hey all, wonderful site here…im a new member, troy ur insights have been nothing short of revolutionary…!! watched the ctc series till the 11th episode (eric the right) ,just finished the last episode on malmsteem just now, and im excited that even before completing the remaining 2 episodes i came here to post…!! i think the insight here could now change my guitar life, also read all the pick slanting primer material available to me (not yet premium subscriber)…im sticking to downward pick slanting and planning to use 2 way pick slanting wen needed… but will u KINDLY ADVICE ME on what kinds of licks should i practise first?? one of my rock guitarist friends who plays in a band gave me what he called “dead stay exercises” which means muting the strings with left hand and exclusively working on right hand movements giving special care towards relaxation of right hand, not tensing up etc and speeding up the right hand and then adding the left hand…for eg for 3nps pattern one is supposed to take 2 adjacent strings and and practise the pick hand movement over and over with left hand muting the strings, and after right hand speeds up ,left hand is added…is that a good starting point?? or shud i from the start itself work on both right and left hands?? thnku in advance for ur reply…!! (response from anyone very much appreciated…!! 
Hi! Thanks for stopping by. And thanks for watching the “Cracking the Code” series. It’s what got the ball rolling. I would just note that we did those about five or six years ago, and we have learned a lot since then. I would refer to our more recent instructional stuff, like the Pickslanting Primer, for more up-to-date insights on how the techniques work.
We do have some practice material around the site for all the picking motions we study. But the first and most important thing you can do is experiment with the picking motions that are in common use to see if you can do any of them fast and smooth. This is the best way to get over any stringhopping problems, and again, it’s the first step you need to take.
With that in mind, we’ve posted two chapters from the Pickslanting Primer recently that may help. You can find them both right here:
The first is a tutorial on a specific type of wrist motion. It’s not the only motion you can make with your wrist, but it’s a good place to start to learn how wrist motions work. The second lesson offers some thoughts on how to try to learn these motions. We recommend trying to do them at a realistic rate of speed, again, to test for stringhopping problems. If you go too slowly you can’t really tell.
If you can get this motion working, then the next step is to find some simple phrases to use with it, and try to develop some hand synchronization. I know you started by asking for phrases, but actually I would back up a moment and take a look at core motions first, just so that foundation is solid.
heyy , thanku so much for replying… have to go and do some serious practise now 
,i tried playing the dsx and usx motions as fast as i could, im getting it at random fastness, not able to chunk it with the first note accented ,for that i need more control… plannning to buy pickslanting primer or becoming a premium subscriber in the near future…!!