Best line in the video, slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Next best line, your autopilot better know where it's going or you're gonna crash. Thanks for posting this vid.
You've provided more value in this 18 min video than 95% of RUclips guitar instructors have in their entire channels. Thanks for great content as always Tom!
As a 'half hour a week's guitar hacker.. I am a very happy Sub!! I learn much faster than just dabbling on my own with other vids. I imagine that anyone taking his courses will save hundreds of hours of their lives.. And life is pretty short! Cheers, Tom!! And thx! 🍻⚡⚡ Ahhh, if we had RUclips thirty or forty years ago!!!😊
Tom! I’m a 22 year old player, I more or less grew up learning from RUclips teachers … in my 8 years of playing - truly, you are the biggest treasure trove of knowledge and talent in the RUclips guitar space. Thank you so much for the production quality, the quality of information, and your infectious attitude. I can’t stop watching these videos! I’m saving up for Swedish Shred Secrets as well.. thanks again
This is probably the most useful information I've had in all my years of practicing. I never thought it was possible to shred until you revealed the pressure point technique. I instantly became way faster by playing lighter and now I can get things up to speed I never thought I could before. Thanks Tom!
As always Tom this is an incredible lesson with legit golden advice. As a race car engineer I connected to the track ideology instantly. Playing guitar is a LOT similar to trying to go fast around the track. You need to understand the limitations, isolate them, and drill out these isolated limitations till they're ironed out to make a cohesive, well functioning machine. BTW Swedish Shred Secrets is truly a godsend, I am blown away by my progress. I'm able to play Yngwie phrases effortlessly, which just a few months ago I was convinced I'll never be able to do in my life. This is the best feeling in the world.
I found myself nodding my head yes to every single point of this video. You and Chris brooks are my two favorite instructors that I have found in over 20 plus years of playing guitar and gigging who have the most knowledge and useful information to pass along to beginners and players who have played their whole lives. I NEVER stop learning. Don’t want to ever stop. We’re all on our own playing journey in all different difficulties and stages of our playing. Keep learning!
Great video, great advice. I’ve been playing guitar for 35 years, and I’ve never been able to shred. My New Year’s resolution this year was to learn how to shred so what I did I completely relearn how I hold a pic how I pick the stringseconomy picking and how light up my fingers flow on the prep board, it is now early March and I can finally hit those vai songs
Hey Shredders! Get started with Swedish Shred Secrets right now, and receive a free Yngwie Helix Preset & Amplitube Preset: tomshreds.mykajabi.com/usp-sales-copy-1
6 minutes in and I realized your channel is the channel I’ve been looking for. Great tips, metaphors to help lock in those tips, and great drills. Can’t wait to get to my guitar and put these to work!!
“Slow is smooth, smooth is fast” has its origins in the military and law enforcement circles. Most people heard it first in the movie Shooter, with Mark Walberg as a marine sniper. The Navy SEALs use it all the time. Better than spraying bullets everywhere, take the time, aim and maximize your effectiveness and efficiency. It's perfect for what you are discussing. I've been trying to go faster in my practice and often find my teeth gritted and my hand hurting. Thanks for this lesson.
Started trying all the tips in real time on my epi, immeaditly my right hand posture and pick position changed, left fingers felt agile, quick & precise. the struggle face also helped, relaxing and listening to any hurt/ache ur body may feel is key. Been playing guitar for +10 years, and this felt life-changing. 😂 Edit: Imagine when you see those slow mo-videos, if we where to look a shredder doin his work, he would be precise and so clean, effortless.
AAAAA+ Info. You're my new guitar teacher, Brother. After 26 years of approaching it the hard way in practically every respect, I'm excited to string up with some 8s and act like I've never played before. Liked, subbed and buying whatever you have for sale. You're just nailing this stuff. Ignoring this information is futile lol. Thank you
Probably the best advice “use lighter string gauge” I was so stubborn using 10’s on my PRS custom 24 for years. I’ve been using 9’s for 6 months now, my left hand is so relaxed, it took some time ny right hand to adjust. Vibratos are so important for me, it’s so much easier. Tom,I wonder if a set of 8-38 would make my overall playing more easier. I saw an interview of Mateus Asato on Rick Beato where they talk about super light string gauges.
I like to use sharpie picks and I'm tuned half a step down on a Schecter C7 SLS Elite MultiScale.. Using 10-48+62 is perfect for me, the strings are too floppy when I use 9-46 for example. Even 9.5's didn't work. I get better accuracy and attack with a sharpie pick but I need that perfect string tension.. Can take lots of experimentation to find an ideal setup..
Definitely the 5 minute chunk practice works. It usually will turn into 20 minutes easily per chunk because you will feel like you could possibly do it better so you will just keep going. Great channel Sir
Your RUclips videos and Swedish shred course has help me improve so much. I’ve been doing Troy Grady’s course as well to get my picking dialed in. That has led me here to focus more on Yngwie’s style. I actually practice now rather than just play without improving.
So well put! Id rather learn how to play melodic phrases that are pleasing to the soul than just shredding a flurry of notes with no meaning. Thats like learning how to be an eloquent speaker that delivers a message that will change people's lives as opposed to learning to talk as fast as possible and ramble on like an auctioneer and leave people emotionally drained and confused when he's done...... " SOLD"!!! if its going to be fast at least make it melodic and sound like its intelligent!
I always enjoy watching your videos. The first song I ever learned how to shred on when I was first starting out years and years ago, I go back to playing this every now and then. Actually its a combination of two songs I've mished mashed together. The old cartoon Woody Woodpecker, the intro to that where you mimic Woodys voice followed by the swing loose feel of the rest of the song. For the ending of the song, The 3 stooges, I use the last few bars of the intro title. So mimicking Woody voice with arpeggio phrasing, the swing feel and incorporating another song has always been a fun exercise that I incorporate into my playing. I come back to this and play it from time to time. It taught me precision, speed, swing, and integration in all of one exercise. Maybe somebody might find this info useful. Try it and see.
When playing fast there’s no room for randomness…every fretting motion, every pickstroke needs to be precise or everything will crash. There’s no time for thinking, it’s muscle memory and autopilot mode, like you said
Digging your metaphors for the approach to shredding, especially the motor racing one. Made me think of Tom cruise making the tyres last in Days of Thunder and playing at a speed where you don't blow the engine. Subscribed. Great stuff Tom🎸
Only time you should be playing slow is until you know the notes in the riff, and which finger presses them. Then try and get it up to speed, but concentrate on making it as effortless as possible. This foes mean relaxing the muscles and figuring out which ones to use and what position to have your body, arms, shoulder, and hands in. This is why i like vs. they work better for my body, and they work best in the classical position in between your leg.
This is an Epic video. Kind of like a Father telling his Son this is what I've learned in my lifetime and I'm passing it on to you.... (from a shred perspective that is. ) 🤣🤘🎸
Bro thank you so much for the great reminder to slow down and drill each small idea over and over. Your videos have made even this old cat learn new tricks, can’t believe I’m finally getting economy picking down cool $hit!!!🙌🤣👏🎶🔥🎯
I don't get how you (and other amazing guitarists) shred with that size of pick. Maybe you can talk about it sometimes. Thanks for the video, you rock!
I use a 3mm jazz pick. I can’t get along with a flexible pick,mits just not accurate enough. I pick very lightly and movements are very minimal that way so it’s very efficient .
I concur! I agree also with Johnsomani as well. I too use 3mm Jim Dunlap USA 205 jazz picks. I use to use the JD 3mm Deep Purple jazz picks, but the USA 205 are just lighting smooth and fast due to their slightly round tip. I still like the deep purples though, Nick the psychologist on the movie "Metal Lords" puts this issue in perspective perfectly explaining the physics behind this pick issue.
Good reminder video... I know what I need to do, but often stray away because of boredom or laziness. I can play many Yngwie/Alcatraz solos correct. I can even play the separate licks up to speed. What I'm struggling with is connecting the licks together at full speed. I know I need to practice on the movements in between. Maybe just play a couple of notes of the first luck and a couple of notes on the following one, and try to glue it all together... But it's not easy....
Thank you for the lesson. I sometimes notice I’m clenching or grinding my teeth while practicing alternate picking 16th or 32nd notes, especially while switching between strings or octaves. Good reminder on mindset! Thank you.
There’s plenty of crappy ones too. I’m part of that group….though I’m really a bass player….I just impersonate a guitarist. I also sing when no one else will.
I really enjoyed the video. Ive also heard that playing fast and sloppy as well as very slow in taciturn is useful since your mind and fingers use a different/overdrive mode and you need to build muscle memory both ways. 🎉
Non-rigid open-mindedness is: open your eyes, and do it the exact correct way! Lol~ Also, I may have a problem - I tried wiggling my fretting hand fingers, and I couldn’t wiggle then nearly as fast as my picking hand fingers. I’m not keen on switching handedness at 60. Overall, some great advise. I'm currently considering going from 9's to 8's. Cheers~
Yeah Tom, this is awesome!! no idea you had a RUclips channel, nice to experience your guitar lessons after all this time knowing you lol - great stuff man!! (Locky)
Hey Locky! Cheers mate, it’s a small world hey 😎 Was just talking about you to a student today, hopefully you across paths with her at HC 🎸 I hear you’re doing great things man!
Hey Tom. I’ve been playing for many years but really stalling with speed despite knowing pentatonics and diatonics all over the neck. I’m in Sydney but wondering if you’re doing lessons too. Great content mate
I really like your advise about strings gauge and low pressure on the fretboard. And as for the strings action, what height would you advise to start with, if it matters?
Can you do a video on that opening lick, mainly the part in the middle sequenced in 1/4 notes and the picking? I know there's some clever use of picking and pull offs, but I can't quite track it. I've seen you use it to great effect in other vids as well...
Ingwie has the most relaxed and fluid picking hand technique I've ever seen. I struggle with this and have been experimenting with different approaches for some time. Your picking hand technique is like Ingwie's, so smooth and effortless. Can you please comment or do a video on that piece of the shreddy puzzle. I really need some help!
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast is taken from the movie Shooter. It was the mantra of the rifle instructor who taught Mark Wahlberg how to shoot for the movie. Just a little trivia for you.
Here's some more trivia: that phrase was taken from the infantry community, particularly Recon and Scout/Snipers, and has been said for generations going back to at least the1960's.
Good information mate, makes alot of sense, hopefully I'll get there one day, I've been playing on and off over last 25 years and I'm still shit, all I can play is the same ACDC & Metallica songs and not getting any better
I’m all about the .008 strings. However, I use an online string tension calculator and have determined that .036 for the low E gives the same tension as the high E. I believe this is best for stress on the neck, but I’m open to other opinions. Btw, Hendrix used 10-13-15-26-32-38 This set has equal tension per string.
I originally heard “slow is smooth; and smooth (will eventually be) is fast” in a western style quick draw 6-shooter competition. It’s all in the repeatable efficient body movement.
Drill the same lick over and over, I immediately remembered how I learned to kickflip and heelflip on a skateboard... 15 seconds later i hear you say "Like you're learning a skateboard trick" lol
Funny, I've always found a passion for motorsports-speed and curves...as a guitarist. Also as a man, I wondered if it was the flows and curves of a woman, guitar, car, road/track or the way music has movement. I do believe that there is a psychological connection between humans and the excitement of motion.
I like to use sharpie picks and I'm tuned half a step down on a Schecter C7 SLS Elite MultiScale.. Using 10-48+62 is perfect for me, the strings are too floppy when I use 9-46 for example. Even 9.5's didn't work. I get better accuracy and attack with a sharpie pick but I need that perfect string tension.. Can take lots of experimentation to find an ideal setup..
And it does matter, especially because most of the scales I play are scales I learned from Jeff Loomis. He just moved on to 9's after years of playing 10's BUT his high e string is across a 26.5 inch fretboard.. Mine is 25.5. It's taken years to figure out what works best for me.
You're probably the best youtube teacher I've seen in the last 10 years. Thanks!
I agree
same same
That’s true!!!
Best line in the video, slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Next best line, your autopilot better know where it's going or you're gonna crash. Thanks for posting this vid.
You've provided more value in this 18 min video than 95% of RUclips guitar instructors have in their entire channels. Thanks for great content as always Tom!
Cheers legend. It makes me so happy to hear that 😎🎸🤘
As a 'half hour a week's guitar hacker..
I am a very happy Sub!! I learn much faster than just dabbling on my own with other vids.
I imagine that anyone taking his courses will save hundreds of hours of their lives.. And life is pretty short!
Cheers, Tom!! And thx! 🍻⚡⚡
Ahhh, if we had RUclips thirty or forty years ago!!!😊
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Tom! I’m a 22 year old player, I more or less grew up learning from RUclips teachers … in my 8 years of playing - truly, you are the biggest treasure trove of knowledge and talent in the RUclips guitar space.
Thank you so much for the production quality, the quality of information, and your infectious attitude.
I can’t stop watching these videos! I’m saving up for Swedish Shred Secrets as well.. thanks again
This is probably the most useful information I've had in all my years of practicing. I never thought it was possible to shred until you revealed the pressure point technique. I instantly became way faster by playing lighter and now I can get things up to speed I never thought I could before. Thanks Tom!
As always Tom this is an incredible lesson with legit golden advice. As a race car engineer I connected to the track ideology instantly. Playing guitar is a LOT similar to trying to go fast around the track. You need to understand the limitations, isolate them, and drill out these isolated limitations till they're ironed out to make a cohesive, well functioning machine.
BTW Swedish Shred Secrets is truly a godsend, I am blown away by my progress. I'm able to play Yngwie phrases effortlessly, which just a few months ago I was convinced I'll never be able to do in my life. This is the best feeling in the world.
I found myself nodding my head yes to every single point of this video. You and Chris brooks are my two favorite instructors that I have found in over 20 plus years of playing guitar and gigging who have the most knowledge and useful information to pass along to beginners and players who have played their whole lives. I NEVER stop learning. Don’t want to ever stop. We’re all on our own playing journey in all different difficulties and stages of our playing. Keep learning!
You are 100 times better teacher than Yngwie.
I remember his Star Licks VHS.
Actually, my favourite of those was the Louis Johnson bass preview. Coolest bass line I had ever heard
Malmsteen is not a teacher. He's just a guitar hero 😅
Great video, great advice.
I’ve been playing guitar for 35 years, and I’ve never been able to shred.
My New Year’s resolution this year was to learn how to shred so what I did I completely relearn how I hold a pic how I pick the stringseconomy picking and how light up my fingers flow on the prep board, it is now early March and I can finally hit those vai songs
Hey Shredders! Get started with Swedish Shred Secrets right now, and receive a free Yngwie Helix Preset & Amplitube Preset: tomshreds.mykajabi.com/usp-sales-copy-1
6 minutes in and I realized your channel is the channel I’ve been looking for. Great tips, metaphors to help lock in those tips, and great drills. Can’t wait to get to my guitar and put these to work!!
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I finally bought like 7 yngwie cds. They all need to be put back into production.
Rare in RUclips world...I walked away satisfied with my time and focus with this instructional clip. Thanks for that! Worthy of a subscribe...
“Slow is smooth, smooth is fast” has its origins in the military and law enforcement circles. Most people heard it first in the movie Shooter, with Mark Walberg as a marine sniper. The Navy SEALs use it all the time. Better than spraying bullets everywhere, take the time, aim and maximize your effectiveness and efficiency. It's perfect for what you are discussing. I've been trying to go faster in my practice and often find my teeth gritted and my hand hurting. Thanks for this lesson.
How can slow be fast? That's impossible, fast is fast
Started trying all the tips in real time on my epi, immeaditly my right hand posture and pick position changed, left fingers felt agile, quick & precise. the struggle face also helped, relaxing and listening to any hurt/ache ur body may feel is key.
Been playing guitar for +10 years, and this felt life-changing. 😂
Edit:
Imagine when you see those slow mo-videos, if we where to look a shredder doin his work, he would be precise and so clean, effortless.
Really nice video. Not many people talk about the 'Mindset' part of shredding, which I find very important.
AAAAA+ Info. You're my new guitar teacher, Brother. After 26 years of approaching it the hard way in practically every respect, I'm excited to string up with some 8s and act like I've never played before. Liked, subbed and buying whatever you have for sale. You're just nailing this stuff. Ignoring this information is futile lol. Thank you
Cheers legend! Happy to help. Appreciate your comment & support mate 😎🎸🤘
Great advice. I'm playing faster than ever before thanks to your Yngwie videos. It's helped all my picking lol.
this teacher is really good
Dude I’m sooo grateful for you, your videos are helping sooo much 🙏
Probably the best advice “use lighter string gauge” I was so stubborn using 10’s on my PRS custom 24 for years. I’ve been using 9’s for 6 months now, my left hand is so relaxed, it took some time ny right hand to adjust. Vibratos are so important for me, it’s so much easier.
Tom,I wonder if a set of 8-38 would make my overall playing more easier. I saw an interview of Mateus Asato on Rick Beato where they talk about super light string gauges.
I like to use sharpie picks and I'm tuned half a step down on a Schecter C7 SLS Elite MultiScale..
Using 10-48+62 is perfect for me, the strings are too floppy when I use 9-46 for example. Even 9.5's didn't work.
I get better accuracy and attack with a sharpie pick but I need that perfect string tension.. Can take lots of experimentation to find an ideal setup..
Definitely the 5 minute chunk practice works. It usually will turn into 20 minutes easily per chunk because you will feel like you could possibly do it better so you will just keep going. Great channel Sir
GOOD JOB, WELL DONE
I often watch videos where the info seems dubious, but this stuff seems inherently correct.
Your RUclips videos and Swedish shred course has help me improve so much. I’ve been doing Troy Grady’s course as well to get my picking dialed in. That has led me here to focus more on Yngwie’s style. I actually practice now rather than just play without improving.
Beautiful tone
Excellent video. This guy is doing it right. 👏
Out of all the RUclips guitarist that are out there, you are the best by far 🔥💯
Thank you.
It is good to experience true guidance.
Congrats, well wishings and all the best furthermore.
So well put! Id rather learn how to play melodic phrases that are pleasing to the soul than just shredding a flurry of notes with no meaning. Thats like learning how to be an eloquent speaker that delivers a message that will change people's lives as opposed to learning to talk as fast as possible and ramble on like an auctioneer and leave people emotionally drained and confused when he's done...... " SOLD"!!! if its going to be fast at least make it melodic and sound like its intelligent!
Tal wilkenfeld, the young bass player that played for Jeff beck, said the same thing... When you first start learning, Play very very slowly..
I always enjoy watching your videos. The first song I ever learned how to shred on when I was first starting out years and years ago, I go back to playing this every now and then. Actually its a combination of two songs I've mished mashed together. The old cartoon Woody Woodpecker, the intro to that where you mimic Woodys voice followed by the swing loose feel of the rest of the song. For the ending of the song, The 3 stooges, I use the last few bars of the intro title. So mimicking Woody voice with arpeggio phrasing, the swing feel and incorporating another song has always been a fun exercise that I incorporate into my playing. I come back to this and play it from time to time. It taught me precision, speed, swing, and integration in all of one exercise. Maybe somebody might find this info useful. Try it and see.
Sick video, I wish I had this when I was 14!
My new guitar teacher!
When playing fast there’s no room for randomness…every fretting motion, every pickstroke needs to be precise or everything will crash. There’s no time for thinking, it’s muscle memory and autopilot mode, like you said
Epic wonderful teaching
shredding is 40% relaxed muscles 40% muscle memory..and 20% patience..so take it slow and easy....success
Thx Master❤
Nice tone!
This has really helped me,,slowing down and play light🎉😮😂,, thank you 1000x!
Digging your metaphors for the approach to shredding, especially the motor racing one.
Made me think of Tom cruise making the tyres last in Days of Thunder and playing at a speed where you don't blow the engine.
Subscribed. Great stuff Tom🎸
Always with good lessons. Thanks!!
I like this.. Alot!!!
Great video. I only just started playing open mic nights and this is the advice I needed.
Amazing that you’re teaching malmsteen! He’s a master! And so are you 💪
Only time you should be playing slow is until you know the notes in the riff, and which finger presses them. Then try and get it up to speed, but concentrate on making it as effortless as possible. This foes mean relaxing the muscles and figuring out which ones to use and what position to have your body, arms, shoulder, and hands in. This is why i like vs. they work better for my body, and they work best in the classical position in between your leg.
Lovely. Thanks
This is an Epic video.
Kind of like a Father telling his Son this is what I've learned in my lifetime and I'm passing it on to you.... (from a shred perspective that is. ) 🤣🤘🎸
Bro thank you so much for the great reminder to slow down and drill each small idea over and over. Your videos have made even this old cat learn new tricks, can’t believe I’m finally getting economy picking down cool $hit!!!🙌🤣👏🎶🔥🎯
I don't get how you (and other amazing guitarists) shred with that size of pick. Maybe you can talk about it sometimes. Thanks for the video, you rock!
I use a 3mm jazz pick. I can’t get along with a flexible pick,mits just not accurate enough. I pick very lightly and movements are very minimal that way so it’s very efficient .
I concur! I agree also with Johnsomani as well. I too use 3mm Jim Dunlap USA 205 jazz picks. I use to use the JD 3mm Deep Purple jazz picks, but the USA 205 are just lighting smooth and fast due to their slightly round tip. I still like the deep purples though, Nick the psychologist on the movie "Metal Lords" puts this issue in perspective perfectly explaining the physics behind this pick issue.
Very nice, excelente clase saludos desde México, now I'll practice better than what i was taught, thanks
Good reminder video... I know what I need to do, but often stray away because of boredom or laziness. I can play many Yngwie/Alcatraz solos correct. I can even play the separate licks up to speed. What I'm struggling with is connecting the licks together at full speed. I know I need to practice on the movements in between. Maybe just play a couple of notes of the first luck and a couple of notes on the following one, and try to glue it all together... But it's not easy....
Sir, all you said goes for drums as well! Great vid 👍
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
That'd a phrase we used in the military too
Thank you for the lesson. I sometimes notice I’m clenching or grinding my teeth while practicing alternate picking 16th or 32nd notes, especially while switching between strings or octaves. Good reminder on mindset! Thank you.
Is there something in the water in Australia? So many killer guitar players from down under! 🤘🔥
There’s plenty of crappy ones too. I’m part of that group….though I’m really a bass player….I just impersonate a guitarist. I also sing when no one else will.
I really enjoyed the video. Ive also heard that playing fast and sloppy as well as very slow in taciturn is useful since your mind and fingers use a different/overdrive mode and you need to build muscle memory both ways. 🎉
Thanks Tom , you’re Australian as well ! Good to have a great teacher here!
Non-rigid open-mindedness is: open your eyes, and do it the exact correct way! Lol~
Also, I may have a problem - I tried wiggling my fretting hand fingers, and I couldn’t wiggle then nearly as fast as my picking hand fingers. I’m not keen on switching handedness at 60.
Overall, some great advise. I'm currently considering going from 9's to 8's. Cheers~
Nice of 'Thing' from Addams family to do a cool video with Tom!
Yeah Tom, this is awesome!! no idea you had a RUclips channel, nice to experience your guitar lessons after all this time knowing you lol - great stuff man!! (Locky)
Hey Locky! Cheers mate, it’s a small world hey 😎 Was just talking about you to a student today, hopefully you across paths with her at HC 🎸
I hear you’re doing great things man!
Hey Tom. I’ve been playing for many years but really stalling with speed despite knowing pentatonics and diatonics all over the neck. I’m in Sydney but wondering if you’re doing lessons too. Great content mate
Tom shreads, make a lesson on diminished pedal point licks and which chords progressions can you use phrygian dominant scale to play over with
I really like your advise about strings gauge and low pressure on the fretboard. And as for the strings action, what height would you advise to start with, if it matters?
Can you do a video on that opening lick, mainly the part in the middle sequenced in 1/4 notes and the picking? I know there's some clever use of picking and pull offs, but I can't quite track it. I've seen you use it to great effect in other vids as well...
It's priceless! Thank you!
the most logical explanation about shredding by far. LOL thanks for the video!
Great video! The most useful guitar lesson videos are those that EXPLAIN how to play not some bullshit tabs that will magically make you a shredder.
Ingwie has the most relaxed and fluid picking hand technique I've ever seen. I struggle with this and have been experimenting with different approaches for some time. Your picking hand technique is like Ingwie's, so smooth and effortless. Can you please comment or do a video on that piece of the shreddy puzzle. I really need some help!
Hey mate. Check out Swedish Shred Secrets, it’s the answer to all your questions 😎🎸🤘
Awesome video!! Thanks for sharing 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Buen profesor de guitarra sin duda!!!!
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast is taken from the movie Shooter. It was the mantra of the rifle instructor who taught Mark Wahlberg how to shoot for the movie. Just a little trivia for you.
Cheers Billy 🤘
Here's some more trivia: that phrase was taken from the infantry community, particularly Recon and Scout/Snipers, and has been said for generations going back to at least the1960's.
"Gee-tah"
Love it!
15:49 - Final Countdown
Shred smart shred S-mart.
This is my boomstick!!!!!!
Ya got that!
Perfect
Speed is enemy but tonality is the best friend
You are great! Thank you so much, Tom ❤
something else you forgot that it may trip you is when the song you are trying to shred/play has a different tuning lol
Its a pleasure to listen what you have to say
Good information mate, makes alot of sense, hopefully I'll get there one day, I've been playing on and off over last 25 years and I'm still shit, all I can play is the same ACDC & Metallica songs and not getting any better
3:48 That quote is from modern family and I wont hear the end of it from my dad 😂
I’m all about the .008 strings. However, I use an online string tension calculator and have determined that .036 for the low E gives the same tension as the high E. I believe this is best for stress on the neck, but I’m open to other opinions.
Btw, Hendrix used 10-13-15-26-32-38
This set has equal tension per string.
Accenting on every 1st note of a group 🤘🏼
This all makes so much sense. Thank you!
I originally heard “slow is smooth; and smooth (will eventually be) is fast” in a western style quick draw 6-shooter competition. It’s all in the repeatable efficient body movement.
So precise and useful , good job👌🤙🤘
Great video, awesome advice man 🎸😁
Amazing video 🤟🤟 can you do a "lost in hollywood tutorial plz"
Best practice and guidance
The floating head with floating hands gave out good wisdom..!
Joking aside, great video!
🤣
This is a freakin GOLDMINE 👍
You are fu...ing awesome!
"Slow is smooth and smooth is fast." - Phil Dunphy
Infantrymen have been saying this phrase for decades.
I love the forceful angry face Tom!
Drill the same lick over and over, I immediately remembered how I learned to kickflip and heelflip on a skateboard... 15 seconds later i hear you say "Like you're learning a skateboard trick" lol
Im seriously struggling to shreding... Im feeling down.. thanks for this video tutorial
Great tips. Best I've heard about playing fast.
What about scallops. Does it help with speed ? ❤❤ Thanks so much. I might have to buy your course. ❤
Very good advices , thank you
Funny, I've always found a passion for motorsports-speed and curves...as a guitarist. Also as a man, I wondered if it was the flows and curves of a woman, guitar, car, road/track or the way music has movement. I do believe that there is a psychological connection between humans and the excitement of motion.
8:11 😱 i never played it that way
There is no wrong way....if it's your way and it works for you then it's the right way!
You're correct here bro you understand the way of the guitarist life.
I like to use sharpie picks and I'm tuned half a step down on a Schecter C7 SLS Elite MultiScale..
Using 10-48+62 is perfect for me, the strings are too floppy when I use 9-46 for example. Even 9.5's didn't work.
I get better accuracy and attack with a sharpie pick but I need that perfect string tension.. Can take lots of experimentation to find an ideal setup..
And it does matter, especially because most of the scales I play are scales I learned from Jeff Loomis. He just moved on to 9's after years of playing 10's BUT his high e string is across a 26.5 inch fretboard.. Mine is 25.5. It's taken years to figure out what works best for me.