Jazz III picks worth the effort?

[BenoA]

Lately, I've been feeling "uncorfortable" with all the picks I used to like. It's kinda weird.

I had a few of those Jazz III somewhere in a bin... I know these are quite popular but they also feel weird but I seem more precise when using them, may be not...

I don't know!!! Need some guidance from my fellow JCFers here. Are the Jazz III worth getting used to???

May be should I sell all those guitars and start playing golf?

[Grandturk]

I can't go back to regular picks after playing on Jazz III's for a few years (actually I get the Eric Johnson Jazz III's which are a bit grippier).

[Hellbat]

I like to experiment with picks. Lately I've been taken with the Dava Grip Tips. I like how you can modify the feel based on where you grasp them.

http://www.davapick.com/

[rjohnstone]

Been using Jazz III's for so long that I cannot go back to a regular pick.
Regular ones feel "weird" in my hands now.

[BenoA]

Thanks everyone! Time to run some scales and technique exercises for a few days to get used that little red pick.

[Twitch]

Yeah, I use small jazz pointies too. I can go back to a regular pick as I found out a couple of weeks ago, but it was reeeeally awkward at first.

[KingVee]

The only good answer is from trying it out yourself...

I've liked the Jazz III for a while myself, but I've recently (a couple of months now) went back to using regular-sized picks because I just couldn't find a way to keep my fingers out of the way of the strings - ironic since I was looking for a smaller pick at the time I switched to them.

They're nice, I sometimes use one from time to time still just to fiddle around. Went back to Tortex's and I've been experimenting a lot with Ultex's. I really want to try the T3 (mix of Tortex and Jazz III).

[clifffclaven]

Been using Jazz III's for so long that I cannot go back to a regular pick.
Regular ones feel "weird" in my hands now.

yep. Benoa- try the jazz III XL. They have the same pointy tip but are bigger so you dont keep dropping them haha.

[Hellbat]

I was using the Ultex sharps for a bit but I found the wear on the Ultex to be too fast, at least at the thicknesses I favour. They feel and sound great when new though.

[KingVee]

I was using the Ultex sharps for a bit but I found the wear on the Ultex to be too fast, at least at the thicknesses I favour. They feel and sound great when new though.

Ever noticed how they advertise 'em as "virtually indestructable"?

Well... Here's my first one after three days of abuse to see what it got.

[nateb]

Those little red pointy bastards are killer =) I love Jazz III's they are really good once you get use to them. They seem to last forever also.

[Newc]

The one drawback I've found with the Jazz IIIs is you lose a bit of the dynamic aspect of picking vs a regular-sized, more flexible pick. You can adjust your grip on them to pick a bit softer, but they're easy to flip out that way as well.
And pick slides/scrapes aren't as good.

However, I just can't get the same speed with a regular pick like I can with the Jazz IIIs.

[BenoA]

Day 3 with the Jazz III... I noticed that you have to play more "gently"/"smoother" with these. Keeping doing scales and exercises everyday to get used to them.

[Number Of The Priest]

Ever noticed how they advertise 'em as "virtually indestructable"?

Well... Here's my first one after three days of abuse to see what it got.

I have had a similar experience. I use a regular-shaped Ultex for acoustic playing and it has indeed worn down so I was quite disappointed that they were advertised as indestructible. However, for electric playing, I recently made the switch from black Stiffo Jazz IIIs (which I was using for several years and already last quite a long time themselves) to Ultex Jazz IIIs and they retain their shape and sharp point even with my aggressive playing.

[xk2102]

I used the jazz III sometimes..

They made it easier for me to play lead parts, fast picking.

Personally I like thrash metal.. And I used to use them for rythm parts. But when we got together with the band, and the other guitarist played with the classic pick, I was loosing on the "attack" of the sound.. On the crunch.(and my fingers would touch the strings, especially when i would be standing up) I could play nice leads, but the rthym parts were just too soft.. So now I use the Dunlop Blackline 100

[horns666]

No, because you get used to whatever you use all the time. So, playing with standard size picks may seem awkard when on the spot without a Jazz III. Or always keep one in your wallet or somethin'..

Jazz IIIs don't make anything faster..practice does. But use whatever you like. But limiting yourself to small picks kinda paints you in a corner. I'm sure people who use them religiously have experienced that. I know my son and Clevo-John has.

When I was a kid I used pennies and nickels. Dimes and quarter have ridges..i didn't like that. A penny was always easier to find than a pick..

[Twitch]

A penny was always easier to find than a pick..

Youre absolutely right Billz. I buy the fucking things by the dozen, but where the fuck do they go when I need them?? Im not a douche, I dont throw them at the crowd at shows. Every now and then I might get irritated and throw one out of frustration at home, but not often. They dont show up in the wash, and the floor is clear of them. I cant find any at the studio, nor hanging out atop any of my equipment at home. Seriously, where do they go?

I bought three dozen my last trip to GC(think I posted about it), opened one bag so far, and of that dozen, I can verify the location of 6 of them.

[BeëlzeM]

I only use Jazz III's. The black ones with the extra grip are my favourite picks ever.

[Cygnus X1]

Guess I'm stone age.
Only picks I use are light green Tortex pointies.
Indestructible enough, they seem to last forever.

Helps that I have a truckload of them, and I still practice with Stylus picks!

Billz, I found those plastic bread ties were great back when I could not make it to the store to buy picks.
Coins were too hard on precious strings.

[horns666]

Cygs..hey man..wassup. Yes Bread Ties. Had a jar of 'em. Great for Strop Locks too!!! Never used real strap locks in my life..I used plastic clip bread ties tho. They do the job.

Oh..Twitch..I know man WTF does the picks go. I honestly think there is guitar pick gremlins or gnomes or soem shit that need picks. They steal the fuggin' shit!

KingVee..holy shit..Fuck the pic. Look at the quality of that picture...wow. You can be IDd by those vivid fingerprints man!! They look so soft and supple..no hard callous' man. Play harder, faster...and shit! But that pick is worn..must be playing. Do you use Coa Coa butter..Vasoline perhaps...Lemon Oil?