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jamesplaysgitar
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jamesplaysgitar
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Joined: 07/18/07
Posts: 150
01/12/2008 4:38 am
my left hand speed is perfect, i can sweep/legato like a madman, its just im not sure how to hold the pick =/

i want to be able to switch to tremelo, pinched harmonics, chords and fast alternate picking or sweeping and tapping very quickly, as of now i use my thumb, pointer and middle finger to hold the pick, is that ok? it makes it a lot easier to switch to tapping quickly.

and im still not sure which way to tilt it, if at all, i learned to tremelo by tilting the far side of the pick (that is the side closer to the neck/head) up twards the sky, i can pick insanely fast like this, but i go slow if im doing single notes instead of tremelo and its hard to do pinch harmonics or switch to chords, if i point the near side of the pick twards the sky, i can pick single notes faster but cant really switch to tremeloing fast enough.