I am very much looking forward to the advanced 2WPS content you alluded to earlier. 
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In take my hat off to you sir!
You are just about the only one i know off who comes close to Anton’s alternate picking abilities.
Off course with downward pickslanting and sweep picking this pattern it is easy to do, but that sounds very different from alternate picking.
I can’t do it with alternate picking using 433 at those speeds. However, the strange thing is that i come close when changing the pattern to 443.
Don’t know why that is…. Have to figure that out and keep trying.
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Interesting. So I don’t really understand Anton’s naming conventions - I assume it’s “his” thing for his school. Cool, he’s very gifted and clever so that’s awesome! Sadly, yeah I don’t really understand it… Well, I barely “almost” understand it! hahaha Complicated! I’d probably trade a kidney to pick like Troy or Joao667 or Anton, but it’s quite unlikely that will happen. Still, every now and then a glimmer of hope arises!
So basically, we are theorizing that he is using an escape until said escape doesn’t work, and then he changes. So DSX and USX. I messed with that a bit tonight and got some traction out of EJ 5’s and some other stuff, but I do wonder how he makes that work for 1 NPS stuff? Does he sort of “flip-flop” his pickslanting/escape in such a way that if he/you/I are playing something like this;
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Then we would have to go (DSX) D (roll to usx) U (roll to dsx) D (roll to usx) U (roll to dsx)
It’s the “roll” from dsx to usx (or usx to dsx) that seems… um kind of not very intuitive. (ugh whhhyyyy did I read this thread… hahaha)
First post here, my name is Joel! Just want to say I love to see the Anton discussion here - one of my favorite alternate pickers! 
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Speaking of that, @Joao667 is it a forearm-wiggle that performs the DSX/USX switch or is that also more a wrist thing?
I thought about this too. One possible idea why they feel different: the two versions differ in they way in which the change of escape (and potentially associated change in pickslanting) occurs. Basically whether the change occurs during an inside/outside string change and/or whether the change occurs on a downstroke or upstroke. I may film a short explanation at some point when I get good enough at both versions
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But, on both versions there is the pickslanting change as well inside as outside. The only difference is doing 443 you start with an inside escape and with 433 you start with an outside escape.
I think the 443 for me is easier because i naturaly have a downward pickslant. Starting with an inside escape feels therefore more natural.
After practicing both versions now i also feel much more comfortable with 433.
The forearm/anchor point this is such a huge confusion for me. I’m hearing how it’s the only way to get proper consistent pick motion for a while now. But then this dude says don’t do it. Ugh But the 45° angle thing really makes sense. Also: Left leg only. I feel no freedom what so ever with the right leg. I.dont understand how people can get to the higher frets with the right leg. Also, it looks classier on the left leg