im not sure, need some help - Guitars101

jemshredder1283 · 04-01-2005, 09:11 PM

hey, well, ive been playing ugitar for about 8 months now, and im pretty good for what i am. But i need some help, im not sure how to get myself better. I want better speed as well as control in both my pick hand and my fret hand. What should i do to build this up? if i can do this, id probly become much better than i am. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks for your time.

andrewtheshreddr · 04-01-2005, 09:15 PM

try practising chromatic and scale sequences (check out paul gilbert's exercises)... also its very important to practise "playing with feel" as well... try playing certain things to evoke certain moods.
good luck

jemshredder1283 · 04-02-2005, 06:07 AM

thanks. and with the paul gilbert, is that a book or like a stie or something?

andrewtheshreddr · 04-02-2005, 06:12 AM

instructional videos..

andrewtheshreddr · 04-02-2005, 06:14 AM

also you should check out the racer x song: scarified
paul gilbert's playing there is really cool. its a good exercise in picking and string skipping.. also some sweeps.. take things slowly at first, then after you're comfortable playing it, speed it up a little....
and i highly recommend practising to a metronome or a drum machine

jemshredder1283 · 04-02-2005, 09:59 AM

okay, thanks. wow his site is wierd, lol