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Patreon only! How i choose between Alternate and Economy picking

🕑 Added 2024-02-08 18:00:05 +0000 UTC

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Sole Doubt

I swear I feel like you are talking directly to me in this one. So glad I found your content.

wes jacobi

What would your preferred method be for the classic triplet blues lick where you start bending on the 3rd string and then follow it up on the the 12th fret on the 2nd and 1st string. If you repeat that with strict alternate picking, you're going to continously go from outside to inside picking. With economy picking you run into issues on the 1st string given that it's a downstroke and you have to repeat the lick starting on the 3rd string (unless you do down down up, repeat). How I'm trying to approach this lick at fast speeds is alternate pick (down, up down) but then reset quickly "james hetfield style" back tot he 3rd string. Kinda like you're downpicking and you do that quick reset to land another downstroke. Love to hear your thoughts. 1st: 12 2nd: 12 3rd: 14^16

Aeitch

Dude, just watched your Gojira video from five years ago. Straight cricket comedy! Luckily I was ub the right room when I was laughing hard enough to make a mess. Awesome vid man

Michael Davis

tri tones!!!

Jesse Radonski

I don't hear nothing wrong with a little beep and grind.

Christopher Henry

That solo is epic! Yeah the ending run🔥 that dude is a phenomenal player.

Gregg B.

Dude I just got this same guitar - the platinum white SL3.. it's SIIIICK!!! Question, does the middle pickup get in your way? I sort of lowered mine just to get it out of picks harm... How addicting is that neck pickup, holy smokes!! Great video dude!

Gregg B.

Right on, those are some sick soloists! The funny thing about Brandon Ellis is how he says "I'm not really into alternate picking" and then pulls out the end of Sunless Empire solo so smooth like it was a warm up routine. Unreal.

Matt Nelson

This video just gave me one of those "guitar revelation" moments...I just realized I am an upwards pick slanter....OMG. From your explanation I was wondering why I alternate pick ascending a 3NP run and when descending I use economy picking on my way back....and it feels so natural.....

Christopher Henry

Here lately l have been doing more economy picking. I used to think it was to awkward for me but I'm actually finding out I like it a lot more than alternate picking. Like i have always been a natural economy picker and i have been fighting it haha. Plus, my favorite guitar players are eco pickers, yngwie, synster gates, Brandon Ellis. I thought maybe I can just alternate pick my way through these licks. But yeah that's not the case all these flowing licks I love are economy picked haha