Topic: Pics
What size pic dose everyone use? I used to use thin bigish pics but i've changed and use small fat tear drop pics and i've found my playing has improved
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Jim Donlop torxe 1mm. I try my best to sound like clapton and his sound is produced with thick hard picks. I tried the nylon picks and they sound great for acoustic but not hard enough for electric guitar. Also I play them until they are truely wore out! I'm cheap.
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Jazz 3's never looked back since.. I used to go in the shop and ask for them but some guy used to buy the whole stock everytime they came in so I made him keep a bag behind. They just seem to make me work more for accuracy etc keeps me thinking
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Dava picks, the green ones mainly but I have a few of all of them. They work smoothly, are easy to hold onto and Dave is a great guy to deal with.
I'm one of those guys that has to have my hands in everything so I also make my own ebony and purple heartwood picks but those are best for acoustic guitars.
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I love the Jazz 3 XL's and the Ultex standard
I wish they produced an Ultex Jazz 3XL as well as the Ultex Jazz 3
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dunlop Jaz 3XL's!
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I swear by Peso Picks HAHA just kidding - Jazz III's = the best.
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Bonamassa's signature picks xD
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Dunlop Tortex 1.14mm. Never could get into Jazz IIIs, even though they're what Joe plays. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned that way. I actually started using my tortexes when I was 13 and found out they're what Slash uses. Ah youth
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Beer/Drink Chips! Wicked Good! 
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Hi,
I used to play Dunlop Tortex 1mm (the blue) for years.
After getting curious for the Jazz III that i read so much I just tried them.
They felt a bit strange to me in the beginning but now I love them.
When I play with the Tortex now they feel too large for me.
The Jazz III seem to allow a more precise and faster picking.
Maybe just subjective but as long it helps? 
Alex
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Fender medium. I use the back end (yes... it's because of Stevie Ray Vaughan).
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Red Dunlop Jazz III and the blue Gator pick 1mm? powdercoated
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GoT MuLe 31788 wrote:
I swear by Peso Picks.
haha i was thinking that same thing.
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vinceesquire wrote:
GoT MuLe 31788 wrote:I swear by Peso Picks.
haha i was thinking that same thing.
I remember when phatphil used to swear AT peso picks haha.
red jazz III,
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Jane H. wrote:
what does the III mean in the Jazz III?
is it thickness?
thanks
The various Jazz picks (I II and III) have varying tip styles. I is round, II is semi, III is sharp. There are values on the Dunlop website of 1.10, 1.18, and 1.38 for I II and III respectively, but I'm not sure what they represent. All 3 types come in Red Nylon or Black "Stiffo" Nylon.
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Stratovari wrote:
Hi,
I used to play Dunlop Tortex 1mm (the blue) for years.
After getting curious for the Jazz III that i read so much I just tried them.
They felt a bit strange to me in the beginning but now I love them.
When I play with the Tortex now they feel too large for me.
The Jazz III seem to allow a more precise and faster picking.
Maybe just subjective but as long it helps?Alex
I did exactly the same (except that I used 1.2mm black Dunlop Tortex before I switched to Jazz III).
And now I feel exactly the same - the Tortex are way too big... 
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Danny! wrote:
There are values on the Dunlop website of 1.10, 1.18, and 1.38 for I II and III respectively, but I'm not sure what they represent. All 3 types come in Red Nylon or Black "Stiffo" Nylon.
The 1.10, 1.18, and 1.38 are the thicknesses of the picks in mm.
Edit: Oh yeah forgot to say, I use custom picks from In Tune Guitar Picks (the GrippX-XJ's)... they're basically the same exact size as the Jazz III's but they're 1.5mm thick (the thicker the pick the better for me) and they're a bit easier to grip (I think, at least)
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