Weird economy picking technique?

Playing Technique
#1

Hi guys. I have been doing this for quite some time, not learning it from anyone, but just by intuition. It’s a take on Eric Johnson’s Fives, but with a small twist. Instead of using economy picking, i do a weird hybrid picking movement. It’s best if you see and hear. In my opinion, it creates the same effect as economy picking, maybe a bit twangy-er, because of the nail hitting the string. I am not a country player by any means, but this kinda has a country vibe to it.
Really curios about what you guys think.

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#2

Hi @Axeman23. I can’t watch the video for some reason.

I do a swybrid version of the EJ ascending fives, maybe you’d find it interesting.

For example, in A minor:

|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------3-5-|
|-----------|-----------|-------3-5-|---3-5-----|
|-----------|-------2-5-|---2-5-----|-5---------|
|-------2-5-|---2-5-----|-5---------|-----------|
|---3-5-----|-5---------|-----------|-----------|
|-5---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
  u m d d u   u m d d u   etc
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#3

i put the video on private hoping that it’ll work. let me make it public and check it out again.

#4

Set it to “Unlisted” if you want it to be visible here but not via public YouTube search etc

#5

yep, just saw that i have to do that in order for people to see it. done!

#6

Interesting solution. Did you find it weird at first to use “m” after “u”? When I do hybrid it only feels natural to me to have “m” after “d” (sort of opposing motions).

I am also curious as to why you moved to this technique, IIRC you are a beast of a TWPS/DWPS/crosspicker, and you mentioned that you used to find sweeping a bit uncomfortable. What convinced you to do the transition to swybrid?

Thanks!

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#7

Well, honestly, it kinda came natural to me. I used to have an acoustic project where in learned to play bossa nova grooves and things like that. Using my fingers was the easiest method i could use to make the guitar parts work. And honestly, it’s the first time i hear the swybrid thing as an actual technique. So sorry if i cannot give more details, but i actually do not know how i can do this thing lol.

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#8

I remember trying to do it without searching for lessons on it. Then i found the mighty video series that Troy did and it kinda explained how to make it sound like Eric Johnson. At that point, i knew that i have this technique that i am using, and i thought that i can put it in practice for the fives. And it seems it worked.

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