Jazz100

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1. The Only Pick You’ll Ever Want

   Posted by Zac on 9th Jun 2025

   Let’s get this straight: this pick is worth every penny.
   
   If you are inclined to read more, here is some background. I’ve been playing for 15 years, I’ve lost more picks than most guitar players have bought. Eventually I started getting into Jazz III picks after buying a variety pack in my younger days. I love the size and thickness of them. They were also kind of pricey compared to those flimsy things I used when I was just starting. So they taught me to stay away from couch cushions. Fast forward to nowadays where my guitars, amps, pedals, etc. are pushing to that level where just about any intermediate/advanced guitar player could use my rig and get some amazing tones out of it. Or they could at least just really dig my Martin acoustic. Regardless, I wanted a new pick because I have literally worn the sides of my Jazz III picks to the point they are practically serrated and are wearing down my strings. I got my Blue Chip today and it practically makes playing mindless. I haven’t realized how much I was working against my old picks until now. I practically nailed a Yngwie solo off the rip with this pick. Obviously I am accountable to my skill (or lack of) but this pick is a different level of a quality of life improvement. I’ve spent triple the cost of this pick for a guitar pedal that might as well been a glorified dust collector. This pick will forever be a part of my playing. I hope I can give everyone a 10-year update with this same pick to let you know the durability. but the way it feels in my hand, it just feels like an extension of me. It’s hard to explain because every guitar player wants to “hear” the difference. I can hear the difference as the player but this pick’s strength is the “feel” department. It makes alternate picking and sweeping so fluid. I know BlueChip is more associated with bluegrass and flat picking, but even on an electric guitar there is tons of room to justify this pick. The material is smooth but conversely grippy. Very hard to explain, but the little engraving that is on the pick and the little engraving I customized on the pick is all it needs for texture. As your skin warms it up, it almost sticks in place. Right now I’ll have the one for my at home rig where it can be placed in a small pick box my grandmother crafted for me. However, one day, I will have a Blue Chip in each guitar case that I take when I’m on the go. They are that good. I’ll say that again… they are THAT good.

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2. Amazing the difference a pick can make

   Posted by Ken on 10th Oct 2024

   I learned of Blue Chip while watching a jazz video lesson. The price stunned me at first. Why so much money for a pick? Can they be that different, that much better?
   
   Well, I decided to order one. It arrived. I used it. It is now the only pick I use. And I ordered another one. As well as the wooden pickbox to keep them in. As the little treasures they are. I'm not wealthy. I'm retired and on a limited income, but when finding something that is the best it pays to acquire it, if possible. And Blue Chip Jazz picks are the best I've ever used. I threw out all my other picks. Just be aware, be accountable, don't be lazy or irresponsible, and make sure you know where your little treasure is all the time. These picks make me a better player. Better tone.

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3. the best

   Posted by Unknown on 23rd Oct 2023

   Using these now for 5-6 years. Expensive, particularly if you lose them (easy to do), but this is the best feel and tone I've ever achieved. Glides across the strings,

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4. Amazing tone production

   Posted by Unknown on 5th Jan 2023

   BC picks are amazing. I have four different versions (Jazz 80, 100, 80LG, and IBJ 55. I use the 80 and 100 most often. I can't find a comparable pick in the "normal" price range; there just isn't anything that produces a similar clean, round, lyrical tone I'm going for when I'm playing clean through my Raezer's Edge amp. It matters less if you're distorting your sound, except that you get used to the smooth way the pick rides across the strings. The pick feels like it's lubricated but it's not difficult to hold. The beveling is perfect.
   
   I also use Dunlop 205s and Ultex jazz 3s, as well as D'Andrea 1.5mm Plec, but that's just an effort to stay versatile. The BC picks are easily my first choice.
   

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5. The best pick ever

   Posted by Simen on 6th Jun 2022

   Blue chip jazz 100 might be expensive, but it feels great in the hand and goes smoothly over the strings the sound is great! Bright and clear tone. It feels like an extension of your fingers instead of a tool! It works for ever genre. However you do need to like picks on the thicker side!

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6. great pick

   Posted by Max on 7th Jan 2017

   quick adequate deal, good product,
   improved the tone of the strings a lot,
   very satisfied

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7. Dynamic

   Posted by Dan on 13th Dec 2016

   This pick has the smooth string release of a rounder point while still maintaining the articulation of a more pointed pick. It also a much wider dynamic range then any other pick I have. I tested against multiple versions of the Jazz III (Primetone, Ultex, 2mm Ultex, carbon fibre, red nylon), multiple thickness of acrylic picks with rough finished bevels, and some kind of Wegen gypsy jazz pick. This pick is extremely responsive to how hard you pick. One can produce an extremely quite and soft sound. Other picks cannot produce as soft an attack no matter how light one's right-hand technique is.
   
   I only play electric guitar, so I don't know how it would fare acoustically. I am torn between returning or just ordering more picks. I love the feel and the way it plays, the tone is nice too (very lively), but the attack doesn't seem to have enough "bite" for playing metal riffs. However, I do find that the pick imparts an almost piano -like tone, which is quite nice. Ultimately I feel like I will probably end up being a repeat customer. This pick definitely distinguishes itself among other picks of similar size and configuration.

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8. Wonderful

   Posted by Chris Cartledge on 23rd Dec 2013

   This pick glides so effortless across the strings. I had one chip and I have lost 2 which is a kick in the shins because they are outrageously expensive. I went as long as I could without buying another until I couldn't take it anymore. This pick makes me a better player so.... I have to have it. The one that chipped, Bluechip offered to replace it but I lost it before I could mail it back... Kick to the other shin. They are brown and when you drop them... your heart drops with it. My whole band will stop and look for it because they know how much I love it... and how expensive they are. But again... the pick makes me a better player.

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9. Best ever - but don't lose it!

   Posted by Tim Rothwell on 24th Jul 2013

   Best pick I have ever used. Fast, smooth, excellent grip. Lovely tone. Worth the money, $75, but I live in fear that I might lose it!

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10. Bravo

    Posted by tanicus on 13th Oct 2012

    fantastic pick , but obviusly, dont even think to loose it

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