Great for Leads, Good for Chords (With Practice)

The Jazz III is a pick widely praised for its ease in playing solos and lead lines. I’ve noticed a significant improvement in my leads using it. However, it doesn’t work very well for chords and rhythm parts at first — but once you get used to it, it actually becomes a great pick even for chords and rhythm playing.

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First pick I ever encountered and coming back to it!

When I first got into guitars, a coworker gave me one of his guitar picks he had spare, and it was one of these.

I played it for a while and started to shy away from it for various reasons - tone chasing, what can ya do?

But now, as all other parts of my rig have fallen into place, I've looped back to where it all began for me - this pick.

Surprisingly agile! I'm able to energetically strum, do arpeggiated lead flourishes, and my sweep picking practice has been kicked into high gear because of this.

Definitely a contender for my One And Done pick once more!

EDIT 6/13/26: As much as I wanted to love these? I'm not a shredder. And carbon fiber really makes the sound harsh for clean tones.

Best pick ever

This is the best pick I've ever used. After making the switch to Jazz IIIs, tremolo picking and pinch harmonics got about 10 times easier. They're very ergonomic and feel good to hold. The decreased surface area can be a downside for some, but for me it means I have less I need to control while I'm playing, so I have greater control over my picking hand. The grip on this specific picks makes it even better than a standard Jazz III, so it's by far the best pick I've ever used

Very good, accurate picks for metal

I’ve been using Jazz IIIs since I was a beginner and found one on the floor in a Guitar Center. They’re very easy to play with and instantly improve your technique by using them. My only gripe with them was that the due to the size and material of them the attack is darker and mushier than a bigger pick like a Tortex, but I’ve done A-B tests where I record both in a mix and once you get to that point they’ll sound indistinguishable from each other.

Improved my playing

I hated playing with picks because (1) most picks feel flimsy with my heavy pick attack, and (2) dropping picks while playing became a routine thing. I looked into these and not only do these hold up well, but I think my guitar playing improved once I got accustomed to them.

They're undroppable, if u hold'em u hold'em

I love everything bout this picks, literally best that I had opportunity to play

Chicken-pickin' Good

The only Pick I'd personally ever use and touch, introduced to me by a Dear Friend and since then this particular model in Red is my favourite JAZZ III design. Warm Tone and great Articulation with this Pick.

A bit too small

These are very good for fast picking, but I wouldn't use this during gigs because they are so small that my picking hand thumb starts to hurt (dunno why it's so). The max grip surface works as advertisized, doesn't drop in accident.

Max Grip Jazz iii

These are the picks I have always used, and will use probably forever. If you play fast, buy them.

Al the controls

Great for speed picking and little movements. I prefer a thicker pick for general playing though.