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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JCJXXL
May 9 2007, 03:45 AM
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I totally agree. Alternate picking is the way to go.
It does become second nature. For me it felt more natural than economy picking and I have better control and timing when alternate picking. I tried economy picking the other day just for fun and to me it sounds choppy and sloppy.

One last thing, my new guitar instructor gave me some exercises, scales,etc to practice on and he said "Don't worry about how you're picking. Just downstrokes for now."

I told him I only alternate pick because Sensei Dahl does not allow any other form wink.gif

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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
- - sanders4617   For me.. I guess it depends on what I am doing aft...   Dec 5 2006, 10:52 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
- - 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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