Does Universal Guitar Technique Exist???

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[@CharlesEBusa]

Privet! I came here after watching Justin Hombach's latest video. Man, I gotta say, I'm amazed at the insane work you've put into this and your skills are mindblowing! Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@ivanblanco.guitarmusic]

X2!!

[@stoOberp]

Which video my man??

[@stevenstahlberg5469]

@@stoOberpit is called “The most controversial guitar lesson” by Justin Hombach

[@eterecosmico7318]

The problem is that some of these guitarists were trained like me in the '80s and' 90s when guitar teaching was in its infancy, it was hard to find suitable material, so it was necessary to invent it. Malmsteen and Gilbert were innovators, and you Anton are a new innovator who is bringing the guitar into the cheek of instruments. Thank you. Even though I've been teaching for years I think I could take your lessons and start over.

[@mokshmeditation]

There was a part in a song's chord chart written as "bridge". I asked my teacher "sir, what is a bridge in a song?" And he showed me the bridge part of the guitar.

[@doormasterjohn]

And I never wanted to find a worse musician. I wanted the best musicians in my bands so we could rule the world as a team

[@Cognitoman]

Troy Grady as wel

[@michael1]

Really? Some fat kid on the internet says Guthrie sucks and you're sold on that. Haha. Oh dear. Thank goodness for Matteo Mancuso who is basically showing why people fretting over picking hands were a mile wide of the mark - you don't even need a pick. Make music.

[@Andreorsel]

Anton, Your picking technique is absolutely the most accurate and efficient there is. If i was much younger i would pay for your school. To old now…61… But i already learned some things by just watching you play which helped me with relaxation and accuracy. Keep on rocking maestro!

[@broing]

To me 64. I am engaged (independently) on his method and is full of optimism.

[@donfaulkner852]

most friendships are part-time positions, As a musician for decades building several bands to the edge of success that ended with some egotistical nonsense, I finally figured out what the common denominator is. The Closer you get to Excellence in your life the more associates you'll lose, people love you when you're average because it makes them comfortable but when you pursue greatness it makes people uncomfortable so be prepared to lose some people on your journey, it's better to cut your losses early to avoid deep resentment caused by extended periods of deception

[@dreamwever87]

My man! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. The hard work put in is very obvious. It is full of helpful information and insight!

[@susanjohnson6276]

And he walks the walk. Not just talk.

[@androidgameplays4every13]

Maestro Anton Oparin, so happy to see you back!

[@ritadecassianunesborges4200]

What an amazing work, I would love to see some video like this about freting hand.

[@SeanAsheOfficial]

This video is wild. Love it. Thanks for producing this.. off to the practice room

[@SeanAsheOfficial]

10 months later and my playing and picking is forever changed!

[@AlexandarShmex]

@@SeanAsheOfficial How is it today man? I don't even play the guitar, I'm a bassist, but this is very interesting to me :D

[@pedrochalkho7629]

This is gold. Thanks, Anton!

[@mustangv1258]

Nice to see these kind of video kinda underground thing to be so specific about these thing which is cool af. Anton thank you, im not shredder but because i changed way how i hold pick i can down pick and do tremolo without any problems 😎💪💪

[@bigmustard3409]

Have been a closed picking handed player for many years, but I never tried reinforcing by pressing my middle into my index until I realized it was what you were doing. Seeing you briefly talk about it in one of your lessons just affirmed my theory on it and it's incredible. Just wanted to comment and say thanks Anton.

[@neartheend666]

Mind elaborating?

[@bigmustard3409]

@@neartheend666 Sorry for the late reply, he talks about it briefly in the 'A Live Lesson with a Student' around the 7min mark. It's basically just for more support on the index finger, really helped me in gripping the pick more sturdily but also with less strain. Hope that helps.

[@neartheend666]

@@bigmustard3409 Yeah, I started doing it as well. I bend my middle finger the same way I do my pointing and then ring and pinky stay straight to mute strings

[@WolfD24]

​@@bigmustard3409 hey man, do you know if his guitar scool is still online, i sent an e mail but i didnt get any reply😢

[@JohnProph]

I studied vladimir zatsiorsky's works several years ago when i was really into powerlifting. Very surprised to hear him mentioned on a guitar channel!

[@iganpparamarta8813]

A bit disappointed you didn’t include Petrucci (again). That ‘revelation’ you mentioned about PG’s string switching really opened up my mind. Used to hate myself that I always hit the string when switch to other string. Now I’m satisfied at least I can pick like my hero PG

[@AR-qn9mq]

Was waiting for Petrucci . Shame not mentioned. He skips strings in some very fast passages and wondered about his technique. Any clues where he fits on Anton's scale?

[@iganpparamarta8813]

@@AR-qn9mq Anton seems to favor string switch using wrist and forearm angle while the arm and elbow are relaxed, JP picks with his elbow locked in but I don't know, man. Anton is a league above anyone. He can see and hear what we think as clean and precise.

[@AR-qn9mq]

@@iganpparamarta8813 That might be a curse though. Music we enjoy, he probably cannot because he's constantly hearing mistakes. Maybe?

[@flashraylaser157]

@@AR-qn9mq Most likely. I'm not as skilled as Anton but I have this problem listening to guitarists. It will also happen to you if you get good with mixing and mastering, thinking things sound horribly mixed that most people wouldn't notice.

[@gitarmats]

This video is like taking the Red Pill of alternate picking.

[@Johnnysmithy24]

I couldn’t say it any better, I was in denial when I first saw it

[@teardownthesun]

So true haha!

[@teardownthesun]

Or the ultimate black pill 😂

[@Cognitoman]

@@teardownthesunhow are you?

[@vincentc.4722]

Anton you're amazing! I just found this video and it's inspired me and confirmed some discoveries I made on my own about technique and my limitations. I have been a guitar teacher for many years, classically trained and with a passion for electric guitar but I am 60 years old, and when I was young nobody was teaching electric the way you do. Now, not everyone wants or needs to play superfast. I'm thinking Jeff Beck here, musicality comes first and Jeff even stopped using a plectrum most of the time, but he had his own way of making you shiver with emotion. Nonetheless, I will watch more of your videos and perhaps join your club. On a side note, I wish you had included even more players in your analysis, like Vai, Satriani, McLaughlin, Gambale...and I wonder how some of my favourite players would fare in your comparison, the ones who have supreme musicality and the elegance of never showing off technique that is not musically needed: Larry Carlton, Paul Jackson, Jr., Lee Ritenour, for example. But anyway thank you Anton, you really bring some precious knowledge with great clarity and you are clearly a very gifted person. With your ability, I am surprised not to find you on the iTunes store. I hope the time will come. (PS: Oh and about Petrucci? He sounds like he could play anything...)

[@pursuethehunter]

On the Yngwie’s Way examples… I couldn’t help but think “Yngway..." missed opportunity. 😅 Glorious video. Seriously thinking about checking out your academy!

[@paulgilbert3139]

47:46 even yngwie would be tired after 30 seconds, that's insane dude 😂

[@user-dw1zb3fh5n]

You are an incredible player and musician

[@FinalSonicJavier973]

Okay... I may be totally wrong, but this is my first time watching the video entirely and taking some mental notes on what you're trying to point out regarding techinque. When discussing recombination, in order to use it to its maximum potential, by not tensing the wrist even a single bit, the hand turns to its natural position, where both forearm muscles are fully relaxed. Thus, this would be "home" for your hand, tensing only in one direction when downpicking or uppicking, being the opposite movement a "move back home". That way, you don't tense up both muscles, increasing your stamina. You achieve this by unlocking your wrist motion, which according to you it requires a special and specific training. And since it's a very small movement, economy picking is inefficient since it requires a larger movement, therefore tensing the forearm. Any other weird or unorthodox hand position as MAB's or Friedman's won't allow the hand freedom to achieve this technique. Additionally, by only focusing on this economical, tension-free and wrist-only movement, in order to improve synchronization, the less info your hand sends to your brain and viceversa, the better. Did I get it right?

[@infinitesimotel]

There are many more to be analyse, perhaps consider making a series of it.

[@hypersonicmonkeybrains3418]

This is a revelation to me, it all makes sense now. You have solved guitar technique. And the biomechanics stuff made sense. Fascinating to see all the different guitarists critiqued, and i would like to see more players studied, particularly Steve Morse.

[@josueesteban7783]

This is my third watching this video. Thanks for all the information you shared. Your explanation about technique seems very logical and realistic. I’m so tired of hearing teachers and other guitar players saying that you should play however you feel comfortable. I’ve practiced a lot in “my comfortable way” and I never got the results I wanted.

[@diegomendivil7101]

Awesome! As someone that was allergic to good technique. I have been taking classes and now can speak to all the benefits proper technique can bring. Still so much to learn and practice.

[@MarcelZuzan]

My respect Anton 👍🏻😊 awesome work !

[@nacienlos70]

I always thought that Guthrie's picking hand looked tense. He is of course a master. But everything seems rushed and a bit tense.

[@livingbeing1113]

Fantastic work and analysis, this is the truth.

[@kyleingle1217]

You have some really good points… I would love to see your analysis on Vinnie Vincent. People either love or hate him. I personally love his playing

[@NickOlivera]

Incredible video! You just opened my eyes... I would like to know what you think about Stephen Taranto's picking technique, cheers from Bolivia 🇧🇴 🤘🏻

[@flashraylaser157]

Stephen and Anton probably have the best technique in the world.

[@stanislavj.2913]

It's great to see this video in english! Btw, why in this video you didn't mention Shawn Lane? His technique is vere very similar to your, except dynamics. Same motion of right hand and same motion of string changing

[@JoelChhangte87]

Great Science Anton.. Any more simple tips about right hand picking techniques.. I learnt a lot from Paul Gilbert's, maybe that's why it seems or maybe I got you're points by somehow !! Enlighten me a bit please.. Thanks

[@justin.hombach]

We nearly released the same video at the same time 😂😂 Awesome video

[@justin.hombach]

Tho you‘re much more in detail

[@lemniscatusofficial]

Bro just got a comment from JUSTIN HOMBACH and didn't respond🥶💀 cold

[@brunocampisi8582]

Excelletn video. It would be awsome if you make another video incluiding Shwan Lane .

[@mokshmeditation]

Finally a video!! Anton, I cannot thank you enough for this lesson. Throughout the entire video it felt like you were talking my thoughts word for word (except the technical stuff which I didn't have the slightest idea). I've been playing roughly for around 12-13 years and been influenced and inspired by so many guitarists. Back in 2010-11 all I had was my teacher, a stave notation copy and cassettes, CDs. We have achieved a lot since then, but at what cost? Nowadays, it's all about copying others, people don't possess any opinion, and the guitarists community is no exception. For example, I always used to say that John Petrucci is an awesome guitarist but very overrated. And people used to mock me, argue with me. Another example: I used to say that Marty is an overrated guitarist and he's not even in the same league with Jason Becker. And literally every guitarists around me used to argue with me that Marty is one of the bests and as good as Becker. Then among more recent guitarists I don't like the sound of Jason Richardson. And a fellow guitarist (who went to a JR-Luke Holland show) told me that Jason is an arrogant guy but that suits him because he is a legendary guitarist. I couldn't argue but deep down inside I knew that my friend was wrong. Then Guthrie and Tim Henson!! Man, I saw Guthrie decades ago when I was trying to learn Tender Surrender. No one knew about him. And now all of a sudden he is "The Guitar God." I am not saying that Guthrie is bad, in fact he's a monster guitarist and a sage of musical knowledge but it is practically impossible that no one knows about him and suddenly everyone loves him. He suddenly became popular because if I say that 'Guthrie is the guitar God' and another person says the same, and then another, then the fourth person will agree with us and say the same, lol. This overrated popularity applied to Guthrie, Tim Henson, Tosin Abasi and many other modern guitarists. N.B. Cannot thank you enough for sharing your knowledge and insights with the world. And I'll never request you to share your knowledge for free because that devalues knowledge. Just a request: please share more insights like this, the smartest ones will catch it and rest will opt for the course. Last but not the least, I was almost 80% correct about all the guitarists you mentioned, except MAB. And I am hoping for a part 2 of this where you can include Brian Carroll (Buckethead), Ron Thal Bumblefoot, Michael Romeo, Andy James, Fraser Edwards & Daniele Gottardo. THANK YOU, CHEERS !!

[@randybuttford4958]

Good on you for mentioning Gottsrdo. He is amazing. Also good on you for knowing Friedman has nowhere NEAR the skill of J Becker.

[@douglasnisbet1189]

The reality is that most guitar players suck. The great players of our time(Anton, Rick Graham, Paul Gilbert etc) all seem to have different techniques. Without doubt Anton has the absolute best picking technique in the world, however other top players still are able to sound extremely good with "lesser" technique.

[@harpsdesire4200]

What about Roy Marchbank?

[@ariehandoko6806]

Please check Roy Marchbank.. unbelievable picking technique

[@raoulmeynard666]

@@harpsdesire4200 Roy is just amazing. I like glenn Proufoot too, who is just a phenomenon.

[@flashraylaser157]

@@harpsdesire4200 Roy's picking technique is very fast but it forces him to pick so insanely close to the saddle that it produces a very undesirable grinding sound. It also leaves him unable to mute whatsoever. He's said that himself. He literally pretty much _has_ to use a string dampener. It's not there just to sound cleaner.

[@flashraylaser157]

Best in the world? It's a toss up between Anton and Stephen Taranto.

[@lukasgraesslin]

Do exactly do we get with those single purchasable lectures (mentioned in the video description)? Is it written instruction material, videos or what exactly?

[@Hellridermetal]

Anton you are amazing, this video is pure gold!... i always wonder, who was your guitar teacher???

[@AntonOparinENG]

My dad:)

[@aphexlane]

Excellent analysis. What are your tonal gear preferences ie; guitars, pickups, amps, strings, tubes etc.?

[@ulrichellison]

Great Video! What would you say about John McLaughlin's picking technique in regard to this list, @Anton ?

[@sethmorrison9476]

i'm also curious of this

[@Stefan-Van-der-Pulst]

Very sloppy I would think...

[@Tunfeld]

my son asks.. dad why are you cursing that guy out? Because he's the best son and daddy can't play like him.. lol

[@pawelos4rpg]

The most thorough video about top players' picking ever! Amazing work Anton! By the way do you ever plan to release some music yourself? I know you have a few pieces around the web and an awesome album from when you were very young but it'd be awesome to hear a whole new album of your solo playing or your band.

[@infinitesimotel]

A compilation of Paganinis caprices would be killer.

[@AntonOparinENG]

Thanks a lot! I definitely will publish it, I'm working on my vocals yet and building a vocal booth currently just to be able to work whenever I want. It's another profession, but I'll do it:) thanks a lot again

[@ariehandoko6806]

Hi Anton, please review Roy Marchbank 😁😁👍

[@lesterguitarist]

Hey man, great video... I´m also a guitar teacher and this video really resonate with me and my research about picking techniques, it all makes sense. You should Put Stephen taranto on that List and analyze him, for me is one of the more precise players on earth. Thank you for spending time on this.

[@AkosKovacs.Author.Musician]

Respect for Yngwie, indeed.

[@johncarrano2754]

Awesome video Anton, keep up the good work. Sent an email to your listed email address to sign up for the program but haven’t received a response yet. Hope to hear from you soon. Cheers mate

[@Johnnysmithy24]

Did you get a response?

[@tc_0]

1:58:04 Man, that looks brutal

[@ursinderoche5629]

Anton is truly terrifying! Amazing video. Thank you!

[@MattBowmanmusic]

Amazing video Anton! Is your course still available for those of us living the the USA?

[@AntonOparinENG]

Yes, sir:)

[@mattwright466]

This video is EXCEPTIONAL! :-)

[@karlosed]

Maestro Anton, I admire your playing technique, a lot, and I'm very grateful with this analisys, but whre's Allan Holdswoth, Shawn Lane or Marshall Harrison? would you please analyse this others virtuosos technique's?

[@livingbeing1113]

Holdsworth was not an alternate picker, he was mostly a legato player. Shawn Lane was incredible and very fast but his technique was much sloppier than Gilbert, nowhere near as clean. And Marshall Harrison is an economy/sweeping kind of player that developed his own technique to stay away from alternate picking. Him and Anton have almost opposite views since for Harrison the alternate picking has limitations for certain speeds and licks, for Anton it's the opposite.

[@eddiedoyle3607]

Hi Anton, this was an exhausting video, very complicated but brilliant, I didn't get anything out of it that I could implement, however I did have one question, I have been instructed to switch from alternate picking to directional picking, and I am told that there are no limitations, that you can play anything that you would with alternate picking, and that I will improve faster with directional picking than with alternate picking, can you please respond with your opinion on all of this, thank you

[@rajeshprasad6016]

I’ve heard people say it’s best to learn both and use them appropriately together. I personally think what you have been told might be true because I only started shredding this year and using directional picking I can pick really fast up and down scales, odd or even number notes none of that is a problem. I only need to work on my synchronization and timing but I believe it will come with practice. I am also curious to see his opinion on Economy picking but from this video he seems to favor alternate. I’m sure he has his reasons but economy picking is really damn good lol.

[@Mr42083]

Damn, that’s gonna be hard to top by other instructors! Well done!

[@mack4838]

Brooo can you please do one of these on JASON BECKER

[@RobertMatichak]

@antonoparineng Does the theory and technique still apply to acoustic guitar? Great video. Thanks!

[@AntonOparinENG]

Yes, totally. To any picking

[@tobiaswolf6630]

Great video. Do you know any other guitar player apart from you that can actually play string switches cleanly?

[@flashraylaser157]

Stephen Taranto. Him and Anton are probably the best in the world.

[@premiumfill2801]

How about Andy wood?

[@victorwikked8590]

Батя пришел обьяснить кто тут главный!) Красава Михалыч как всегда ( Только звук с петли как-то слишком перегружен в русской версии вроде норм был)

[@errriss]

Great video Anton. Really interesting and useful information. Please do Kiko loureiro next! His technique is mind blowing. I don't understand how can he do alternate picking like he does. Something about his thumb and his first finger. He is very very accurate, almost as good as you.

[@gogozeppeli]

He tries to play with the pick as flat as possible and that's why he sounds so clean, and yes he is great!

[@exile9796]

This video is great and all so interesting. The interesting thing about the brain is that you doesn't technically get better via learning the "correct" movement, but rather you (your brain) tends to eliminate parasitic movements that prevent you from performing the motion that you want (bigger, sloppier motion, uncontrolled, going in all directions).

[@AntonOparinENG]

That would be awesome, but unfortunately it's a myth and it doesn't work that way exactly, otherwise everybody who plays fast would already play super clean. They all want that, right? Then why almost nobody does it clean if their hands can do fast motions? Brains don't let them? No, the reason is that brains tend to do motions that are easier to perform (it always searches for the easiest way in terms of energy wasting (NOT best trajectories for playing cleaner and having abilities to make any sound that is needed for music, but ONLY in terms of energy wasting) and makes those motions more efficient, but it doesn't mean that the motions that your brains thought are easier in terms of energy wasting are the most efficient. That's why you can think that your brains will do all the work if you just play fast and etc. No, they won't. That's why most fast playing guitarists don't play clean and still have a lot of limitations and problems. It doesn't mean that they're bad musicians, at all, just technical limitations

[@RenaldoRamai]

Thanks for making videos speaking about the laws of physics and mechanics of the body, while proving it through performance. Have a look at Niels Vejlyt and Glenn Proudfoot; let us know what you think about their skills and techniques.

[@tc_0]

Outstanding at the very least!

[@carlosmirandaplaza]

Anton what do you think about @CesarioFilho picking technique.

[@zeldachille5180]

How about Marshall Harrisson?

[@bradleybeebee]

You are a genius. Super in-depth analysis. Thank you for your service to those of us trying to break speed barriers. God bless and god speed!!

[@robflores5172]

I think I’m gonna sign up. Been trying to master alternate picking everything forever. Only to become depressed. Might as well give it a try. Hopefully this will have the puzzle pieces because I’m more than willing to do the work. I just need to know what to do.

[@AntonOparinENG]

Email me on [e-mail] I might give you some advice

[@robflores5172]

@@AntonOparinENG I sent you an email!

[@robflores5172]

@@AntonOparinENG I stumbled on that video you did on holding the pick and I've been trying to implement that and mimic what I see you do.

[@Johnnysmithy24]

@@robflores5172 Hey man did you manage to join?

[@nacienlos70]

Do you think your approach could work on jazz guitar and non hard rock styles? What do you think of George Benson's approach, or Pascuale Grasso?

[@AntonOparinENG]

Any style would work. It's about being universal in getting any sound that you want, so yes, absolutely

[@rbk000]

Hi Anton, Thank you for this incredibly useful video. You're dropping valuable hints here and there regarding on how to optimize anyone's technique, I'm using this info for my own playing, if you don't mind :) Your technique looks to be a wrist-forearm blend. Please correct me if I'm wrong: if we imagine a 2d plane perpendicular to your forearm, and we assume that the forearm maintains a constant position (let's say you're playing tremolo), your wrist is moving in a straight line embedded in that plane. When you want to switch strings, you introduce forearm rotation into that picture -- thus the straight line becomes an arc, giving you the ability to escape strings. But even then, relative to the forearm (let's say we installed a camera in your forearm bone and looked at the wrist), the wrist is moving in a straight line. I wonder what you think about Steve Morse's technique. From Troy Grady's slow motion videos of Steve's technique, we can see that his pick also tracks an arc. However, the arc motion is produced by the wrist itself, not by forearm rotation. Would you say that Steve's technique is less efficient -- because it requires the wrist to engage muscles with certain inefficiency, which moving in a straight line does not have? If I were to choose to learn either Steve's technique or yours, what would be the pros of choosing your technique?

[@jyd7785]

I have a question for anyone who has bought the Basics and Right hand technique lesson, What do you get ? is it a single video or a download or a series of videos on a website ? how long is it also ? just curious before i buy.

[@AntonOparinENG]

I don't sell single lectures anymore

[@gogozeppeli]

I tried everything, hand close like a fist, hand open, fingers on the pickboard, hand floating, reverse picking (that's the natural picking I did have when I started and feels "comfortable") I dont understand what I'm doing wrong, my thumb and index move a little when i pick, maybe that's the problem? Mi inner elbow joint muscle hurts after a while, I have tension there that i cannot rid off. And other than that, outside picking when changing string is hell, is the pickslanting theory wrong?

[@AntonOparinENG]

Email me and take a picture, show me the exact place where it hurts in the elbow. It might not the guitar case, but medical. And where exactly you feel the tension. Email: [e-mail]

[@user-pl5bs7fh8c]

41:25 is that all wrist motion? How do you even pick that fast only with wrist motion I cant understand. How long does it take a person to get their hand to do that?

[@AntonOparinENG]

It's pure wrist motion, yes. You can join my academy to get to the fastest tempos that your body can achieve physiologically. 😌🙏🏼

[@debuhokontra2006]

Can you analyze and demonstrate the stamina of james hetfield in downstroke is thay correct or there is better way to do that

[@rajeshprasad6016]

Can you make a video on economy picking? And any economy picking players with great technique. And any guidelines to make economy picking work effectively. Because I’m an economy picker and can pick fast and never thought it was a problem until I saw this in-depth video.

[@AntonOparinENG]

Economy picking will always have more limitations compared to alternate picking in terms of dynamics and attack. These limitations are physical, you can't change the laws of physics. I can do a video on it, but still it you want to get rid of limitations it has, you will have to change the way you play to alt.picking.

[@BringerOfBloood]

Damn I had the video on 1.25 speed, because you are a bit rambly^^' ... and when it came to you playing Guthrie's licks I was like WTF man. Still very impressive what you can pull off, but at 1.25 it was beyond human.

[@bulletinthewind]

Hey Anton! Long time fan. What are your thoughts on Max Ostro? Cheers, from Perth, Australia! 🤘🏻

[@Feverdream7777]

I think Max is more focused on "style and music" than technique... as it should be. But yeah...Max is a GOAT

[@MaxOstro]

I don't alternate pick anymore!

[@zenlandzipline]

@@MaxOstroI don’t alternate pick any less. (Jk) Are you doing swybrid like Marshall Harrison, or have you thrown your pick away and doing it with fingers only?

[@MaxOstro]

@@zenlandzipline economy and hybrid

[@HenryJonesVictor]

Anton, what do you think of Roberto Barros' technique?

[@lou7572]

That would be a nice analysis. As well as Kiko Loureiro.

[@shinedwanne2612]

1:59:27 What about Shawn Lane?

[@2361dcw]

Interesting video, but you completely forgot to analyze virtuoso Enzo Calcagno! He's a Canadian guitarist and I'd like to see a follow-up video on him at some point. He has some of the best alternate picking in the world at the moment. Thanks Anton!

[@AntonOparinENG]

He's definitely cleaner than Paul Gilbert, I agree

[@marcosderos]

Any link to his works?

[@JohnProph]

@@marcosderos I think they are trolling a bit lol kzbin.info/door/sKqK6gyaSK049wmR_hWslg

[@Theosis78]

The search engines don't know any Enzo guy. Do you have a link, 2361dcw?

[@Andreorsel]

Enzo Galcagno does not seem to exist....

[@abhaysharma5072]

Thank you for the video man. I'm thinking of buying your one year subscription. (Still saving for that 😅) Do you also give one on one lessons in that or you give video feedbacks? I've been struggling with my right hand for years now. I've tried many different pick grips but nothing seems to help me. I really hope you will.

[@Johnnysmithy24]

Did you join?

[@ShredTraining]

This was very well put together. Good job! I guess the only solution for all us shit guitar players is to go and buy your course!

[@infinitesimotel]

Its worth it.

[@puyyngwie]

thank you from Thailnad

[@CanadianDivergent]

I'm a very interested in your academy. can you please upload a vid a little bit more about it and how it works?? I have good picking technique because I had a good teacher when I was younger. I have watched this vid 2 x's now and if your as good as the way your present things as in this vid i have no problem spending the money to learn more. I am 56, and truly impressed with your playing and I love classical, more than rock. do you offer transcriptions for your Paganini? I am very close to going and entering your school, even though, I'm older and did not practice alt picking properly, I don't mind backtracking to improve . since I doubt it will take a long time to become better at alt picking., but I am not afraid to admit playing weaknesses . I my style, is more a hybrid picker for country but I want to develop a complete classical repertoire, and you have shown me what is possible with your Paganini. Am I able to ask you questions and get some personal instruction from your site?? very interested just want to learn more before I commit.

[@AntonOparinENG]

Sure, first off thanks so much for your kind words, I am truly grateful for them. You can send me a message on [e-mail] And I'll do my best to show and explain everything on how the academy works. Best regards, sir

[@CanadianDivergent]

@@AntonOparinENG Awesome! check your inbox(or spam box haha). and thanks for the reply. I am reading your FAQ's now on your site as well. hope to talk soon.

[@AntonOparinENG]

@@CanadianDivergent will respond in couple of hours

[@infinitesimotel]

Great video, ah man how about: Nuno Bettencourt, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Roy Marchbank, Eric Johnson, Buckethead, Straten Marshal, Takayoshi Ohmura and Tina S (her technique looks similar). Would love to see a rundown of these.

[@Actionscape]

the problem is theyre phenomenal guitarists but theyre not the best teachers because their technique seems to apply only for them. Also nuno is a different beast, sometimes he does go super clean with probably one of the most aggressive attack and muted sound in guitar but other songs hes most like an expressive melody based player, he doesnt consider himself virtuoso so its difficult becuase hes inconsistent. Hes like shredding better than petrucci in some, while some other songs there arent much to judge. And steve vai lol, he has the technique that only works for him, look at prime steve he has flawless legato and precision, even used like economy in so many places so fluently but still not a concrete technique style to focus on. Buckethead is just Gilbert-lite, or probably Gilbert on emo/dark mode, a little private type music, not very commercial shred. Tina S is a B grade shred student, shes not like a legit famous player. And so on, straten marshall is a paul gilbert fan, who is obviously super clean but again he isnt as good as gilbert so whats the point, if his root guitar (gilbert) influence is already on the list.

[@infinitesimotel]

@@Actionscape Thanks for responding, interesting to hear another take on the matter. What do you think of Roy Marchbank?

[@hesch-tag]

Satriani should not be on that list, he he is not a shredder at all.

[@flashraylaser157]

@@infinitesimotel Roy has a very fast picking technique but it forces him to play so close to the saddle that it produces a very undesirable grinding sound in the attack. It also leaves him completely unable to mute whatsoever. He's commented on that himself. Therefore he outright _has_ to use a string dampener for some passages. It's not just to make it cleaner. It's probably not a good technique to emulate.

[@livingbeing1113]

@@flashraylaser157 There is also a lot of controversy about Marchbank and his playing. If you follow Levi Clay you know what i'm talking about. Roy is surely an excellent player but it seems that his fast shredding has some trickery behind it.

[@CaesartheGrape]

So what is the correct picking technique? This video was great at diving into issues with various players’ techniques, but where does he actually explain what we should be doing and practicing???

[@AntonOparinENG]

You can join my academy to find out absolutely everything on what is correct physiologically and what you should do from tons of my lectures on guitar playing anatomy expanding and animations demonstrating that and get time of exercises and my feedback for one year and a lot more. Contact me in telegram if you want to join, there are links in the description for this video

[@ZtlaMusic]

interesting stuff, would've been cool to see you go through stephen taranto's technique as well!

[@zMPHz]

Yeah, I'd be interested in that as well!

[@rabidbadgerbackingtracks4480]

Same

[@flashraylaser157]

Stephen and Anton probably have the best technique on the planet.

[@mikuchajster1994]

@@flashraylaser157 and I would say b_a_x_t_y. He is also a serious shredder.

[@flashraylaser157]

@@mikuchajster1994 I've always felt like he's just a tiny bit behind but will likely catch up. I don't think he's been playing as long but I could be wrong. He sounds like he's either very Stephen Taranto influenced or ended up playing a lot like him by coincidence.

[@przemyslaw1235]

Haha😅😅😅really like the video now i feel better😁😁😁😁i still wish i am bad like them boys🙂

[@RockGuitarVibes]

In the description you offer the bundle for 340USD - on your website it's 390USD. Is there any difference in content?

[@AntonOparinENG]

It's 340. Full course. Email me, I'll add you to the waiting list

[@CompleteProducer84]

@@AntonOparinENG Hey Anton, I tried reaching out a few times via email about some of your individual video lessons. Could you get back to me when you get a chance? Also, are you still taking students?

[@AntonioRockGP]

Finally! A guitar player that sounds just like I imagine a fast alt picked guitar lick should sound like! Amazing. I'm very far from that, much further then the examples on the video 😢 Do you have courses? Lessons? I want/need this so much. But my problems are even more pronounced on the fretting hand... Do you also help with that?

[@AntonOparinENG]

Sure, I can help with anything you need. You can find my course with my feedback in the description of this video. masterportofantonoparin.com/en Send me a message in telegram after you watch it. @antonoparin1995

[@thecommenter9267]

The monster himself, Anton Oparin. The right hand of God. Somebody needs to harvest this guy's right hand after he dies and examine it for the particular muscle fibers that were activated to allow for the proficiency he has.

[@infinitesimotel]

Or, you could get a lesson right now!...

[@mikuchajster1994]

He sells also single lessons, I personally bought only 2 lessons and my skill improves 9000%

[@jsl21]

Without hyperbole I can say this is the best video on picking I have ever seen. I still don't fully understand the logic on economy though, with the diagram you drew, it shows that economy is a shorter distance between two strings, whereas alternate requires jumping over the string and coming back the way you came. Therefore with alternate you're travelling further = takes more time? Given your picking I trust you are correct re: efficiency, but I just don't totally get it.

[@aslanobrien7618]

I think his point is that the tone is not as good if the pick is moving slower. Sure, alternate picking requires faster movement, but the better tone along with the elastic energy provided by alternate picking makes it better.

[@Raghav_Sachdeva]

Travelling further doesn't take more time as the speed of the movement of the pick varies depending on the distance to travel and how often note should be hit. Because there is more distance to travel, it would take more time only if speeds were equal. As the time taken must remain the same, the speed must increase for alternate picking as there is more distance to move through and therefore the pick attack is sharper due to faster speed/shorter contact with pick to string and consistent with other strokes if all is alternate picked.

[@ericksaulchangperez9388]

Andy wood, Stephen taranto and jacky vincent (he's an aconomy picker like rick). But especially andy wood. Great effort. Thanx a lot.

[@iganpparamarta8813]

Andy played Glass Prison better than Petrucci does.

[@mikuchajster1994]

Anton says that he has never seen similar technique to Marty Friedman. But what about Zakk Wylde? 😊

[@Andreorsel]

Maestro Anton, may i ask why you choose to use a 1mm pick? Because there is some flex in a 1mm pick and therefore (i think) there will be less control compared to a thicker non flexible pick.

[@AntonOparinENG]

Hello André! Because it's still flexible enough and not too thin to have a snapping sound effect.

[@Andreorsel]

@@AntonOparinENG , thnx for your answer! So only just because of how it affects the tone?

[@AntonOparinENG]

@@Andreorsel not too thin because of the tone and not too thick, cause you need a little bit of flexibility in the pick

[@Andreorsel]

@@AntonOparinENG , thnx again! That's interesting to me... I always thought with a non flexible pick there is less delay in the attack compared to a somewhat flexible pick and therefore better control. But since you have a not to bad control (🤣) I will try out a 1mm pick instead of 1.5 or 2mm which I normally use.

[@SonorousMusic]

Could Guthrie improve? Sure, but he's absolutely amazing player with great songwriting skills. I first saw you as a squirt totally owning the guitar on stage somewhere. Killer work you're doing here, keep it up Anton.

[@jacobguitars214]

Heloo Sir i would like to purchase the lessons from india.. how. Do i get it ...

[@AntonOparinENG]

Watch the website in the description and contact me via telegram.

[@martymaker]

Hi, you'd came across better when you spoke sitting with a guitar and present some examples. I think your right. I am trying to learn to improvise. Stuck on mods... 😊

[@liveprofessorcn]

wow ~~~

[@NACHOXVALLE]

That background track is there to harm us, ain't it?

[@NACHOXVALLE]

50:10 the backtrack is goneee THX!!

[@androidgameplays4every13]

What is klushovka?

[@Andreorsel]

Palm muting

[@erickchang8151]

do Andy wood and kiko loureiro please, they seem to be very clean and efficient

[@errriss]

I have sent you an email to order one of your lectures, please reply.

[@josueesteban7783]

What does leshovka mean?

[@phitoman6964]

He says like glue shove car. if you mean this than it means muting