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Post by painkiller on Apr 15, 2008 0:10:11 GMT -5
Hi guys. So this is a question about speeding up the tremolo speed. I just got the Speed Kills video and one of Michael Angelo's first points is that you can't play any faster than your fastest tremolo picking of just one note. I have noticed that when I first pick up the guitar cold I can only tremolo pick at around 140-150 bpm. When I have warmed up i max out around 170-180 but I can't sustain these speeds for a very long time. I assume that the way to to it is just to slowly practice tremolo picking with a metronome and gradually speed up.
So my questions are, firstly, how long did it take you out there to build up your tremolo speeds? (I just want to know what to expect; weeks, months, years etc..) I have been practicing just tremolo exercises for about 1-2 hours every day for the past week and I see some improvement but not a whole lot.
Is the reason I am slow due to the fact that I haven't developed the correct muscles in my forearm?
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Post by thenotshredder on Apr 15, 2008 6:53:46 GMT -5
Nope, the reason you are slow is due to the fact that you haven't found the right technique for you. When I was at my fastest I used a combination of elbow and wrist picking, Rusty Cooley-style. I could tremolo pick 32nds somewhere around 140 or 150. Just keep analyzing your technique. You'll figure something out and it'll click.
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Post by Torkin on Apr 15, 2008 9:11:54 GMT -5
Clips. NAO
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Post by diego on Apr 18, 2008 21:55:20 GMT -5
Hey there... I have that Michael Angelo Video... Well he says lot's of good stuff the only thing i don't get is Why he says that when you play faster and slow down or viceversa you shouldn't chenage the technique for alternate and then when he does he changes his technique...
It's like walking and running... They are similar but different in some way...
Metronome and good quality practice time... FOCUSE... Period... Ask any classical musician how to develope your technique...
It takes time... Keep working... And by the way... Ask yourself why do you need to play more fast for?
Thenotshredder... OMG man that's fucking fast... You should record some stuff to show painkiller...
Anyway be well ppl
Diego.
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Post by painkiller on Apr 18, 2008 22:19:10 GMT -5
What, what's fucking fast..cmon..cmon..what what? I'm all excited now. I need to know.
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Post by pcsmall on Apr 19, 2008 1:27:03 GMT -5
What, what's fucking fast..cmon..cmon..what what? I'm all excited now. I need to know. the part where he said " I could tremolo pick 32nds somewhere around 140 or 150" that's equivalent to 16ths at around 280-300 bpm
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Post by Torkin on Apr 19, 2008 5:42:30 GMT -5
What, what's fucking fast..cmon..cmon..what what? I'm all excited now. I need to know. youtube.com/watch?v=0C6XzzDDWOs&feature=related a vid on thenotshredder playing just kidding, its not him But Eric, you got some kind of a mic so go ahead and record something! WE dont care about the tone, we just wanna hear!
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Post by thenotshredder on Apr 19, 2008 8:57:52 GMT -5
Dude, I can't do it anymore. Had to sell my Hellraiser because the neck was fucked, and the action on my other guitar is high as balls. Trust me, as soon as I'm back shredding again I will get back into it, as long as I can do it without fucking my left hand again (yeah, I was doing well but playing with too much tension). Not only that, but I should add the disclaimer that this was with only a couple of licks (couldn't get the synchronization right for the rest of the single-string licks I can play, nor could I switch strings at all at that speed) -- stuff like 10-12-15-12-10-12-15-12, etc. Nothing interesting at all, and playing interesting stuff is indubitably more important.
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Post by Torkin on Apr 19, 2008 12:44:59 GMT -5
nah dude even if it is picking an open string, it can get pretty interesting at these speeds.
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Post by diego on Apr 19, 2008 13:10:41 GMT -5
Com on dude... We wanna listen... Record just a note... Tremolo pick it slow and then speed up... \m/
Should we make a tremolo pick contest? Lol
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Post by schweinhund on Apr 22, 2008 18:50:25 GMT -5
Com on dude... We wanna listen... Record just a note... Tremolo pick it slow and then speed up... \m/ Should we make a tremolo pick contest? Lol Aye, aye! I second that idea! Tremolo pick contest and the winner shall be rewarded with all the loosers picks.
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Post by Schweiny on May 3, 2008 16:59:29 GMT -5
Yeah suckers! I just broke 208 in 32nds
27,7333... nps
SUCK ON THAT!
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Post by pcsmall on May 3, 2008 17:37:20 GMT -5
clips or it didn't happen
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Post by Torkin on May 4, 2008 9:10:41 GMT -5
clips or it didn't happen
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Post by thenotshredder on May 4, 2008 9:17:11 GMT -5
I've got a clip of me doing 32nds at 132, but where can I put it? I don't feel like going through a shitload of hassle.
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