The Picking Technique I Use For Fast Lines 

0:02 When you're so fast that you soul can't keep up with your body for a sec

I've watched this video like 100 times trying to learn this clean and slow and it blows my mind how clean and fast and dynamic you play it Rick. Also I have this in 0.25x speed to hear everything super detailed and I heard him say "extreeeeeeeeeeeemmeeeeeely" LOL

I'm gonna use this for Ola Englund's challenge.

Master! The best of the best! Absolutely the almighty, Rick fuckin' Graham. There's no need to have sucess to be the best.

Rick, you are one of my favorite players/teachers on this planet. As well as one of my favorite composers for solo guitar. I’ve learned so much and thank you for consistently releasing content.

2:51 holy shit you're human

Rick's lessons are gold... The best one is about string displacement... Transformed my playing... The light touch is where the speed comes from.

Killer Lesson! You have been really delivering with amazing content lately!!! I can see you're doing extremely well! lol

I always like Ricks videos before I even start watching because you know damn well that Rick always puts the best stuff and I advise all of the viewers to do the same

That's greeeaat Rick ! Keep it up ! Love the daily video thing !

I enjoyed this video “extreeeeemely” well! Your picking technique is so incredible- sheer badassery, cheers!

nice video and great to see you using an ibanez again...

Masterful as always!

I was doing extremely well, until you made me realize that I suck at guitar. 😂

Awesome!!! always extremely well ...

You are insanely smooth and fast... damn Rick.... 😮

Muito bom seus vídeos! Curtimos muito aqui no Brasil! parabéns

Rick face melting me again.

Yes!

Oh hell yeah!

A true master 🙌

Yes Rick!

My “go to“ doctor picking techniques .

Wife - "what's that sound?" Me - " Rick's picking hand" Wife - "Jesus!" Me - "yes....."

I like the ticka ticka of the pick like Gary Moore etc,great playing Rick

Have you tried blue chip or red bear picks? And do you gig with the fractal and do you find that playing through tube gear changes anything in your feel and dynamic. I always am curious if most players are using the fractal for gigs or just for online?

Bro's camera couldn't keep up with the absolute sonic destruction that just came from his hands

What amp do you use to achieve that tone? It’s incredible and I’ve been saving up a lot of money for a really good rig for a while

0:02 even 60fps couldn’t keep up

Hello. Great video.

What pick does he use? Love his clarity and tone

Rick, please do a video on how to make economy picking sound less smooth and more aggressive?

Great playing, Rick. What guitar is that?

EXCELLENT

HOLY SHIT!

Rick, your chops are absolutely amazing. The closest I've ever seen to Jason Becker. I don't take that compliment lightly either

glad it works for you.

So much content

What pick do you use? I'm looking at different picks, now i have just boyght some chicken picks and I wanted to know what are you using. Thanks

Hola

Great job rick's.. It's very hard for me to play fast.

What type of pick are you using while doing this?

I never quite understood why the name "economy" picking until recently when I really spent time practicing (after ten years lol) like money, make the most while spending the least. Get the most out of the least amount of movement, I guess.

hello sir..what gauge of strings are you using for your strat?

RICKKK DO YOU EVER GO TO NAMM??? Please go to 2020 namm your my favourite guitarist

What type of saddles do u have in your guitar? 🤔

Great lesson master Rick! Which pick do you use? Dunlop jazz III?

7:45 how about up down up down up hybrid to turn that into a swybrid pattern?

Rubber fingers is back, superb

With no intention of starting a lengthy and senseless argument over names used for various picking techniques I think your picking technique is a variation of economy picking called 'Directional picking'. That is if I understand correctly how you apply inside picking when switching strings. The number one "rule" of 'Directional picking' is when moving between strings, upon reaching the next string, the note is picked in whichever direction the pick is moving.

I'm doing ok, thank you.

i big fan rick, my name is franky i from wales

The MF’in BOSS!

Standard tuning forever

🔥🤟🤟

1:55

Don't forget to do an upward pickslant to negotiate the inside picking string change.

how can I get my guitar speed up?

🤙😎🤘🤘🤘

When you say hybrid picking most people will think about using a pick and fingertips together.

Show us some 240 beat down picking.

For anyone wanting to have fast alternate picking just check out Takayoshi Ohmura and the way he picks.

2:51 is the only part i can do in this video 🤣

I've always been more comfortable with inside picking for some reason.

All nice but... Wouldn't it be better without delay and distortion? It's not your case, but with such a loaded sound the right hand is almost useless if you have a good legato technique, while with clean sound there's no hiding and is all more useful from a learning perspective, at least for me. Nice of you to share anyway, thanks.

The DMaj9 to F# got me in my sweet buns

In the early days of lead virtuoso guitar the picking doctor was Paul Gilbert....in the last decade and a half at least ..its Rick Graham...

@2:51 OMG! OMG! I SAW IT! RICK MADE A MISTAKE! I KNEW HE WAS HUMAN !!

For the life of me I cannot understand nor fathom how it would be more natural for someone to Economy pick& inside-pick when needing to cross over to the next string . It feels so uncomfortable for me & I can only alternate pick . It's weird because some of my friends can't get their heads around alternate picking either... Their brain can't compute how to cross over the string and play an upstroke... Is it a case of one over the other or can both be learnt successfully ?? I grew up watching Paul Gilbert and JP... I've always wanted to learn economy picking but not only does the 'mini sweep' catch me out every time, but also my entire vocabulary of licks and phrases would no longer work as they are all based off of alternate picking lines... ie an Yngeie fast picking pattern combines odd and even number of notes on each string yet an alternate picking pattern will often be strict groups of 4s, 6s or doubled-up triplets... hence a bit stiffer and robotic. Any help or ideas ??

Never in a million years. I admire anyone who can do this stuff, but I've discovered that I'm never gonna get to this level. Too old. If you are still young, - practice practice practice. And exercise your musical brain as well as your hands.

Like the drill picking trick of Paul Gilbert without the drill

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I have no idea how I’m picking when I’m playing. Never have paid attention to it. I know I change it up at times but my concentration is always on the other hand. Am I the only one out there with this bad habit?

almost...

Key of d#? First, i need to become friend with that.

What does it mean 'I know. I'm.' ? It's kind of answer, isn't it ?

on the outside vs inside picking, it's most probably not the main thing... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RPVpw2seK9E.html

My right hand 🤚 picking SUCKS ! I just wish I could do what you do !?? 😨😰😰🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Very economic movement of pick and fingers ... compared to him my pick-moves are around one meter

When you play so fast, the camera pixelates.... ffs...

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An Yngwie fan disliked ....

WTF? A Reptilian?