Alternative Vs Economy Options

[Chokehold]

I have never before thought about the way I pick, and thought that what I did was alternative.
And a few days ago I sat down and looked at what I did. Of course it was Economy picking.

But I don't see why you would want to play Alternative picking, as Economy let's you move faster between the strings.

So is there a reason to why you would want to play Alternative, and what is good about it?

And same question about Economy Picking.

Need some answers.

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[Zeyth]

http://tomhess.net/Articles/AlternateVsDir...nalPicking.aspx

Anyone read that yet?

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And I can't see why this wouldn't work with the directional picking (things have many names ) described in the article I've linked to. ( http://tomhess.net/Articles/AlternateVsDir...nalPicking.aspx )

Aside from that, please explain why "alternate sounds better"??

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[Emir Hot]

Anyone read that yet?


And I can't see why this wouldn't work with the directional picking (things have many names ) described in the article I've linked to. ( http://tomhess.net/Articles/AlternateVsDir...nalPicking.aspx )

Aside from that, please explain why "alternate sounds better"??

I have read it and I can tell you that this guy is retarded. Look at this sentence:

"However it takes a LONGER time to master alternate picking than it does directional picking due to excess movement that the technique requires. Moreover, it is not as ergonomically efficient thus increasing the risk of possible injury."

When I saw this I stopped reading. It is not true that it takes LONGER time neither that can cause an injury. The truth is that this guy learned to use economy picking and of course now it would take him ages to change to alternate. Where are the references in his story? He can't just talk from personal experience.

And about why alternate sounds better, I actually didn't say that. If you want to sound more agressive then you should go for alternate picking as every note has its own attack. If you economy pick a lick, it will sound softer and smoother. That's why jazz guys use it because it colors the sound different. When you make that double downstroke movement in economy picked lick, the second (sweeped) note won't have as much attack and therefore the connection between the two will be softer. Think about why very fast 5 or 6 string arpeggio sounds nice when you sweep it all from top to bottom like Yngwie does (especially on the neck pickup position). Imagine now if such arpeggio was alternate picked in that speed. It would sound nothing softer than a machine gun. That's why both techniques have their use in different situation. For the lick that I posted, AP is the right way to go as that one needs to be as agressive as possible. That lick just asks for that and it is very obvious that it sounds much tighter if you alternate pick it. Try it yourself if you don't trust me

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[Zeyth]

I have read it and I can tell you that this guy is retarded. Look at this sentence:

"However it takes a LONGER time to master alternate picking than it does directional picking due to excess movement that the technique requires. Moreover, it is not as ergonomically efficient thus increasing the risk of possible injury."

When I saw this I stopped reading. It is not true that it takes LONGER time neither that can cause an injury. The truth is that this guy learned to use economy picking and of course now it would take him ages to change to alternate. Where are the references in his story? He can't just talk from personal experience.

And about why alternate sounds better, I actually didn't say that. If you want to sound more agressive then you should go for alternate picking as every note has its own attack. If you economy pick a lick, it will sound softer and smoother. That's why jazz guys use it because it colors the sound different. When you make that double downstroke movement in economy picked lick, the second (sweeped) note won't have as much attack and therefore the connection between the two will be softer. Think about why very fast 5 or 6 string arpeggio sounds nice when you sweep it all from top to bottom like Yngwie does (especially on the neck pickup position). Imagine now if such arpeggio was alternate picked in that speed. It would sound nothing softer than a machine gun. That's why both techniques have their use in different situation. For the lick that I posted, AP is the right way to go as that one needs to be as agressive as possible. That lick just asks for that and it is very obvious that it sounds much tighter if you alternate pick it. Try it yourself if you don't trust me

He states further down that he first used economy as a beginner, then changed to alternate when he got a guitar teacher, and has changed back after a long time using alternate picking, and than economy picking felt more natural than ever for him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_fE0DkPuG4 << The author of the article, playing. Whee.

The injury he talks about is most likely injury from repeated motions, due to up,down,up,down,up, down, up, down

On the other hand: More agressive? I just might change picking style

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