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Need a vote on this double picking lesson!! HALP!

🕑 Added 2024-01-15 18:12:58 +0000 UTC

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Shveta Stern

Etude!

Jim Hupp

No shade to the classical crowd but riffs just do way more for me

CJ Lemay

Riffs are good, as long as there are enough of them to get the point across. I'm kinda slow (public school slow) and it takes a bit for me to catch on.

Jake Raymor

Both sound awesome but I love a nice etude you can play while laying on furry carpet

Dave Donarski

Make it a 2-part and do both? I like the concept of each as you've described them.

Eric James

Practical applications work best IMO. I'm more into song writing than just the technique, therefore learning how others use the technique is more beneficial. To me that is. I've been farting around with the bridge in "Still of the Night" and the verse of "Warfare," by Fit For An Autopsy. Suggestion, do both? More content, boom! Do the riff series, then later do a follow up with the Etude.

Tony Hildingstam

I always find it easier to remember riffs from real songs and it's always more fun to play. I guess an etude might be more efficiant to learn a certain technique but I'll always prefer a riff. The intro to the solo in "Still of the night" (the part that sounds like he is playing with a bow) is an excellent double picking riff thats sounds easy but is harder than it seems.

NYCM&AHole

This would be an excellent suggestion if we wind up with riffs https://youtu.be/ivGFlTiT3BE?si=T1SinNg-9mdU2USq

Andy Cramb

I just started learning the "Never Enough" by Dream Theater this weekend; it's got a cool double picked section (at least I think that's what you're referring to), but I like etudes as well. :)

Eric Bullington

Etudes? Are those nude pice sent in an e-mail?

NYCM&AHole

I didn’t realize there was an actual term for it but it is the guitar harmonizing to the keyboard in the intro to living dead beat

Ben Eller

I think a perfect example is the verse of Oblivion by Mastodon; typically a pattern where every note is getting a down and upstroke before changing notes. Usually played as 16th notes.

Taos Smith

"Learn these riffs/licks" to improve certain techniques would be an amazing series.

NYCM&AHole

I’m not joking can someone explain what it is?

Paul McDonough

And Ben was referring to the very thin Gods of pickslanting, called Dieties. Otherwise, you are correct;)

Paul McDonough

You’re a Lie by Slash and the Conspirators would be perfect

kenrinc

My stop Mom says she doesn't like it when I double pick...

Keith Fine

both

Elton Young

I have never bothered with completing etudes because I am more of an improviser and prefer to add techniques/riffs bits into my own playing

Ben Eller

It’s a short piece of music expressly written to practice a certain technique.

CC

While I picked option one, I’d really like both! 😉

Chuck Saeger

What is an etude?

Dedé

Riffs! And the etude just for us patreons 😜

Michael

Megalodon!! But I always love me a good etude.

Greg Conway

Both would be great!

Erik Berg

Well, that changed my vote!

Shawn T

Etudes are fun, yet its really nice to match techniques to songs

DrReiCow

If you are taking opinions, I *LOVE* the double picked notes in the solo to "Is This Love?" by Whitesnake.. really adds to the solo. Moo

Mike Blawn

Before I die, and I'm close at 55 :-), I want to be able to play Bark at the Moon in its entirety.

Robert Mar Lew

Both!

Jeff Hirshberg

Danny Beardmore

Étude 🤞

Markus Dreßen

How about both? An etude paired with an actual lick in one video? That'd be nice in literally EVERY lesson/etude video?

David Rivett

Reckon riffs put into context more, so have voted for that, but of course both is best!

Luca

why not both? (porque no los dos?) 🎉🎉🎉

Tyler B

An etude is like being a stepdad, you're learning and practicing on the job. When you can finally apply your teachings, and can tackle other people's riffs, you elevate to biological stepdad.

Tim Dortch

Yeah, both would be sweet, first, become a deity...then we can wail on some new riffs!

Tyler B

Is it out of the question to suggest a hybrid? I think learning the technique is one objective, then playing the riffs are practical applications of the techniques. Might be useful to include both to a slightly lesser degree?

NYCM&AHole

Is it like the intro to living dead beat? https://youtu.be/aK1yVohKRAc?si=cKpgIwZZP-MZrpkE

Alberto Giachetti

Not everybody likes the same riffs (even if popular), hence IMO the importance of an etude to learn the mechanics and fundamentals of the technique and practice at slow tempo (for beginners like me). Plus, your etudes are always very musical and enjoyable

NYCM&AHole

I’m stupid-what exactly is double picking?

Ben Eller

Hahahaha thank you!!

Deep Goswami

Both!!!im A greedy stepson but I like the etude

Dan Kobishop

Both!!!

James Mazzarisi

How about both? 👍👍

Lee Lawrence

I think etude would be better

Beth Nordeen

Riffs! Oh and it's "deity", you have "diety". I want fat riffs not skinny ones ha 🤘

Brian Hudson

1st option sounds better

Gaclav

why the frick people voted for 1st when 2nd is/will be an obvious banger :despair:

Shahar Bar

Etude Brute!

T Chill

A very important question IMO. Much more motivated to practice if it helps learn a riff to play a song that eludes me. Will practice longer to nail a passage. Appreciate you Uncle Ben 👍🔥

Derek Dygulski

I would prefer the more musical option on this one. I still struggle to the fast double picked lick at speed on the low E and A strings in Bark at the moon.