Originally Posted by: JeffS65I should have said my thoughts on sweeps are really applied to me. I never found them useful for me. I also think too many shredders of the 80's etc did them 'just because' ya know...it was cool to do. If you can do it like Jason Becker then it's a different story. A good sweep can be dramatic if done right and moreover, thematically.
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Wow, great Becker find. Sweeping was typical of & often overused by some 80s rock guitarists. But it has much wider applications! It can be & has been used in classical, blues, jazz, pop. Check these out.

http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1019
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1050
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1205
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I'm a guitar player, that never happens... ;)