Originally Posted by: purenope, i was definitely alternate picking. i can string skip almost just as fast as i can alternate pick on the same string. (thats cause i tend to tremolo pick when im on one string)

and, in a way, alternate picking and tremolo picking are interchangable.

Tremolo picking is not the same as alt picking!! alt picking is picking one note a time where as Tremolo picking is picking the same note a number of times in quick succession!!