Speed Picking (Economy or Sweep pick.) or Alternate Picking

RudoCurtir

Hey, what do you think?

In my opinion, speed picking is only useful as sweep picking, and for everything else I use alternate. But there some kind of things, like some chords that I prefer to play with alternate instead of sweep because you can remark the accents in every note, i.e.:

G-------------8-------------
D---------10----10--------
A------10-----------10----
E---8-------------------8-

D U D U D U D

This is some thing that like to do Steve Morse.

Even, I like Michael Romeo style, but I prefer Paul Gilbert or Petrucci because of alternate, that let you play in a more rhythmical way and heavier. With economy picking you got to play softer, and even you got to brake your wrist for making : D-U-D, D-U-D; is that D-D when changing the strings that seems so anti-natural for me.

Well, I have been playing for 4 years with Speed Picking, and 2 months ago I have returned to Alternate, and I have to say that I prefer it.
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michal · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:16 am Post subject:

I prefer alternate picking, because i can't do speed picking :/
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RudoCurtir · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:21 am Post subject:

Well, that's a good reason Very Happy

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SRXThunder · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:51 am Post subject:

Picks, frets, and effects are for guitar players. Rolling Eyes

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RudoCurtir · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:15 am Post subject:

Then SRX, is Roger Glover a guitar player for you???
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SRXThunder · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:16 pm Post subject:

Like I said, picks - frets - and effects are for guitar players. Wink

It's kinda of funny you posted this, though. My guitar player and I had a conversation about bass players using picks last weekend. The SOB has been trying to convert me for 15 years now. You'd figure he'd just give up... Rolling Eyes

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michal · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:47 pm Post subject:

Usually i play guitar. My brother is bass player. But i don't understand why is he playing with pick. I player guitar with pick, when you play bass it gives much more fun to play with fingers, I think Smile

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RudoCurtir · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:45 am Post subject:

Yes, is more interesting playing bass with fingers, but I don't think that you can't use a pick.
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SRXThunder · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 3:23 pm Post subject:

I've used a pick on a few songs here and there for the purpose of effect. It gives it a sharped tone, but other then 2 or 3 songs I've written I strictly use my fingers.
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RudoCurtir · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 1:03 pm Post subject:

Well, I think that is also important to consider which technique will
help you to get the sound you want, and not only which one is more
comfortable, but it will depend on which type of guitarist you want to be.
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