Hello, first post here.
I’ve been playing since 1999 and can play reasonably fast lines across the strings. I usually do the even number of notes per string. But what I’ve become aware of recently after watching Troy’s videos is this:
When playing a descending line I do USX
- Always start with a downstroke
- Downward pick slant
- Escape on the upstroke
When playing an ascending line I do DBX
- Always start with an upstroke
- Negligible pick slant
- Escape on the downstroke with the half-circle motion
So you could say I use this weird symmetry of starting picking in the opposite direction of where the line is headed.
Have anyone else found that they do this? If so, did you change your ways, and if you did, what was the outcome?
Thanks all!