Ive been using the Fender Heavy 358 picks for years and thinking about a change. I prefer smaller picks so Im guessing the Jazz III picks would be the route to go as the standard size picks feel too big. What Jazz III picks should I be looking at. I believe the Fender Heavy picks are 1mm but could be wrong. Id be ok going up or down just a little bit, just not sure exactly where I want to go. There are so many different options within the Jazz III arena and I guess I could get a couple different versions and see what I like best.
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They're all good to use. They all work great for fast, accurate picking. Differences are pretty minor, and I'm happy to use any colour Jazz III that happens to turn up in the couch cushions.
I find the regular red ones sound nice, but get really slippery when you sweat a bit. I solved the problem by taking a pen knife and scuffing the plastic up a whole bunch. The black ones are pretty much the same as far as I'm concerned, maybe a tad bit stiffer (this has never made a difference to me when picking really fast though, so maybe I'm imagining it).
Jazz IIIs Ultex are my favorite. They're grippy enough that they don't slip in your hands, they sound great (maybe a touch brighter than the red ones?), and they're cheap. However, when you drop them on the floor they turn invisible, so buy a bunch.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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If you have problems gripping your pick (as I do), I suggest the Cat's Tongue pick from Cool Picks. Both gripping surfaces feel exactly like a cat's tongue (the teeth stick out), and it won't turn or slip from your fingers. Many times I have to throw it down after playing.... I use a black .88mm...
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I wouldn't call the red Jazz IIIs floppy. :PJoin me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
Originally posted by Douglas AdamsThis planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.
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Originally posted by GuitarStv View PostI wouldn't call the red Jazz IIIs floppy. :P
Originally posted by JB_From_Hell View Post^ Agreed. Also, I think both red & black are nylon.
I wouldn't say there is a night and day difference between both, TBH, but there is supposed to be one.
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Originally posted by Hsb View PostIve been using the Fender Heavy 358 picks for years and thinking about a change. I prefer smaller picks so Im guessing the Jazz III picks would be the route to go as the standard size picks feel too big. What Jazz III picks should I be looking at. I believe the Fender Heavy picks are 1mm but could be wrong. Id be ok going up or down just a little bit, just not sure exactly where I want to go. There are so many different options within the Jazz III arena and I guess I could get a couple different versions and see what I like best."So understand/Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years/Face up, make your stand/And realize you're living in the golden years"
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Also try the Jazz III shape out of delrin, or Tortex. Those are my favorite. I dig the shape, but always hated the nylon and relief of a normal Jazz III.Administrator of the SDUGF
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I have never been a fan of any of the Jazz picks. I like regular sized Dunlop Tortex better, and you can also get the smaller "Teardrop" size in the Tortex line in any thickness from .5 to 1.14
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Sometimes Ebay sellers have "trial packs" of picks that have one of each thickness.
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Originally posted by JB_From_Hell View PostGo somewhere that has the big display of Dunlop picks, and get 2 or 3 each of the regular red and black, Ultex, Carbon Fiber, Tortex .88, Tortex 1.14 and Tortex 1.35. Might set you back as much as $7.
You can't go wrong doing this. Personally I started with Jazz II and then gradually came to the red and black III, then Tortex Jazz III (purple which I think is 1.14?)
Now I go between the Ultex Jazz III and Jazz III XL, Brain Picks (nylons but very grippy and sound good to me), and more recently Gravity picks. The latter is a bit pricy but worth it IMO.
I can't really get back into the tiny size Jazz III anymore as my style has changed a bit but still pick it up once in awhile
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