@tylercoltonwpg mate my tendinitis took more than one nd a half year to heal... i couldn't play guitar for at least 3 years ... dont talk abt stuff you seemingly don't know enough about .... tendinitis is one of the worst thing a guitarist can get
Yep tendonitis is just an inflammation and will heal in a week with some rest. More so tendinosis is a misaligned restructuring of the tendon fibres. It needs a careful rehab. Too little exercise won't heal it; too much and it starts over again.
@@daynemin you’ve clearly never had a real case of tendinitis…no one with real tendinitis heals in a week…it takes months, up to a year or in some cases longer and you constantly have to adjust your technique and be hyper vigilant to it or it comes back. I fuckin wish it was that easy, it’s literally heartbreaking
Hey man, you mentioned that if we don't have a guitar in our hand go get one. I then asked myself "when don't I have a guitar in my hand?" Haha. Great fucken video as always man. Keep rocking.
I hold the pick the same way as you, thank you for all of your words about the fact that everyone has their own way! My friends told me it's not good and that I can't do some things in this way and i got sad, but I feel happy about your words! Thank you again, i needed this and you got my follow!♥️
Bro the wrist advice helps so much. I was getting so frustrated these last couple of days and now my tremolo picking doesn't sound completely terrible. Tysm!!
I’ve been a fan of almost every style of rap since I was in junior high, and it’s absolutely delightful to see all of these influences and artists I’ve idolized and loved from a young age finally given a technical breakdown. Obviously you’re not referencing Tech N9ne here but a lot of us hear it. Also was a fan of metal too. My dad hated metal and rap but he admitted that he loved the gallop and “stampede” moments in metal music i.e. “bun-bun-bun, bun-bun, bun-in-na-bun-in-a-bun-in-a-bun-in-a -- gap -- *insert all out, all instrument stampede in perfect unison & rhythm*” He was a jazz musician but he’d say “that takes a lot of talent & coordinating to sound so clean” lmao. I guess you’d call it the tremolo/unison portions of the song, but I’m not sure. Anyways, appreciate you dearly. Hope you keep riding that algorithm to proper notoriety. You deserve it.
I've been going through picking exercises from other channels for a while, and while they do help to build new skills, your approach to this topic was the most useful. Hearing you talk at the beginning was enough to motivate me back into the mindset that I'm learning and that's why I don't sound like those guys that play two minute solos every time they explain something to "demonstrate". Your exercises were a lot of fun, too! Gave me a confidence boost and also challenged me. Thank you so much, Jason! :))
thank you! Ive been struggling with keeping consistent pace cuz my arm likes to lock up. Ill def have to try out some new picks and holding styles that work for me. I realized how trapped in the box i can be! amazing video, Jason!
Gad this helped! Also, if you don’t have it already, be sure to get my free practice guide that I give to all my subs here: www.jasonstallworth.com/guitarist/
As always, you bring valuable tips and take your time to convey them. No BS just the good stuff, easily deliivered. Never change! Any new metal guitar courses on the horizon?
Thank you. I am putting together a lead course soon! I also just helped Ken upgrade his Metal Music Theory course by adding some guitar parts (that was a free upgrade if you already have that course)
Hey Jason. I am not a "Metal Guy", per se. I grew on Sabbath, Deep Purple, Van Halen, AC/DC, Ozzy, Scorpions, UFO, Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes and many others in the late 60's,70's and 80's. So I am probably more of a hard rock kind a guy. But, you give a lot of good tips in your videos and I enjoy watching and learning from them. Keep up the good work!
Litterally pulled this up because im really rusty and the emphasis purely on how we all have weird ways of holding pics and stuff made me feel more confident lol
Awesome to hear that! Also, if you don’t have it already, be sure to get my free practice guide that I give to all my subs here: www.jasonstallworth.com/guitarist/
Ps, great instructional. I'm normally not a big metal player although I do love listening to it. I decided I wanna explore more trem picking in my playing just to spice stuff up. Side note, I can play a handful of old Metallica songs but I alt pic EVERYTHING. I know Hatfield is all about the down strokes but let's face it, it sounds the same both ways. I don't think I'll put myself through the fast downstroke torture anytime soon haha
I use Dunlop jazz 3s and been working on a technique where I mix wrist motion with up and down motion of my thumb and finger holding the pick, really improves flow for shredding, eg fast scale runs, or any real fast licks and shapes, arpeggios, sweep picking, I’m trying to incorporate it with trem picking although it’s not really feeling right so maybe for trem picking I’m just gonna use and focus on wrist motion, it’s weird tho sometimes. when I do my finger and thumb motion will creep in, which is a habit I don’t want to stick, my main goal it’s to just be able to trem pick consistently without fatigue in my forearm.
@@jasonstallworth I’m loving the 1.5s lately myself, I’m not the biggest fan of really thin flexible picks, imo they can hold you back, even though they make great picks to start off with as it makes alternating up and down individual strings easier, but having something more solid allows you to focus more on your physical motion and not so much the picks individual movement.
I certainly don't agree with him that sweeps are easy. The technique is an advanced one and it's proven to be more difficult to some than others. I'm not going to knock him for that; heck, maybe he had a bad day. We all have them and sometimes say things we don't mean if we're defending something (like an album where people are trashing our solos). So I get it, sort of. Could the solos have been better? Sure. But at the end of the day is it really as big of a deal and many are making it out to be? I think some folks are probably just tired of the constant criticism and 'experts' out there. I'd love to sit down with Kirk and just have a conversation with no agenda, not trying to prove or disprove anything but just see and hear where he was during those moments recording this album.
Do you hold the pick differently when playing other techniques? I've always used just index and thumb for the pick, but the middle finger gives me a bit more strength and control over the tremolo. Do you find that you're switching grips for different parts of songs?
I hold my pick the same; it’s more of the natural direction that of picking that changes and have more on that here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lP0ECoYQb-M.htmlsi=2JeyCWoNiPwc8ow0
The physical man’s picking. I use a 1.0-1.14mm ultex pick because it has the right level of attack without feeling like I’m plowing through the string. Also doesn’t dissolve from playing.
I’ve got some buddies that like those thicker picks and another buddy that plays out using super thin ones. I used .60 for most of my life but went to .88 several years ago
@@jasonstallworth I have some .88s around. I use them for standard tuning sometimes. They have a very classic feel to them. I like the Dunlop sharp picks so tend to go thicker as the tip holds up better. I also angle the pick too so it doesn’t give me too much resistance. The ultex has a nice attack on the strings I like. It’s all a system and you make choices based on how you feel comfortable as you say.
Can you in future tutorials tell us the BPM to play at. I would like to know what BPM you are playing. I have been practicing recently to EZ drummer at 150BPM and next week I will be practicing at 160BPM. I am slowly increasing my speed every week until I get to 200.
It’s just a matter of putting more time into that specific area of the fretboard. I do have a recent exercise that will help: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hCIuyvMN1Is.htmlsi=QVCocqQJtBbYlv8w
Not sure if youll ever see thus but just wanted to say THANK YOU! Between you and the guy The Art of Guitar, ive been getting insanely better in a matter if 3 months of barely getting my first guitar haha. Much love!🦾🔥
I have just started guitar playing metal in particular and having trouble finding individual stings without constantly having to look Any suggestions on practicing techniques?
I have a very light off and on palm mute that I occasionally use to keep things tight. I have a more advanced black metal tremolo picking riff coming out tomorrow
I don't know if anyone else does this but when I play tremolo picking, I pick on the neck around 20th fret however my pick doesn't touch the fret board. If I am palm muting it I find myself picking closer to the bridge
Try slowing it down and focus on playing it clean. Speed will come over time as you practice. It may sound counterintuitive, but this will actually help you to improve faster. Also you do want to be able to change strings both ways, as some riffs may force you too, or transitions between riffs may be really awkward if you have to switch. There are rare occasions though, where it's actually beneficial to start the other way around, for example with pinch harmonics, where you need to downstroke. So take that advice with a grain of salt.
Why does my tremelo picking sound terrible, especially on the d string? There's an underlying ringing tone that follows no matter where I am on the neck. I have tried holding the pick different ways, aggressive, light, heavy picks, light, floating bridge, standard. Doesn't matter
First, get it out of your head that your tremolo picking sucks. Sometimes we can setup our own mental road blocks. Next, just dedicate a bit of focused practice on that one technique each day. It takes some longer than others but you will eventually nail it.
สวัสดีครับ Yes, my wife is Thai. We plan to visit again this year in November. I have been studying the language for several years (I need to study more!) We are planing to spend time in Chiang Mai, Pak Chong, and Bangkok again. Have you lived there your entire life?
@@jasonstallworth สวัสดีครับเจสัน have fun and enjoy learning Thai! I'm actually from Chiang Mai and been living there for about 80% of my life. I spent a few years in the States, Bangkok, and Krabi.
@@chinatosinthiti3076 that’s cool. I’d like to connect with you. We’ve actually talked about moving there in a few years and curious to know what the music scene is like there. I also play live acoustic shows several times a week here and would be cool to continue doing that there
I've never seen anyone hold a pick like that. Pretty odd. Even when I'm picking that fast, just two fingers. Never put all this thought or anything into it, just did it. Best way to get really good is to find a truly awesome drummer and play with them, these videos just lead to over thinking and killing the "feel" of it all.
I think you misunderstood the intent. This is not based on overthinking at all. It’s also not telling you how to hold your pick. I simply share what works for me. My method may help some, and that’s the intent. Even if it doesn’t it may give folks ideas to find what works for them. So you must have missed that part of the video although I’m extremely clear
