Originally Posted by: RykoshetIt sounds different. I don't want to say right or wrong, that's for you to decide, but when you learn a riff or a strum, try it with and without a pick (and with different picks) and take whichever YOU like. Remember, guitar is about making your own sound, and I doubt you could get Tommy Emmanuel to grab a pick, or get Van Halen to drop his, so it's all good.

Now...I've heard a lot about Jazz IIIs and went out today and picked a couple up.

WHAT THE HECK??

It feels like playing with a penny. It's small and hard and totally different from the Fender thin/mediums I've been using for the last forever.

I do like the bright sound...but do they have to be so small? It honestly feels like I'm fumbling with a penny. I know they're not for everyone, but I really have heard a lot of people swear by them...is there something I'm missing?

Also picked up a metal pick (Van Halen made me do it) and a thumbpick, for novelty. The thumbpick is kind of cool but it feels weird having my thumb so far away from the strings. I look forward to a review of my troubles in a while.

I had heard good things about Jazz IIIs as well and picked up a few awhile back and hated them because they are soo small too, but I also heard there is another version of the Jazz III that is bigger. I have not sought them out - perfectly happy with my Dunlops