I've always been unhappy with my picking technique - kind of a figure-it-out-as-you-go-along kludge of a method. It's sloppy, noisy, and inefficient. To get any kind of speed, I basically anchor my picky on the guitar, drop my wrist, and use a bastardized alternate picking style. I've been to a couple of good schools, but never studied right hand technique. And actually, I think a lot of the techniques I see these days came after I was in school.
So anyway, I'm curious about what I'm seeing and exactly what is what. I've heard reference to "hybrid legato" picking. I see a lot of what I "think" is circle picking. There's the sweep picking thing - Frank Gambale's baby. There's Govan's "I can do everything everybody else does but better" various styles. I guess what I'm asking is if someone on this forum - preferably someone who's studied right hand technique - can give me a rundown on these techniques and how best to pursue developing them. What are the philosophies/methodologies behind the various approaches? I'm not really interested in the tapping thing. But the close handed, pick + fingers, fast alternate picking stuff is pretty interesting.
You're never too old to get better, right? I was inspired by Neal Peart's decision to go back and relearn his drum technique after so many years.
So anyway, I'm curious about what I'm seeing and exactly what is what. I've heard reference to "hybrid legato" picking. I see a lot of what I "think" is circle picking. There's the sweep picking thing - Frank Gambale's baby. There's Govan's "I can do everything everybody else does but better" various styles. I guess what I'm asking is if someone on this forum - preferably someone who's studied right hand technique - can give me a rundown on these techniques and how best to pursue developing them. What are the philosophies/methodologies behind the various approaches? I'm not really interested in the tapping thing. But the close handed, pick + fingers, fast alternate picking stuff is pretty interesting.
You're never too old to get better, right? I was inspired by Neal Peart's decision to go back and relearn his drum technique after so many years.
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