Great playing, Bill! You’re very good!
I have one question. When you’re playing a lick, say a descending line of notes and you have to make an outside string change from suppose the second string to the third, how do you do that without using the wrist?
It seems to me that with elbow only, if you play a note with an upstroke on the second string and the next note is a downstroke on the third string, without turning the wrist or rotating the forearm, the pick would just slam into the near side of the third string before it has a chance to go over that string (or clear the string) so that you are then in position for the downstroke on the third string. So, how do you clear the third string in that example, without accidentally slamming the pick into the side of it (like if you were strumming a chord with an upstroke)?
@Troy, I’d be very interested in how you would explain how Bill and Vinnie Moore are able to avoid hitting the side of the third string closest to the second string in the above example and instead go right over the string to get in position for the downstroke. This is confusing to me because it seems that the forearm just moves horizontally, so where is the vertical motion coming from that takes the pick up and over the top of the third string in that example? What is the primary driver in the motion that makes the pick go up and over the third string in preparation for the downstroke (the part of the anatomy used to make the pick go over the string instead of bumping into the side of it like you would do on purpose if you were sweeping or economy picking)? Thank you!
