So, instead of sleeping last night I learned economy picking. I mean, I knew about it and what it was before, and I'd messed around with it, but I'd never actually sat down and disciplined myself with it. At first the two up or downstrokes in a row are very broken and static, but after twenty or thirty minutes they really start flowing a LOT more smoothly.
Things I do instead of sleeping.
# 1
interesting... economy picking...
yea so wat is it???never heard of it
yea so wat is it???never heard of it
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# 2
Well, I'm sure you've heard of Alternate picking, right? Up down up down up down ad infinitum. In addition to that technique, there is also sweep picking, which is upstroke up ascending strings and downstroke down descending strings. Economy picking combines the two, using alternate picking on each string, but sweep picking to change strings. Let's say you have a three-note-per-string run up the Am scale. On the low E you'll play 5-7-8- picking Up down Up. Normally with alternate picking, you'd go to the next string and use a downstroke, which most of us naturally do to stay in sync and whatnot. However, it's faster to sweep those two strings with a second upstroke, and the pattern would continue. Honestly, the hardest thing about it is breaking the habit of alt. picking, but all you have to do is start it slowly, which makes habit-breaking simple. Keeping it smooth just takes practice, and as with anything guitar, honestly, your left hand is probably going to slow you down more than your right.
# 3
Sounds cool, I think I may tinker with that idea a bit tonight. It'd be nice to add a new dimension to my sweeping.
The Gods Made Heavy Metal, And They Saw That It Was Good
They Said To Play It Louder Than Hell, We Promised That We Would
Hulk Smash!!
Whatever you do, don't eat limes. A friend of mine ate a lime once and BAM!! Two years later. Herpes.
They Said To Play It Louder Than Hell, We Promised That We Would
Hulk Smash!!
Whatever you do, don't eat limes. A friend of mine ate a lime once and BAM!! Two years later. Herpes.
# 4
Sometimes I write poetry instead of sleeping.
# 5
Sometimes I go on the computer instead of sleeping. Well, not so much sometimes as always.
You go outside and practice screaming. We'll play music while you're gone.
# 6
On the rare occasions that I can't sleep, it's usually because I'm feeling very aware of everything; almost as if my room is a part of my body (or mind). When I get this way, I just take careful note of exactly how everything looks and feels to me, then write it down, either in poem/song form or just prose.
# 7
Man dude, when I read the title of this thread, it thought it was gonna be a dirty story...
Maaaaaan :mad:
Maaaaaan :mad:
# 8
Originally Posted by: alucard0941Man dude, when I read the title of this thread, it thought it was gonna be a dirty story...
Maaaaaan :mad:
You're creepy
You go outside and practice screaming. We'll play music while you're gone.
# 9
Originally Posted by: acapella rapemeYou're creepy
haha just playing man...
# 10
Sometimes I curse at my neighbors for waking me up at 2:30 in the morning because they were arguing and rather than going to a different part of the house so I couldn't hear it they turn the tv up louder than them.... yeah, that was really gay. I didn't get back to sleep until 4:00.
The Gods Made Heavy Metal, And They Saw That It Was Good
They Said To Play It Louder Than Hell, We Promised That We Would
Hulk Smash!!
Whatever you do, don't eat limes. A friend of mine ate a lime once and BAM!! Two years later. Herpes.
They Said To Play It Louder Than Hell, We Promised That We Would
Hulk Smash!!
Whatever you do, don't eat limes. A friend of mine ate a lime once and BAM!! Two years later. Herpes.
# 11
Originally Posted by: alucard0941haha just playing man...
Leave me alone! Why won't you leave me alone? Help, stranger!
You go outside and practice screaming. We'll play music while you're gone.
# 12
Originally Posted by: acapella rapemeLeave me alone! Why won't you leave me alone? Help, stranger!
I'll save you!
# 13
:eek: Stop stealing Akira's humor style!
You go outside and practice screaming. We'll play music while you're gone.
# 14
Originally Posted by: acapella rapeme:eek: Stop stealing Akira's humor style!
No. I'm like Akira-lite: same sort of thing, but less good.
# 15
Originally Posted by: earthman buckNo. I'm like Akira-lite: same sort of thing, but less good.
Your MOM isn't as good
You go outside and practice screaming. We'll play music while you're gone.
# 16
Originally Posted by: acapella rapemeYour MOM isn't as good
At least my mom isn't stackny's mom.
# 17
At least your mom...loves...you....*bursts into tears*
You go outside and practice screaming. We'll play music while you're gone.
# 18
dude!!! i do the same thing!!! either that or photography... or digital art... yea i love to draw thru photoshop... i have this little stickman dude that represents me...
either that or i drink and get high so that everything in my world seem like a better place... like now... i love GT man
cheers mates
either that or i drink and get high so that everything in my world seem like a better place... like now... i love GT man
cheers mates
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# 19
Originally Posted by: earthman buckOn the rare occasions that I can't sleep, it's usually because I'm feeling very aware of everything; almost as if my room is a part of my body (or mind). When I get this way, I just take careful note of exactly how everything looks and feels to me, then write it down, either in poem/song form or just prose.
So, when you're high?
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