Specifically, how do you play only one note on a string coming out of a sweep before starting again on a string above the one you just played. I posted a while ago asking how to relearn all of picking because for whatever reason I was under the impression that you had to have at least two notes on a string to change direction efficiently. I have a ton of licks just like the one that Oz Noy is playing here that don’t follow that rule. I understand that it has to be a two - way pickslanting thing, can anyone point me to a resource where this concept is discussed in more detail?
Just adopt the general form and try to do it. If you listen to that part at reduced speed it’s not super strict timing-wise, before returning to each descending sweep there’s a lag while the pick changes slant, and he also swipes noticeably once.
The Frank Gambale interview would probably be worth watching, too, if you haven’t already.
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For one note per string alternate picking I think the escape motion is more important than the pick slant.
For me wrist rotation is too slow a movement so I either rely on a bit of wrist extension to get clear of the next string on a down stroke followed by a bit of wrist abduction on the upstroke to get the required escape angle. That’s if I’m anchoring on the pinky side of my hand.
If I’m anchoring a bit flatter with more on the palm and closer to my thumb it’s a bit more forearm on the upstroke but still extension on the downstroke.
That’s my solution to one note per string.
3 or 6 note patterns I approach with a bit more forearm as there’s less escape problems to solve as it’s not happening every note
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