Originally posted by metal_carnage

Originally posted by ketsueki15
tremelo is basically playing a single note ( or notes) really fast..to go about it..just move your wrist faster...really i dont know how to explain it i just know how to do it..just pick fast on a single string make sure the pick doesnt hit any other strings
listen to eruption to get a hang of what it sounds like

tremelo picking doesnt involes no usage of the tremelo at all?
As I read this, its alternate picking?

If by "tremolo" you mean "vibrato", or (the technical description) wiggling your fingers while fretting a note, the two are separate. Perhaps you will want to use vibrato while tremolo picking, but the two are not inextricably linked.

Tremolo picking is like what Van Halen does at the end of the Beat It solo. (I mention that solo because I'm trying to learn it. By "trying to learn it" I mean "listening to it over and over again and playing something that sounds completely different when trying to play it")

Also, check out Spanish Fly by Van Halen. Basically, it's just picking the note as fast as you can, while the fretting hand generally stays pretty calm.