Sweep picking with 2.0mm pick anyone?
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TheLivingDead
Dawn Of The Shred
Re: Sweep picking with 2.0mm pick anyone?
Shouldn't be a problem. Some guys angle their pick a little so it slides over the strings a little easier if they're taking a more rigid approach. Are you new to the sweeping technique? I'd say stick with the pick you're comfortable with. That way you can pull off some sweet sweeps without having to switch picks mid song.
Best of luck and remember... Accuracy > Speed when learning sweeps.
Shouldn't be a problem. Some guys angle their pick a little so it slides over the strings a little easier if they're taking a more rigid approach. Are you new to the sweeping technique? I'd say stick with the pick you're comfortable with. That way you can pull off some sweet sweeps without having to switch picks mid song.
Best of luck and remember... Accuracy > Speed when learning sweeps.
aleclee
Major General GAS
Re: Sweep picking with 2.0mm pick anyone?
Sweeping is all about getting the pick smoothly across the string. Rather than depending on the pick to bend to release the string, adjust the pick angle and picking depth to enable it to cleanly pluck the string without getting hung up. You might also find it useful to rotate the pick so it's almost slicing the string rather than hitting it flat.
You'll probably find that making these adjustments in picking style will help speed up your alternate picking as well as your sweeping.
Sweeping is all about getting the pick smoothly across the string. Rather than depending on the pick to bend to release the string, adjust the pick angle and picking depth to enable it to cleanly pluck the string without getting hung up. You might also find it useful to rotate the pick so it's almost slicing the string rather than hitting it flat.
You'll probably find that making these adjustments in picking style will help speed up your alternate picking as well as your sweeping.
Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Sweep picking with 2.0mm pick anyone?
heavy picks like that are great because they dont bend, so you win on two fronts. You learn to glide the tip across the strings and your right hand will develop much more sensitivity and control, because the flex comes from your fingers, not the pick. This, in turn forces you to hold the pick correctly so that it doesnt rotate. The croc is perfect. If you decide to go lighter later, then it will feel easy and you will have benefitted a lot from using it.
heavy picks like that are great because they dont bend, so you win on two fronts. You learn to glide the tip across the strings and your right hand will develop much more sensitivity and control, because the flex comes from your fingers, not the pick. This, in turn forces you to hold the pick correctly so that it doesnt rotate. The croc is perfect. If you decide to go lighter later, then it will feel easy and you will have benefitted a lot from using it.
aleclee
Major General GAS
Re: Sweep picking with 2.0mm pick anyone?
I found it effective for getting my left and right hands in sync as well as practicing my muting for every finger.
I actually use it as a warmup exercise. Nice way to get the fingers warmed up and to get the hands working together.
One great exercise I found is a four-string, four-finger pattern. Run it up and down the neck (I do it from the first through twelfth frets) and across the fretboard (E-A-D-G, A-D-G-B, D-G-B-E).
I found it effective for getting my left and right hands in sync as well as practicing my muting for every finger.
I actually use it as a warmup exercise. Nice way to get the fingers warmed up and to get the hands working together.
J
Jessie's ghost
Guest
Re: Sweep picking with 2.0mm pick anyone?
I was once powerfully tempted by the ways of the ultra-thin pick, but fortunately I came back 'round, having realized what the guys posted above is absolutely true.
I was once powerfully tempted by the ways of the ultra-thin pick, but fortunately I came back 'round, having realized what the guys posted above is absolutely true.
Grindspine
New member
Re: Sweep picking with 2.0mm pick anyone?
I use 3 mm Dunlop Stubby Jazz picks. I have definitely found that the thicker picks are more solid. The particular shape of the Stubbies is almost a teardrop; so it is smooth action up to the tip, then has a nice sharp release...
I am still trying to get sweep technique perfected myself. I have been playing for 17 years, but it is a technique I never really became familiar with until maybe two years ago.
Using such a small yet thick pick has definitely forced me to control where the tip of the pick is with alternate picking and chording.
I use 3 mm Dunlop Stubby Jazz picks. I have definitely found that the thicker picks are more solid. The particular shape of the Stubbies is almost a teardrop; so it is smooth action up to the tip, then has a nice sharp release...
I am still trying to get sweep technique perfected myself. I have been playing for 17 years, but it is a technique I never really became familiar with until maybe two years ago.
Using such a small yet thick pick has definitely forced me to control where the tip of the pick is with alternate picking and chording.
Grindspine
New member
Re: Sweep picking with 2.0mm pick anyone?
Great exercise. My pinky seemed so uncoordinated on the first few runs. After about 10 minutes I can already tell my pinky is behaving a bit better... Exercises like that are great for making you feel like a noobie and showing where there is room for improvement...
One great exercise I found is a four-string, four-finger pattern. Run it up and down the neck (I do it from the first through twelfth frets) and across the fretboard (E-A-D-G, A-D-G-B, D-G-B-E).
I found it effective for getting my left and right hands in sync as well as practicing my muting for every finger.
I actually use it as a warmup exercise. Nice way to get the fingers warmed up and to get the hands working together.
Great exercise. My pinky seemed so uncoordinated on the first few runs. After about 10 minutes I can already tell my pinky is behaving a bit better... Exercises like that are great for making you feel like a noobie and showing where there is room for improvement...
