I use elbow/downstroke escape - is it therefore possible to literally swap all the upstroke escape material on CtC to the Upside Down? (get the reference!)
The Yngwie/Eric stuff appeals to me most - could I just turn all my strokes the other way round and it’ll work pretty well?
Adam did an awesome lesson on this
I have heard “stranger things” than suggestions like this. So yes I get your Netflix series reference : -)
No, there are some licks that are only compatible with USX picking. For example, a repeating three note pattern on two adjacent strings, one note on the b string, and two on the e string. Picking pattern for this lick would be down-down-up-repeat. The two down strokes are a mini sweep. There are some others as well, like the Eric Johnson descending fives pentatonic lick.
Conversely, there are some licks that are only compatible with DSX picking. Take a 3-note repeating pattern on the e and b strings. One note on the high e, two on the b string. Picking pattern would be up-up-down-repeat. The two upstrokes in a row are a mini sweep.
But you are right that many licks can be done simply by reversing the picking, or adding in hammer-ons/pull-offs to make sure every last picked note is a downstroke so it escapes the strings.
Great, thanks so much - think I might give it a go and add a few hammers/pulls than is strictly given in the original…
All the things that do not involve downstroke sweeping are guaranteed to work.
For the sweepy things you’ll have to find some clever workarounds including re-fretting, additional legato notes etc. The @adamprzezdziecki lesson posted by Joe is an excellent example of this 