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Posted by: Guitarman700 Apr 10 2009, 05:42 PM

An hour ago my downpicking speed was about 190bpm, now i just clocked myself at a steady 220bpm.
Yay, Progress.

Posted by: bladzerok Apr 10 2009, 06:01 PM

this is cool! are you talking in 16th notes? if so, i am still stuck at 140

Posted by: Guitarman700 Apr 10 2009, 06:38 PM

Yep, 16th notes. Just sit there and downpick, it will come to you.
some songs that really helped me increase my speed are;
Slayer-Angel Of Death
Megadeth-Devils Island
Blind Guardian-Time What Is Time
Meshuggah-I (The first riff)
Good Luck!

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Apr 10 2009, 06:59 PM

I don't understand how it is possible to downpick 16th notes in 190 bpm. If you just put an upstroke in there, considering friction, time to pass the string with the pick etc, hitting 300 bpm (without it 380 bpm, 16th notes (not possible...) with alternate picking should be no problem. Are you sure it's 16th notes with only down picking?

That would be like:

 190_bpm_down_picking.mid ( 1.22K ) : 408


I can maybe down pick 16th notes at 80 bpm at most.

EDIT: just noticed you said 220 bpm. Then that makes it 440 bpm alternate picked?

Posted by: AlexLion Apr 10 2009, 07:11 PM

I think they mean 8 notes, it`s world level if its on 220 with 16 Check out this guy

That`s 150 with 16th(or 300 with 8th) and he`s sick!!!

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Apr 10 2009, 07:12 PM

Yeah, I think we're talking 8th notes. That was merely what I was questioning. Because if anyone here can down pick at 220 bpm with 16th notes, that would be a world record.

Posted by: Guitarman700 Apr 10 2009, 07:22 PM

Hmm... yeah, your probably right. sorry about that. still, a new personal best!

Posted by: AlexLion Apr 10 2009, 07:23 PM

That`s very good for downpicking, so congrats

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Apr 10 2009, 07:55 PM

Don't apologize, man! I was just quite impressed - too impressed As said...I can't even down pick that fast. 140 bpm with 8th notes, then I'm not getting any further.

Posted by: Skalde Apr 10 2009, 08:24 PM

Nice dude, my comfort down picking speed is 190bpm. Maybe I should give it a try so I can play master of puppets without AP

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Apr 10 2009, 10:07 PM

Congratulations and keep up the good work !

Posted by: Azzaboi Apr 12 2009, 12:00 AM

Ive got a lot of work to do to get anywhere near that speed!

Posted by: sigma7 Apr 12 2009, 12:07 AM

i can 220 bpm 8th notes as well just tried it haha sweet

i can also do it in 8th note triplets at 150! whoo, didnt realize it was that fast

Posted by: AlexLion Apr 12 2009, 08:07 AM

Triplets on 150 are like normal notes on 225 Congrats you too!

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Apr 12 2009, 09:24 PM

Congrats on breaking your personal record!! You are getting fast!

Posted by: Sondre Apr 12 2009, 10:08 PM

8th notes means two notes per click?

Posted by: DragonX556 Apr 13 2009, 01:50 AM

Yes.

How do you guys measure how fast your down picking is. When I listen to a metronome at 200 bpm I couldn't imagine hearing two notes in between each by ear. Do you guys record and slow it down or just estimate how fast you're picking.

Posted by: Skalde Apr 13 2009, 04:20 PM

You set the metronome to the desired speed. When you start playing and it feels right you reached the speed

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 14 2009, 01:04 PM

You just gotta start from a very slow tempo so the brain has time to adapt. Later on, when you go up the speed, brain already has memorized the movements, it just needs to speed it up more, and more, and more...

Posted by: bladzerok Apr 14 2009, 11:11 PM

oooh you were speaking about downpicking
LOL i read Alternate picking
in term of DP, my comfortable speed is avour 190-200 8th notes

reading mistake sorry !