5E3
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I alternate pick whenever needed, most of the time without even thinking about it. I imagine most players do the same.
Well I recently started working on a speed picking lesson/exercise and the instructor preaches a very strict down-up down-up picking motion. I found out that when moving from string to string I have a bad habit of breaking the down-up pattern. For example, my last pick on the D string was down, and as I move to the G string I should be using an up pick, but have a tendency to use another down pick. This is turning out to be a very difficult to break habit
Now I know this sounds quite trivial, but I'm wondering how important is it to keep in the strict pattern or down-up down-up when changing strings? If you are counting time in your head, then down is 1, up is 2, etc., and keeping that straight may matter.
Thanks for your thoughts on this.
Well I recently started working on a speed picking lesson/exercise and the instructor preaches a very strict down-up down-up picking motion. I found out that when moving from string to string I have a bad habit of breaking the down-up pattern. For example, my last pick on the D string was down, and as I move to the G string I should be using an up pick, but have a tendency to use another down pick. This is turning out to be a very difficult to break habit
Now I know this sounds quite trivial, but I'm wondering how important is it to keep in the strict pattern or down-up down-up when changing strings? If you are counting time in your head, then down is 1, up is 2, etc., and keeping that straight may matter.
Thanks for your thoughts on this.
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