How to Increase Your Picking Speed - Speed Kills Master Class 

Great stuff man, You're as good a teacher as you are a guitarist.

I wish I could attend your masterclass sir.

Just a class act , it's great to see you interact on such a personal level.

You seem like a really modest guy. Awsome!!!!

Thats was very cool Michael, totally understandable and makes sense, thanks for sharing!

I have a lot questions about my techniques for him, but I probably barely to touch my guitar in front of this legend.

@@rizqibayumantari6769 exactly how I would prolly feel

Hell I'd be pissed off I didn't

@@rizqibayumantari6769 Wrong approach, don't shy out, every player no matter the level has a special skill that many might appreciate without you even knowing it.. in today's standards (if i would care) i¡m a mediocre guitar player, but when jamming with those technical machines (over talented players) they envy one talent i naturally had since a kid, its called improvising and that is hard to learn..... And remember the majority of the rock/pop hits are songs with very basic structures, few notes and simple melodies enhanced with vocals etc... Thats something youngsters and technical minded players tend to forget, the basic music listener cannot tolerate too technical stuff... so its up to you if you want to play& create music for musicians or for audiences.....

It wasn't bad really. He's a very nice guy, and he gives honest feedback on your playing without being an egotistical jerk. I took this class a few weeks ago and it was awesome.

Thank you, Yngwie is a great player!

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial You're welcome Michael. I don't think I have ever seen Yngwie play a double necked guitar though. Maybe it's not quite his style.

Yngwie not ego.

That mouth should smell like glans.

LOL....I thought the same thing here ...

yea. i wish he added "spasm" for speed.. he explained it well with anger tho gnnnn mean it!.. for me its become crisp stiff and spasmy, for tremolo and high speed in general, but it lack emotion and preicsion

And u can tell he is really humble .

He taught for years when he was younger, his technique for teaching is great

He is a true gentleman, humble and polite, thats what truly makes me feel respect

And down to earth humble simple person

I heard that on Howard Stern!

Tom morello is the worst professional guitar player. Any lesson is helping his playing

made my day@@klauskarlkraus

Both idiots.⬆️

I hope I can help them grow into better players, that is my only goal!

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial Thats awesome sir

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial How much is it?

Met Michael over 10 years ago at a clinic, sat and talked to my buddy and I for almost 40 minutes, super nice guy! I still have almost all of his dvds old and new.

I had the pleasure of meeting him in Dubuque, Iowa in 2019. He was so engaging with the audience and did a meet and greet for pics and autographs after the show. Michael is so personable and genuinely friendly. I will be a fan for life!!

It definitely can be intimidating performing in a setting like this where every aspect of your playing is being analyzed by everyone in the room, but its always probably the best way to grow into a better musician. You can hear feedback from lots of other great players.

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial Hi Mike , i really like the Speed Kills Course, the 3 and 4 string groupings for scale sequences are really great, how you skip a note at the bottom and top to keep the momentum is the best thing i have seen in years. I have several of your CDs "Double Planet" is one of my favorites. You used to have backing tracks for sale, are they on Metal Method, or available somewhere else now?

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial hey Michael what's your thoughts on economy picking? All the best :)

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial We all rock 8)

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial It's a wonderful way to grow if you're receiving constructive feedback focusing on what you're doing well and how you can positively improve. That shows a lot of maturity and respect. Many younger people lack that.

Thank you for commenting. Great post!

awesome person!!!!

Yeah, I used to not like him because I thought he was just another shredder, but this video changed my mind about him.

@@saintrhoads3375 Same here

He seems really cool and down to earth. Wish I made it to the yearly Dean DOA party a few years back when he was there. :/

And why wouldn't he be?

Thank you, I appreciate that!

When touring comes back, I will be giving master classes exactly like this before my shows, so the opportunity will be there!

Glad you find this video helpful!

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial I totally still dig your instructionals. Learned sweep picking, maybe 5 yrs ago or so, from some of your videos. I still go straight to the Am an octave up to do warm ups and I pretty much picture you breaking it down each time. I had already been playing guitar for over 25 years at that point and wanted to finally learn how to do it, so I obviously went looking for MAB videos online. Never too old to learn.🤘 BTW, just checked out Sawtooth and the Americana series looks super, and super affordable. Kudos to everyone! Seems like a move in the right direction.

Subscribed!! Well thought out answers and direction in this Masterclass! Thank you Michael Angelo Batio! \M/

Thanks for the kind words! I am glad you are able to find value in my teachings!

I love the guy ... his speaking voice is better than any Pixar character. He's a great teacher.

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial great teaching. one good example for teaching hand sync is visualize an alternate picked triplet as a single movement for the sake of speed and then sync it with a three note run. also , my favorite which i think devin townsend taught me in high school was to watch especially fretting hand movement and minimize it.

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial where can I buy your programs.

Brilliant Michael! So helpful !

be a fan!

There is no universe in existence where you could not be a fan of MAB.

​@@arcuz7862 Agree

I am glad you find value in my content! 🤘

Hi Klaus! I hope everyone finds the information here valuable!

I hope so! I want to help as many players as I can, whether its my online lessons, Metal Method or classes like this!

Hi Randy! I appreciate you watching.

Randy gang

Yes sir, I can tell how easy going this class is one minute in. Great job.

Hello,Michael I saw and have a burned copy of speed killls also a few of the dvds GUITAR PLAYER magazine put out.Im a left handed player and need to learn to confidently navigate the fretboard.being a left handed player in a right handed dominant world makes it difficult to adavance quickly. Which of your dvds would help me to achieve this?

I didn't know that Michael put so much time into mechanics, theory of pick motion and didactics. It was a wise thing to dial such a tone into the amp that he could hear all the flaws and sloppyness in them playing.

Thanks! 😁🎸🎸

Thank you for the very kind words!

Sean G my thoughts exactly

Sean, you rock. Thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Appreciate that, thank you.

Thank you Shamino! I am glad I can help you be a stronger player 🤘

Thank you for following me over the years Bret, I am glad you like the new style of content I am putting out! There will be lots more lessons like this coming via my RU-vid channel!

Thank you, I do take note that the students are nervous and try to take that into account. I want everyone to walk away feeling like they learnt something from the lesson. That is my main goal.

It works, just takes practice!

Thanks for noticing!

Haha I mean that was super low

I hope you're joking, it sounds quite obvious compared to E standard

I am here to help!

Thanks! Hope to see you again soon!

Michael Angelo Batio You should do a G3 with Paul Gilbert and Brandon Ellis!!!...That would be AWESOME!!!...

My buddy and I hung out with Mike after a Nitro show in South Florida in the late 90s. He was gracious enough to hang out and talk about his gear etc with us after blowing our minds with the band

Listen_good He did seminars after his REH video Speed Kills was released that’s when we saw him!!!...🤙😎🤘

Lots of patience. I wonder how he keeps from cringing or being pissed of.

Metalbass79 yeh maybe... but he has to give Joan Jett that wig back😆

Thank you!

Thanks for enjoying the lesson Greg!

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial It is one of the beautiful things in life to see someone so happy doing what he loves, actually living and breathing it! And when that someone shares all this love and knowledge so openly, makes our lives better, especially in the times we're living. We're in lock down at the time, due to coronavirus measures so it goes I'll be riffing all day and practicing like crazy!!

I try to be as beneficial for the student as I can be, thanks!

This exzellent player could be arrogant. Not being arrogant with that bunch of skills is true masterhood.

Yes! Thanks.

That is the only goal of mine, to help them improve 🤘

I am glad to be able to inspire as many of you as I can!

Fucking hell !! The real MAB replied to my message ! I'm gonna celebrate by playing a 1000 Maj arpeggios and all the major modes on all my guitars :) Thank you so much, Michael Angelo and God bless you :)

Thanks man, I'm the phrygian fella 🤘

Thats awesome, Robert! The good old days!

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial I go by Bobby and I was the bass player. Rusty and I are still great friends and teaching music in the Houston area. I remember that was a hell of a show. I might have some of it on a VHS somewhere.

@@MichaelAngeloBatioOfficial I remember you telling me something about some of my licks reminded you of Billy Sheehan and that made my day!

Glad you find the information helpful, Gabriel!

Means a lot to me John, thanks!

Star Licks is the first time that type of lesson was ever given. I've been thinking about uploading some segments from it.

Thanks for watching Mark!

Thanks Sean!

Wow, thank you!

Thank you, I try to help the student best I can!

Wouldn't you want to play slower to make sure you have it down, rather than play fast and not be as clear?

Thanks for the thoughtful compliment Jonathan! I appreciate you sticking with me over the years.

Thank you!

Thanks, I love to teach and I love to shred.

Thank you Charles!

Hello Elia! Thank you for the thoughtful words! 🤘🏻