Hello to you all.
I’m very happy to have found this site. I’ve played for 15 years or so, have an MA Degree in jazz music and improvisation, and even though I’m a very musical person, I’ve always struggled with the general mechanics and techniques of playing the electric guitar. At times I have thought that I chose the wrong instrument, and this has been a big frustration for me, even though people around me have always supported me and enjoyed my style of playing.
I’m good at thinking in chords/harmony, and have a good sense of melody, but have always been nervous and uncertain about guitar technique. For many years, my right hand tended to “stutter” and jump around when it got too fast. In the last five years I have been able to reach a certain level of technique, but my right hand is still not quite in sync.
Last september I bought the “Pickslanting primer” pack, and I practised some of it, but I didn’t have the time to work through it all. This autumn, I looked back at the year before and realized that the Malmsteen and Eric Johnson stuff from “Pickslanting primer” had given me a much more steady technique. So I came back when I heard about your new updated page! Currently working through the Malmsteen seminar. The movements of my right hand are more comfortable and everything makes sense.
Troy (and team) – thank you for making this material. The pedagogy of guitar has always been mystified and difficult, with lots of bigoted guitar players pushing their narrow views on young players. I really appreciate your humble approach, and I look forward to checking out more of these videos.
