War Admiral":3601ypo9 said:What I found to be very "rut busting", I love that term... is to take for example a 3 note per string run on 2 strings like 5-7-8 on the b string and 5-7-8 on the e string then back down 7-5 on the e string and 8-7 on the b string then start over...you get the idea of going up and down. Now take the metronome and accent the divisions at a speed where you can easily get cleanly. Start with triplets..accents always falling on different notes in the pattern until you come around where you started.
Ex. 5-7-8 on the b string, 5-7-8 on the e string, 7-5 on the e string-8 on the b string, 7-5-7 on the b string, 8 on the b string-5-7 on the e string, 8-7-5 on the e string, 8-7-5 on the b string 7-8 on the b string-5 on the e string...etc. Always alternate pick accenting the DOWN, up, down...Up, down, up...Down, up down...etc. pattern.
War Admiral":8uzvipqe said:Don't just do your accents with your pick, accent with your fretting finger too, sync them up! This works wonders for the brain and your mechanics.
War Admiral":11s8xo71 said:Now take the metronome and accent the divisions at a speed where you can easily get cleanly.
You're right about it not being mentioned before...it might of been but I don't recall by who. Anyways, its something I stumbled apon by seeing great players rattling off precise runs and a buddy of mine that was just fucking sick like that. It was like they were ALWAYS hammering like little pistons even when the were picking...if you know what I mean. Fast clean attack with the right hand AND the left.hank":3te9l9yq said:War Admiral":3te9l9yq said:Don't just do your accents with your pick, accent with your fretting finger too, sync them up! This works wonders for the brain and your mechanics.
Makes a lot of sense and I'm surprised I've never seen this proposed before. Going to have to try this for sure. But for those of us using jumbo frets (or scalloped fretboards) it's probably going to be harder since it will take a little extra finesse not to over press and go sharp. I guess the key as always will be to start very very slow
A beginner to intermediate player should ALWAYS use a metronome. When you get the hang of it you can apply it to you favourite scale positions and patterns. You will find that it breaks up your normal behavior of how you will play certain things.hank":tv013xlg said:War Admiral":tv013xlg said:Now take the metronome and accent the divisions at a speed where you can easily get cleanly.
are you also setting the metronome to accent the divisions or just doing that yourself in the playing? Maybe a very beginning beginner should set the metronome to accent the divisions and as you progress remove that?
War Admiral":1bz4n5zp said:A beginner to intermediate player should ALWAYS use a metronome.
ttosh":3k8czsu6 said:In regards to the metronome and the different notes is the below correct?
1 Note per click : 1/4 Note
2 notes per click : 8th Note
3 Notes per click : Triplets
4 Notes per click : 16th Notes
8 Notes per click : 32nd Notes