Acoustic Strumming Made My Speed Picking Alot Faster |
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Mar 1 2011, 01:58 PM
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The last couple of months I've been mainly playing my acoustic guitar and I haven't been practicing seriously. I didn't have alot of time and I was tired alot, so I just kept to strumming chords while watching tv.
Recently I've been able to find alot more time to play guitar and picked up my electric again and I was quite surprised to find that I've become alot faster at speedpicking and I'm able to maintain high speeds for longer times. This got me thinking about how this could have happened and I think I have to conclude that all that strumming chords removed alot of tention (which is bad ofcourse!) from my playing and my muscles seem to have learned to relax. Speed picking almost seems effortless now. Has anyone else had a similar experience? --------------------  Roland Cube 30; Toneport GX; Cort kx1; Ibanez RG1570; Ibanez EW35ABE-NT http://www.last.fm/user/Mr_T83 |
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Mar 1 2011, 03:22 PM
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I've experienced absolutely the same thing. This summer I went to a sport camp and I took my acoustic guitar with me to sing some songs near the campfire
 When I returned home and picked up my electric guitar I realized that my playing level increased a lot!
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Mar 1 2011, 09:52 PM
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Good to know I'm not the only one! Now I just have to make sure I don't play fast all the time just because I can... seems like a bit of a trap, especially at the moment.
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Mar 2 2011, 09:32 AM
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It's like going to sleep, our minds and bodies need to have some time to re-cooperate.
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Mar 3 2011, 10:45 PM
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Good to hear about your progress! This seems logical - you took some time off and played acoustic and practiced strumming at the same time which made you learn how to relax. We also need some time off after hard practice to grasp all the new techniques. This kind of feeling happened to me few times in the past and its a great feeling
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Mar 4 2011, 02:11 PM
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That is definitely true. It seems that the brain starts to apply non-tensioned grip, and has more sense for weight of the hand after lots of strumming.
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Mar 4 2011, 09:30 PM
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It's been a pretty cool but also strange experience. In the past I have spend countless hours practicing purely for speed. And now that I care a little less for it (also one of the reasons I got alot more interested in playing the acoustic guitar), it finally comes to me. Seems a bit unfair
 Anyway, seems like it would be a good suggestion to those who hit a wall while practicing for speed to pick up the acoustic guitar, learn some chords and strum away for a while before returning to the speed practice. Not only does it seem to increase your speed, it makes you a more diverse player at the same time 
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