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Looks fine to me. One thing to note is that your own thumb seemse choking the notes but it will probably improve as you keep refining your technique.

qwertygitarr: That’s cool and maybe especially good for rhythm playing like that. I didn’t read the whole thread but did you do any progress and if so, what was the key factors? I don’t think I ever replied to this, lmao. I actually find it helpful for all the hard alternate picking stuff. I progressed a ton on it, and it’s still one of the ways that I see how warm I am. I just went up with a metronome, landing on DUU and UU as the two patterns I care about.

This is a great thread with some links by @Tom_Gilroy and @Pepepicks66 to their other related posts: Do you practice with deadened strings? Playing Technique Is there anyone here who practices picking using only the picking hand? In other words dampening the strings with the fretting hand and just practice the picking pattern on the deadened strings. I’ve found that it accentuates the actual picking, especially the rhythmic and dynamic evenness, when you don’t have to pay attention to the sync between both hands. But it is actually beneficial to the normal playing or is it just a waste of time? What are your thoughts and experiences? This is all the stuff I am currently working on to improve my single string sync

This is a recurring topic on the forum and is covered in the primer, it is called ‘string hopping’ This is when people experience speed limits at slow tempos like 110pm or thereabouts. The issue is the inefficiency of the movement, rather than some genetic limitation you have. In the simplest terms, the pick is going ‘in and out’ of the string (in a hopping or bouncing type movement) rather than travelling in a straight(ish) line. The idea is to get the pick to move through the string (on both down strokes and upstrokes) in the same general path.

I’m a long time player trying to rededicate myself to the instrument. I started in 1989 and for about 6 years all i did was play and practice. I could down pick Blackened and on a good day grind out Master of Puppets. I played with a ton of tension though. The internet wasn’t around back then so a lot of it was figure it out yourself. Anyways in the mid 90s the fact i had to be an adult came to life and guitar became like the 20th most important thing to do daily. My skills went to crap and i was lucky if I played 2-3 times a week. My pick hand at this point has a mind of it’s own. Anyways, questions… I get the clockface analogy. When i read pick from the wrist i think 3 and 9. Problem is 3 and 9 dies out at 16th notes at about 100-110 beats per minute and I physically can’t move faster. Maybe if i do the speed tests i can but as soon as i put a pick and guitar in my hand it falls apart. I’ve put great effort into being relaxed and have come a long way there. Back in the day when I could play fast I remembered there always being a LOT of tension. It feels like once I hit 110 if I want to go faster I have to grip pick differently and the motion makes it feel awkward. Can someone describe what’s going on in their mind and with their hands if you say start at 16ths at 80 bpm and then raising the metronome 10 bpm while doing 65 note challenge get into that 120 bpm or higher range where the motion I started with no longer cuts it.? For me to do 120 plus it feels sloppy at first an

I’m a long time player trying to rededicate myself to the instrument. I started in 1989 and for about 6 years all i did was play and practice. I could down pick Blackened and on a good day grind out Master of Puppets. I played with a ton of tension though. The internet wasn’t around back then so a lot of it was figure it out yourself. Anyways in the mid 90s the fact i had to be an adult came to life and guitar became like the 20th most important thing to do daily. My skills went to crap and i was lucky if I played 2-3 times a week. My pick hand at this point has a mind of it’s own. Anyways, questions… I get the clockface analogy. When i read pick from the wrist i think 3 and 9. Problem is 3 and 9 dies out at 16th notes at about 100-110 beats per minute and I physically can’t move faster. Maybe if i do the speed tests i can but as soon as i put a pick and guitar in my hand it falls apart. I’ve put great effort into being relaxed and have come a long way there. Back in the day when I could play fast I remembered there always being a LOT of tension. It feels like once I hit 110 if I want to go faster I have to grip pick differently and the motion makes it feel awkward. Can someone describe what’s going on in their mind and with their hands if you say start at 16ths at 80 bpm and then raising the metronome 10 bpm while doing 65 note challenge get into that 120 bpm or higher range where the motion I started with no longer cuts it.? For me to do 120 plus it feels sloppy at first an

Ok, the dude has discovered a way to make practice harder which is a valid way of training in a lot of circumstances. But what’s the connection with pickslanting and how does one contradict the other!?

I’m practicing sextuplets using DSX, and I’m recording from an angle to see how my pick is reacting. Is the edge picking okay? YouTube Picking Test Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

I’m practicing sextuplets using DSX, and I’m recording from an angle to see how my pick is reacting. Is the edge picking okay? YouTube Picking Test Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic

This is something I’ve tried is playing more towards the pinky. What I’ve found is I can’t seem to get comfortable like that. my forearm will then dig into the body of the guitar when trying to string track. I also have a hard time increase the gap between the body of the guitar and my armpit area like ola to comfortably be able to reach the Lower string and rest on the bridge.