Working on my new motion, succes and problems

[YngwieFan45]

Hello!
A week ago or so I finally started my adventure with picking the right way. Beforehand I was so drawn into trying to USX my fast passages that I didn’t take time to actually see that DSX elbow motion is more natural for me.
Since then I’ve been working on some patterns that I would like to show you and get your feedback on it.
The first pattern that doesn’t use strictly DSX (but is fully swipable) was this 6 note grouping:

8 note pattern

I’ve also tried doing the Paul Gilbert excercise but I think I still have problems with the muting, because sometimes I have clean takes and sometimes it’s just a mess.

Gilbert ex

My biggest nemesis so far is the pepsi lick. I can play it OK’ish in the version when you start on the lower string but I can’t grasp it starting on on the high E. It all falls apart.
Here is the ascending version, although it is quite slow.

Vinnie Moore 6s attempt

I don’t know how I should approach playing it from the E to the B string. It seems that it requires changing pickslant in the middle.
I would love to hear your feedback.

[joebegly]

@YngwieFan45

I didn’t take time to actually see that DSX elbow motion is more natural for me

I think you’re WAY ahead of the curve with this attitude, and your clips show it. While I think you could probably push it even faster, your playing in the first 2 videos is smooth looking to me. The only way to get it faster is to…play faster The elbow is capable of some crazy fast speeds, so don’t be afraid to let loose!

@YngwieFan45

My biggest nemesis so far is the pepsi lick.

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@YngwieFan45

It seems that it requires changing pickslant in the middle.

You don’t need to change the slant, you just need a secondary motion to help with the part that needs to escape on the upstroke. Have you read this yet?

Primary Plus Secondary Motion

Overall, I’d say great work! I think you’re on the path to driving the Lamborghini!

I promise I don’t secretly work for him, but I always plug Tom Gilroy’s work on efficient fretting patterns. You’ll need these if you plan on playing even faster for sustained passages:

Efficient Digital Cycles

I have been preparing a post about the left hand postures and fretting strategies I use in my playing, after reading through the following thread: That promised post is still in preparation, and I will present it when I’m satisfied with it. In preparing that post, I watched through several instructional videos and CTC interviews again. While re-watching Shawn Lane’s Power Licks for the first time in a while, I realized something about his fretting sequences that I felt was extremely interes…

The Fastest Lane - Video Lessons on Efficient Fretting Mechanics in Shawn Lane's "Power Licks"

It was suggested by our moderator @tommo that I come up with a title that more clearly reflected the content of my posts so they may be found more easily in future and which which may draw some more attention. The title I’ve come up with feels like clickbait to me, but I think it serves those ends specifically. I hope the content merits the lofty title. I present a series of videos on the concept of Efficient Digital Cycles, which is a principle I’ve discovered which underlies most of Shawn Lan…

[YngwieFan45]

Thanks for your respone!
The more I ask on the forum the more I realize that I really should study pickslanting primer from top to bottom. I’ll do so now to don’t bother forum users anymore with stuff that was already explained, so sorry for that. I somehow missed this page about secondary motion.
I have watched first two videos of EDC so far and I still haven’t found the time to watch the rest but I will certainly will!

[joebegly]

@YngwieFan45

I’ll do so now to don’t bother forum users anymore with stuff that was already explained, so sorry for that. I somehow missed this page about secondary motion.

Aw please don’t feel like that. This place is full of people that enjoy being able to steer someone in the right direction. I don’t say that with any sense of superiority as I’m very much a student of all this myself. It’s no fault of Troy’s (this is a very dense subject) but there is a TON of content on the site and it does change as he and his team uncover new findings. It’s easy to miss things.

@YngwieFan45

I have watched first two videos of EDC so far and I still haven’t found the time to watch the rest but I will certainly will !

If I may, as you’re going through that, the thing to keep at the forefront is the idea that there are 2 (and exactly 2) cycles of fretting hand finger usage that are maximally efficient:

• index -> middle -> ring (and the reverse); AND
• index -> middle -> pinky (and the reverse)

This gives each finger the greatest time to prepare for its next usage while taking advantage of anatomical implications. It was used in all of Shawn Lanes fastest playing. Any other combination of finger movements would have inhibited Shawn when he played at these speeds. It’s great news for all of us! Just like string hopping puts a limit on our picking hand, certain fretting finger choices can limit our left hand. Being aware makes the path forward much less daunting as almost everyone without some physical or genetic disability can achieve very fast speeds.