@@superdog797 yngwie is precise player too dont hate because he cant teach like MAB but he is a good player, but sometimes I hate yngwies ego, and he didnt play his song in live like in a record, too much shred but I cannot doubt his skills
I've been playing guitar for over twenty years, and Michael Angelo and his instructional videos are hands down the most useful and clear videos you can possibly find. He takes the time to explain the why of every exercise and points out any potential errors most guitarist would make. An incredible teacher.
I met MAB on one of his guitar clinics. He was super nice, and awesome. I was so startruck I didnt pay attention or asked him questions about playing. He was super nice and took pictures with everybody. AND I got one of his guitar picks! Thanks MAB!
I started playing guitar again as a part of therapy from medical issues, I love learning & videos like Michaels really encourage me. Wow ! What a great guitarist sharing his insights for average players with wannabe ambition. When my grandkids sat on my lap & watched this with me, they were awed as well. A mini Strat lefty guitar is the price I paid for sharing your video with my 6 year old granddaughter. Thanks for the motivation.
Considering myself a (amateer) jazz guitar player I found this lesson by far better than what other guitar teacher did deliver: explanations are clear and logical, so everyone should understand what sweep picking is all about. Among all, I learned that it requires a lot of practiice to let sweeping sound well. Thanks a lot, Michael.
One of my all-time favorite guitarists. And a genuinely nice person and sharing instructor, as it comes across in this helpful video. I have been a fan since the late 80s or early 90s when I got him to autograph my Gibson Wayne Charvel, at a guitar demo somewhere in Texas. Glad he's still around and sharing his knowledge.
I give Michael credit where it's due, because I don't think I'd have the patience to play the same slow arpeggio 1,000 times in a row. He's dedicated, I'll give him that.
6672rock if you wanna sweep you gotta out the time in man. A lot of shredders have spent countless hours day on end to be better. I spent about a year playing nearly 10 hours a day with minimal breaks to be able to play some vai and a lot of children of bodom amongst other leads. Worth it in the end though 😎
Thats the only way to learn it. A metronome makes your proggessiin 2x faster though. I never used a metronome until I learned arpeggios and thought to myself, why havent I been using this from the beginning?
@@cambell9 hahaha yes! You begin to feel the sweep more than play the sweep. Big difference. Especially with basic picking exercises, you don't really realize how inconsistent your playing is until you play to a metronome. Slow here, fast in this part, slowed down a bit, then fast again just to make it in time.
It´s like my guitar teacher said: "The key to sweeping well is not about being able to move your fingers really fast, it´s about how slow can your brain process a fast movement, and how do you do that? By starting out slow and getting used to the motion of it"
I couldn't see somebody needing any more than what's in this video to get everything down that it shows. So complete, and such a rare (as videos go) total connection with the newbie. No racing ahead; every note is explained, you really couldn't ask for anything better for instruction. Then it's just a matter of 10,000 practice runs until you get it down. It's so rare to find somebody with this much skill who's also this adept at teaching beginners. This video is a rare gift for somebody who is serious about learning.
I have never been a huge fan of shredders, sure it is cool and all, but ive never liked it anyway.. But this video is awsome! Really good way to show how it is done with sweeps and all of that! He has really made me open my eyes for his playing again and seem like such a nice guy.
Alfons Pettersson I never got the appeal of shredding either, I mean, yea, it's technically impressive I guess but it should be more about the music, not how fast u can play. I prefer focusing on rhythm and timing to express feelings. Ive been more open to metal recently but I just shake my head at all these shredding videos that all sound the same
+givlyh k eyjhe... Michael is one of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet. A real gentleman, with no ego whatsoever, and he's probably forgotten more about music that most people ever learn.
+Alfons Pettersson He's nearly annoyingly nice. lol... I emailed him one time and he personally emailed me back. It was pre-RUclips days when I had emailed him, so the questions I asked him weren't commonly known yet. Now, I'd say he doesn't respond because he can just say what he wants in a RUclips video.
As a guitarist playing Club 7921 for 30 years I can honestly say that Michael Angelo Batio is the greatest guitarist in the history of mankind and I don't give a damn what you say ...or who you are !!
MAB is the best. He can play anything, and play it perfect. His speed, accuracy and economy of motion is a thing to behold. And where he really separates himself from others is he just doesn't focus on the "smoke and mirrors" and play blinding fast just for the sake of saying "hey, look at me" It is musical, it is well thought out and most of all, it rocks. A guy like, I don't know...Vinnie Vincent for example. Ok, so you can pick at 200 bpm. But it just does not sound musical or natural. Just fast.
I don't believe in "bests" and MAB himself would disagree with such a statement. Check out Shawn Lane if you want to see a guitarist MAB had an immense amount of respect for. Unfortunately he's no longer with us but his technique was terrifyingly good.
And another thing, I know about Michael's talent. Don't tell me about his talent. Tell me you understand how hard he has worked. I respect two things about Michael: he's a gentleman and he has a great work ethic. People don't give him credit for the hours he puts in. Dude rocks but he rocks at things during practice that we don't want to bother with, the details, the repetition, the perfecting of technique. Learn from this man's work ethic!
Blessed, and gifted with talent,, if he put the same time into a violin as he did the guitar,,he would be a master virtuoso,, on, or close to the level of a Paganini.
Damn, I never thought of that. Imagine MAB choosing the Violin as his weapon of choice. Boggles the mind at the sounds he would have created. Love the guys humbleness.
Met the dude at a guitar demo in a little music shop one time. Extremely nice guy! He says "listen to how good these guitars sound even with this plastic cover still on the pickups"... That was funny!
You “used to think”he was a flash in the pan?He’s been doing this since the early ‘80s.Just say you weren’t born yet and knew nothing about him until the not very distant past or even recently.
@makita Ask yourself this: If you spent your entire life doing something you love and are obviously dedicated to it, for somebody to try to call you a flash in the pan...isn’t that literally the opposite of what you are? Wouldn’t be fair to judge you like that would it?
Saw Joe Feingold..a local guitar legend from South Bend Indiana...Play with the Man...both were really BADASS!..Joe is a phenomenal guitarist..one of the few that stand out in my mind where Im from...but micheal was just an inspirational player..his technique is sooo tight that,,I dont think I ve ever heard him play a sour note!.....Both are true to their instruments and both can play circles around most of the "other" players I know.. AAANNNDDDD... Micheal was such a true gentleman and artist...if you have seen his videos and such..you can see he is truely a great person......ROCK ON BROTHER!
I told myself it's time to learn sweeping, started practicing over some videos. Then I was wondering "who is the greatest at picking fast and maintaining crystal clear notes?". Mr. Batio instantly poped in my head and found this video, he never disappoints! A true legend!
I'll bet he is a really nice fellow. None of us are angels, but I suspect people who know him well tend to like him. My sweeps really have never been right, I do other things well but I have known my sweeps have never been right. I just thought "seek out the Master's advice". I have confidence that he has now shown me the road to sweeps that I will be satisfied with. Being obscenely over educated, I have listened to a lot of teachers. It is a rare person in my experience who not only "knows his stuff", but who also is a great teacher. Thanks MAB!
I met him in a little bar in romford (uk) back in the 90's. I was blown away by his playing and nervously asked him to sign a vhs of his lessons. I still have never really mastered arpeggios. He was a nice guy 👍
Just so people don't get confused: A sweep and a rake is not the same thing. Sweeping is as described/taught in the video Raking is fret muting (and less commonly, palm muting) a bunch of notes on different strings before picking a final, un-muted note. Here's an example: e------------------------5~~~~~ Key: x = Fret mute B-----------------6x--------------- ~ = Vibrato G----------7x---------------------- D-----7x--------------------------- A----------------------------------- E-----------------------------------
VoidSixx I know exactly what you are saying. However, MAB is talking about BEFORE the term "sweep picking" became the universally recognized term for this techniqe. I have seen old tab books (sometimes with a cassette tape - if you are old enough to have those!), and even some old instructional VHS videos, where the term "rake picking" was used to describe sweeps. It took a few years for everyone to use the same term sweep picking.
You can palm mute any type of picking, those are two different things. What you say is probably unnecessarily made up terminology to distinguish indistinct stuff (a.k.a. bullshit).
This is the man to listen to when it comes to guitar playing. Not because he is fast or anything like that. It's because he is clear and concise about what he says, knows how to slow it down and gives more than one example. This man was made to be a teacher in terms of playing guitar because his patience shows. Its just a plus he is considered one of the fastest if not the fastest guitar players in the world. This allows him to show examples slow, medium and fast and ungodly fast. He also seems like a really nice guy.
Michael is a genius and a very talented player. What I find funny is how you have posters come in and say negative things about the technique. "I've never understood why", "Blah blah blah". You notice how you don't see the same comments on a Eric Clapton video? It's because he was "Slow hand" and any experienced guitarist can play every lick Clapton can. However to achieve what Michael does.....you have to be a EXCEPTIONAL guitarist and those who talk shit are the ones who are not exceptional and should stay with playing Clapton.
SuperPsychoterror I Totally agree with your comment , MAB Is an amazing player , I believe people watch him and are pissed 😡 they don't have the skills and lash out , Haters should start respecting Living legends 👍✌🏼😎
I like watching his videos to learn and improve technique or add new concepts to my playing, but I don't really care for his music. Take away all that raw technical skill and, musically, I don't find it all that interesting. I'm not really sure why people need to fight so much about guitar players, though. Insecurity? Immaturity? Just play what you want to play and stop worrying so much about other people's opinions.
SuperPsychoterror Music is not about being exceptional, you’ve got it wrong there haha. Music is about playing what you find sounding good and what appeals to you (having fun, remember?). Imo this is very impressive, but i’m not interested in playing like this (im not bashing it, thats silly).
My Guitar Teacher keeps saying that Mr. Batio's skill is nothing... I don't know, I think he's just Jealous of what Mr. Batio can do with his guitar. 😑
@@km-jp2sc there are millions of legendary guitarists... with soul.... the thing is Batio can play anything anyone in the world can with either hand.... and practically nobody can do what he can with both hands..... But i get it ... super shedding kinda loses the point of music.... Nobody is going to whistle or hum this stuff.... it's definitely not catchy....
I would simply just say show me how simple it is... then when he makes it a mess... get another teachernot to mention a real musician doesn't snub others. different styles different skill levels... its all good if it sounds good. if its played clean and especially if its original I could care less about how hard it is to play. that's garbage. difficulty will never equal perfection. sometimes the absence of what some might call technical playing just sounds better. if it sounds good its good. period
Great idea to slow it down and "lock it in" or build the "muscle memory" then focus on the speed, feel, and art. As a frontman that's the only way I CAN learn solos! Never thought to apply it to my nemesis sweep picking! Thanks Michael Rokkon! \m/
you are right mr. Michelangelo you have to start slow I've had to learn this in order to climb to the next level on the guitar I used to always think I had to jump into everything fast. but I never got over humps that way. you have to crawl before you can walk you are absolutely right sir. Thank you for the lesson.
morans dont comment by looking his face ... he has made this channel for guiding other guitar player out there .. so u morans dnt make fun of him .. _l_
I’ve met this guy a few times, he’s not real easy listen to at his clinics or at his shows. He tried to be too funny every time I saw him. He’s actually very palatable here and very knowledgeable as a teacher. Wish he’d of been like this the first time I met him 25 years ago. You can any listen to someone talk like Beavis and Butthead for so long, no matter how good they are on the guitar. Good lesson.
Ohh my fucking God He changed his hair :D That´s like impossible haha, he stucked with his mushroom kinda looking for such a long time... I think this looks better, :D Well beside of that, this guy is masterclass, seriously one of the best shredders ever. And he´s really cool and a nice person! Saw him 2 times
Ahm,,,. yeah as it is by most of musicians ? or are you best friend with them ? It was a workshop and we talked a lot with him, he was very kind and answered all the questions, plus he was funny and very open to everyone....that´s exactly waht I said in my comment. And that´s how most people talk, who have seen Batio. So what´s your god damn problem ?
He is perhaps the best teacher of guitar..... This is the god of guitar ... There can't be a better teacher than him... Not even kirk hammet or malmsteen
Well, I threw that Am pattern into my practice routine, going through it slowly at first to build the muscle memory. I would take a break every 5 minutes or so to play other things so I wouldn't get bored. In a little over an hour I'm up to 141 bpm (quarter notes) before it falls apart and gets messy. Hopefully tomorrow will be faster. I'm not expecting to play that fast this year but hopefully I can clean up my sweep picking. Its weird that I can get lessons from legendary players for free. Love the future.
This video is like a message from the universe to me hahaha because i was looking for a video like THIS! so simple, so nice! thank you so much Batio hahaha 🤘🦇🔥
It's funny, I first discovered MAB and Speed Kills back in high school.. close to 15 years ago. I've sort of rediscovered him lately and it's really striking me how good technically this guy is and how cool he is to share his knowledge about technique.
What a brilliant player. Seems like a really nice guy too. I'm assuming that he's playing a custom guitar. Love the finish. Thanks for explaining sweep picking so clearly.
Young MAB: "You watch Mr. Coruthers, I'm gonna keep on practicing , and one day I'm gonna be the fastest sweeper in the world..." Boss: "Good...you can start by sweeping the floor!"
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I like how he actually tells you how to play it instead of just malmsteening the whole time. Cheers!
brandon are you making a reference to steve stine? hehehehehe
Malmsteen is such a god dam wanker compared to Batio. Sloppy vs. Perfect
@@superdog797 yngwie is precise player too dont hate because he cant teach like MAB but he is a good player, but sometimes I hate yngwies ego, and he didnt play his song in live like in a record, too much shred but I cannot doubt his skills
@@debuhokontra2006 Yngwie is skilled but when I hear him play in various contexts he doesn't sound like a virtuoso.
@@superdog797 in what way?
I've been playing guitar for over twenty years, and Michael Angelo and his instructional videos are hands down the most useful and clear videos you can possibly find. He takes the time to explain the why of every exercise and points out any potential errors most guitarist would make. An incredible teacher.
It doesn't matter how good you are, there's about a years worth of information in this 13 minute video. Invaluable, thanks Mike.
Batio's "medium speed" did the Kessel run in 12 parsecs.
josh draken Thats a Good One
Less than 12 parsecs.
Awesome.
The Michaellinium Falcon 😄🤣
😂 😂 😂
Man, he’s damn good at explaining this.
"...when you play it at a medium speed..."
7:00
Yeah. Medium.
XD
BRUH
never....ahhha
i gave you the 100 like.....
IVZ 1990
Haha, thanks I suppose! :D
This is seriously the most helpful sweep picking guide I found after searching for a while. You explain it so well
He is a father of sweep u know. Who will explain it better than creator himself.
@@АнтонМакаренко-э9р nope, sweep picking has been around before MAB
Антон Макаренко Frank Zappa was sweep picking decades before him
It's cause everyone else is trying to sell their lessons, this is the lesson, not the pitch.
I met MAB on one of his guitar clinics. He was super nice, and awesome. I was so startruck I didnt pay attention or asked him questions about playing. He was super nice and took pictures with everybody. AND I got one of his guitar picks! Thanks MAB!
“But I only used one pick”
Me: *puts down the other 5 picks in my hand*
Here I was using 6 picks between my fingers. The answer was using just one
It all make sense now
Ah yes, it all becomes clear
Y'all are clowns. Not in a bad way. Thanks for the laughs. 😂
I started playing guitar again as a part of therapy from medical issues, I love learning & videos like Michaels really encourage me. Wow ! What a great guitarist sharing his insights for average players with wannabe ambition. When my grandkids sat on my lap & watched this with me, they were awed as well. A mini Strat lefty guitar is the price I paid for sharing your video with my 6 year old granddaughter. Thanks for the motivation.
Coolest shredder on the planet, he tries to show people his tricks and actually slows it down so the average person can learn. Cool dude right there!
Considering myself a (amateer) jazz guitar player I found this lesson by far better than what other guitar teacher did deliver: explanations are clear and logical, so everyone should understand what sweep picking is all about.
Among all, I learned that it requires a lot of practiice to let sweeping sound well.
Thanks a lot, Michael.
Michael Angelo you are one of the greatest!! Thank you for being you!
Such a humble and accessable instructor 👍 Everyone knows he's The shred King but no ego and zero BS !
One of my all-time favorite guitarists. And a genuinely nice person and sharing instructor, as it comes across in this helpful video. I have been a fan since the late 80s or early 90s when I got him to autograph my Gibson Wayne Charvel, at a guitar demo somewhere in Texas. Glad he's still around and sharing his knowledge.
Most people can play well, but this guy also an excellent teacher also..
Most people cannot play as well as they think 😂
Wrong, most people play like ass
I give Michael credit where it's due, because I don't think I'd have the patience to play the same slow arpeggio 1,000 times in a row. He's dedicated, I'll give him that.
6672rock if you wanna sweep you gotta out the time in man. A lot of shredders have spent countless hours day on end to be better. I spent about a year playing nearly 10 hours a day with minimal breaks to be able to play some vai and a lot of children of bodom amongst other leads. Worth it in the end though 😎
Thats the only way to learn it. A metronome makes your proggessiin 2x faster though. I never used a metronome until I learned arpeggios and thought to myself, why havent I been using this from the beginning?
@@cambell9 but the results though...
@@cambell9 hahaha yes! You begin to feel the sweep more than play the sweep. Big difference. Especially with basic picking exercises, you don't really realize how inconsistent your playing is until you play to a metronome. Slow here, fast in this part, slowed down a bit, then fast again just to make it in time.
There was no Internet back then so.. it checks out
It´s like my guitar teacher said: "The key to sweeping well is not about being able to move your fingers really fast, it´s about how slow can your brain process a fast movement, and how do you do that? By starting out slow and getting used to the motion of it"
But the fast motions are not the same as the slow ones
At least in my experience practicing speed
This is the most great vid about sweep. Totally bullshit-less. Slowly and clearly spoken, shown and displayed. Perfect! Many thanks for this!
I couldn't see somebody needing any more than what's in this video to get everything down that it shows. So complete, and such a rare (as videos go) total connection with the newbie. No racing ahead; every note is explained, you really couldn't ask for anything better for instruction. Then it's just a matter of 10,000 practice runs until you get it down. It's so rare to find somebody with this much skill who's also this adept at teaching beginners. This video is a rare gift for somebody who is serious about learning.
I have never been a huge fan of shredders, sure it is cool and all, but ive never liked it anyway.. But this video is awsome! Really good way to show how it is done with sweeps and all of that! He has really made me open my eyes for his playing again and seem like such a nice guy.
Alfons Pettersson I never got the appeal of shredding either, I mean, yea, it's technically impressive I guess but it should be more about the music, not how fast u can play. I prefer focusing on rhythm and timing to express feelings. Ive been more open to metal recently but I just shake my head at all these shredding videos that all sound the same
+Alfons Pettersson He is very down to earth and very funny (well at the workshop he did anyway). He's also humble. Regards.
+LosoIAm Really? Cuz I feel like he's just egoistic fuck trying to show off.
+givlyh k eyjhe... Michael is one of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet. A real gentleman, with no ego whatsoever, and he's probably forgotten more about music that most people ever learn.
+Alfons Pettersson He's nearly annoyingly nice. lol... I emailed him one time and he personally emailed me back. It was pre-RUclips days when I had emailed him, so the questions I asked him weren't commonly known yet. Now, I'd say he doesn't respond because he can just say what he wants in a RUclips video.
MICHAEL !!! WHERE ARE THE KEYS TO MY LAMBORGHINI ???
FUCK YEAH !!!! YOU PROMISED US ON SPEED KILLS
hahahah
ya6655 just get yourself the keys to a camaro ss and u will do just fine
ya6655 hahahahaha
ya6655 is this yngwie?
As a guitarist playing Club 7921 for 30 years I can honestly say that Michael Angelo Batio is the greatest guitarist in the history of mankind and I don't give a damn what you say ...or who you are !!
He reminds me of Randy roads some time michael batio
Nah...he is good but no one is better than Andy James. Lol
This guy can play. Great shredder. And he teaches well too.
MAB is the best. He can play anything, and play it perfect. His speed, accuracy and economy of motion is a thing to behold. And where he really separates himself from others is he just doesn't focus on the "smoke and mirrors" and play blinding fast just for the sake of saying "hey, look at me" It is musical, it is well thought out and most of all, it rocks. A guy like, I don't know...Vinnie Vincent for example. Ok, so you can pick at 200 bpm. But it just does not sound musical or natural. Just fast.
I don't believe in "bests" and MAB himself would disagree with such a statement. Check out Shawn Lane if you want to see a guitarist MAB had an immense amount of respect for. Unfortunately he's no longer with us but his technique was terrifyingly good.
And another thing, I know about Michael's talent. Don't tell me about his talent. Tell me you understand how hard he has worked. I respect two things about Michael: he's a gentleman and he has a great work ethic. People don't give him credit for the hours he puts in. Dude rocks but he rocks at things during practice that we don't want to bother with, the details, the repetition, the perfecting of technique. Learn from this man's work ethic!
MAB is a freakish technician, and a cool guy. He plays what he likes; some people like it, some don't. So be it.
Blessed, and gifted with talent,, if he put the same time into a violin as he did the guitar,,he would be a master virtuoso,, on, or close to the level of a Paganini.
He can play 2 guitar necks at once!
Damn, I never thought of that. Imagine MAB choosing the Violin as his weapon of choice. Boggles the mind at the sounds he would have created. Love the guys humbleness.
Met the dude at a guitar demo in a little music shop one time. Extremely nice guy! He says "listen to how good these guitars sound even with this plastic cover still on the pickups"... That was funny!
Best sweep picking lesson I've seen so far. Thanks!!!
MAB is the real deal, one hell of a cool guy ! I’ve sat inches from him and watched in awe ... Mind blowing speed with precision...
I used to think this dude was just flash in the pan but now I see he's the real deal. This was a helpful video. Thank you.
You “used to think”he was a flash in the pan?He’s been doing this since the early ‘80s.Just say you weren’t born yet and knew nothing about him until the not very distant past or even recently.
@@Carvin5150CFH Well if the "not distant past" is 15 years ago when I found out about him whatever floats your boat buddy.
@makita Ask yourself this: If you spent your entire life doing something you love and are obviously dedicated to it, for somebody to try to call you a flash in the pan...isn’t that literally the opposite of what you are? Wouldn’t be fair to judge you like that would it?
@@Carvin5150CFH Why are you taking it so personally? Are you Michael Angelo Batio?
Saw Joe Feingold..a local guitar legend from South Bend Indiana...Play with the Man...both were really BADASS!..Joe is a phenomenal guitarist..one of the few that stand out in my mind where Im from...but micheal was just an inspirational player..his technique is sooo tight that,,I dont think I ve ever heard him play a sour note!.....Both are true to their instruments and both can play circles around most of the "other" players I know..
AAANNNDDDD... Micheal was such a true gentleman and artist...if you have seen his videos and such..you can see he is truely a great person......ROCK ON BROTHER!
This guy is so humble. I became a fan of him!
7:00 "Medium" speed... Medium my ass..
Bence Patyi 😂😂😂
slow to medium is like a bicycle to aeroplane
Slow to medium = slug to motorbike
Bence Patyi hahahahaha.... Its not easy...
Bence Patyi yeah... Lol
Guitarists don’t realise how lucky they are to have this kind of knowledge at ther finger tips on RUclips it’s crazy
absolutely, yet getting out there as a guitarist is very hard now bc there are so many alien prodigies
I told myself it's time to learn sweeping, started practicing over some videos. Then I was wondering "who is the greatest at picking fast and maintaining crystal clear notes?". Mr. Batio instantly poped in my head and found this video, he never disappoints! A true legend!
I'll bet he is a really nice fellow. None of us are angels, but I suspect people who know him well tend to like him. My sweeps really have never been right, I do other things well but I have known my sweeps have never been right. I just thought "seek out the Master's advice". I have confidence that he has now shown me the road to sweeps that I will be satisfied with. Being obscenely over educated, I have listened to a lot of teachers. It is a rare person in my experience who not only "knows his stuff", but who also is a great teacher. Thanks MAB!
I used to figuratively play keyboard style riffs but after watching this video I can play them literally
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MEDIUM SPEED??!!
🎶 A very knowledgeable guitar player/ teacher who has studied for a long time and gracious enough to show how the master's play 🎸.
I met him in a little bar in romford (uk) back in the 90's. I was blown away by his playing and nervously asked him to sign a vhs of his lessons. I still have never really mastered arpeggios. He was a nice guy 👍
Awesome lesson! I never tried to learn sweep picking but I seen this in the latest GW mag and
I will give it shot. Well explained lesson.
Just so people don't get confused:
A sweep and a rake is not the same thing.
Sweeping is as described/taught in the video
Raking is fret muting (and less commonly, palm muting) a bunch of notes on different strings before picking a final, un-muted note.
Here's an example:
e------------------------5~~~~~ Key: x = Fret mute
B-----------------6x--------------- ~ = Vibrato
G----------7x----------------------
D-----7x---------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------
VoidSixx I know exactly what you are saying. However, MAB is talking about BEFORE the term "sweep picking" became the universally recognized term for this techniqe. I have seen old tab books (sometimes with a cassette tape - if you are old enough to have those!), and even some old instructional VHS videos, where the term "rake picking" was used to describe sweeps. It took a few years for everyone to use the same term sweep picking.
VoidSixx thats a great explanation
Raking is best demonstrated by Gojira.
You can palm mute any type of picking, those are two different things. What you say is probably unnecessarily made up terminology to distinguish indistinct stuff (a.k.a. bullshit).
Or nirvana smelks like rake spirit
This is the man to listen to when it comes to guitar playing. Not because he is fast or anything like that. It's because he is clear and concise about what he says, knows how to slow it down and gives more than one example. This man was made to be a teacher in terms of playing guitar because his patience shows.
Its just a plus he is considered one of the fastest if not the fastest guitar players in the world. This allows him to show examples slow, medium and fast and ungodly fast. He also seems like a really nice guy.
batio is a really great teacher. calm voice and precision in detail
Michael is a genius and a very talented player. What I find funny is how you have posters come in and say negative things about the technique. "I've never understood why", "Blah blah blah". You notice how you don't see the same comments on a Eric Clapton video? It's because he was "Slow hand" and any experienced guitarist can play every lick Clapton can. However to achieve what Michael does.....you have to be a EXCEPTIONAL guitarist and those who talk shit are the ones who are not exceptional and should stay with playing Clapton.
SuperPsychoterror I Totally agree with your comment , MAB Is an amazing player , I believe people watch him and are pissed 😡 they don't have the skills and lash out , Haters should start respecting Living legends 👍✌🏼😎
I like watching his videos to learn and improve technique or add new concepts to my playing, but I don't really care for his music. Take away all that raw technical skill and, musically, I don't find it all that interesting.
I'm not really sure why people need to fight so much about guitar players, though. Insecurity? Immaturity? Just play what you want to play and stop worrying so much about other people's opinions.
what i find funny is how, despite your acting as Michael's personal virtual youtube jihadi, he never sent you adoption papers in the mail
SuperPsychoterror awesome and well put comment, :)
SuperPsychoterror Music is not about being exceptional, you’ve got it wrong there haha. Music is about playing what you find sounding good and what appeals to you (having fun, remember?). Imo this is very impressive, but i’m not interested in playing like this (im not bashing it, thats silly).
This is definitely the clearest I've seen sweeping explained. 🤘
This is the best lesson I've seen on this topic. Plus he Sounds like Kasey Kasem.
My Guitar Teacher keeps saying that Mr. Batio's skill is nothing... I don't know, I think he's just Jealous of what Mr. Batio can do with his guitar. 😑
U speak 100% truth.... all are completely jealous haters. Batio is GOAT.
Batio is STALe....................go listen to Rick Graham on here.......its possible to shred with TASTE.
@@km-jp2sc there are millions of legendary guitarists... with soul....
the thing is Batio can play anything anyone in the world can with either hand.... and practically nobody can do what he can with both hands.....
But i get it ... super shedding kinda loses the point of music....
Nobody is going to whistle or hum this stuff.... it's definitely not catchy....
I would simply just say show me how simple it is... then when he makes it a mess... get another teachernot to mention a real musician doesn't snub others. different styles different skill levels... its all good if it sounds good. if its played clean and especially if its original I could care less about how hard it is to play. that's garbage. difficulty will never equal perfection. sometimes the absence of what some might call technical playing just sounds better. if it sounds good its good. period
@@danielcarper1060 ....... Vinnie moore---Yngwie-----jason becker---marty friedman . Go listen to them. Batio is stale and mechanical....Zero feel.
WHERE IS THE FRINGE?
the fringe has left the building xD
Dog groomer wasn’t around this week
Yo ni verga entiendo
Is spanglinsh
A really talented educator. Not a huge fan of the style but his voice tone and sincerity makes me want to listen and learn.
Very well described, great examples as well. Your an excellent teacher my dude.
dat medium speed tho
tho
@@besteverepicmillennial5927 tho
@@sundigest1121 tho
@@無名のバカ tho
tho
You're one of the greatest and inspirational guitarists of all time MAB.awesome guitar tips, guitar lessons.great speed.
Great idea to slow it down and "lock it in" or build the "muscle memory" then focus on the speed, feel, and art. As a frontman that's the only way I CAN learn solos! Never thought to apply it to my nemesis sweep picking! Thanks Michael Rokkon! \m/
Anyone else notice he was playing an A flat arpeggio the entire time and not an A natural arpeggio?
***** Guitar tuned down half a step, its easier to refer the strings etc as if they weren't for simplicity
Him: "here's the chord in slow speed"
Me: "sweet, got it"
Him: "Here's medium speed"
*throws guitar out the window*
you are right mr. Michelangelo you have to start slow I've had to learn this in order to climb to the next level on the guitar I used to always think I had to jump into everything fast. but I never got over humps that way. you have to crawl before you can walk you are absolutely right sir. Thank you for the lesson.
The best guitar player I have ever listened to
Practicing slowly ... as I've heard elsewhere, "Slow is smooth and smooth is fast!"
one of the most underrated guitarist
very creative
Michael is a good clear teacher
So when did Michael became an old lady?
+roteira ask bruce jenner. it's a new trend
he looks funny, like he's had some kind of work done to his face
+ya6655 that hair keeps getting better
morans dont comment by looking his face ...
he has made this channel for guiding other guitar player out there ..
so u morans dnt make fun of him .. _l_
Sanjay Lopchan
what's a "moran"?
remembers kids, dont bars your sweepses
I knew you would be here lmao
So..is there gonna be a new season or what?
+Fire Marshall Bill no more dethklok adult swim was being dildos, galaktikon 2 is coming soon thoughs!
Skwisgaar Skwigelf Awesome!
Wait, imposters. You amments me!!! You can'ts even copies me!
I’ve met this guy a few times, he’s not real easy listen to at his clinics or at his shows. He tried to be too funny every time I saw him. He’s actually very palatable here and very knowledgeable as a teacher. Wish he’d of been like this the first time I met him 25 years ago. You can any listen to someone talk like Beavis and Butthead for so long, no matter how good they are on the guitar. Good lesson.
Michael Angelo Batio is one of my inspirations in music
Ohh my fucking God He changed his hair :D That´s like impossible haha, he stucked with his mushroom kinda looking for such a long time... I think this looks better, :D
Well beside of that, this guy is masterclass, seriously one of the best shredders ever. And he´s really cool and a nice person! Saw him 2 times
Ahm,,,. yeah as it is by most of musicians ? or are you best friend with them ? It was a workshop and we talked a lot with him, he was very kind and answered all the questions, plus he was funny and very open to everyone....that´s exactly waht I said in my comment. And that´s how most people talk, who have seen Batio. So what´s your god damn problem ?
He seems very humble. Thanks Michael.
Attending a guitar clinic back in the day at a local music store that Michael was teaching. Michael is definitely a shredder.
Goddamn that guitar is all over the place but I love it
When I played this at batio speed my dad was like this is why your single😂
He is perhaps the best teacher of guitar..... This is the god of guitar ... There can't be a better teacher than him... Not even kirk hammet or malmsteen
This awesome to see . I am still at only two note arpeggios but after watching this I might try and add a third note in there .
Literally...
He's a great teacher and player. Great explanations.
Pretty Cool video, thanks for posting this video.
I met him once in Lexington Kentucky, back in the day.
lol. "We thought they were called rakes because of the way that you sweep your arm"
Santos Jezebel that made me laugh too
just by watching your tutorial once I have become your subscriber, it's almost unbelievable
Well, I threw that Am pattern into my practice routine, going through it slowly at first to build the muscle memory. I would take a break every 5 minutes or so to play other things so I wouldn't get bored. In a little over an hour I'm up to 141 bpm (quarter notes) before it falls apart and gets messy. Hopefully tomorrow will be faster. I'm not expecting to play that fast this year but hopefully I can clean up my sweep picking. Its weird that I can get lessons from legendary players for free. Love the future.
Is that Howard Stern on guitar?
I don't get it
That's Howard Sterns mom.
That's a stern sweep
Me when i try to sweep 6:12
"You have to practice this slow" ;)
This video is like a message from the universe to me hahaha because i was looking for a video like THIS! so simple, so nice!
thank you so much Batio hahaha 🤘🦇🔥
It's funny, I first discovered MAB and Speed Kills back in high school.. close to 15 years ago. I've sort of rediscovered him lately and it's really striking me how good technically this guy is and how cool he is to share his knowledge about technique.
Ok...Who's Mom is this?
Probably Jesus'
Fire Marshall Bill
I lol'ed so hard at this 😂😂😂
7:00
2X SPEED OMG I'M DYING LMAO
A monster player & a totally GREAT HUMAN BEING too!!!!
What a beautiful Dean guitar Mr. Batio
I laughed so hard when I hear this 👉..anybody can play.."prek prek prek prek"...😂😂 🍻
Where is his mushroon style :(
A very nice lesson about sweep picking.
Learned that lick 25 years ago, didn’t know you invented it, very cool, also I still suck at the lick, hopefully this helps
that medium speed tho LMAO
sir you are so awesome!.. makes me want to give up or go for it!! I Am gonna go for it!!!
That's my boy !!!! The world's best of the best in the world !!! 💓😀🤗
Always will be the maestro of shred....!
arpegios not a myth anymore....20 years ago it was a miracle to play it, today many educational vieos helped the masses to learn
If only he'd "buckle down" and practice, this guy could go places in the music world...🤣🤣🤣
What a brilliant player.
Seems like a really nice guy too.
I'm assuming that he's playing a custom guitar. Love the finish.
Thanks for explaining sweep picking so clearly.
Young MAB: "You watch Mr. Coruthers, I'm gonna keep on practicing , and one day I'm gonna be the fastest sweeper in the world..."
Boss: "Good...you can start by sweeping the floor!"