the guitarists who i`m inspired by (first and foremost-slash, zep's jimmy page, joe perry etc) are famous for some fast lead work. this is the direction i hope for my playing to take, however no matter how well i know a particular piece of tab i still can`t seem to (re-)create that 'rapid fire' of notes type of sound.
from watching some of the tapes of old gn'r concerts i can see on the close ups that slash has incorporated his little (pinky) finger into most of his lead work. this is something i rarely do in stuff i practice but i have a feeling this is part of the technique. he also seems to finger the frets almost like playing a keyboard! - so i assume his technique involves a lot of 'hammer ons' and 'pull offs'.
if any one has any ideas i`d be grateful to here them. then again if its just a matter of practice i`d be just as pleased to hear someone who has managed to achieve (or get close to) that kind of speed tell me so.
i thank u :)