I started by switching between 5 and 3 stringers, simply for songwriting purposes, then i started doing 6 and 4 stringers. make sure your transitions from one sweep to another are as clean as each note hit, obviously.
if you want a great example and good explanations, then check out everything that The Jonezter put on here, cause he is quite proficient in the sweeping area.
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