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GMC Forum _ PRACTICE ROOM _ Fast Picking

Posted by: Guitar Master123 Jan 15 2007, 03:27 AM

Now that I have been working very hard to do alternate picking and speed up I am able to pick very fast and it is hard for me to not pick alternatingly. Except now I am all mest up. Now when I try to pick fast my fingers can't catch up with my picking so it sounds horrible. How do I fix this?

Posted by: RIP Dime Jan 15 2007, 05:02 AM

Pick a lick you want to play fast, play it at a slow bpm to a metronome, and once you feel very comfortable at that speed, increase the speed. Start out slow, starting out fast won't help.

BTW you posted this thread 3 times.

Posted by: Guitar Master123 Jan 15 2007, 07:16 AM

QUOTE (RIP Dime @ Jan 15 2007, 04:02 AM)

BTW you posted this thread 3 times.

Yeah, I know, I didn't do it on purpose. I tried to post it but it didn't work, so I tried it 2 more times and it doesn't work. I logged off and when I came back on all 3 of them got posted. Do you know how to get rid of them?

Posted by: RIP Dime Jan 15 2007, 07:34 AM

I don't think you can, maybe Kris can?

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Jan 15 2007, 10:23 AM

Yes he can - and so he did!

Posted by: Pavel Jan 15 2007, 11:19 AM

QUOTE (Guitar Master123 @ Jan 15 2007, 03:27 AM)

Now that I have been working very hard to do alternate picking and speed up I am able to pick very fast and it is hard for me to not pick alternatingly.

Except now I am all mest up. Now when I try to pick fast my fingers can't catch up with my picking so it sounds horrible. How do I fix this?

So how fast can you actually pick? Can you say it in BPM-s with 16th notes?