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Obviously you can play with whatever you want. If you prefer jazz 3 picks, just use that. If you like use coins like Brian may, then use a coin.

I use the tortex .88 flex love it I also like the Kirk hammet jazz lll

tortex 3 =)

The thickness and material together here are making a difference, and both have a sharp tip. After trying the Hetfield Black Fang I realized just how much I like the attack of a sharper shape while not being too thick. Landed on the Ultex Sharp 0.90 personally. I bought some 0.88 Tortex TIIIs to compare the shape and it's identical to the Ultex Sharp. I find Ultex to be the most wear resistant material, even moreso than Tortex, so give that a try, too. Great video and you've really demonstrated your point properly with the DI tracks, too. I don't see anyone else doing that. PS the White Fang is a Flow shape which I also recommend trying. Not nearly as sharp an attack but still plenty of articulation, and makes it easier to play very fast. You can get those in Ultex (regular Flow) or Tortex, both 0.88.

I played for a long time the JP red Jazz 3 mini. I thought these are the picks for the rest of my life. But after playing a Tortex Jazz 3 mini 1.35 mm I realized the Tortex material sounds much better. So I sticked with them a longer time. 6 month ago I changed to an Tortex Jazz 3 XL 1.0 mm. But man, you are so right. I played on an T3 for some days now and I think I finally found my picks. Incredible. Not only the sound but my playing seems to be better. I think I have more grip because they are so large. I only have 1.14 mm T3 here, but I think a little thinner seems better to me. I will order 1.0, 0.88 and 0.73 and see which works best for me. Thank you so much for the suggestion. Without you I haven't even tried one!

Tortex picks have fantastic tone… but they get eaten alive by my playing. I hate having my picks lose their shape so fast, their durability is a real issue for me. For that reason I prefer Ultex or Nylon, since those picks usually last me wayyy longer.

It's really more noticeable on clean tone. The low chugs are eh the tiniest difference that won't be heard in a full band setting.

Now that they make Jazz III picks from all of the main materials (nylon, carbon fiber+nylon, tortex of any thickness, ultex) it would be awesome to see a followup video where you can compare different sizes of picks and the different materials. I'm curious if the main difference is the pick material or the size & shape influencing how you attack the strings.

I’m switch from black jazz iii to meshuggah picks (the black nylon one) and couldn’t be more happier.

Great comparison video ! I just switched to green tortex tiii from jazz iii xls. Still getting used to it, but i found that i prefer this pick for both, electric and acoustic guitar. I tried the thicker blue one to, but later decided to use green one. Blue was too thick for me.

Alexi Laiho used jazz iii picks and his sound is extremely metal. Of course also due to the guitar pickups. I don't think pick is really important for finding the right tone. It has to play comfortable. I just switched to small picks and I think they play faster and more accurate.

I agree, that thicker picks sound warmer/muddier, but I think, that the material matters more. I am not a metal player, but I use Jazz 3 Tortex 1,5 and they sound much brighter and articulate than the standard Jazz 3.

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That’s why I use jazz iii XL tortex picks. Best of both worlds.

they don't suck for metal... they just aren't "your" pick of choice based off your technique/playstyle. There are plenty of metal players using jazz iii's successfully, Ola Englund comes to mind.

You would love the Jazz III XL tortex 0.8. Literally best of both worlds.

I play mostly tech death, and Jazz 3 is the way to go for me

use the XL series. much more metal

Disagree 100%. For me, the jazz 3 is so much cleaner and heavier in terms of tome

Couldn't you mix/EQ/set amps & effects different to compensate for any difference here?

Thinner picks for metal? What?

I still have a Jazz III pick that I bought in 1991. It’s been with me to 15 countries. I don’t use it anymore, because I don’t want to lose it. Well, that and I use Blue Chip picks these days.

I still feel like the Jazz iii sounds cleaner, like the tortex is scraping slightly angled or something. Better note separation on the Jazz imo.

Jazz iii for life!

Thicker pick makes the string travel farther. Agree completely. Best picks I’ve found are Dunlop flow, Dunlop Nylon and Attak Pick for unique parts with unreal clarity and a flam effect that accentuates the bite

You are an amazing guitarist bro. Keep it up!

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You are absolutely correct. The Jazz III killed my Les Paul warm tone.......Dunlop Big Stubby 3.0 for LIFE! Try one.....Awkward at first, but well worth the transition IMO

The thicker you go for pick gauges, the warmer the sound while the thinner you go the more brighter. It’s just a personal preference for players.

Ultex jazz 3 XL 1.38....best pick ever

I watched this some months ago, when I was still playing jazz iii and didn't want to believe you. Now I purchased some Tortex jazz iii .88 mm (green one) and the moment I held it in my hand, it felt like home. I had been playing the standard .88 mm years ago before I got into shredding. And you are absolutely right, Tortex IS the best material for a massively pissed off tone for riffing. Especially in the palm mutes, there's a world of difference. However the size of the jazz iii doesn't matter so much it seems. Thanks for your vids, maybe next time I will believe you right away :)

Should I get the regular tortex picks or the sharp ones? Are there any benefits to the sharp tortex picks?

You just confirmed my suspicion about Jazz III picks... I have been using Jazz III pickups forever, and recently was sent some free Green Tortex pick with a purchase of a set of pickups. So i tried them out and personally i really love the feel of the Green Tortex over the Jazz III. I find it easier to to faster riffing with the Tortex picks... great video!!

I switched from Jazz III's to Sharp 1.5 Tortex picks. Feels so much better and feel my playing has become so much more articulate.

So like... no one here knows about the Tortex M3s I guess?

Would your recommend the .73 or the .88 for a beginner?

i think i might be the only one on the planet but i prefer Jazz I picks to jazz III's

That's crazy man... I had the exact same experience! When I discovered the Jazz III two years ago I felt an instant improvement in my playing and I loved it! Up until only 2 weeks ago when I found an old pack of picks I had, which included a variety of the original Tortex picks, I tried playing with the 1.14 Purple Tortex. After a week (like you said) of playing with it the most notable difference was the TONE. I was shocked by how big the difference was. Also, techniques like raking and sweep picking were a lot more defined. I tried switching back to the Jazz III and it felt like writing with a blunt pencil. I have to say though, the Jazz III could be useful during a transitionary period for any aspiring guitarist especially when learning alternate picking or shredding.

I don't think the Jazz 3 was ever intended for a chugging guitarist. John Petrucci uses the Jazz 3 so that's good enough for me haha.

Tbh I sort of went through a similar journey a couple of years ago where I tried like...4-5 brands of boutique picks coz "standard" picks weren't cutting it for me. While I've enjoyed played chickenpicks (their Jazz variant that's about 2mm thick) for a year, it sort of got tiring and a bit expensive buying them in bulk. So lo and behold when I took your advice and just tried out an old Dunlop again...and it just sort of clicked for once. The TIII and Jazz III XL tortex variants in particular have been awesome. I love the .88 and 1mm versions. I do wish they lasted longer though coz I despise rounded out, used feeling tortex picks with a passion but I guess they're cheap enough to buy in bulk :p

Wow i had almost the same situation. I was comparing all the picks i had and stopped on a Tortex III. And then started comparing thickness. The "Chug" that i liked the most was coming from a 1.4 mm (purple), but the one i was most comfortable playing with was a 1.0 mm (blue) pick. But i still decided to try and get used to the purple one, and few weeks later i could play even better with it and now it is actually harder for me to play the blue one.

Jazz 3 ultex all the way :)

It depends on what you play... we're not all metalheads... not everything is metal.... and guitars were big before metal... quite frankly I believe that metal killed rock because sensible people after the metal generation began to think that all of rock was metal, so they assumed to avoid all rock, thus killing the genre. Guitars were quite big before metal, so even if they're bad for metal, they might not be bad for other things.

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I LOVE the shape of the jazz iii but i do admit over time I really missed the size and tone of a bigger picks After fiddling with TONS of picks I ended up massively enjoying the Chickenpicks Badazz III (2.5mm) coz it gets that more bigger tone down while still having that jazz iii type of control and speed

Nice..

Do you recommend a thinner pick like .50 if you are just going to strum chords on an acoustic and not much single string playing?