Jason Richardson - Picking Perfection

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PICKING PERFECTION
Devising solo lines from long alternate- and economy-picked sequences
From Guitar World August 2019
Jason Richardson demonstrates the most efficient picking methods to perform complex melodic lines, whether alternate (down-up) picking, or economy picking.

[@an_38kitkashyap]

"Now I am going to 'TRY' to play it faster"- joke of the year, by Jason Richardson.

[@AMB666]

I was shocked after he played it fast!!!

[@patricioesteban1845]

He is amazing 🙌

[@donprater6944]

When he was explaining it, I thought he was playing it fast...🎸 then WTF.😳

[@ardeliaemanda3179]

@@donprater6944 same 😢

[@nalonlefournis]

It to be honest even if he did make any mistakes, we wouldn’t notice as he’s playing it so fast, you can hardly hear the notes he’s actually playing

[@nicholaswalker2549]

jason: this is it slow me: throwing my guitar in the trash

[@Thiago_Alves_Souza]

As a fellow Petrucci student, I love to see players like you who took what he did and expand upon it, and create your own voice with it. You're an inspiration for the future generations, Jason.

[@DiamondLifer]

Don’t you mean Paul Gilbert?

[@Thiago_Alves_Souza]

@@DiamondLifer ...No dude, I mean Petrucci, his #1 influence growing up as he said in an interview.

[@DiamondLifer]

Sanno Ryujin thanks for the story dude but Petrucci took influence from Gilbert. This little lick Jason did has more of a Gilbert vibe. I know from conversations that Jason was also influenced by Gilbert, Becker and many others.

[@Thiago_Alves_Souza]

DiamondLifer have you ever listened to Petrucci's solo album? It's replete with arpeggios, triplets and alternated arpeggios like this one. I don't deny this has some similarities but Jason has said Petrucci and Alex Laiho are his number one influences.

[@corbinm5237]

DiamondLifer I get your thought process,but if we go with that mindset then we have to look at John Petrucci’s influences then to their influences and to their influences’ influences and on and on and on. But if Jason Richardson didn’t listen to whoever that person is,it doesn’t matter. And if it happens to sound like that person then it’s coincidence rather than influence.

[@frosty980]

Thank you for the lesson, I can now play this perfectly.

[@ethanbriendo7096]

Michael Frost how the fuck can you do this? How can you be so good?

[@ethanbriendo7096]

@Andrei Cucu that’s not a joke! I just want to know how to be efficient enough in training to have this technique

[@dhika388]

@Andrei Cucu r/wooshception

[@evanho4538]

This is funny

[@dhika388]

@@evanho4538 i know right 😂😂😂😂

[@aircatcher6891]

"Now I'm going to play it SLOW" *plays 100 notes in 10 seconds*

[@steakiefrags1866]

way more probably

[@ranajoyshil]

Picking perfection, I think Jason Richardson has one of the best picking techniques imo, that's why he can play super clean at high speed. Thanks for the lesson. Just bought many things from your website.

[@yokisullivan8647]

Bro, u probably wanna check Jacky Vincent out too, his speed picking is also clean and pretty fast.

[@coloradomtnrider6311]

@@yokisullivan8647 It's a shame Jackie isn't more well known. He is insanely good, and I think his music is more dynamic than JR. Both monster players no doubt.

[@yokisullivan8647]

If only he hadn't left FIR, i know he deserves better metal bands than FIR, but at least he'd still be well known, if he were still in FIR.

[@joshuacollins3326]

Guthrie govans technique is ridiculous as well.

[@metalmac2347]

His picking efficiency has always been the most impressive thing to me about his playing. Yeah the fretting hand is important too, but for me the picking hand is always the most important

[@guitartube5822]

Would love to see JR and Troy Grady breaking down his ultra high speed picking action

[@USSCallister-up]

yes, please!

[@zubiecup]

Master Exploder who’s sloppy? JR or Troy Grady?

[@scottthompson850]

Yes

[@ha.ro.ru.do--1540]

@Master Exploder I think it sounds sloppy because of the editing, there's no noise gate onto it.

@bhauger1 yup. Looks a lot like Rusty Cooley hyper speed technique.

[@DavidNwokoye]

2:00 SLOW???????????

[@yonikup2865]

Slow for Jason haha

[@zigguratdemetrius5984]

Dude I see ure profile on every guitar related video it's crazy

[@yonikup2865]

@@zigguratdemetrius5984 hell yeah

[@yonikup2865]

@@hler7576 yap

[@RathOfficial]

You can always slow KZbin down.

[@strivingx67]

"this is the lick slow" Proceed with 200 BPM... WTF!? Dude is an animal! I will NEVER be at this level. Bravo for you! Love hearing this kind of stuff! He makes John Petrucci seem slow.

[@cx777o]

Dont limit yourself dude :o

[@pzdipuing]

becos of john petruci he is who he is now you piece of shithead

[@PoorGamerGaming]

@@pzdipuing be nice

[@abuventertainment2856]

@@pzdipuing John Petrucci is one of my favourite guitarists but the way his fanboys react to anybody complimenting Jason Richardsons chops is entertaining

[@Gizmetti]

Whether you can or you can't. You're right. Change your attitude and you can do anything.

[@rayfoster4339]

Jason has became one of my favs recently since watching the live show video on YT of him and his drummer buddy ...just really blew me away

[@Awix]

I remember seeing that dude when he was still a teenager playing for All Shall Perish in a small place in Belgium. I had my face 30cm away from his guitar, it was amazing to say the least.

[@SharksInYourMouth]

Jason - now I’m gonna play it slow His fingers - YES

[@abrahamrodrigues1049]

This video is treasure , listen to everything he says carefully its the best video to learn to improve your playing . Jason breaksdown his technique he uses

[@jetklaatu9831]

You have Petrucci to thank for all of these new guitar gods we've been blessed with over the past 10 years or so. JR is for sure one of those in my age bracket who got hooked on playing guitar music like this from Dream Theater's Train of Thought from 2003, best album ever!!!

[@hakajak]

This dude sounds like Ben Shapiro arguing with you about music theory

[@deathoftheendless001]

My licks doesn't care about your feelings

[@piercetorememberinfantchel912]

he's not a dude . you're a dude . he's a man

[@nathanh869]

Shapiro is actually a classically trained violinist. And I also heard some uncorroborated rumor that his wife is a doctor. Ben's not Jason's.

[@kungfuman82]

@@nathanh869 Dude, Ben's wife being a doctor was supposed to be a secret!

[@WolfieboyMachi]

Jason Richardson destroys Rolling Stone Magazine with facts and logic.

[@telecastersRthebest]

He looks so different now from when he was still playing in the NBA.

[@underoath257]

I know man! He was really a black athletic guy back then and dunks like crazy! Now he looks like a guitar nerd who doesn't leave his room! 😂

[@SeaCryptWeave]

he got older

[@project19official]

Amazing how he managed to change is skin color and height...

[@chambeet]

One of the best dunkers ever and one of the fastest shredders I've ever heard. There has to be something to that name.

[@CMM5300]

Jason, you speed pick with your elbow when you alternate pick. Not that there's anything wrong with it. Your one of the best technical shredders I've ever seen. I hope to hear great things from you with all that remains! Keep doing what you do bro! Cheers!

[@RobertRosenbrook]

Chris Marts Definitely does pick the faster runs with his elbow. I think it’s easier for some people to develop their picking technique that way for faster stuff. Pretty sure Rusty Cooley has a similar picking technique.

[@CMM5300]

Robert Rosenbrook I do it too.

[@RobertRosenbrook]

Chris Marts same hahaha

[@ranajoyshil]

Yeah because I've tried this by myself, moving wrist at that high speed is kind pointless and so many chances to lose control and chance to hit other notes where at high speed if you move you elbow you are almost doing up pick and down pick but with minimum hand wrist movements so that will eliminate the chances of hitting other strings.

[@CMM5300]

Ranajoy Shil it's really hard to pick super fast without using your elbow a little. John petrucci does it alot

[@alexruka]

Literally one of the best guitar tutor in KZbin

[@jakewells3665]

Love Jason Richardsons advice!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@MajorDook1]

He's quite good at guitar.

[@ChilisauLP]

I just laughed way to much at your comment. Nice to see a compliment that's not an exaggeration.

[@kvoartr9963]

"Quite good at guitar" What are u tryin to say kid?

[@ChilisauLP]

@@kvoartr9963 That he is quite a good guitarist?

[@kvoartr9963]

@@ChilisauLP a comment full of dissapointment

[@incongruous4]

A competent guitar player, one could say.

[@lucasmiller1189]

I'm very surprised to see no one mentioned about how this video is FROM THE FUTURE!! August 2019...

[@Gizmetti]

Hardest part has always been muting the strings that aren't played. Requires so much practice.

[@yorichixX]

Neah ur brain will make you do it, if u r conscious enough, just spend ample amount of time wid ur guitar!

[@schmittza]

@Nick Bjelopetrovich wut?

[@DavidNwokoye]

I'm a simple man. I see Jason, I click.

[@trebmaster]

I'm a simple man. I like incredible, dark-haired guitarists and breakfast food.

[@yonikup2865]

Pretty much

[@aakashmishra731]

I see you in every video i watch 🤨

[@samtheman123]

Hey it’s you I saw you on Rudy Ayoub’s channel

[@var_guitar]

The second half of this video with the tips about right hand technique is extremely useful

[@emayfrit]

Brilliant tactician of technique - you've got to perfect that flexible approach all the time!

[@EmaKurosakiRHCP]

Some pretty useful tips here, thanks for sharing

[@sphinx9517]

HeRe iT Is SloW. Oh okay.

[@yukeemusic]

Thanks for the videos Jason and Guitar World, they help me a lot with my practice! another extremly helpfull video, please make some more of them! :)

[@cyanidejunkie]

The Majesty is a beautiful fiddle, but I’m really digging his sig cutlass. I need it! I wish he had it here.

[@nino9273]

I think these videos are recorded quite a while ago, he only had a prototype back then

[@mohitsinha679]

Tim Henson = Every guitarist's worse nightmare Jason = Tim Henson's worse nightmare

[@JulianLeno]

Jason: "Now I am going to try to play it faster Me: Was that the slow part?

[@michaelcalero4259]

An entire company for guitar, and no one thought to get this man a better cable?

[@CompleteProducer84]

So awesome how he has his own signature Ernie Ball but he still has the JP Majesty in rotation. Such a killer guitar - I wish Guitar World wouldn't choose crappy gear for these great guitars though

[@ZackSeifMusic]

The way you can tell his timing is incredible is because when he slows down the riff, there’s a perfect harmony from the delay repeats coming through.

[@scythe4277]

Thank you Jason, there was tons of useful information in there but I’ve been doing concrete for 20 years not sure if my hands can take the strain of all of that super fast stuff but I will definitely work on it. Keep on being the guitar god that you are brother!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@user-of9ut1hd9q]

Finally a good recommendation from KZbin

[@blackiceguy89]

JR is the most sound in technique guitar player of this genre (bold words). Thank you for your clarification on palm muting!!!

[@Hiro.the.God.]

It sounds absolutely beautiful really slow. It sounds like noise really fast.

[@Planet9_music]

JR - into a run that literally can't be economy picked Rick Graham - hold my beer 🍺

[@starwolffan13]

Met him outside of a Periphery show at the Wiltern in LA by the parking structure.

[@jesselucero4581]

He's incredible, god damn. His "slow" pass through the section is tough for me at that speed haha

[@notjerrybeans5041]

Sounds better and tasty when slowed, his original pace is flash fast to even listen to it and to really appreciate the tone of the licks but instead we appreciate the pace and speed of his lightning fast appregiozzz

[@unsanitizedbabywipes6154]

When you can play inhumanely fast arps, that youll just reveal casually your secret technique in picking perfectly.

[@MachineHeadDissent]

Monster guitar player!!!...🤙😎🤘

[@malamute8257]

I wanted to share some words of advice because I took away some misinformation from this video, and just corrected myself. For one, your picking hand does not need to be nearly as flat as his. There are multiple ways to accomplish the same goal. The monkey fist thing is totally a matter of preference. I use a taller shape that looks more like the Troy Grady ergonomic mouse idea. This won't hinder your speed. Secondly, he incorrectly says that he is picking all from the wrist when Jason's style very prominently uses elbow motion. If you try to use all wrist, your angle of approach is going to change instead of thinking of your hand like a tool on the end of your arm that you can move by extending and not just pivoting.

[@AirGuitar]

He says he doesn't pick from his forearm, but when he goes super fast alternate picking, it looks like the motion is coming from his elbow?

[@Jacob_Elwood]

Cool stuff!

[@bigdaddygranpa5578]

I cAn't play as fast as his ...SLOW...great run. And now I have to learn how to sing. Thanks for showing your Amazing Technique.

[@anthonyshaw8698]

Great points dude👍👍 How long did it take you to fully develop your right hand, where you felt totally comfortable with improvisation🤔 Months or years.

[@itspapaoneil7237]

This started as a lesson and then went to a "betcha can't play this" really fast

[@GuitSiva]

Good job Jason..👏Thanks🙏 Warm cheers 😊 God bless 🙏🎸🎶

[@MattyShreds]

Came for guitar tips, leaving without my guitar because I smashed it.

[@はとむぎ-w5p]

2:33 economy picking 2:57 3:12 alternate picking

[@ajalasolomon2357]

This is value, thank you!

[@Lewis_ATA]

For all the people saying "slow?" and such, if you're having trouble distinguishing the notes use the playback speed function in the settings of the video player. You should all know this by know, being guitar players, but just in case anyone doesn't know.

[@j0hn318]

if you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly

[@Gizmetti]

Eventually. Yes.

[@MrMassmahem]

John Anthony Bernardo what? No

[@alexmorenodealmeida3435]

SACRILEGIOUS

[@rmettig]

ah-MAzing

[@biga2]

"Hey I haven't seen this guy in a while I remember him being really good and informative!" hits 2:00..."Oh yeah thats right fuck this guy."

[@bones101proof]

Bummer. I have a major wrist injury from industrial work accident 15 years ago that almost ripped my whole arm off (spooling large cable) I can’t play like I used to, so using the forearm is all I can do.

[@lucasmiller1189]

I once saw a man who lost both arms 8n an electrocution accident. He relearned how to play guitar with his feet. I'm sure it's not the same for you, but I don't think it's not possible now because of your accident. Keep on shredding bro

[@eddiesilver8804]

So in slow motion he shows us a 35 second riff, then he plays the whole riff in 2.4 seconds. I have a tip for Jason: Go attach a mini fire extinguisher to the back of that guitar.

[@gngrblls2thwall]

Reaaally wish we could’ve gotten a zoom when he showed how he holds the pick.

[@sleevetrocks]

I learned absolutely nothing about picking economy. But goddamn did I get a hell of a show 😳

[@skullkrusher4418]

If I could pick as fast as he does "slow" i would be very proud of myself.

[@soutrik27]

Very Useful info

[@PaulKingMetal]

So freaking FAST !!!👍

[@heroic6863]

"Here's what it looks like slow" *Proceeds to play at mach 10*

[@saucybaka4439]

Guitar world why the hell did you use such a crappy noise suppressor for his vocal track. The attack of it is completely off and makes it sound chopped and poorly edited

[@JohnsJustSaiyan]

Watson Delmick they’ve been doing that lately.

[@saucybaka4439]

@@JohnsJustSaiyan that's too bad, I know which channel I wont be subscribing to

[@jakel7213]

@@saucybaka4439 You're sure showing them

[@saucybaka4439]

@@jakel7213 you bet

[@petiteetrille1004]

He protecc, he attacc, but most importantly he picc

[@jose_roa]

2:02 "Now I´m gonna... Try to play it fast" ... yeah, just trying xD hahahahaha

[@rousejeremy]

Go to the video options, select .5 speed and then listen to the fast part. He gets about 60% of it right.

[@phillee3653]

Delay is making it sound kinda sloppy.

[@christians1725]

It's not so much the delay, it actually just is pretty sloppy in general. Good to know Jason is actually human after all! Not knocking him at all, he's one of the most technically proficient guitarists on the planet and normally never misses a note, i'm a huge fan. He does miss alot of notes when he speeds it up here though and the timing gets a bit wonky too, if you slow the audio down a bit its extremely noticeable. Regardless he's one of the few people on the planet who could even attempt something like this at these speeds so s'all good.

[@Scaryoldman]

My brain hurts

[@i7ami]

Great video!

[@TonyNguyenFR]

It always blows my mind when guitarists of this caliber slow down their runs. You think they're playing something simple and repetitive up a scale really fast, but there is actually a lot of variation. like wtf.

[@AnnihilistMetal]

That was great, cheers!

[@DiamondLifer]

Anyone remember when he played for Chelsea Grin? What a waste of talent that was.

[@devinsmith1243]

It definitely wasn’t a waste of talent He just wasn’t able to full let out what he wanted His solos and melodies were still extremely well written in ashes to ashes just not as vast as his solo album

[@underoath257]

Ashes to Ashes was the best material CG ever made because of Jason.

[@adisharr]

I tried to play this at speed and my cat caught fire.

[@adamfrost5580]

If you can get what he’s showing here, it’ll literally make a massive improvement in your playing, some of which will happen immediately.

[@DaRkGrimm101]

This dude is awesome \m/

[@IStabz]

Guy's insanely good. I wonder how the All That Remains spot is going..?

[@thomastoranto7466]

“So that was it slow” ok thanks dude

[@Dylanm94]

All movement is coming from the wrist? I've always been told that I should use my forearm to pick because when picking with the wirst you use your lower arm (smaller) muscles and with forearm picking you use your upperarm (bigger) muscles.

[@AbusedElf]

Sounds so much better slow.

[@shredhead5566]

Thanks for giving a picking video, i struggle alot with how to keep my alternate picking through sweeps into scale runs. After watching this video i see that i cant keep 1 picking style for all sonic assault shredding. And that is my answer to a decade long inconvenience ive had.

[@jinsakai249]

Hello, im on justins guitar beginner course grade 1 (almost done). Any tip for doing this? Seems not so complicated

[@dr.tempoville2519]

After watching this, I have perfected the art of quitting guitar Peace out.

[@shashwatchamoli7221]

Oh wow thanks i am perfect at picking now

[@isaachgbeis]

1:32 to 2:01 he say thats slow LOL yeah right hahahahahaha

[@joshuamoshpitmarler2804]

Amazing

[@frostin8615]

Why do many players record with alternate picking and play live with economy picking? Why not record with economy aswell? I’m wandering this genuinely, thanks!

[@ethanpederson]

It can be easier in some cases to economy pick fast runs if you can, but alternate picking may make each note pop out a little more

[@Msantora908]

I’m attempting change my picking technique to what is being discussed here however I find my top finger joints rub into the strings. Any thoughts or feedback on how to mitigate this?

[@ibanezmeRC]

He can see the future in that huge ass watch.

[@JulianLeno]

Absolutely nobody: Jason: Now I am going to try to play it faster

[@dopemanricky7196]

"Slow" is still faster than I can sweep

[@rodneyfowler724]

Wow that's great! What kind of pickups are in his guitar?

[@gr8guitarplayer]

Well, he's playing a EBMM JP Majesty, so what's in them...? DiMarzio DreamCatcher & RainMaker, I believe? Yes

[@FknAzzMuncher]

I love synyster gates sweep picking technique too. He uses his palm to mute the lower notes when ascending and his pinky on his picking hand to mute the higher ones when descending leaving his left hand completely free while eliminating background noise.

[@yonikup2865]

Amazing player....

[@glenthomasfonsaco]

THANKS.

[@vishalpanicker6034]

Nice watch.

[@aerahtv0000]

me: why he's playing so fast in a learning video?... Jason: it was slow, now i'm gonna play it fast... me: 8-O