Critique My Technique |
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Critique My Technique |
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Jul 4 2015, 11:00 AM
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Hi guys, i've recorded a clip of me playing on youtube, without thinking, so excuse the playing, i just wanted to demonstrate my technique.
Youtube Clip I have noticed some fundamental flaws in my picking hand. 1. How i hold the pick - As you can see from the still images i took, how i currently hold it is just with my thumb and forefinger, with no support from the other fingers. So when i speed up and do faster alternate picking, it seems like there is no control & it moves about. 2. When i go up and down the a minor pentatonic (or any scale), i seem to bounce over the strings, it seems like there needs to be less movement. 3. When i go up and down the strings, i don't go diagonally and i'm not keeping a steady wrist and moving up and down the strings with my forearm? I watched a youtube video saying, your wrist should always stay the same, it is your forearm which should move you up and down the strings forward and backward, in a diagonal motion? Whereas currently, i seems to be like a 'free for all' for me. i just go where the forearm & wrist take me (all over the place) with no set motion, so my playing/pick accuracy will always be unpredictable? Any ideas? And what can i do to reverse these bad habits? How i currently hold it. After research, how i think i need to hold it? with no gaps between fingers and all secure but not too tight? (i've tried it and it does feel more secure when picking at faster tempos) This post has been edited by Im here to succeed: Jul 4 2015, 11:07 AM |
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Jul 4 2015, 01:46 PM
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. If I remember correctly Rick Graham does it as well, and let's just say he's a half decent player, isn't he? Ricky who? Haha |
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Jul 4 2015, 01:48 PM |
Ricky who? Haha Having looked a bit closer, maybe his technique is a bit of a hybrid. Also, I couldn't tell if you were kidding or not when saying you don't know him |
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Jul 5 2015, 02:04 PM |
I completely didn't see Rick had his guitar on his other leg. I do that at times too when I need to play something that's a bit difficult.
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