Pickboy

Pickboy

Also known as: Pick Boy

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Pickboy is a Japanese manufacturer of guitar picks and small stringed-instrument accessories, founded in 1967. The company began by producing picks from genuine tortoiseshell and later helped establish the industry practice of categorizing picks by shape, gauge, grip, and design. Its catalog spans a wide range of materials, including celluloid, nylon, polyacetal, Celtex, Ultem, carbon graphite,...

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Pickboy is a Japanese manufacturer of guitar picks and small stringed-instrument accessories, founded in 1967. The company began by producing picks from genuine tortoiseshell and later helped establish the industry practice of categorizing picks by shape, gauge, grip, and design. Its catalog spans a wide range of materials, including celluloid, nylon, polyacetal, Celtex, Ultem, carbon graphite, wood, bone, horn, metal, and ceramic, and covers standard shapes such as triangle, teardrop, jazz, and homebase, as well as thumb and finger picks.

Beyond picks, Pickboy produces capos, bridge pins, slides, pick holders, and collectible pick art cards. The brand is also known for signature pick models developed with guitarists including Tomo Fujita and Shinichiro "SHARA" Ishihara, and for an Archive series that reissues designs from its back catalog. Pickboy has exported internationally for decades and maintains distribution across Asia, Europe, and North America.

Pickboy has 9 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Picks & Pick Holders. Their gear is featured by 4 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Folk, World, & Country, and Blues. Notable users include John Mayer, Kee Marcello, and Jen Majura.

Artists Who Use Pickboy

John Mayer uses 1 Pickboy product

John Mayer

Guitarist · John Mayer Trio

Kee Marcello uses 1 Pickboy product

Kee Marcello

Singer, Guitarist · Europe

Jen Majura uses 1 Pickboy product

Jen Majura

Singer, Guitarist · Evanescence

Charlie Worsham uses 1 Pickboy product

Charlie Worsham

Singer, Guitarist

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