Seriously, thank you for sharing this content. What I can make clear after watching your videos is that we have to experiment more with the instrument and leave aside the "tricks" that seem to only serve to sell us products.
That’s a really good way of looking at it- I think iterative processes are always superior ways of learning any skill, and while there are a few ‘tricks’ you are better off doing your own analysis as long as you know what to look for.
Excellent lesson. I wish I'd realised this earlier on in my development. It started to occur to me over the last 5 years. I remember starting to ask myself what's the experience a player like Malmsteen is having, rather than 'what' is he doing.
I just realized a few days ago the thing about using the underside of the index finger as a reference point for fretting hand. I’ve tried to use the classical fretting position for a long time but it just doesnt feel natural.
Is your pick super slanted? I've seen soo many people holding their picks almost like its facing the headstock a little bit rather than being just a slight rotation.
@@Kerriben Yea I understand, I've tried holding my arm around 45 degrees with the pick but it's just felt ncomfortable to pick like that and the sound of the attack is really quiet
Beautiful lesson! I'll add: I think Classical technique doesn't work for you, because you sit with the guitar horizontally. This will cause unnecessary tension, with the thumb-behind technique.
That's perfectly fine though, play whatever inspires you and feels most comfortable. I personally enjoy the sensation of classical, for the laid back-ness of it. Lean back on a couch, and legato your way around. I switch to thumb around for more Stratty chord stuff.
@@arunkarthikma3121 Thanks man! I’ve played both ways for some time - classical technique really falls down when attempting a lot of electric guitar specific articulation such as bends, vibrato (the wide blues kind), slides, etc. It works well for navigating tricky chord-heavy passages so I would recommend being able to play both ways to cover all bases. Thumb tension is a thing on an acoustic where you need a lot of force to fret notes, but on a well setup electric with decently low action I can play everything you see here with the thumb entirely off the neck, which makes it a bit redundant. As with everything, it all has a function for the most part and it’s best to learn it all and then discard the stuff not useful to your style!
@@Kerriben "bends, vibrato (the wide blues kind), slides" True, this is actually something I've found fascinating recently (since I switched to playing 7-string guitars). To adapt my playstyle, I've watched many players and most use neither "thumb around" nor "classical". For most articulation, the thumb is barely poking above the neck and pivoting along with the wrist. I watched my own playing... Turns out, I had already been doing this lol
@@Kerriben "Thumb tension is a thing on an acoustic where you need a lot of force to fret notes" Hmm, I disagree with this reasoning. Even on acoustic, you can hammer on and pull-off with the thumb entirely off the neck. Your thumb is back there, during classical position as a by-product of having the fingers turned upwards and "rounded" (but usually the fingers are flattened or diagonal because of muting, stretches, or finger rolling).
I also don't like the methodology of visual mimicry, out if all the self teaching resources I've tried, these videos are the ones that have least helped (unless we're talking about software, but that's in general and only barely relevant to guitars)
Your videos are amazing.
Wish I could take lessons.
Guitar is my second instrument. I've realised I want "fluency" rather than speed and impressive technical wankery. This is great advice.
Seriously, thank you for sharing this content. What I can make clear after watching your videos is that we have to experiment more with the instrument and leave aside the "tricks" that seem to only serve to sell us products.
That’s a really good way of looking at it- I think iterative processes are always superior ways of learning any skill, and while there are a few ‘tricks’ you are better off doing your own analysis as long as you know what to look for.
Your insights continue to be very valuable.Thank you.
Excellent lesson. I wish I'd realised this earlier on in my development. It started to occur to me over the last 5 years. I remember starting to ask myself what's the experience a player like Malmsteen is having, rather than 'what' is he doing.
This guitar lesson taught better tha most of guitar Lesson out there really tells about feel than how it looks and that's what needed
Most thorough picking lessons online!
I just realized a few days ago the thing about using the underside of the index finger as a reference point for fretting hand. I’ve tried to use the classical fretting position for a long time but it just doesnt feel natural.
11:02 a few persons come to my mind 😂
So, for string skipping; like the Sweet Child o Mine intro…
Hand rocks back and forth on the wrist/hand contact points?
@@barryhunks873 yes and also there might be some vertical motion depending on how far you’re going - you can track that through the palm as well!
Is your pick super slanted? I've seen soo many people holding their picks almost like its facing the headstock a little bit rather than being just a slight rotation.
@@mightdai7489 more like 45 degrees - think of it as the entire picking plane of motion being slanted instead of just the pick.
@@Kerriben Yea I understand, I've tried holding my arm around 45 degrees with the pick but it's just felt ncomfortable to pick like that and the sound of the attack is really quiet
Great information, especially for me as a beginner so I can establish good habits.
Beautiful lesson!
I'll add: I think Classical technique doesn't work for you, because you sit with the guitar horizontally. This will cause unnecessary tension, with the thumb-behind technique.
For classical technique, people raise their guitar up 45° (i.e. using a strap/pillow/stool)
That's perfectly fine though, play whatever inspires you and feels most comfortable.
I personally enjoy the sensation of classical, for the laid back-ness of it. Lean back on a couch, and legato your way around. I switch to thumb around for more Stratty chord stuff.
@@arunkarthikma3121 Thanks man!
I’ve played both ways for some time - classical technique really falls down when attempting a lot of electric guitar specific articulation such as bends, vibrato (the wide blues kind), slides, etc. It works well for navigating tricky chord-heavy passages so I would recommend being able to play both ways to cover all bases.
Thumb tension is a thing on an acoustic where you need a lot of force to fret notes, but on a well setup electric with decently low action I can play everything you see here with the thumb entirely off the neck, which makes it a bit redundant. As with everything, it all has a function for the most part and it’s best to learn it all and then discard the stuff not useful to your style!
@@Kerriben "bends, vibrato (the wide blues kind), slides"
True, this is actually something I've found fascinating recently (since I switched to playing 7-string guitars).
To adapt my playstyle, I've watched many players and most use neither "thumb around" nor "classical". For most articulation, the thumb is barely poking above the neck and pivoting along with the wrist.
I watched my own playing... Turns out, I had already been doing this lol
@@Kerriben "Thumb tension is a thing on an acoustic where you need a lot of force to fret notes"
Hmm, I disagree with this reasoning. Even on acoustic, you can hammer on and pull-off with the thumb entirely off the neck.
Your thumb is back there, during classical position as a by-product of having the fingers turned upwards and "rounded" (but usually the fingers are flattened or diagonal because of muting, stretches, or finger rolling).
I also don't like the methodology of visual mimicry, out if all the self teaching resources I've tried, these videos are the ones that have least helped (unless we're talking about software, but that's in general and only barely relevant to guitars)
This is all my experience however