What NOBODY Tells You About Fast Alternate Picking  

The truth is crazier... Floyd himself sent this to me!

@@BenHigginsOfficial But why isn't it pink? Isn't Floyd himself pink?

I had no idea they made guitars

@@theders8590 Lmaoo... Same

My 12 string Floyd rose needs new strings

NOW I CAN’T UNHEAR IT 😭

I think a lot of the very top pickers internalise the technique since they've built it over so long. They don't really realise. Little things like changing attack angle etc that we might study in their playing, they 'just do'. So beginners get caught thinking they need to emulate, from the start, the subtle technique that comes much later. Saw an interview with Tony Rice where he was asked 'can you play that slowly and show me what you did?' He has a genuine moment of struggle lol slowing down was hard for him, and consciously thinking about his technique nearly threw him.

@@notmyname3681 I agree doing micro thumb pivots and stuff is really awkward especially when you're just getting good at pure wrist alternative picking . These little techniques will come as the core ones get better. The easier they become the more you can do . Also these fancy 👌 thumb techniques are optional. There's great alternative pickers like Andy James who use strictly wrist motions . Find what's comfortable and build up from there

@Not My Name, that reminds me of the joke when someone asks a centrepede "which foot goes before which" and the poor fella couldn't walk. 🤔

I think the sound most definitely matters. Maybe don't worry so much about how you look?

Technique (how your fingers move), efficiency (how fast your fingers can get to the notes with least amount of effort), and rhythm are all important imo

Same

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@@themanonguitar3398 :D

@@cosmicsolitude3870 Favourite band?

@@themanonguitar3398 As much as I don’t really care for varg, I have to say maybe Burzum, I just really like a lot of the sound. Or maybe Immortal too. Another good band I like is The Spirit. I also do like a decent bit of DSBM stuff too.

From what I've noticed from most really fast shredders, is to go with what works for you. As long as you can make really small movements, with the same pick attack (usually by locking your wrist) you should be able to play fast. It's kinda like watching the pros play golf. Many of them have different swings, but all can hit the ball a long way.

Steve Vai literally chose his chord fingerings based on how elegant they look. For us mortals, yeah do whatever it takes to get the notes out there

It's not about how it looks, it's about how it works Smart guitarists worry for how long can they keep fast tempo, worry about synchronization and etc.

I very much doubt it. I’ve never seen someone play with just the finger movement either.

She's all good, thank you!

Fantastic player

It's a Floyd Rose Del Mar

If there is zero wrist movement and you are moving the entire arm as one unit then that's not going to be good. It will eventually lead to injury. It's better to combine any forearm movement along with wrist movement

Yes.

@Ben Higgins, that's a little ambiguous though. As your wrist is not a ball and socket joint, it really only moves forward/backwards, so it's actually your forearm that is moving whilst picking really fast. Your wrist is rotating but the joint itself is kind of "locked" (if that makes sense).