Originally Posted by: BleedingSinstaras to not look like a dumbass and make a new topic. wat is the point of using up and down strokes one after the other? i cant seem to do it and when i do it it sounds sloppy? whats the point? oh yeah and wuts the trick to tremolo picking? i can do it sitting but not standing

It's impossible to play good lead with or rhythm with down strokes only. Think of the economy of movement, you can literally pick twice as fast with alternate picking as opposed to up or down only. Also you get a greater variety of tones, a note sounds slightly different when picked up as opposed to down. Don't limit yourself or you won't make the next level of playing.