he's one of the BEST guitar teachers. if you look at how other guitar playes teach they have a real problem articulating. if you watch yngwie malmsteen lessons they're basically him mumbling "yeah u do this thing" and don't explain clearly lol
doing some research for my PG video, I love Pauls lessons & makes alot of sense But musically for me it hasn't helped because i can't play that Fast. wish i could
Paul Gilbert is the most sensible instructor of this kind of stuff out there. He is almost the only one who says anything about the left hand. No matter how fast you can pick, if your left hand can't fret the notes as fast as the right can pick them, then Bob's not your uncle.
1:46 ''After 8 years of that...'' I've been playing for 2 years, and I find tedious to re-visit and change my technique. A true example of discipline and improvement in Paul.
I had a similar issue to Paul’s, however mine went on for 15 years! I used to hold my pick by sandwiching it flat between my first finger and thumb, and to get the angle my arm was pretty much parallel to the strings. Sitting down I was fine, but when I played standing up it looked like my guitar was choking me lol. After 15 years I finally realized how odd my picking was and began changing it. It took a long time for it to feel comfortable, almost like I was relearning how to play. Once I got the hang of it, anything I struggled to play or couldn’t play at all started becoming more achievable. Holding the pick badly was my biggest hinderance, and fixing that made me feel more confident. I definitely recommend to anyone at least make an attempt to adapt your technique. It can do wonders if you really give it a chance!
The first alternate picking exercise 0:10 was printed in music notation with Paul in an ad for Musicians Institute in a 1985-86 Guitar World mag with Vai on the cover. I saved that mag not only for Vai's lesson, but for this exact alternate picking lesson. This lesson, along with one particular warm up exercise in Steve's original 10 Hour Workout that appeared in Guitar World (Steve on cover after he joined Whitesnake) and the aforementioned mag with Pablo are still right here on my theory and all things music (from Machaut to modern music) shelf. Timeless and priceless. (As are Paul's instructional videos from the 1980s and 1990s. Buy them... even if you don't listen to Paul. He's a great teacher when it comes to pick dynamics.)
Watching this, knowing Paul's philosophy on picking nowadays is hilarious. He'd most likely tell you to forget what he said in this video. Not about the tone part, but about "For fast things I prefer alternate picking"
Getting old really sucks. Paul still plays like this in some of his instagram videos but not in his recent music or instructionals. His view on music changed quite a bit after 2010, i much prefer pre-2010 PG over the recent one. But hey, unfortunately people get old and change, his hearing loss isn't helping either. As a huge fan since the 80s i feel "betrayed" by his stylistic change, and it's a shame.
@@livingbeing1113As a musician, his musical expression is the only thing that really matters and he doesn't owe anyone anything. I can see how you'd be disappointed, but he never betrayed anyone by changing his style.
He really thinks about every aspect, no matter how small it seems. I have learned so much from him and am sure I will continue to have much to learn from him.
Such an awesome demonstration of picking technique with an emphasis on tone above all else. Thank you Paul Gilbert. You’ve always been a Huge inspiration.
Paul is really a great teacher. I remeber starting out long time ago with his intructional vhs, really good information for exercising alternate picking. Paul is the man!
True story about Paul Gilbert, circa 1986-87 at GIT: We heard that Paul Gilbert would be giving a workshop on speed picking. Of course at that time, Metal was huge, and everybody wanted to learn how to pick as fast as Gilbert. The auditorium was packed. Gilbert came out, went through this long build-up spiel. Finally, pulls out a power drill! Attached to the bit are three picks. He guns the drill to full speed, and applied the spinning picks to the string... It was hilarious! Of course he was making a point about gimmicky playing. But it was pretty funny. I'm still amazed nobody has tried to market something like that. A handheld power picker....
His sense of humor is on point. His old website was pretty cool, wish he had kept it. There were some cool tour stories there. Renting vans across the desert. The stories from when we were broke are always the coolest.
The Master of speed picking....he's so perfect !....ad just with a light modification of pick direction his sound is totally different. Learning speed picking with Paul is Learning with intelligence because he always explain all the détails, from the big to the tiny one....Thanx a lot Paul.
Paul is a treasure to aspiring guitarists everywhere. So humble and open to explain his techniques.One of the few guys who breaks down his own songs for others to learn. Love this dude
Most musicians tune down their instruments a whole step, so the strings get easier to bend. Learning in default E tuning would be the optimal, but at some point it gets too difficult, so damn it LOL
+Ridge lol Paul)) I think you should admit that in Alternate picking Anton Oparin is better. And in his lessons he explains much more details about changing modes that you don't even say anything about, about training muscles, about systems of building stamina, about speen workout, about everything... You're just griddy son of a bitch Paul!!!!!
You will. Just keep at it (if you want to play that style, of course). Not everyone 'shreds' I started out with Metal and Blues... Now I'm into Jazz... Just depends on what you want to do. The important thing is to enjoy yourself.
I feel like I can go faster I don't get good tone. Should the string be palm muted at all? What about thumb touching string, kinda like perpetual small pinch harmonics. I'm guessing all this is bad.
6:09 Paul taught that alt picking practice technique in the early/mid 1980s in GIT (now MI) advertisements in Guitar Player & Guitar World (plus, it was in one of his 3 1980s guitar instruction vids. But that little technique in the GIT ad was a life changer. I still have one copy of the ad in a GW from 1986!
dont try to hold your pick like anyone else, just do what feels comfortable to you, as long as its functional, and if you want proof of that look at how marty friedman holds his
fghrty vbnfgh there are great teachers who teach the opposite with concern to pick angle ......I take all lessons with a grain of salt in the respect that I’ll try it and if it is what I like it’ll stick, if I dont like it for what I play I’ll set it aside for another time
7:07 - don't do what a lot of beginners do. Well, Herman Li does this all the time, his two hands are totally unsynchronized on the fast stuff. I guess he's still a beginner, just a sped-up one...
Petrucci does it too.😁 Well, not everyone has Gilbert's timing, synchronization and dexterity, in fact nobody has when it comes to shredding and alternate picking. Except for Anton Oparin.
If anyone on earth knows how to move the pick it is Paul Gilbert. Paul is clear on concepts and this is one of the many reasons he is the awesome technician that he is. This is good information.
There's something called economy picking and thats what he means by a better and more efficient ways of picking.But economy picking does not give you emotion and soul alternate picking can give you.
I have never been a fan of Paul Gilbert but in this video, he pointed out some things about alternate picking that are logical and technical and real good.
I was literally taught the exact "backwards" pick grip Paul showed in the beginning, and I played like that for YEARS! I had good overall control, and was decent at pulling artificial harmonics, string skipping, and trills, but I tensed up during faster pieces, and had to readjust my grip in order to pull squeals spontaneously. I used to look at my buddy's grip, and every other guitarist's pick grip and think that was such a weird "backwards" way to play lol. I honestly think it was about 9-10 years ago when I first encountered this video and listened to Paul talking about having to undo this method of picking, and relearning how to alternative pick, I decided to do the same (and in turn realized how much of a douche my original teacher was lmao). Once I acclimated to the more conventional "correct" pick technique, I noticed my overall wrist control increase, and I was all of a sudden able to bust out pinch harmonics on any string, anywhere on the neck with ease and fluidity! It was so cathartic to listen to someone like the Paul Gilbert explain a situation that I personally identified with, that it inspired me to take the leap and relearn how to hold a guitar pick! What's interesting is I actually still like the tone the older grip gives me for certain clean chordy arppegiated style sections, that I find myself switching between grips to alter and vary my timbre in my playing, thus, giving me more overall diversity in my approach. I honestly owe a ton to this video!
This is great! In these days you hear a lot of guys talking about playing fast as a bad thing, be he doesnt care. I LIKE BIGGER, ROCK AND LOUDER! He is an inspiration.
That's what we all try and do Paul. We are all searching for that magic lick, riff and inspiration. Paul Gilbert is an insanely awesome player. He kept the metronomes clicking at GIT.
He sure is. Besides, I love how he explains everything so clearly and tries to convey as much information as possible in as little time as he can. Besides, he always knows what he's talking about. PG is just such an inspiration.
@minivirus I agree, it's all in what you like. Pick attack is often overlooked as a way to get different sounds from your playing. I prefer a cleaner pick attack with not so much angle but it's all personal preference.
well, paul actually said that he was struggling with his picking when he first started playing, so he developed his left hand (i.e. legato), and only THEN did he focus on alternate picking so...it worked for him the other way around. Though I suppose you have a certain point there.
Great lesson Paul! You are very clear in your instructions and break it down into precise sections. This is getting me closer to getting that electric that I want :)
omg i'vw been playing legato for 5 years because i could never get it right this helps allot i can see an improvement with my picking already thanks for uploading this
Im self taught for the most part and as much as Ive tried to improve my pick holding & trying lots of angles & methods ..... I to this day dont feel I hold it the best way. May that is just what my brain is telling me, but reason I say it is...... I never sat down & listened to anyone say "this is the correct way to hold your pick" ... Also theres players who have almost no Arm movement & its all in the hand/finger movement .... and theres thos that do use arm movement & less picking hand movement . Never knew which is actually correct or if there IS a correct method. 30 years & these basic things still puzzle me at times.
The players that become the most praised and recognized over time are the ones who had some kind of limitation and had to develop their own style in order to circumvent them. Maybe you are investing your time in the wrong technique? Play with your strengths I guess?
I know Paul got fast when he used to use his old picking technique, which was similar to Benson picking, which Shawn Lane used, except Paul gripped the pick with three fingers instead of two. That method of picking used the oscillation motion, which is the best form of picking. Its probably why Paul is one of the top pickers, and why Shawn Lane had such great speed in his picking hand. It's an interesting thing to take note on, even though they never mentioned it.
Good stuff! I already do all this in my playing, but they are things I've learned to do almost instinctively. This lesson is great because I'm starting to teach a couple of people how to play like this, and dissecting, interpreting, and explaining techniques to others isn't something I'm very good at yet.
7K likes, 1 million views. Same 7K guitarists saw it back and forth 1 million times
there were actually 14k guitarists, the other 7k missing are dead after their brain exploded.
Great to se that such a immense guitar icon as Paul Gilbert can also be a amazing teacher.
he's one of the BEST guitar teachers. if you look at how other guitar playes teach they have a real problem articulating.
if you watch yngwie malmsteen lessons they're basically him mumbling "yeah u do this thing" and don't explain clearly lol
He taught Buckethead how to play....
PG has done more for my playing than pretty much anyone else. Intense Rock 1 is a must own for serious shredheads out there.
Agreed
Also check out 100% Racer X
The first exercise switching strings with outside picking is the best
doing some research for my PG video, I love Pauls lessons & makes alot of sense But musically for me
it hasn't helped because i can't play that Fast. wish i could
Hi, I'm from the future, I'll be subbing to you in 11 years.
@@Jessamer 🤣
Paul Gilbert is the most sensible instructor of this kind of stuff out there. He is almost the only one who says anything about the left hand. No matter how fast you can pick, if your left hand can't fret the notes as fast as the right can pick them, then Bob's not your uncle.
i came for the right hand............
Question is, what does he say about the left hand path as it were?
@@danteravenveren1278 Ha!
thats exactly how i hold my pick... everything goes down hill from there
*Video starts* WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!!!!!!!!!!!
Still in 2019, I've never seen anyone do the legendary Gilbert exercise with more ease and power!
Check out igor paspalj.Definitely better,and he took many inspiration from PG
@@vulgr5076 not better, he's great though, paul's pick atack is much better, I love his agressive sound, a d he gets it very efficiently
Anton Oparin
1:46 ''After 8 years of that...''
I've been playing for 2 years, and I find tedious to re-visit and change my technique. A true example of discipline and improvement in Paul.
Still playing my friend?
I had a similar issue to Paul’s, however mine went on for 15 years!
I used to hold my pick by sandwiching it flat between my first finger and thumb, and to get the angle my arm was pretty much parallel to the strings. Sitting down I was fine, but when I played standing up it looked like my guitar was choking me lol.
After 15 years I finally realized how odd my picking was and began changing it. It took a long time for it to feel comfortable, almost like I was relearning how to play. Once I got the hang of it, anything I struggled to play or couldn’t play at all started becoming more achievable.
Holding the pick badly was my biggest hinderance, and fixing that made me feel more confident. I definitely recommend to anyone at least make an attempt to adapt your technique. It can do wonders if you really give it a chance!
You, Sir Gilbert. Are, without a doubt, the best guitarist and Teacher in the world!
Each Paul Gilbert's picking is like a hammering 🔨
The first alternate picking exercise 0:10 was printed in music notation with Paul in an ad for Musicians Institute in a 1985-86 Guitar World mag with Vai on the cover. I saved that mag not only for Vai's lesson, but for this exact alternate picking lesson. This lesson, along with one particular warm up exercise in Steve's original 10 Hour Workout that appeared in Guitar World (Steve on cover after he joined Whitesnake) and the aforementioned mag with Pablo are still right here on my theory and all things music (from Machaut to modern music) shelf. Timeless and priceless. (As are Paul's instructional videos from the 1980s and 1990s. Buy them... even if you don't listen to Paul. He's a great teacher when it comes to pick dynamics.)
This is THE best picking video I have ever seen and refer to it often as well as encourage newer guitar players to watch as well.. Thanks so much.
Watching this, knowing Paul's philosophy on picking nowadays is hilarious. He'd most likely tell you to forget what he said in this video. Not about the tone part, but about "For fast things I prefer alternate picking"
Getting old really sucks. Paul still plays like this in some of his instagram videos but not in his recent music or instructionals. His view on music changed quite a bit after 2010, i much prefer pre-2010 PG over the recent one.
But hey, unfortunately people get old and change, his hearing loss isn't helping either. As a huge fan since the 80s i feel "betrayed" by his stylistic change, and it's a shame.
@@livingbeing1113As a musician, his musical expression is the only thing that really matters and he doesn't owe anyone anything. I can see how you'd be disappointed, but he never betrayed anyone by changing his style.
He really thinks about every aspect, no matter how small it seems. I have learned so much from him and am sure I will continue to have much to learn from him.
Last 10 seconds of him teaching is my last 10 years of playing!
Such an awesome demonstration of picking technique with an emphasis on tone above all else. Thank you Paul Gilbert. You’ve always been a
Huge inspiration.
Nicest seeming guy in the world; craziest riffs I ever heard....
Also totally gonna synchronize my hands, despite my body memory..
Paul is really a great teacher. I remeber starting out long time ago with his intructional vhs, really good information for exercising alternate picking. Paul is the man!
True story about Paul Gilbert, circa 1986-87 at GIT: We heard that Paul Gilbert would be giving a workshop on speed picking. Of course at that time, Metal was huge, and everybody wanted to learn how to pick as fast as Gilbert. The auditorium was packed. Gilbert came out, went through this long build-up spiel. Finally, pulls out a power drill! Attached to the bit are three picks. He guns the drill to full speed, and applied the spinning picks to the string... It was hilarious! Of course he was making a point about gimmicky playing. But it was pretty funny. I'm still amazed nobody has tried to market something like that. A handheld power picker....
His sense of humor is on point. His old website was pretty cool, wish he had kept it. There were some cool tour stories there. Renting vans across the desert. The stories from when we were broke are always the coolest.
The Master of speed picking....he's so perfect !....ad just with a light modification of pick direction his sound is totally different. Learning speed picking with Paul is Learning with intelligence because he always explain all the détails, from the big to the tiny one....Thanx a lot Paul.
5:04 I love how he can get that chunky sound with alternate picking that you usually only hear with downpicking
Paul is a treasure to aspiring guitarists everywhere. So humble and open to explain his techniques.One of the few guys who breaks down his own songs for others to learn. Love this dude
My god I just started on acoustic three days ago and I don't think I could ever move my hands that fast!
Most musicians tune down their instruments a whole step, so the strings get easier to bend. Learning in default E tuning would be the optimal, but at some point it gets too difficult, so damn it LOL
+Ridge you will, just play and don't give up. :)
+Ridge lol Paul)) I think you should admit that in Alternate picking Anton Oparin is better. And in his lessons he explains much more details about changing modes that you don't even say anything about, about training muscles, about systems of building stamina, about speen workout, about everything... You're just griddy son of a bitch Paul!!!!!
You will. Just keep at it (if you want to play that style, of course). Not everyone 'shreds'
I started out with Metal and Blues... Now I'm into Jazz... Just depends on what you want to do. The important thing is to enjoy yourself.
I felt the same way the way you did.. 23 years ago.
Paul Gilbert is bad ass. I've never seen another guitar player share so much insight into their own picking technique before. What a great lesson.
So interesting to see his approach. Personally, I cannot stand the pick scraping sound, but he makes it work.
This is MINDBLOWING. Love him! best guitar player ever.
I really like that swooshy guitar pick tone.
God damn! seeing Paul shred like this really reminds me how amazing of a musician he really is. one of the best guitarists of all time!
cooooooool
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Haven't come across another picking technique as good, stable, & consistent as this one.
why cant i get this shit down after like 4 years -______-
Same... I guess practising your whole life is the key
only 4 years? lolk
JINSHUANG XU played a day and mastered it.
damn... thats some solid advice mate thnx!
I feel like I can go faster I don't get good tone. Should the string be palm muted at all? What about thumb touching string, kinda like perpetual small pinch harmonics. I'm guessing all this is bad.
I miss this
His alternate picking chops are insane! I can only hope to one day pick that fast without everything sounding like a jumbled mess.
6:09 Paul taught that alt picking practice technique in the early/mid 1980s in GIT (now MI) advertisements in Guitar Player & Guitar World (plus, it was in one of his 3 1980s guitar instruction vids.
But that little technique in the GIT ad was a life changer. I still have one copy of the ad in a GW from 1986!
dont try to hold your pick like anyone else, just do what feels comfortable to you, as long as its functional, and if you want proof of that look at how marty friedman holds his
He's totally passionate about his music -- it's really cool to witness!
Are you serious? All this time I held the pick parallel to the string because I thought it was WRONG to angle the pick, this makes life a lot easier
fghrty vbnfgh there are great teachers who teach the opposite with concern to pick angle ......I take all lessons with a grain of salt in the respect that I’ll try it and if it is what I like it’ll stick, if I dont like it for what I play I’ll set it aside for another time
Paul's really the best tutor out there for picking. I wish more people would look at his vids for advice.
The fuk this guy can play drums on his guitar
This picking was badass
7:07 - don't do what a lot of beginners do. Well, Herman Li does this all the time, his two hands are totally unsynchronized on the fast stuff. I guess he's still a beginner, just a sped-up one...
Kirk Hammett too
Ha, I just made the same comment about Phil Collen :D
Petrucci does it too.😁 Well, not everyone has Gilbert's timing, synchronization and dexterity, in fact nobody has when it comes to shredding and alternate picking. Except for Anton Oparin.
The most useful alternate picking lesson ever
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Paul is a true guitar freak, crazy as hell.
the beginner that he is talking about is asking gayaxandria and bring me the gayrizon..ok gays this dude is the real metal ..hail paul!!
he's united with the guitar.............AMAZING
73 dislike is a lil wayne fans
lol
HAHAHA! I agree!!!
Good. LOL
If anyone on earth knows how to move the pick it is Paul Gilbert. Paul is clear on concepts and this is one of the many reasons he is the awesome technician that he is. This is good information.
There's something called economy picking and thats what he means by a better and more efficient ways of picking.But economy picking does not give you emotion and soul alternate picking can give you.
Yes because picking less efficiently equates to more emotion....please don't reproduce
Luke Belardo alternate picking is more agressive.
It's not emotion, it's tone. And yes the tone is indeed better.
You play a lot faster with economy though.
+Çağatay Sunal You can play a lot faster with legato though
Very skillfully, bright, masterly! Bravo!
I was sure that Steve Vai was the best guitar man that I had seen... No....
Exactly.....then comes Guthrie Govan!!!!
Exactly.....then comes Guthrie Govan!!!!
Francois DuJour Not exactly what I mean, but...
+Ivan Carlos Santiago kidding dude. I love all these guys equally
I understood. They are out of this world
His picking feels like he's melting my face. Awesome !
I have never been a fan of Paul Gilbert but in this video, he pointed out some things about alternate picking that are logical and technical and real good.
Paul really makes me re-evaluate my entire approach to playing, amazing
one of the best lessons on youtube.
I was literally taught the exact "backwards" pick grip Paul showed in the beginning, and I played like that for YEARS! I had good overall control, and was decent at pulling artificial harmonics, string skipping, and trills, but I tensed up during faster pieces, and had to readjust my grip in order to pull squeals spontaneously. I used to look at my buddy's grip, and every other guitarist's pick grip and think that was such a weird "backwards" way to play lol. I honestly think it was about 9-10 years ago when I first encountered this video and listened to Paul talking about having to undo this method of picking, and relearning how to alternative pick, I decided to do the same (and in turn realized how much of a douche my original teacher was lmao). Once I acclimated to the more conventional "correct" pick technique, I noticed my overall wrist control increase, and I was all of a sudden able to bust out pinch harmonics on any string, anywhere on the neck with ease and fluidity! It was so cathartic to listen to someone like the Paul Gilbert explain a situation that I personally identified with, that it inspired me to take the leap and relearn how to hold a guitar pick! What's interesting is I actually still like the tone the older grip gives me for certain clean chordy arppegiated style sections, that I find myself switching between grips to alter and vary my timbre in my playing, thus, giving me more overall diversity in my approach. I honestly owe a ton to this video!
PG was a teacher and Buckethead was a student. Paul is realy a great guitaris, he knows how to do it and learn it out!
My top 5 guitarists of all time
he is awesome...you can tell he honestly just loves to play and create a true passion for the instrument
no one can pick as intense as paul gilbert;))...he has the most perfect and scariest control ever:))
This is great! In these days you hear a lot of guys talking about playing fast as a bad thing, be he doesnt care. I LIKE BIGGER, ROCK AND LOUDER! He is an inspiration.
Perfect technique, no anchoring at all.
That's what we all try and do Paul. We are all searching for that magic lick, riff and inspiration. Paul Gilbert is an insanely awesome player. He kept the metronomes clicking at GIT.
"let me slow that down for you real quick." Proceeds to play at close to my max tempo. Paul is a guitar god
Thank you Paul! Pick at a backwards angle! The only useful advice i've gotten after watching ten or so picking videos was here.
Jesus Christ that playing at the start of the vid is insane. Best lesson by far aswell
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He sure is. Besides, I love how he explains everything so clearly and tries to convey as much information as possible in as little time as he can. Besides, he always knows what he's talking about. PG is just such an inspiration.
@minivirus
I agree, it's all in what you like. Pick attack is often overlooked as a way to get different sounds from your playing. I prefer a cleaner pick attack with not so much angle but it's all personal preference.
love the style..... really really like him...
Paul gives the best lessons...
A true master
this is probably my fav. instructional dvd
i like paul gilbert. great music and great lessons. rock on gilbert!
the only guy that can get by w/o economy picking, this guy is a freak of nature
always a pleasure to learn form this guy
well, paul actually said that he was struggling with his picking when he first started playing, so he developed his left hand (i.e. legato), and only THEN did he focus on alternate picking so...it worked for him the other way around.
Though I suppose you have a certain point there.
the best teacher of all the guitar gods...pual will improve your playing in no time
Make sure you get to see him live. It's a crazy rock and roll fest, all kind of covers, shredding, prog aweseomeness.
Holy crap this is too mind blowing
Maaan!
I love how much hes's getting into it at the beginning its awesome
Great lesson Paul! You are very clear in your instructions and break it down into precise sections. This is getting me closer to getting that electric that I want :)
That's the Low D Paul!!! 😂😂
Love this guy, such an amazing player.
i love his distorsion tone and picking......
omg i'vw been playing legato for 5 years because i could never get it right this helps allot i can see an improvement with my picking already thanks for uploading this
dude, thank u mr gilbet. i'm now holding my pick different and already show results. gilbert ftw!
@GeneralDO0m He meant the 7th fret on the A, which is an E note, and opposed to the low E is higher so in this context it's the high E.
Why would anybody downvote this video.
Im self taught for the most part and as much as Ive tried to improve my pick holding & trying lots of angles & methods ..... I to this day dont feel I hold it the best way. May that is just what my brain is telling me, but reason I say it is...... I never sat down & listened to anyone say "this is the correct way to hold your pick" ... Also theres players who have almost no Arm movement & its all in the hand/finger movement .... and theres thos that do use arm movement & less picking hand movement . Never knew which is actually correct or if there IS a correct method. 30 years & these basic things still puzzle me at times.
The players that become the most praised and recognized over time are the ones who had some kind of limitation and had to develop their own style in order to circumvent them. Maybe you are investing your time in the wrong technique? Play with your strengths I guess?
“That’s when you head starts movin’ “
Goddamned right, it does.
His fingers look like spider legs!
Learn it now and always use it. I started playing 20 years ago and picked up bad picking habits that I have to work hard at now to break
Great video! He seems like a super nice guy!
And I shed a tear.
I know Paul got fast when he used to use his old picking technique, which was similar to Benson picking, which Shawn Lane used, except Paul gripped the pick with three fingers instead of two. That method of picking used the oscillation motion, which is the best form of picking. Its probably why Paul is one of the top pickers, and why Shawn Lane had such great speed in his picking hand. It's an interesting thing to take note on, even though they never mentioned it.
Good stuff! I already do all this in my playing, but they are things I've learned to do almost instinctively. This lesson is great because I'm starting to teach a couple of people how to play like this, and dissecting, interpreting, and explaining techniques to others isn't something I'm very good at yet.
What a great teacher. Seems like he'd be such a cool guy to sit down with and trade licks with...
SHRED Master Maximus
Paul Gilbert is just INSANE !!!
@MetalHeart8787 They put a turtle on them because the picks are meant to emulate the turtle shell that picks used to be made of.
Man, he is the go to guy when it comes to alternate picking!