# Latest **URL:** https://forum.troygrady.com/latest.md?no_subcategories=false&page=2 [Latest](https://forum.troygrady.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.troygrady.com/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Samy Elbanna (Lost Society, Children of Bodom)](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/samy-elbanna-lost-society-children-of-bodom/95841)
**Author:** [@lukasgraesslin](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/lukasgraesslin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/samy-elbanna-lost-society-children-of-bodom/95841 "2026-09-09T11:40:43Z")
Ok, so I’ve never actually heard of Samy before until he recently played two Children of Bodom tribute shows with the original lineup which utterly impressed me. I was very sceptical of those shows because it’s damn hard… --- ## [Getting burning in the forearm with wrist motion](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/getting-burning-in-the-forearm-with-wrist-motion/100220)
**Author:** [@SMmack](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/SMmack)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/getting-burning-in-the-forearm-with-wrist-motion/100220 "2026-09-08T20:53:21Z")
After a third run through the YouTube content and a bit of the primer. I realised I was picking with a forearm rotation primary motion with USX, similar to how most people would do strumming in funk. But I’ve been having… --- ## [Dolly (Jolene Jam)](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/dolly-jolene-jam/99944)
**Author:** [@Scottulus](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Scottulus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/dolly-jolene-jam/99944 "2026-09-03T01:50:00Z")
It seems fitting, today’s a good day to spend a moment of musical meditation on one of my favourite Dolly tunes. As a kid, I thought Dolly was “metal” because I was super gullible and I think that I got a couple of other… --- ## [CtC Quizzes loaded with tricky questions](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/ctc-quizzes-loaded-with-tricky-questions/100015)
**Author:** [@StringKlutz](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/StringKlutz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/ctc-quizzes-loaded-with-tricky-questions/100015 "2026-09-02T23:00:57Z")
I appreciate the new quizzes because I’m finding them impossible to ace! They are designed to be instructional rather than pet my ego and boost my GPA. One part of me loves this. The other part of me gets a little annoye… --- ## [Michael Schenker's picking hand from 1988 (60 FPS) - motion?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/michael-schenkers-picking-hand-from-1988-60-fps-motion/99994)
**Author:** [@Inabsentia](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Inabsentia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/michael-schenkers-picking-hand-from-1988-60-fps-motion/99994 "2026-09-02T21:14:32Z")
I’m trying to figure out what exactly is going on here and need some help, it looks like maybe it’s DSX/upward pickslanting with primarily wrist motion - possibly reverse dart thrower? I’m not sure where he’s anchoring h… --- ## [Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster, maple or rosewood fingerboard?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/fender-yngwie-malmsteen-stratocaster-maple-or-rosewood-fingerboard/46634)
**Author:** [@spdzlla](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/spdzlla)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/fender-yngwie-malmsteen-stratocaster-maple-or-rosewood-fingerboard/46634 "2026-09-02T19:35:08Z")
Guys, I’m interested in buying Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster, but I’m not sure about the finger material, maple or rosewood? Most of the guitars I own have a rosewood fingerboard, but I also own a maple fingerboard guita… --- ## [History question - what is the origin of the term 'shred'?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/history-question-what-is-the-origin-of-the-term-shred/8020)
**Author:** [@JudasPriester](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/JudasPriester)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/history-question-what-is-the-origin-of-the-term-shred/8020 "2026-09-02T16:00:00Z")
Hi hi because I am historically interested, I would like to find out how the career of the term “shred” for virtuoso guitar began. Since when people called virtuoso guitar shred? Where does it come from? Who said it “fi… --- ## [R.I.P. guitarist Ray Gomez](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/r-i-p-guitarist-ray-gomez/99295)
**Author:** [@guitar382](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/guitar382)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/r-i-p-guitarist-ray-gomez/99295 "2026-09-02T13:31:16Z")
An amazing player who never got the recognition he rightly deserved. Screw ‘Eruption’… Try playing this: --- ## [Holdsworth's All Hammer-on Legato](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/holdsworths-all-hammer-on-legato/761)
**Author:** [@sirferdinand97](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/sirferdinand97)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/holdsworths-all-hammer-on-legato/761 "2026-09-02T13:28:13Z")
I don’t know if this goes in this place because I will talk about legato. Recently I’ve discovered that the smoothness of Allan Holdsworth’s legato was because he only used hammer-ons, I was like WTF, really? Can someo… --- ## [How do you actually stop string hopping?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/how-do-you-actually-stop-string-hopping/100074)
**Author:** [@mwm](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/mwm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/how-do-you-actually-stop-string-hopping/100074 "2026-09-01T23:13:46Z")
I’ve tried building up many different techniques over the years and always hit that same ceiling right around 100-125 bpm 16th notes where my picking goes from smooth, tension free, relaxed, to a hopping mess. I can do … --- ## [Josh Middleton Picking](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/josh-middleton-picking/100047)
**Author:** [@tcarleo312](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/tcarleo312)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/josh-middleton-picking/100047 "2026-09-01T17:31:18Z")
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9ujnaWo0qN/?igsi=dXF0M28yejdvd3M2 I wanted to share this helpful IG reel from Josh Middleton explaining his picking technique for fast metal rhythm playing. He mentions supinating his arm… --- ## [3-Finger vs. 4-Finger Approach for Fretting Hand: What Do You Think?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/3-finger-vs-4-finger-approach-for-fretting-hand-what-do-you-think/99865)
**Author:** [@geoffk](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/geoffk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/3-finger-vs-4-finger-approach-for-fretting-hand-what-do-you-think/99865 "2026-08-31T21:58:23Z")
Hey CTC! I’ve been experimenting with the “3-finger approach” (little to no pinky use) versus the "4-finger approach"for my fretting hand, and I’d love to hear your thoughts. I’ve noticed that many legendary guitarists… --- ## [Elbow wagging with wrist motion](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/elbow-wagging-with-wrist-motion/100024)
**Author:** [@StringKlutz](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/StringKlutz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/elbow-wagging-with-wrist-motion/100024 "2026-08-30T00:15:26Z")
Has anybody else noticed this in their own playing and found a way to correct it? I’m a DSX player. I can’t seem to limit the motion at the wrist. The upper forearm is always moving too. It ends up looking like my elbow… --- ## [Changing pick grip after 30 years](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/changing-pick-grip-after-30-years/99617)
**Author:** [@danielformica](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/danielformica)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/changing-pick-grip-after-30-years/99617 "2026-08-29T23:28:03Z")
Hey there, everybody after all the years 30+of holding the pic between the pad of my thumb on my index fingers I’m trying to hold it more like you guys Troy and also guys like Joe Bonamassa as I could see during soloing … --- ## [I’m lost. can I really just not tremolo? Need help](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/i-m-lost-can-i-really-just-not-tremolo-need-help/99983)
**Author:** [@Jjbeck84](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Jjbeck84)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/i-m-lost-can-i-really-just-not-tremolo-need-help/99983 "2026-08-29T16:16:19Z")
So in the video I basically describe what going on. I’m trying to find a tremolo that works. I don’t undertsand the tabletop tap test with flexsion/extension, does it not apply to a picking motion? Because I don’t see an… --- ## [Accurate transcription of Cliffs of Dover outro](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/accurate-transcription-of-cliffs-of-dover-outro/18815)
**Author:** [@Dissonant\_Timbres](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Dissonant_Timbres)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/accurate-transcription-of-cliffs-of-dover-outro/18815 "2026-08-28T18:14:38Z")
This seems to be the most incorrectly tabbed part of the song. Specifically the studio version as Eric seems to play it slightly different live. Does anyone have an accurate tab for this? --- ## [Trying to USX. I'm losing hope after 4 months](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/trying-to-usx-im-losing-hope-after-4-months/99925)
**Author:** [@StratSorcery](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/StratSorcery)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/trying-to-usx-im-losing-hope-after-4-months/99925 "2026-08-27T22:49:00Z")
I have been trying to achieve a USX with wrist supination for about 4 months now and really just can’t seem to get the hang of it. My mind is tell my wrist to slant the pick, and to my forearm to rotate back and forth fo… --- ## [Picking technique in shambles](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/picking-technique-in-shambles/99964)
**Author:** [@inflames66676](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/inflames66676)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/picking-technique-in-shambles/99964 "2026-08-27T20:01:22Z")
Hi all. I’ve been playing for over 20 years, self taught. About 2 years ago i’ve stumbled upon cracking the code and watched it all. Then i’ve started noticing how i’m picking with my right hand (maybe i was UWPS, i d… --- ## [Help me find the perfect pick?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/help-me-find-the-perfect-pick/43412)
**Author:** [@lime](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/lime)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/help-me-find-the-perfect-pick/43412 "2026-08-26T21:48:09Z")
Hey everyone. So I’ve been using two different Jazz 3 style picks for the past year that each have their strengths and weaknesses, but I’d like to find a pick that combines their strengths and eliminates their weaknesses… --- ## [Tension when playing whole step whole step pattern with 1-2-3 finger combo](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/tension-when-playing-whole-step-whole-step-pattern-with-1-2-3-finger-combo/99818)
**Author:** [@todd\_carver](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/todd_carver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/tension-when-playing-whole-step-whole-step-pattern-with-1-2-3-finger-combo/99818 "2026-08-25T21:54:09Z")
Hello. Does anyone have any advice for overcoming tension in the index finger when playing scale chunks that use the 1-2-3. When playing the Phrygian pattern the tension is not there but the timing is off. When playing t… --- ## [Pick Wrap-around vs pronating forearm to achieve DSX or DBX](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/pick-wrap-around-vs-pronating-forearm-to-achieve-dsx-or-dbx/99912)
**Author:** [@SMmack](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/SMmack)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/pick-wrap-around-vs-pronating-forearm-to-achieve-dsx-or-dbx/99912 "2026-08-25T14:20:10Z")
So when doing USX, which is my natural instinctive picking technique, I have the bony part of my hand on the bridge, and that gives me a natural downward pickslant. On Troy’s primer in pickslanting for double escape, dis… --- ## [Ritchie Blackmore Strat](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/ritchie-blackmore-strat/52683)
**Author:** [@Dissonant\_Timbres](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Dissonant_Timbres)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/ritchie-blackmore-strat/52683 "2026-08-24T09:01:40Z")
Anyone have experience with one of these? There seems to be a lot less information about them online than there is about the Yngwie strat. I’ve played the Yngwie before and felt the scalloping was a bit overkill. The sca… --- ## [Jet City Woman - Queensryche lick. How to pick?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/jet-city-woman-queensryche-lick-how-to-pick/99830)
**Author:** [@alfonsodelag](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/alfonsodelag)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/jet-city-woman-queensryche-lick-how-to-pick/99830 "2026-08-23T14:03:43Z")
Hey guys, How would you pick this? In the video you can see it from 4:16 to 4:26 --- ## [Guthrie Govan - Fives](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/guthrie-govan-fives/99702)
**Author:** [@smithalexander](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/smithalexander)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/guthrie-govan-fives/99702 "2026-08-22T09:59:41Z")
I’m struggling to get this phrase up to speed (150 BPM). It’s strictly alternate picked, as shown by Guthrie Govan himself in this video. I’m primarily an USX player, and can play one-way slanted phrases faster than 150… --- ## [How to pick "FREEDOM" riff by JIMI HENDRIX](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/how-to-pick-freedom-riff-by-jimi-hendrix/99775)
**Author:** [@alfonsodelag](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/alfonsodelag)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/how-to-pick-freedom-riff-by-jimi-hendrix/99775 "2026-08-21T16:49:26Z")
How would you pick this Jimi Hendrix riff from the song FREEDOM? In the video, it’s from 2:50 to 3:18: Here’s an Image of it: --- ## [Great angle of Billy String's picking technique](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/great-angle-of-billy-strings-picking-technique/33631)
**Author:** [@giggsy](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/giggsy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/great-angle-of-billy-strings-picking-technique/33631 "2026-08-20T17:49:55Z")
Hey all. I just wanted to share this great clip of Billy Strings playing a fiddle tune. It’s filmed, with what I image to be, a gopro attached to his headstock. This is the closest to the CTC angle I’ve seen in any of hi… --- ## [Billy strings.:](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/billy-strings/91990)
**Author:** [@Tetaslover50000](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Tetaslover50000)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/billy-strings/91990 "2026-08-20T16:54:49Z")
que tecnia de pua tiene billy strings? --- ## [Lessons/Consultations via Zoom/Skype](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/lessons-consultations-via-zoom-skype/56447)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Gilroy](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Tom_Gilroy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/lessons-consultations-via-zoom-skype/56447 "2026-08-19T14:52:52Z")
Hello Everybody, I would like to announce I am available for lessons or technical consultations via Zoom or Skype. My rates are very fair. I would accept payment through PayPal or Revolut. I cannot currently commit to … --- ## [CULT OF PERSONALITY - Picking analysis](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/cult-of-personality-picking-analysis/99661)
**Author:** [@alfonsodelag](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/alfonsodelag)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/cult-of-personality-picking-analysis/99661 "2026-08-18T15:00:02Z")
Hello guys, I wanted to see if we can analyse the song Cult of Personality by Living Colour and figure out how to play it. Here’s a video of it for reference: So I was thinking maybe we can start by figu… --- ## [Forearm and elbow rotation blend video](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/forearm-and-elbow-rotation-blend-video/99633)
**Author:** [@NTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/NTC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/forearm-and-elbow-rotation-blend-video/99633 "2026-08-16T09:52:33Z")
This is a video of my forearm and elbow picking blend motion, or at least in this video the picking hand part. In the video I play a tremolo for a while and then, annoyingly off camera with the fretting han… [Previous page](https://forum.troygrady.com/latest.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1) [Next page](https://forum.troygrady.com/latest.md?no_subcategories=false&page=3)