String Skipping Speed For Shredding, How fast do you have to get? |
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String Skipping Speed For Shredding, How fast do you have to get? |
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Nov 21 2012, 09:34 PM |
Well, my friends are right about this... it's a matter of practice! The two difficult things when you want to play something fast with alternate picking are hands sync and crossing strings. In this lesson I shared different patterns that cover the different possibilities that can appear when you cross strings with alternate picking technique. This exercises are very useful to master the technique and be able to play every type of lick an pattern.
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Nov 26 2012, 02:14 PM |
It's all a matter of practice. Sitting down and beating the life out of your guitar (through practicing of course). Technique is all but technique which require the right amount of skills.
Now skills can be developed in just a matter of time. Some quickly, some after a while and some take a long time. But it all boils down to how many times you repeat the same pattern over and over again in a day. That should be enough time for you to develop the skill. Think of it like business. The amount of time you practice and the way you think about your guitar playing now will reflect how you will be in the future. You're not just giving time to practice you're INVESTING time for a better guitar technique that you can use and enjoy over and over again throughout your life. My main point is don't worry about speed now. Just worry about how to make it sound right. "Why play something fast that doesn't sound right?" Play it slow first and make it sound right, gradually working your way up to being fast and MELODIC. hope this helps! -------------------- https://soundcloud.com/fayeedtan/el-nino-original-version
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Nov 27 2012, 10:35 AM |
Todd just posted an interesting topic that I agree with. Switching the focus from lead to rhythm can actually really tighten up and hone your picking hand. When playing riffs you tend to focus on the overall sound and quality rather than technique so whilst your nailing riffs your picking hand is left to just get on with the job
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=46883 I decided to practice for six months from now on and see if I can improve. I´ll also meet with guitar teachers and try to incorporate their advices (even though I am afraid they won´t really have any substantial advice for me because they just somehow did it right from the beginning). And if I can´t improve in those six months, I think I´ll honestly quit guitar playing. It is just way to frustrating. P.S. String skipping is 1 tiny aspect of the possibilities of guitar playing. It's not a mandatory 'rite of passage' that everyone has to take. If you're going to devote your life to being in a Paul Gilbert tribute band then it may be of more importance but it definitely shouldn't be so important as to make the difference between giving up or not giving up the guitar. How's your vibrato ? Bending ? Tone ? Melody ? Timing ? Composition ? A list of great guitar players who probably can't /couldn't pick like PG but are still great: Marty Friedman Eddie Van Halen Zakk Wylde (yes he can pick but not to that degree of accuracy or intricacy) Joe Satriani Steve Vai Randy Rhoads Michael Schenker Dave Murray Adrian Smith Jake E Lee George Lynch Dimebag Giving yourself a time limit is a sure way to disappointment and frustration. I'm saying this because I know from personal experience, not because I'm an idealist. But if you do want to give up, then make sure you're honest about why you're giving up. You'll be giving up because you don't want it enough, not because you couldn't get the string skipping technique down. I know the mindset that you've got yourself in because I've been there many times. The only way I ever got myself out was by completely switching focus and looking at the things I was good at and rediscovering why I was playing in the first place.. for me. To enjoy playing. Stop over-thinking.. start playing again. This post has been edited by Ben Higgins: Nov 27 2012, 10:36 AM |
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Nov 28 2012, 01:32 AM |
It sounds like you are more agreeing than disagreeing? It seems like you are hitting a bit of a hump on a difficult technique. Your probably exaggerating your picking motion which will kill your precision/speed. I didn't see a video of your technique posted? So it's really hard to tell whats going on as we can't see you play But how about this. If you post a clip of what you are doing, we can all help you work through it
Also, quitting guitar playing in six months if you can't master string skipping seems a bit, extreme? There is so much more to guitar playing that one technique. Give yourself a break. Honestly. Thanks for your answers, everyone! Actually I was expecting the kind of answers your were giving. I am afraid I´ll have to partly disagree. Thanks Ben!!! I thought this was a pretty good post/idea too Sadly, it's generated ZERO responses. I don't think the students get what I"m on about in that post. Hopefully your explanation of it here will make more sense to them Todd just posted an interesting topic that I agree with. Switching the focus from lead to rhythm can actually really tighten up and hone your picking hand. When playing riffs you tend to focus on the overall sound and quality rather than technique so whilst your nailing riffs your picking hand is left to just get on with the job https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=46883 P.S. String skipping is 1 tiny aspect of the possibilities of guitar playing. It's not a mandatory 'rite of passage' that everyone has to take. If you're going to devote your life to being in a Paul Gilbert tribute band then it may be of more importance but it definitely shouldn't be so important as to make the difference between giving up or not giving up the guitar. How's your vibrato ? Bending ? Tone ? Melody ? Timing ? Composition ? A list of great guitar players who probably can't /couldn't pick like PG but are still great: Marty Friedman Eddie Van Halen Zakk Wylde (yes he can pick but not to that degree of accuracy or intricacy) Joe Satriani Steve Vai Randy Rhoads Michael Schenker Dave Murray Adrian Smith Jake E Lee George Lynch Dimebag Giving yourself a time limit is a sure way to disappointment and frustration. I'm saying this because I know from personal experience, not because I'm an idealist. But if you do want to give up, then make sure you're honest about why you're giving up. You'll be giving up because you don't want it enough, not because you couldn't get the string skipping technique down. I know the mindset that you've got yourself in because I've been there many times. The only way I ever got myself out was by completely switching focus and looking at the things I was good at and rediscovering why I was playing in the first place.. for me. To enjoy playing. Stop over-thinking.. start playing again. |
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