Hello everyone, I’m new to CtC, I’ve been practicing with DWPS for 3 days
My playing sounds much more fluid, clean and articulate. I can practice unplugged and hear every note sound much louder than before. My guitar has no fret “buzz”, however the DWPS motion sometimes make the string do some kind of snapping sound. Does this mean I should raise my action, or stop picking the strings so hard? Anyone else experienced this when switchign to a DWPS technique?
You’re probably just striking the strings harder. I person think this is better for rock playing, so long as it’s not causing you to tense up or anything. If it’s comfortable to play this way then I would just adjust the settings on your amp to accommodate the tone, like backing off your gain a bit. If the string snap is really noticeable when plugged in then you might have to ease up a bit
That snapping sound is probably why nearly all funk players play with a DWPS orientation - it;s just funky as …
I play predominantly DWPS but am trying to incorporate UWPS at the moment. I vary my picking from super light to super heavy and never have any issues with the sound or tone. Having said that I favour a slightly higher action and super high frets anyway for string bending so my experience may not be typical.
Correct, the snap is related to pick velocity, and maybe amount of pick on the string, or all of the above - but not string action. Point is it’s an articulation effect that you control. The Gypsy players specifically try to get this on every note. It’s an acquired taste! Most players probably want a range of sounds from quiet to loud, so learning to modulate your attack is how you achieve this. Also, picking somewhere in the middle of your dynamic range - not super hard, not super soft, makes it a little easier to learn at first.