Working on it - as I said in a previous video, renovating this house and the room has no floor, carpet, curtains etc. hopefully getting round to sound treating it soon!
Holy shit, I was struggling for months with a passage on an Intervals tune which isn’t even that fast, but depended on the change of the pickslant and I never got that clean - tried this picking towards the bridge approach and it worked after a few tries. You da real MVP
How come I see players like Steve Lukather etc who don’t have such a 45 degree motion like Paul Gilbert or yourself still be able to achieve the same smooth sound. Are they doing something that achieves it in a different way, or is it just less noticeable with them? Thanks! I find your videos very helpful.
Steve lukather absolutely does this! His forearm on the picking hand is almost vertical, so even if the pick is flatter the motion itself has a major horizontal component. Watch the 2001 larry carlton steve lukather concert, very obvious there.
That’s why it’s an exercise, not a way of playing. We want to find a balance where pick escape is easier but the distance is still short and it sounds good!
I was just trying this and having a pick with a sharper tip (Tortex sharps for example) helps with not sounding scratchy when too horizontal. But surely the best way is to find a balance in the angle and get the technique right
There's a reason why pointy picks are so popular - generally ends up being more consistent as any 'rounding' of the edge makes it more difficult to learn the muscle memory. Imagine playing tennis with a spherical racket - do you think you'd be able to get any consistency over where you hit the ball?@@nunolance23
TY, very useful video, but your speech is a bit hard to understand due to the reverb of the room. Maybe try with a wearable mic. Cheers
Working on it - as I said in a previous video, renovating this house and the room has no floor, carpet, curtains etc. hopefully getting round to sound treating it soon!
Very well explained. Thanks
Holy shit, I was struggling for months with a passage on an Intervals tune which isn’t even that fast, but depended on the change of the pickslant and I never got that clean - tried this picking towards the bridge approach and it worked after a few tries. You da real MVP
good to hear it worked! Those tunes are tricky.
Superb video 👍
Thank you for this 👍
Very very good Job man.
I use a precision pick for accuracy (very pointed) should I maybe try a more rounded edge one? seems to make sense........Thanks 1st time watcher
Type of pick doesn’t matter here - use what you find most comfortable (or what you drop the least!).
How come I see players like Steve Lukather etc who don’t have such a 45 degree motion like Paul Gilbert or yourself still be able to achieve the same smooth sound. Are they doing something that achieves it in a different way, or is it just less noticeable with them? Thanks! I find your videos very helpful.
Steve lukather absolutely does this! His forearm on the picking hand is almost vertical, so even if the pick is flatter the motion itself has a major horizontal component. Watch the 2001 larry carlton steve lukather concert, very obvious there.
But long distance means more time wasting on pick traveling. And the attack sound of picking, to my ears, is too scratchy.
That’s why it’s an exercise, not a way of playing. We want to find a balance where pick escape is easier but the distance is still short and it sounds good!
I was just trying this and having a pick with a sharper tip (Tortex sharps for example) helps with not sounding scratchy when too horizontal. But surely the best way is to find a balance in the angle and get the technique right
There's a reason why pointy picks are so popular - generally ends up being more consistent as any 'rounding' of the edge makes it more difficult to learn the muscle memory. Imagine playing tennis with a spherical racket - do you think you'd be able to get any consistency over where you hit the ball?@@nunolance23
Are you actually left handed or is the video reversed? I catch the strings a lot, but I realise I am moving towards the bridge naturally.
Genuine member of the 3% club unfortunately!
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