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     Pickboy Guitar Picks. These happen to be the guitar picks that launched this obsessive madness of mine. 

     'Sadaki' senior started Pickboy in 1967 in Japan. Sadaki's son now runs Pickboy, Japan. Osiamo LLC in New York City is the world-wide representative for Pickboy, Japan. Pickboy, Japan manufactures picks and other accessories, but is not involved in any of its' sales. Thank you, Ches(of Osiamo), for those Pickboy facts.

     So. MY story? I believe I purchased two Pickboys that 'first time' at a local musical instrument store. One was a blue Pos-A-Grip meta-carbonate 1.00mm gauge guitar pick. The other? A blue Meta-Carb 1.00mm guitar pick. I remember how they just seemed so 'right' for my guitar, felt good in my hand, and were sturdy and strong. One day, after I'd lost the meta-carb blue, I tore my WHOLE room apart in an attempt to find it. And, sadly, it never turned up. Passing a large musical instrument chain in the area while driving, I decided to make a pit stop. To my surprise, they didn't carry Pickboy brand. I tried 3 other major chains. Same result. Back to the small local music shop.


     Imagine my glee when I saw they had gotten a large shipment in! I believe I bought 42.00 worth of Pickboy picks that afternoon. They owner laughed and gave me a free T-Shirt with the store's logo on it. He said he'd never known ANYONE to buy that many picks. But I was hooked. And I wanted at LEAST 4 of each design just in case I lost any. Arriving home and emptying out my little bag of goodies, it was then that I decided I was going to save these beautiful picks instead of use them. This day began my collecting craze. Never before had I purchased a guitar pick with the intention of NOT using it!!

     For any inquiries, please contact @NealWalterMusic via Twitter. Helluva nice guy & Pickboy's representative in the U.S.

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John Mayer 2015 Dead & Company Tour(Thanks Neal!!!):
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Pickboy created 2 designs for John Mayer's 'Dead & Company' 2015 Tour. Below are both of those sets. These are extremely difficult to find. The Dead & Company Tour ran only 10 shows in 2015. Who are the Dead & Company? Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Bob Weir, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti.

Wile E. Coyote Design. Blue & Red 0.75mm

(reverse of above)

Wile E. Coyote Design. Black & White 0.75mm

(reverse of above)

Rainbow & White version of 2015 'Dead & Company' Pickboy picks. Only 4 color varieties available for this design.

(Reverse of above, showing classic Pickboy logo)

Black & Blue varieties of 'Grateful & Company' 2015 Tour picks.

(Reverse of above picks)

Fibertex®(Thank you Neal!!!)

Pickboy again thinks outside the box as it creates the Fibertex® guitar pick. This is a material which combines fiberglass & Nylon 6. Nylon 6 has many uses, including its' use in clothing, fishing line and industrial parts. These picks produce a unique 'punchy' tone which I don't find with any other pick material I've used.

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Newest picks added to the Pickboy line!! Nylon & fiberglass composite-0.60mm thickness! Tone is amazing!!

MANY thanks Neal!! You're the best!!

2016 black dot Pickboy Gears(original material!)

Newly manufactured/ORIGINAL Pickboy black dot Gear picks package, 1.0mm!!

(reverse of above Pickboy black dot Gear picks pack above)

Newly minted/original material candy stripe Pickboy Gear picks pack, 1.0mm 2016

Pickboy does it again! Sadaaki found the last of the original materials to the highly-rated Gear picks. These are only available until stock runs out due to original materials being used!!

(reverse of candy striped Pickboy Gear picks pack above)

Gorgeous(and BRAND NEW!) PEI Pos-A-Grip 0.70mm(that's right-0.75!) gold picks!!

(Reverse of above package)

Genuine Tortoiseshell Pickboy homeplate guitar pick in original packaging.

(closeup of above pick)

(above pick showing original Pickboy stamp)

  

Genuine Tortoiseshell Pickboy Heart shape.

Vintage blue felt Pickboy pick

Genuine Tortoise Shell(#GP-T4RB-homeplate design)

Genuine tortoiseshell Pickboy Homeplate/Blackmore shaped guitar pick.

Vintage Pickboy Genuine Tortoise Shell(#GP-T2)

Vintage Pickboy Homeplate

"Skull" Pick Pack(front)

(reverse side) 12 picks included-Top row shows included picks in this package.

"X-File" Pick Pack(front)

(reverse side) 12 picks included-Bottom row shows included picks in this package.

Pickboy's variety of designs never ceases to amaze me.

Yellow Dragon 0.50mm gauge

o.50mm

Part of the 'No Nukes' series

'No Nukes' series. 0.5mm gauge

0.5mm gauge

'AIDS' series(left, 0.50mm) & Green-foiled Celltex® 0.50mm

(different view of above picks)

0.5mm gauge Pickboy Deltex® picks

Irridescent 1.00mm Pickboy(front)

(reverse with logo & gauge)

Pink nylon raised grip 0.70mm Pickboy

Greenpeace(left/rare in USA) & Iki(right/rare in USA)

(reverse. both 0.75mm)

Non-vintage black w/gold foiling Pickboy 1.20mm celltex homeplate-style guitar picks(front & reverse)

10-Pack Pickboy 1.20mm Homeplate/Weedon style guitar picks

Pickboy 'Screaming Buddah Heads' B.B. Chun Kink Signature pick

(reverse of pick at left)

Pickboy 'Screaming Buddah Heads' Bobby Schenk Signature pick

(reverse of pick at left)

Light blue Pickboy 'Eric Clapton Model' guitar pick--1977

(reverse of pick at left)

Pickboy 'Lita Ford' signature homeplate picks(white print on tortoiseshell celluloid)

Pickboy Kurt James "Monster Series" cream colored guitar pick.

(above guitar pick-magenta foiled print)

1980s David T. Chastain 'Within The Heart' Monster Series Pickboy checkered guitar pick

(reverse of pick at left)

1989 Pickboy Jason Becker Monster series blue-striped guitar pick(heavy gauge)

(reverse side showing Pickboy logo & 'Monster' series logo)

1989 Pickboy 'Monster Series' Joey Tafolla guitar pick-front.

Reverse of above pick-both sides hot pink with foiled-turquoise print.

1989 Pickboy yellow & black 'Monster Series' TAZ 'Ethan' guitar picks-front.

(reverse side of above picks)

1989 Pickboy white & blue 'Monster Series' TAZ 'Rick' guitar picks-front.

(reverse of above picks)

1989 Pickboy black 'Monster Series' Steve McKnight guitar pick-front(silver foiled print).

(reverse of above pick)

Pickboy 'Monster Series' Michael Angelo rainbow pick

(reverse of pick on the left)

***The above 'Monster' series guitar picks were produced in 1989 by Pickboy for the Monster Guitar Show in Japan. These signature picks are part of a 'Monster Guitar Show Collection' that contains 10 other signature picks from various artists. So....2 down-8 to go!!!

  

Vintage Pickboy 'Red Dots'

Vintage Pickboy Checkerboard

Vintage Pickboy 'Candy Stripes'

Vintage Pickboy Strat Knob(purple .50mm)

Vintage Pickboy Strat Knob(purple .75mm)

Vintage Pickboy Strat Knob(black .88mm)

Vintage Pickboy Strat Knob(black 1.00mm)

Vintage Pickboy Strat Knob(black .75mm)

Vintage Pickboy Strat Knob(white .88mm)

Vintage Pickboy Strat Knob(white 1.00mm)

Vintage Pickboy Strat Knob(white .75mm)

2 different vintage Pickboy 'Gear' 1.5mm gauge guitar picks

(reverse of pick at left)

Vintage Pickboy 'Candy Stripes' Gear(#GP-71-5)

Vintage Pickboy 'Checkerboard' Gear(#GP-71-1)

2 Different Pickboy Gear Checkerboards side by side(Left #GP-71-2 & Right #GP-71-1)

(reverse of above picks)

Pickboy vintage 'Evil Santa' .75mm(back is solid white)

Early Pickboy vintage rainbow 1.2 mm XH(back is blank rainbow)

2 Vintage Logo Pickboys(front-reverse is blank)

Early Pickboy Vintage Logo Tortoise Shell thin gauge

Rare Pickboy 'Stars'

Rare Old Logo Pickboy

SUPER HTF Pickboy 'Gauss' Pick x-heavy gauge rainbow

Another example of the HTF 'Gauss' Pickboy. Magenta foiled print on cream colored pick

Hi Graphite Pickboy Pick .75mm

Rare 1.0mm Pickboy(Old Logo-#GP-72-W)

Rainbow version of above pick

Orange & Purple 'Carbonate' Pickboys

(reverse of picks at left)

Pickboy 'Passion' 0.8mm

(reverse of above)

Pickboy Passion 0.80mm gauge orange pick

(another view of pick at left, showing foiled green print)

2 slightly different discontinued Hot Pink Pickboy Jazz 1.5mm guitar picks

(reverse of pick on left-black 351 shown for scale purposes)

Extremely rare Pickboy Rockley Music Center promo guitar pick

(reverse of pick at left)

1980s Pickboy Tri-Tip. Gauges: 0.50, 0.70 & 1.00mm.

1980s Pickboy Union Jack

Very HTF Pickboy Japanese Koto triangle shaped picks(with thumb band!!!) #GP-50T

(reverse of above picks)

(Original packaging of above(snuggled in their bed)

(reverse of above box showing insert in box)

Pickboy Santa Devil 1.00mm

Pickboy Santa Devil .50mm

Very rare 1.0mm Pickboy 'Recycle' Guitar Pick

Another rare Pickboy design-1.00mm

Pickboy 'Speed Racer' 1.00mm

'Speed Racer' series 0.50mm gauge

Pickboy 'Speed Racer' 1.00mm

Pickboy Halloween

Pickboy Halloween

Pickboy Halloween

Pickboy Meta-Carb(blue/silver-#GP-422-2 & red/black 1.00mm-#GP-422-5)

Pickboy Meta-Carb(blue/black-#GP-422-6 & red/silver 1.00mm-#GP-422-1) **The blue one is the evil one which touched off this collecting madness**

Pickboy Meta-Carb(silver/black-#GP-422-4 & pink/black 1.00mm-#GP-422-3)

1996 Pickboy Vintage 'Bondage & Devices' Series

Very rare Pickboy purple-foiled Geisha design-0.75mm

1996 Pickboy Vintage 'Bondage & Devices' Series

1996 Pickboy Vintage 'Bondage & Devices' Series

Pickboy Vintage Bondage Series

Pickboy 'Predator Skull' 1.00mm

'Cross'-#GP-81-6

Left-#GP-TG-RB/08 & Right-#GP-TG-TB/06

Pickboy Evil Clown(yellow/green foil 1.00mm)

Pickboy Alien Series(.50mm)

Pickboy Alien Series(.50mm)

Pickboy Alien Series(.50mm)

Pickboy 2010 NAMM Rosewoods

Pickboy Handmade Genuine Bone(#GP-BN)

(reverse of pick on left)

Pickboy 'Demon Horns'(.75mm)

Pickboy 'Pig Snout'(.75mm)

Pickboy 'Greenpeace'(.75mm)

Pickboy Meta-Carb Bass(silver 1.00mm)

Rare nylon Pos-A-Grips

Pickboy 'Psychedelic'(.75mm)

Pickboy 'Marine' Series(Left-#GP-270-4 & Right-#GP-270-5)

Pickboy 'Marine' Series(Left-#GP-270-1 & Right-#GP-270-2)

Pickboy 'Marine' Series(Left-#GP-270-5 & Right-GP-270-6)

"EDO" Series-#GP-252-3)

'IKI' Series-#GP-252-10)

Pickboy 'Thank You' Series(Left-#GP-253-3 & Right-#GP-253-6)

Pickboy 'Thank You' Series(Left-#GP-253-4 & Right-#GP-253-2)

Pickboy 'Thank You' Series(Left-#GP-253-1 & Right-#GP-253-5)

Pickboy 'Grateful' Series(Left-#GP-180-3 & Right-#GP-180-9)

Older version of above pick on left(older logo)

Pickboy 'Grateful' Series(Right-#GP-180-10)

Pickboy 'Grateful' Series(Left-#GP-180-6 & Right-#GP-180-8)

Pickboy 'Trad'(#GP-271-5, #GP-271-6, and #GP-271-4) reverse is blank.

Pickboy 'Trad'(#GP-271-2) & Pickboy 'Devil'(#GP-211-6)

Pickboy 'Dokuro' Series(Left-#GP-110-6 & Right-GP-255-2)

Pickboy 'Dokuro' Series(Left-#GP-255-2 & Right-#GP-255-3)

Pickboy 'Dokuro' Series(Left-#GP-255-6 & Right-#GP-255-1)

Pickboy 'No Smoking' & 'Star Eyed Skull'(Right-#GP-110-3)

Pickboy 'Dokuro Tear'(#GP-255-4) & 'Bandana Skull'(#GP-110-5)

Older version of above pick on right(no gauge specified on pick, old logo-#GP-110-5)

Pickboy 'Broken Heart'(#GP-110-4) & 'Dokuro'(#GP-255-2)

Pickboy 'Heavy Metal-The Wall'(#GP-69-8) & 'Tophat Skull'(#GP-140-4)

Pickboy Teardrop(.75mm-#GP-322)

Pickboy 'Holographic Reaper'(#GP-140-5) & 'Grim Reaper'(.75mm)

Older version of above left pick(no gauge and no Pickboy logo stamped on pick)

Pickboy 'Vintage Pearl Classic' & 'Rainbow Classic'(1.00mm-#GP-21)

Pickboy 'Luminous Classic' Glow-In-The-Dark(1.00mm-#GP-18)

Pickboy 'Toxin 99%' Glow-In-The-Dark(#GP-110-2)

Slightly older version of above pick(No gauge marked on pick-#GP-110-2)

Older version of Pickboy samurai pick(No Pickboy logo on pick-#GP-31-2)

Pickboy 'Luminous Classic' .75mm & 1.00mm

Pickboy 'Peace Wings'(#GP-180-2) & 'Hot Legs'(.75mm-#GP-31-7))

Pickboy 'Clown Vomit/Mosaic' Bass(1.00mm-#GP-325)

Pickboy Rainbow Classic Triangles-1mm, .75mm, and 1.20mm(#GP-17RA)

Pickboy 'Black Zoo' Series(.75mm-Left-#GP-254-1 & Right-#GP-254-3)

Pickboy 'Black Zoo' Series(.75mm-Left-#GP-254-6 & Right-#GP-254-4)

Pickboy 'Black Zoo' Series(.75mm-Left-#GP-254-2 & Right-#GP-254-5)

Pickboy 'Japanese Koto' Bass(#GP-NM)

Pickboy 'Leopard'(#GP-31-5).75mm & Pickboy EVH(discontinued due to threat of lawsuit by EVH's lawyers) 1.00mm(#GP-31-9)

Pickboy PEI 'Edge'. Interesting fact about the PEI's was told to me by Neal at Pickboy, "They only made one batch of PEI picks because the heat required to make the picks almost melted the mold!" (Front of PEI)

(Rear of Pick) Pickboy reissuing the PEI in several cool shapes & styles! Stay tuned[or follow me on Twitter to see a sneak peek!]

Older version of above pick on left(No Pickboy logo, no gauge specified on pick)

Pickboy 'Red Zebra'(#GP-31-1) & 'Zebra'(.75mm-#GP-31-6))

Older version of above pick on right(No Pickboy logo, no gauge specified on pick)

Pickboy 'Elijah Blue Allman' 1991 tour guitar picks

Pickboy 'Polka-Dots'(#GP-31-4) & 'Ceramic'(1.00mm-GP/CER-100))

Pickboy 'J-Pick' Jazz(1.00mm, 1.20mm, 1.50mm-#GP-134)

Pickboy 'Jazz'(1.5mm-Left-#GP-343-W & Right-#GP-343-B)

Pickboy Rainbow Classic .75mm gauge(GP-44R)

Pickboy 'Celltex/Reefer'(.88mm-GP-77-88)

Pickboy 'Green Leaf' teardrops(#GP-320)

Pickboy 'Carbon Nylon/Reefer'(1.14mm-#GP-33R-114)

Heavy gauged orange Pickboy Pos-A-Grip guitar pick

(reverse of pick at left)

Blue Pos-A-Grip picks

10 Pack Blue Pos-A-Grips

Pickboy 'Pos-A-Grip'(black 1.00mm-#GP-44BL)

Pickboy 'Pos-A-Grip' Jazz(1.00mm-#GP-45)

Pickboy 'Pos-A-Grip' Nylon(black-#GP-37 & red-GP-36 1.00mm)

Pickboy Vintage Pearl Classic(1.20mm, .50mm gauges-#GP-03)

Pickboy 'Pos-A-Grip Rainbow'(1.20mm-#GP-45)

Pickboy 'Pos-A-Grip Rainbow'(1.50mm-#GP045)

Pickboy 'Harley'(#GP-181-3) & 'Marilyn'-#GP-76-6(.75mm)

Pickboy 'British Flag Small'(1.00mm-#GP-78-3) & British Flag(1.00mm-#GP-78-5)

Pickboy 'USA'(1.00mm-#GP-78-4) & 'Japan'(1.00mm-#GP-31-3))

Older version of above pick on the right(No Pickboy logo on pick, red print is 'foiled')

Pickboy 'USA'[older version] & 'Cobra'[older version-#GP-140-1]

Pickboy 'Astrology' Series(Cancer-#GP-179-6 & Virgo-#GP-179-8 .75mm)

Pickboy 'Astrology' Series(Taurus-#GP-179-4 & Gemini-#GP-179-5 .75mm)

Pickboy 'Astrology' Series(Pisces-#GP-179-2 & Libra-#GP-179-9 .75mm)

Pickboy 'Astrology' Series(Aquarius-#GP-179-1 & Leo-#GP-179-7 .75mm)

Pickboy 'Astrology' Series(Capricorn-#GP-179-12 & Aries-#GP-179-3 .75mm)

Pickboy 'Astrology' Series(Scorpio-#GP-179-10 & Sagittarius-#GP-179-11 .75mm)

Pickboy 'Assur' Genuine Water Buffalo Horn 2mm(#GP-AS/1)

'Aids' Series

'Aids' Series

'Aids' Series

'Ouch' & 'Ram'

Pickboy 1mm & 1.20mm gauge silver crown on black pick(back of pick is blank-#GP-323)

Pickboy 'No Nukes' Series(black on yellow 1.00mm)

Pickboy 'No Nukes' Series(black on red)

Pickboy 'No Nukes' Series .75mm

'Sad Face' & 'Happy Flower'

'Female Devil' Series

'Devil' Series

Pickboy Vintage T-Shell Classic 1.20mm gauge tortoise shell celluloid(#GP-55)

'Skull Bandana'(#GP-140-3) & 'Leopard Print'

Pickboy 'Tattoo' Series(Longhorn 1.00mm-#GP-214-5)

Pickboy 'Tattoo' Series(Cross 1.00mm-#GP-214-4)

Pickboy 'Obama' guitar picks

(reverse of above picks)

'Creature' Series

'Dead Elvis' 1.00mm

'Skull' 1.00mm

'Japanese Koto Coin' pos-a-grip 1.00mm

Pickboy USA 0.73mm Deltex guitar pick

(reverse of pick at left)

Pickboy 'Angel Rocks' Series(Blue Butterfly 1.00mm-AR-7/100)

Pickboy Vintage Nytro Classic Eliptical 1mm gauge tortoise celluloid-#GP-02(back is blank)

Pickboy 'Angel Rocks' Series(Blue Star 1.00mm-#AR-4/100)

Pickboy 'Angel Rocks' Series(Red Heart 1.00mm-AR-2/100)

Pickboy 'Angel Rocks' Series(Heart Wings 1.00mm-#AR/11-100)

Pickboy 'Angel Rocks' Series(Silver Skull 1.00mm-AR-1/100)

Pickboy 'Music Gear' Red Devil Pins