Here's a link to a search I did there:
economy, alternate, picking search on johnpetrucci.com forums
Do some more snooping over there, and some more on the GT forums (it's come up a few times here as well), and I'm sure you can make an informed decision as to what's right for you. Perhaps it's both!
There are only two important things in life - There's music and theres girls, not necessarily in that order....
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