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Wes...have you crossed over to the dark side? : ) Ha, ha, No I have not crossed over. I meant what I have always said, I do not go for people who try to impress you with blinding speed and millions of notes.

On the other hand, I highly respect these players. There are times when you want to play some super-fast runs.

No, I was listening to an old cassette tape the other night with some great Classic Rock songs. One song was Highway Star by Deep Purple. I remembered spending much time on the solo, especially the end of the solo where Ritchie Blackmore climbs the high E string using this technique. It took me a long time to figure out exactly how he was doing it. Hammer-ons did not sound right, and picking each note did not sound right either. Finally I discovered this little trick.

Matt- I don't know about you, but I can play MUCH faster using this method. I also get a much more fluid sound. But that is me. I have never been a hyper speed picker. I am pretty fast but I can't smoke like some guys. So this method works very well for me.

This is simply a method for slow pickers like me to really speed up some runs. But I still prefer to play slower with meaning and melody. But once in awhile speed is GOOD! :twisted:]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/you-can-shred-today/#post-172823 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/you-can-shred-today/#post-172745 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:03:17 +0000 Im still doing my shred here:

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Thanks for the tip!]]> Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/you-can-shred-today/#post-172714 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/you-can-shred-today/#post-172700 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 07:30:46 +0000
Wes...have you crossed over to the dark side? : )

Good post. It works well but I sure wouldnt trade that technique for my single note slow bends and wrist vibratos. : ) Call me Mr. Killjoy :P]]> Guitar Players Discussion Voodoo_Merman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/you-can-shred-today/#post-172700 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/you-can-shred-today/#post-172698 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 06:59:41 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion MattyPretends116 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/you-can-shred-today/#post-172698 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/you-can-shred-today/#post-172691 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 06:07:06 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion lord_ariez https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/you-can-shred-today/#post-172691 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/you-can-shred-today/#post-172647 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:00:29 +0000

Another method, the one I use on 3 note/strings, is economy picking where your pick strokes are D - U - D. So crossing strings it would be:

e------------------5---7---8-------------------
D U D

b---5---7---8---------------
D U D

I'm doing the metronome thing and working up slowly each week, but I've fooled around at higher speeds and I think the trick that works for me is the think of the string cross as one stroke. Since you are changing strings, it's instinctive to think "2 strokes" ( down - DOWN). but Approaching it as one while staying in time makes it easier. Half of this speed stuff, in my experience, is finding the little nuances that work for you....

I'll have to give you method a shot, Wes. It seems to make sense, and if it is a better way I'm going to kill my instructor :D

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