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ezravdb |
13th March 2007 |
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lol that was cool, I haven't got that pattern down yet so Im going to that now  |
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ibanez-freak |
13th March 2007 |
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that was crazy awesome, nice one
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ibanez-freak |
13th March 2007 |
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i have one question about the guitar youre using, i have the same guitar and it looks awesome but i'm having trouble with the tuning so i hardly use it
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Pavel |
13th March 2007 |
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So what is the question??  I think you wanted to ask me about the tuning of floating bridge??
No problems at all! There are lot's of topics in the forum about that! Trust me - it's not a problem at all when you finally learn how to do it! |
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ibanez-freak |
13th March 2007 |
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yeah thats the question, thanks
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n0x |
13th March 2007 |
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Excellent lesson! Ive needed one of these badly hehe.. I've got one problem though.. my pinky isnt trained well  and everytime I stop using it, it just pulls 5 meters away! And the stretch is kinda tough on my pinky too it strains it.. So what should I be doing in order to minimize pinky strain?? Im sure the pulling away part I can fix just by putting in hours of pinky discipline  . |
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n0x |
13th March 2007 |
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/edit : actually, the pinkey stretch puts strain on the index finger!
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Pavel |
13th March 2007 |
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Well you know what?? It's pretty hard to explain it in words...i'll try to put a lesson on pinky and building strenght of fingers any time soon.
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stratman33 |
13th March 2007 |
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that was a cool lesson, but i have the same problem as nox.whenever i try to stretch my pinky to do something like that, it hurts.if you have any pinky exercise tips, i'll be happy to hear them. |
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The Uncreator |
13th March 2007 |
Fire Up The Blades, Moderator
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USe your pinky as much as possible, and the muscles will adjust to the stretch, i found it useful when i couldnt really use it, by using it when it wasnt even neccessary, it gave me practice on how to control it with strenght, and gradually i increased the distance of frets.
Anyway, cool lesson, ive got the first few parts down and its really fun to play, great stuff.
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Eat-Sleep-andJam |
13th March 2007 |
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Keep it coming
One Question- When you have your hand resting on the bridge of the guitar, that means you have your pick at a slight angle ? |
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Pavel |
13th March 2007 |
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The picking became so natural to me that i don't know if i am picking on angle or not... It doesn't matter how i pick - find the way that is comfortable for YOU!
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Gabriel Leopardi |
13th March 2007 |
GMC Coordinator & Instructor
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Great lesson Pavel! It's very helpful to improve speed picking.
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Eat-Sleep-andJam |
14th March 2007 |
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Yeah Im starting to realize im to concerned with how others do things that im not being creative and trying different things out to make a " Johns Alternate Picking Style ". I will keep at it . |
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RIP Dime |
14th March 2007 |
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Awesome lesson, alot of usefull info in there.
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MickeM |
14th March 2007 |
Born of NWOBHM, Moderator
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Great stuff! I'd like to see more of the kind! :-)
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Eat-Sleep-andJam |
14th March 2007 |
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Man im a dumb A$$ . The reason I wasnt getting the sequence and it wasnt sounding right was because . I was playing 12,13,15 rather then 12,13,~16~.
And all this time
I Thought it was the PICK |
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radarlove1984 |
14th March 2007 |
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Great lesson. I can't play it nearly as fast as you, but this is going to make a great warmup/practice every day.
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The Dane |
17th March 2007 |
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Very useful lesson... I have a question regarding left hand: I've noticed you place your thumb on the middle of the neck, but for me it feels more natural to place the thumbs on top of the fretboard, and I've always done it ... Should i change this?
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Pavel |
17th March 2007 |
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You'll be able to play like that on first 2-3 strings, but a sson as you want to play a vertical run down to 6th string you'll the problem. It is actually very important to keep your thumb in the middle of the neck if you plan to shred or play fast licks.
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Andrew Cockburn |
20th March 2007 |
Theory Instructor & Moderator
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Awesome lesson Pavel, and your playing is super clean even at warp speed - very impressive, and a clear signpost for us to follow, shows what good technique and LOTS of practice can achieve! I'm gonna add this to my practice regime fir sure, thanks!
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Rockwouldbe |
25th March 2007 |
Rock Instructor
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pavel you are a speed demon.
so i i'll go now and practice it .
imprasive!!
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Pavel |
26th March 2007 |
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Thanks a lot! Those are cool excercises to get control of your picking so i suggest you definitely put into your practice sesisons! |
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betschart |
29th March 2007 |
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Same problem as n0x also; I can't seem to keep my pinky from pulling back way off the fretboard -Anywho, great lesson and most definitely adding it to my warmup and practice sessions. |
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Pavel |
30th March 2007 |
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To solve the pinky problem you have to play the excercise really slowly and concentrate on pinky. If you still can't control it, it means you play too fast!
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noob |
2nd April 2007 |
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What is the best way to mute the other strings?
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BalysLTU |
6th April 2007 |
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Just mute the strings your not playing with your right hand palm while picking on the strings (like pavel does)
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Sr4ng3r |
6th April 2007 |
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how should you count the notes when you are practiceing with a metronome...??
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Pavel |
7th April 2007 |
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Those are simple 16th notes. You count four notes per beat.
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guitargod |
9th April 2007 |
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can i know what does the boxes refer to? does it mean playing in different scales?so what scales are we playing in this area?
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mistergixxer |
9th April 2007 |
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The hardest thing I find with alternate picking is changing string, like when moving from the B string to top E and the next pick should be up, I always want to play a downwards pick. and vice versa. I Guess thats going to take a lot of practice to change.
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Pavel |
10th April 2007 |
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@Guitargod: scale box refer to the same scale in a certain fretboard position. You can play the same scale from a different position so that's the scale-box.
@MisterGixxer: that's the hardest part of speedpicking, but if you practice it every day you'll do it! |
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ch00ch00man |
29th April 2007 |
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mistergixxer, I can't tell you enough how important it is to get that right. I have been playing this exercise for about three weeks now. I first started playing it with a down stroke on the E string. Not only did it not sound right, but i could not get control as I upped the tempo. Only when I made a conscious effort to play down - up - down - up... did I realize how clean and fast I can play. Pavel is absolutely right, start slow, make an effort to play it right, and you'll get it in no time. I don't even think about it anymore, it just comes naturally.
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kerupt |
11th May 2007 |
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Pavel -
Sadly I found this site after years of playing on my own, but im a decent enough musican through the years that I was able to break my bad habits quickly. One I cant seem to break is:
My thumb always seems to slide up (towards low e) on the neck and wrap around as im picking up speed. Do you have any tips to train my thumb to stay in the middle of the neck? Or should I just tape the thing down
Thanks ahead of time! |
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Pavel |
11th May 2007 |
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The only thing to do is concentrate on your thumb and review the thumb positions after each couple of bars you play. Also it will be easier to keep thumb there if you keep your guitar on your left leg just like i do.
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CianO |
21st May 2007 |
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Hi Pavel, what guage pick would you recommend for this type of stuff??
I've just kicked off your this lesson, using .73mm, would you recommend a heavy pick?
I've heard heavier picks are better for improving picking technique....?
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Pavel |
21st May 2007 |
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I always play on 1.14 picks but everything between 1.14 and 2.0 is good.
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Avenite |
1st June 2007 |
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What is the ideal distance between pinky and fretboard?
Thanks Pavel!
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Pavel |
1st June 2007 |
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The less - the better! |
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Avenite |
1st June 2007 |
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Got it.
I have already reduced the distance significantly and can feel the impact of my playing. Although, the short distance is hard to maintain when using more than one stirng.
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zenitSpb |
2nd June 2007 |
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wow, seriously, great lesson helps alot and this will be a great warm up!!!
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jammer91 |
23rd June 2007 |
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I need to get down to practicing
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mygeetar |
24th June 2007 |
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jammer91 |
26th June 2007 |
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i cant get the speed yet!!!
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The JEM |
28th June 2007 |
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holy ****
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Andrew Cockburn |
29th June 2007 |
Theory Instructor & Moderator
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Hey Pavel - just got around to having a go at this last night - awesome exercise, thanks!
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dk2 |
3rd July 2007 |
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hey nice lesson but i wonder i you keep your finger exactly verticall or something else?
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Jeffrey |
18th July 2007 |
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hmm.. I'm not 100% sure I can play this=P How come this is so hard for the first alternate picking lesson? Can you make one easier? I'm pretty good at guitar but I can't be the fluid and fast without cramping or messing up=P
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Andrew Cockburn |
18th July 2007 |
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@jeffrey Just play it more slowly Also, have you seen Kris' alt picking basics lessons? The idea is you slow it down until you can play it perfectly then keep practicing to increase the speed over time. |
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Pavel |
18th July 2007 |
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Hey Jeffrey - i didn't name it AP 1 because it's easy but because it's MY first AP lesson! Kris has cool lessons to start with alternate picking! These are here for you to learn more! And as Andrew said - practice them more slowly! |
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Jeffrey |
18th July 2007 |
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mmkay, thanks guys.
Pavel- can you make a new lesson for improvising tapping into your solos?
(this doesnt have anyhting to do with the lesson but...)when your sweeping and you want to mute going down is it a palm mute on the string as u hit it or afterwards? or does it really matter?
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Pavel |
18th July 2007 |
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First you play the string - than when you move onto another string you mute the previous with palm muting! Btw. IT'S ALL described in Basics Of Sweeping lesson - just read the FEEDBACK and you'll find a huge post explaining it!
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sillyman |
18th July 2007 |
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the strange thing is that with me its not the pinky thats the problem , its my ring finga. it seems that because its not playin any notes ( first exercise) it just to get as far away from the fretboard as possible
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atomix1337 |
31st July 2007 |
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I love this, i noticed improvements within only an hour of practicing this |
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Smikey2006 |
1st August 2007 |
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hey.. pavel.. hey... slow down... jesus. wheres the fire man |
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Nick325 |
6th August 2007 |
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ill be practicing this after i get sweeping down
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GodofFire16 |
9th August 2007 |
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Soo helpful.. thanks Pavel =D
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Understudy |
14th September 2007 |
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Pavel, I am new to GMC so I am viewing all the lessons late it seems . This was a fantastic lesson that I intend on using everyday. I love your technique |
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PlayAllDay |
30th September 2007 |
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Hey Pavel you have inspired me bigtime! Thanx - I am new to GMC and totally enjoying all these lessons. Alternate picking rocks and I will get all 3 of these ones down as soon as I can. And one day I will play them as fast (or faster  )as you!! That is one of my goals. |
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PlayAllDay |
2nd October 2007 |
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Wow! When I first started this 4 days ago I could barely do 60 bpm but I've been playing it for approx an hour each day and I can now do it relaxed and comfortably clean at 80 AND I'm even starting to get very close to clean at 90! Nice payoff...I'll be able to actually play along with a backing track instead of just my metronome(though I love it and it is my best friend) in about another week I am hoping.
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jammer91 |
12th October 2007 |
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Yea this lesson really improved my speed like nothing else on GMC (or any other lessons).
Pavel really deserves an applause for letting out these secrets.
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Hammerfest |
24th October 2007 |
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Hey Pavel, heres my first questions on GMC ever!
My arm doesnt move too much, i guess about as much as yours. Still my upper arm is really tense when I play like this, so the biceps and triceps (or however you spell that). Is that ok, or should my arm be relaxed?
Apart from that its actually more my left hand causing the trouble coz it starts hurting a bit sometimes. But i think that is because i started using te pinkie so much lately. But just to be sure: is that a matter of practice, or am i doing something wrong?
Apart from that I wanted to say that I like your explanations;) |
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Pavel |
25th October 2007 |
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Thanks man! I'm glad you like it!
You should always be relaxed. No tension is allowed when practicing things like this as it should be totally natural to you to play, and tension is not a natural thing. Hands start to hurt because of tension. If you feel tension jsut take a good breath and totally relax. Than start playing again.
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