(7,6 Pass) Rocko - Picking Hand Basics

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(7,6 Pass) Rocko - Picking Hand Basics, Lesson By Ben Higgins

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rocko View Member Profile	Sep 18 2011, 10:20 PM
Sep 18 2011, 10:20 PM	Learning Apprentice Player Posts: 34 Joined: 4-February 11	Original lesson: Picking Hand Basics by Ben Higgins Hello, this is my first REC video, oh wait, in fact it's the first video in general from me on GMC I hope I've done everything right best regards Andreas You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by rocko: Sep 18 2011, 10:21 PM

Gabriel Leopardi View Member Profile	Sep 19 2011, 06:12 AM
Sep 19 2011, 06:12 AM	Instructor Posts: 36.043 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Argentina	Hi Andreas! It's great to find your first entry here! Congrats! There are some things to improve on your playing. There is intensity difference between the notes that you are playing. It seems that you play the downstrokes with more strength than the upstrokes. Try to play every note at the same volume. Besides that I think that you should try picking stronger all the notes. Another thing that I note is that you change your right hand movement for the faster parts. You move less your wrist and more your arm in the faster parts... if you check Ben's video you'll notice that he does the same type of movement in the slower and in the faster parts. Work on those things! Cheers. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons Do you need a Guitar Plan? Join Gab's Army Check my band:Cirse Check my soundcloud:Soundcloud Please subscribe to my:Youtube Channel

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Sep 19 2011, 09:51 AM
Sep 19 2011, 09:51 AM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	Hi Andreas, it's great to see that you've decided to get involved in REC ! Ok, Gabriel mentioned the difference in intensity when picking. At the moment some notes are very quiet, but I'm assuming that's because you're trying to stay relaxed which is a good thing. Try to pick a little harder so that the notes sound positive and strong. Try not to confuse picking harder with gripping the pick too tightly.. you can pick harder without tensing up, so give this a bit of experimentation. There was only a couple of imperfections, which occured when changing between tempos.. but after that you settled into the groove ok so I think you did well on this. Keep practising this technique though, as I would like to see you get even better and look forward to your upcoming videos You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Cosmin Lupu View Member Profile	Sep 19 2011, 11:11 AM
Sep 19 2011, 11:11 AM	Instructor Posts: 22.808 Joined: 14-June 10 From: Bucharest	Great advice from Ben and Gabe and congratulations on your first REC Andreas! Dynamics are a very important part of a guitar player's skills and at some point you will want to pick some notes at a different intensity than others, now the thing is that before getting to play around with dynamics in your picking, you have to learn how to be even in your technique! keep practicing slow and try to apply the same power to the attack of each pick, both up and down and one other advice try to pick viceversa too, of course keeping the steady flow and even note attack. What I mean by that is, pick by starting 'up down up down...' instead of 'down up down up' - see what happens and keep up the REC takes coming! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons We can work on YOUR GUITAR and MUSIC development TOGETHER. Write me a private message if you wish to! Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel Days Of Confusion Facebook Page Mozart Rocks My facebook page

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Sep 19 2011, 02:34 PM
Sep 19 2011, 02:34 PM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	Very nicely played man. This sounds very good, and I believe that you need to work a bit more on your picking technique. There are some good advices in the thread, so I'll just remind you that you need to do your picking from the wrist, it will be easier, and try to relax your hand a bit more. Keep rocking! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

Sinisa Cekic View Member Profile	Sep 19 2011, 08:05 PM
Sep 19 2011, 08:05 PM	Instructor Posts: 4.649 Joined: 15-October 08 From: Belgrade,Serbia	Congratulations on the first shot ! My impression is that you put too much flanger effect, so some of the tones are "milled" in his loop, giving a weak and unsure picking! Also, as stated above, put your palm on the bridge and try the same exercise only from the wrist! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons My FaceBook My Band FaceBook

skennington View Member Profile	Sep 22 2011, 07:43 PM
Sep 22 2011, 07:43 PM	Learning Roadie - Never Give Up - Moderator Posts: 7.461 Joined: 25-November 07 From: Charlotte,NC USA	7.6! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- *Show Off The Lessons You Have Learned Here On The REC Board And Receive Valuable Feedback from Our Instructors!* *Check Out The Virtual Bands* *Want To Join One, Or Maybe Form Your Own?*