Is Alt Picking An Athletic Endeavor?
JamesT
Oct 23 2011, 06:07 AM
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I think I'm gonna have to put my guitar on ebay. mad.gif I've been taking some time out these days to work on picking and I'm beginning to think I just ain't gonna get there. My latest theory is that after I've learned about a hundred of these fast picking songs, if I play them at "my level" for a year, then I will one day get faster. At least if I don't I will have learned a bunch of tunes in the process.

What do you guys who can already play fast think? Has your picking hand always been able to move as fast as it does today? Or does it take years? I've been focusing heavily on picking for about two years now with little gains. Is picking speed something you have to train for like an olympic swimmer?

See the videos below. I can play clean, but not fast. I just can't seem to get to that next tempo of the backing tracks on these...







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- JamesT   Is Alt Picking An Athletic Endeavor?   Oct 23 2011, 06:07 AM
- - Cosmin Lupu   James those PRS's are way to nice to be put o...   Oct 23 2011, 07:37 AM
- - Ben Higgins   Hi James, to answer your question.. in a way, yes....   Oct 23 2011, 12:37 PM
|- - Cosmin Lupu   QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Oct 23 2011, 11:37 A...   Oct 23 2011, 12:59 PM
|- - JaxN4   QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Oct 23 2011, 11:37 A...   Oct 23 2011, 01:20 PM
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- - Sickz666   I'd like to quote some great guitar player i c...   Oct 23 2011, 02:15 PM
- - Satchstet   I feel a lot like you James......I've been wor...   Oct 23 2011, 03:30 PM
- - JamesT   Thanks for the advice guys. I'll come back to ...   Oct 23 2011, 03:40 PM
|- - jstcrsn   QUOTE (JamesT @ Oct 23 2011, 03:40 PM) Th...   Oct 24 2011, 02:20 AM
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- - Frederik   To me your goals seems way off. Playing AP fast is...   Oct 23 2011, 04:57 PM
|- - thefireball   QUOTE (Frederik @ Oct 23 2011, 10:57 AM) ...   Oct 24 2011, 03:58 AM
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- - Gary   Been working on improving myself in this area as w...   Oct 24 2011, 03:41 AM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   It took me some time to develop my alternate picki...   Oct 24 2011, 04:53 AM
- - Azzaboi   I love to be a clean player, I think it's bett...   Oct 24 2011, 05:13 AM
- - dark dude   I'm with Ben and Shawn on this one :   Oct 24 2011, 02:24 PM
- - djohnneay   Alot has been said about this topic already, but I...   Oct 24 2011, 04:07 PM
- - Todd Simpson   WOW! What a great thread! I hope he reads ...   Oct 24 2011, 04:57 PM
- - JamesT   Thanks everyone so much for the terrific responses...   Oct 26 2011, 04:00 AM
|- - Gary   Gotta love the western U.S. high desert areas... s...   Oct 26 2011, 04:07 AM
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- - ZX6   Laney is beautifull Your tecnique is good and c...   Oct 27 2011, 12:50 PM
- - Cosmin Lupu   Congratz and all the best for Laney I feel like I...   Oct 27 2011, 12:53 PM
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