alternate picker ? am i ?
Egln40
Dec 5 2006, 10:08 PM
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Hi.

Just started with electric and Masterclass.
I am a bit confused about alternate picking. I understand the up down - up down pattern, but..........
How do you manage that when on a down stroke, you go down a string (D to G for example). Do you have to hit the G on a up stroke, or on the way down ?
Thanks for giving me some light.
Eric.

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sanders4617
Dec 5 2006, 10:52 PM
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For me.. I guess it depends on what I am doing after that. I alternate pick, but its not strictly alternate picking. Sometimes I go the say way (up for instance) a few times in a row. I don't really think about it when I play.. but I did when I first learned to alternate pick. I used the beiginning intro to Fade to Black to help me with that. Ever since then (it took a week to get use to it I guess, dont really remember).. I am always using alternate picking in my playing. If I tried to consistently use down strokes, I couldn't do it.

Depending on the south I am looking for.. I sometimes use my other fingers to pick some of the strings. Or I will even put the pick between my index and middle finger and just use all my fingers without a pick. With you playing the faster music (I tend to lean toward blues and classic rock).. it would be a requirement (atleast I would think so) to use a pick.

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- Egln40   alternate picker ? am i ?   Dec 5 2006, 10:08 PM
- - ezravdb   alternate picking means: Always UP and DOWN or DOW...   Dec 5 2006, 10:15 PM
- - PickNGrin   If I was picking down on the D string, and the nex...   Dec 7 2006, 04:08 PM
|- - Kristofer Dahl   QUOTE (PickNGrin @ Dec 7 2006, 06:08 PM) ...   Dec 7 2006, 06:32 PM
|- - Guitar1969   QUOTE (PickNGrin @ Dec 7 2006, 07:08 AM) ...   Dec 8 2006, 01:05 AM
|- - Kristofer Dahl   QUOTE (Guitar1969 @ Dec 8 2006, 03:05 AM)...   Dec 8 2006, 11:38 PM
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- - Egln40   Yes, I realised how uncomfortable reversing is, bu...   Dec 7 2006, 07:43 PM
- - DanielM   i agree the only way to master alternate picking i...   Dec 7 2006, 09:47 PM
|- - Kristofer Dahl   QUOTE (DanielM @ Dec 7 2006, 11:47 PM) so...   Dec 7 2006, 10:16 PM
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- - DanielM   ok so basically restrict that technique to sweepin...   Dec 7 2006, 10:50 PM
|- - Kristofer Dahl   QUOTE (DanielM @ Dec 8 2006, 12:50 AM) ok...   Dec 7 2006, 10:53 PM
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- - Norven   I use alternativ picking. But sometimes when i do ...   Dec 8 2006, 11:24 PM
- - Kristofer Dahl   ...so I think it sounds ok and it's pretty fas...   Dec 9 2006, 12:34 PM
|- - Josiah   Economy picking kind of confused me too. I was tol...   Dec 9 2006, 07:10 PM
|- - Kristofer Dahl   QUOTE (Josiah @ Dec 9 2006, 09:10 PM) Eco...   Dec 10 2006, 10:28 PM
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- - PickNGrin   WOW! great thread! Some good points here,...   Dec 12 2006, 05:13 PM
- - Tom   Kris if you were, for example, to play a full sca...   Dec 13 2006, 01:16 PM
- - Kristofer Dahl   QUOTE if you were, for example, to play a full sca...   Dec 13 2006, 01:59 PM
- - RIP Dime   Hey guys, I don't mean to thread jack, but cou...   Dec 14 2006, 08:08 AM
|- - Kristofer Dahl   QUOTE (RIP Dime @ Dec 14 2006, 10:08 AM) ...   Dec 14 2006, 08:35 AM
|- - Codyrg   Honestly, I think economy picking sounds smoother ...   Dec 18 2006, 07:41 PM
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- - RIP Dime   Yes, I'm trying to get my alternate picking go...   Dec 14 2006, 08:56 AM
|- - Kristofer Dahl   QUOTE (RIP Dime @ Dec 14 2006, 10:56 AM) ...   Dec 14 2006, 11:43 AM
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- - RIP Dime   That's true, I did learn alot, hopefully after...   Dec 14 2006, 11:59 AM
- - Armageddon   Great topic. I never thought about that two techni...   Dec 26 2006, 10:05 PM
- - Gustavo   i have been using eco picking from i started (7 mo...   May 8 2007, 03:14 AM
- - mattacuk   You know what guys, ive been Alternate picking fro...   May 8 2007, 08:23 PM
- - JCJXXL   I totally agree. Alternate picking is the way to g...   May 9 2007, 03:45 AM
- - Leviathan   QUOTE (Egln40 @ Dec 5 2006, 04:08 PM) Hi....   May 9 2007, 04:43 AM
- - JOhn   how is it different? i practiced economy picking b...   May 30 2007, 11:25 AM
|- - Bulletproof   I honestly have found that alternate picking is GO...   Jan 7 2008, 10:01 PM
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- - Sabbz   I guess I'm lucky. When I started playing, whe...   Jan 7 2008, 10:04 PM
- - DeepRoots   I accidently learned economy picking when trying t...   Jan 7 2008, 10:16 PM
- - Muris   It's good to have both in the pocket,might com...   Jan 8 2008, 02:38 AM
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