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Mar 23 2012, 05:42 PM
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Can't agree more with this. Guthrie Govan talks about this in his books Creative Guitar. He shares his way of playing a technique and then he explains other approachs that asometimes are like the inverse to his way. And then he says exactly what you say here, you just have to go on your way. There isn't one way for playing the things, if you don't believe it you just can see how Marty Friedman's hand looks when he is playing, how Michael Batio plays alternate picking or what finger uses Van Halen to hold the pick. I believe that experimente guitar players opinions is important when you are a beginner. You have to hear many opinions but also hear and trust in youself.
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Mar 24 2012, 01:25 AM
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QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Mar 23 2012, 12:42 PM)  Yeah, seems like we all agree on the basic principle of trusting yourself and doing it your own way. Do you ever have times where you have to remind yourself to do it your own way because you're fixated on other people's methods ? I still consider myself a struggling breakout beginner, So I took the attitude that its hard to form an opinion on what's good for me, until I reached a point of experience where I could make better formed opinions. I think its very important to be open to positive critique of your playing, but ultimately decide what is more comfortable for you.If it works for you, go with it. However, don't trip over your own feet. Don't perpetuate bad habits.its also important especially in the beginning to progress at a pace where you are excited about playing. Once your hooked, the momentum of success carries you on. Guitar for me is finding my voice, like learning another language. I see the real good guitar players seem like the guitar is a natural extension of them, and the message the can convey in a few short licks makes it profound. -------------------- Keep on playing!
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Mar 24 2012, 01:24 PM
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I agree but as a learner I have often found what feels natural to me at my current level and is different to how other better players do things is exactly why I'm not progressing /getting faster etc.
I've found I've had to relearn certain things like holding my pick to parts of songs where a combination of downstrokes and alt picking felt more natural at a slower tempo but I just couldn't keep up at higher tempos and had to relearn all in alt picking. Whilst there is no best way, there are usually good reasons why a lot of the awesome players we like do things in a very similar way (Marty Friedman and his freaky picking hand is the exception!) So if it works for you great but if progression isn't happening don't be so stubborn as to experiment with other ways of doing things. I would be so much better if I hadn't had the attitude of 'This is the way I pick' for so long -------------------- My SoundCloud
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