V-Pick vs Dunlop Jazz III

Hear the difference between the V-Pick and the Jazz III guitar picks.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• plectrum
• guitar
• pick
• vpick
• vpicks
• v-picks
• Saint
• Guitar
• Company
• Vinni
• Smith
• NAMM
• Marshall
• Mesa
• Boogie
• Saraceno
• How
• to
• play
• out
• of
• the
• pocket
• demonstration
• Instruction
• Free
• V-Picks
• Peter
• Frampton
• Diamond
• licks
• solo
• rock
• do
• you
• feel
• like
• we
• www.v-picks.com
• comes
• alive
• lesson
• how
• improve
• your
• vibrato
• sustain
• tone
• clapton
• satriani
• vai
• johnson
• dunlop
• jazz
• III
• fender
• gibson
• prs
• strings
• ernie
• ball
• scales
• jam
• session
• octive
• acoustic
• lick
• Lynyrd
• Skynyrd
• Stratocaster
• Fernandes
• sustainer
• system

[rockstarkicker]

Would you recommend me using that pick if I play heavy riffs? I'm just afraid it might slip out of my hand or break a string because I tend to play hard.

[nancylanesmith]

These picks are not going to break strings. They slip over the string and the tension is greatly reduced by the material and bevel.

[cool182guy]

Oh my gosh! What a clear difference! Didn't think I'd be able to tell. I liked the sound of the 1.5 mm V pick the best. I've the used the Jazz III for the last few years after learning Petrucci and Bonamassa used them. Maybe it's time for a change...!

[nancylanesmith]

We now have 2 more models that are great replacements for the Jazz III. They are the Steletto 1.5mm and the Dimension Jr. 4.10.  They both come in the unbuffed versions. That is how I prefer them.

Vinni

[giggs102]

@nancylanesmith which one of the v picks is good for bass playing?

[nancylanesmith]

For bass I like the large pointed 2.75mm and the large pointed lite 1.5mm

V

[ABMD92]

anybody else get the feeling that this guy is full of shit and just plays lighter with the jazz 3 to make the v pick sound better?

[jtryde]

About a year ago I saw a video about the Jazz III that seemed to make sense. I resolved to try that tiny little, evil, useless pick. It took about 6 hours of playing with it until I "got it". That precision little point is very hard to use at first, but when you have your "I get it" moment, you'll never go back. It is so precise it forces you to pick properly. Now, a regular pick feels like playing guitar with a credit card.  Thanks Dunlop.

[ABMD92]

@Kalenski you could clearly see in my last comment that i am no more agitated than you are, don't flatter yourself by thinking you're getting to my ;)

[Mauer555]

The original Jazz 3 is made out of nylon, I'd be curious to hear the differences between V-Picks and the new Ultex Jazz 3.

[Kalenski]

Correction: Psycho is the 5.85mm my son now has. The Collosal is the 8.85mm. I also have the 2.75mm screamer, which I've also sanded and that works very well too. Still occasionally go back to my 2.0mm Ultexes, but not sure how long that's gonna last.

[bluesboyguitar]

Thumbs up for the hair yeah!!!!

[peterista3]

i think that he uses a jazz II pick because the jazz III sharper tip

[Kalenski]

@ABMD92 Try and calm down...youll live longer mate. :)

[ABMD92]

@Kalenski nice one captain sarcasm. but i think you'll find my comment didn't imply that thicker picks aren't better either, kinda makes your reply seem moot don't you think? try dropping the intelligence act, then slip off of your pretentious high horse and try mingling with us commoners ;)

[Kalenski]

OK, so I finally got a "Psycho (8.25mm, I think) and her's my verdict.

Out of the box, it does sound brighter, but not for the reasons most people think. The properties of the material that make it non-slip also makes it "bow" the string a little on the attack. Sounds a little like a tiny "mouse squeak" (or chirp, as Vinnie puts it). For electric, I can see this sounding brighter, absolutely. I dialled it out by buffing with 800 grit paper, no chirp, sounds just like my 2.0mm Ultex now. Sweet!

[Kalenski]

@ABMD92 None of that was even implied in your post. Sorry, but words are all I can use now that my mind reading skills are on the wane. :)

As for my verdict, see my latest post on this.

[m1d4s13]

i wonder if you could tell me the difference between jazz3 stiffo and jazz3 nylon and which of the two you can use for a thick, warm and bluesy sound(?)