Azures Bootcamp, Blood and Glory Awaits! |
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Azures Bootcamp, Blood and Glory Awaits! |
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Apr 1 2021, 10:55 AM |
I've been watching this video for most of the day and trying to figure out what I might suggest to help you get toward your goals asap!! I think I finally found it. Your pick hand is in a better position now than when we started to well done on that! It's closer to the middle of the bridge which is progress!!!! Your tone is improved as well!!! I still see your pick hand working a bit to hard and I've been trying to figure out why as I think this may be the thing that has kept you from making the progress you deserve!! I think I've found it Soldier!!! I think the reason your pick hand looks like it's working to hard is that your pick strike location is too close to the bridge. This is going to be a little tricky to fix but we can do it!!! Watch this video again. See where your pick is hitting the string. Your strike point is right in front of the bridge pickup. At this point on the guitar, the string has greater tension as it's closer to the bridge. The ideal strike point is a little closer toward the neck and further away from the bridge as string tension is decreased and thus less strike power is needed so the hand can relax a bit more. Take a look at this video from a future bootcamp mission. Notice my picking hand. See where i'm striking the string? It's almost at the bridge pickup. just before it. So it's further away from the bridge where the string tension is higher. As a result my hand is not tense. I barely use any force at all. Your hand synch and mute is good here! Just adjust your pick strike point a bit further toward the neck and away from the bridge and see if it feels different. make one more vid just like this one and watch them both. One more thing: CRUCIAL: Try to stop looking at your fretting hand. That's not where the problem is. The issue is with your picking hand so I need you to focus your eyes on your picking hand. It's ok if you leave your fretting hand on the same fret and just loop the lick and don't change frets. Your fretting is fine We need to focus on your picking to get you over this hump and on to shred land!!! Let me know if this makes sense:) \ Hay Todd ... for putting so much time into being a student !! wow that's what ... a lot of respect for you! ... yes playing in the middle did feel different ... so different that I have to use a different pick ... the position of my wrist is also different because of the jackson has a curved top !! that's why I play so much above the neck pickup! ... but it was a good hint from you .. go do my best to keep it that way! Greetings https://youtu.be/W3g3Kcckeyo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>https://youtu.be/rzoiX8pFH04[/youtube] Hay Todd ... for putting so much time into being a student !! wow that's what ... a lot of respect for you! ... yes playing in the middle did feel different ... so different that I have to use a different pick ... the position of my wrist is also different because of the jackson has a curved top !! that's why I play so much above the neck pickup! ... but it was a good hint from you .. go do my best to keep it that way! Greetings https://youtu.be/W3g3Kcckeyo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>https://youtu.be/rzoiX8pFH04[/youtube] |
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Apr 2 2021, 05:26 AM |
Well fought Soldier!! Just one little adjustment can really change things!! You are now picking more in the center where string tension is much less. This should allow you to use a bit less pressure and it looks like your picking is smoother already! It will take a bit of time to get use to picking this way but once you do get used to it, it will make everything easier.
You mentioned that you changed picks? Which pick did you change to and does it follow the four pick rules? 1.)1.0 mm or thicker 2.)No bend/flex 3.)Beveled edge 4.)Sharp pointy tip You've got this one Soldier! Time to move on. You just.. LEVELED UP! Onward! Sarge Hay Todd ... for putting so much time into being a student !! wow that's what ... a lot of respect for you! ... yes playing in the middle did feel different ... so different that I have to use a different pick ... the position of my wrist is also different because of the jackson has a curved top !! that's why I play so much above the neck pickup! ... but it was a good hint from you .. go do my best to keep it that way! Greetings https://youtu.be/W3g3Kcckeyo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>https://youtu.be/rzoiX8pFH04[/youtube] |
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Apr 2 2021, 05:18 PM |
That grey one looks to be just about perfect for BOOTCAMP! I'd say put the yellow away and don't touch it as far as boot camp goes beause it's not pointy and it's too think so it will bend a bit. Ideally your pick should be super stiff and have no bend at all and a fine pointy tip The pointier the tip the better it will serve you. I like the grey one much more for bootcamp!
There are a few picks iv'e tried that are quite good and easy to find if you ever want to add to your pick collection. the ernie ball prodigy picks are much less expensive and very good picks with bevel and sharp point. https://www.thomannmusic.com/ernie_ball_eve...icks_150_mm.htm many vendors now have thick sharp beveled picks. Thomann is a great place online in europe to find good picks. I'm always trying new ones. i have a pack of prodigy headed my way to try Hay Todd ..... here the plectrum .... from the yellow to the gray now! .... greetings |
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Apr 8 2021, 06:17 PM |
That grey one looks to be just about perfect for BOOTCAMP! I'd say put the yellow away and don't touch it as far as boot camp goes beause it's not pointy and it's too think so it will bend a bit. Ideally your pick should be super stiff and have no bend at all and a fine pointy tip The pointier the tip the better it will serve you. I like the grey one much more for bootcamp! There are a few picks iv'e tried that are quite good and easy to find if you ever want to add to your pick collection. the ernie ball prodigy picks are much less expensive and very good picks with bevel and sharp point. https://www.thomannmusic.com/ernie_ball_eve...icks_150_mm.htm many vendors now have thick sharp beveled picks. Thomann is a great place online in europe to find good picks. I'm always trying new ones. i have a pack of prodigy headed my way to try Hay Todd ...here is nr 10....greetings |
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