed to provide better tone and playability. Of course, compared to cheaper mass-produced plastic picks. The craftsmanship and materials used often result in unique tonal characteristics, enhanced playability and ergonomic grip. Materials Boutique guitar picks are usually made from a variety of materials. […]

Thick guitar picks: 9 reasons why

Guitar picks thin vs thick: Why you should consider thick guitar picks When you are new to guitar, you might be overwhelmed by the amount of different guitar picks.Should you choose a thin or thick guitar pick?Even though you are a beginner at guitar. In this blog we’ll let you know 9 reasons to consider […]

Pentatonic sequences lesson by Richard Hallebeek

Pentatonic Sequences One thing that has helped me enormous over the past 44 years of playing guitar, is the use of sequences. It opened up new possibilities of playing that you might not have been aware of before. And it can be very inspirational to find new ideas in existing scales. Besides this, I will […]

The history of guitar picks

First ever (guitar) picks This blog is about the history of plectrums and it explains how D’Andrea guitar picks became the standard. With their 351 pick shape they changed the world in the early 1920’s.Plectrums were typically made of materials like tortoiseshell, bone, or ivory. These early picks were often shaped like a small, rounded […]

Bermuda III-XL ChickenPicks guitar picks

Why guitar- and bass players use Bermuda III-XL picks Looking for great tone and precise picking? You will be surprised by the playability and tone of the Bermuda III XL guitar picks. This all encouraged me in 1985 to design my plectrum of choice. And if you want to read more about why I developed […]

Bermuda III-P ChickenPicks guitar picks

Why professionals play Bermuda III-P picks Looking for great tone and precise picking? You will be surprised by the playability and tone of the Bermuda III-P guitar picks. This all encouraged me in 1985 to design my plectrum of choice. And if you want to read more about why I developed these picks, you may […]

Bermuda III ChickenPicks guitar picks

Why guitar players play Bermuda III picks Looking for guitar plectrum for great tone? You will be surprised by the playability and tone of the Bermuda III guitar picks. The sound is much more solid and pick noise is reduced to a minimum Pronounced loud-, clear- and bright tone with lots of bottom-end Thermoset is […]

Badazz III ChickenPicks guitar picks

Badazz III: a guitarist’s choice Looking for guitar plectrum for great tone? You will be surprised by the playability and tone of the Badazz III guitar picks. The sound is much more solid and pick noise is reduced to a minimum Pronounced loud-, clear- and bright tone with lots of bottom-end Thermoset is very rigid […]

Shredder 2.4 & 3.5

Why people use the Shredder guitar pick Looking for guitar plectrum for great tone? You will be surprised by the playability and tone of the Shredder 3.5 guitar picks. The sound is much more solid and pick noise is reduced to a minimum Pronounced loud-, clear- and bright tone with lots of bottom-end Thermoset is […]

Regular 2.6 ChickenPicks guitar picks

Why people use the Regular 2.6 guitar pick Looking for guitar plectrum for great tone? You will be surprised by the playability and tone of the Regular 2.6 guitar picks. The sound is much more solid and pick noise is reduced to a minimum Pronounced loud-, clear- and bright tone with lots of bottom-end Thermoset […]

Light 2.2 ChickenPicks guitar picks

Why people use the Light 2.2 guitar pick Looking for guitar picks for great tone? You will be surprised by the playability and tone of the Light 2.2 guitar plectrum. The sound is much more solid and pick noise is reduced to a minimum Pronounced loud-, clear- and bright tone with lots of bottom-end Thermoset […]

Pick noise and how to avoid

Avoiding Pick noise We have all experienced some kind of noise when picking the strings of your guitar. These scratchy sounds, called pick noise or string picking noise, is what some love, some hate. But what causes this high frequency scratching noise and how to get rid of it?In this blog we’ll tell you the […]