Solving The Hardest Technique in Gypsy Jazz

[@ashandesilvaguitarist]

this channel needs to go to 100000 subs like today!!! this is a gem among 1000s of bs guitar channels floating around the tube!

[@nemedie82]

I believe in law of attraction, I decided few days ago to work on my right hand technique, this kind of string changes are truly struggling, i was convincing myself that wasn't so necessary and then....here you are, the lesson I needed, for free! That's great 😂😂😂 thank you Dani!

[@kayhessels5564]

Thanks! great lesson.

[@randiseriss]

Thank you. I’m addicted tot bai technique and am finally flying in it and content in playing slow and doing all the warm ups. I am addicted to it. So happy

[@jz4901]

Hi Dani, this is one of the clearest videos I've seen on right hand technique. You've added a lot of detail -- it's very easy to say "always start each string on a downstroke", but your insights on things like big whip vs small whip are great, and give a clearer picture on what's involved. Talking about technique is always tough, b/c it's hard to capture what's going in, but your extra notes really add clarity and direction. The exercises are focused and logical. And your video production is also super, focusing on the salient points, great angles, good sound ... you've really put a lot of effort into this video, and I really appreciate it. Thank you very much! I have a few questions, if you have a moment a few words would be great. - I feel I've been relying too much on my forearm/elbow for the downstroke, which kind of throws the whole mechanism out of whack. You appear to have a loose elbow, but a lot of the motion comes from the wrist. Do you mostly think about wrist motion (when you think about it at all), or is there any kind of "free fall" of the arm? - Even though you start with the downstrokes to really hit the downbeat clearly, I kind of feel after watching you here and elsewhere that the key is the preparation, in other words, the upstroke! The upstroke looks like it's where all of the effort is, and the downstroke is just letting the hand and pick purposefully fall through the string. Does that sound like it's close to the mark? - Sometimes in between the double downstrokes I accidentally hit the string on the upstroke. Guess that's just a practice thing. Thank you again. Cheers and regards!

[@marbinmusic]

Those are great questions but would require a private lesson setting to answer since I would need to see what you are doing to correct it

[@jz4901]

@@marbinmusic Cheers, I'll work with your video for a while first and see where I get to. Thank you!

[@svidrigajlov]

Pay attention to pick position and slanting…the problem you are having could be there….remember the pick must be about 45 degrees perpendicular to the string

[@jz4901]

Thanks, still working on it. Making progress slowly. Cheers!

[@dimitarmartinov2940]

You're helping me a lot! Thank you

[@matllewjones]

Fantastic lessons

[@eichpil]

Great lesson!

[@ronnienorth]

This is awesome. thank you.

[@tomandmarley]

Thanks for the lesson. Quick question. How hard do you pick? If 10 was the hardest you could pick. I feel I’m like an 8/9 sometimes to get the volume but think I’m sacrificing speed? Thanks

[@marbinmusic]

Always 4-6 range

[@tomandmarley]

@@marbinmusic thanks 👍🏼

[@benchinho]

Which pick do you use for your gypsy playing?

[@patrickteiho1930]

Magnifique merci Beaucoup très belle Leçon.de la main Droite.

[@richardgrier8968]

Nice lesson!

[@TheArtofBlues]

So the power comes from gravity and wrist not thumb?

[@marbinmusic]

Yes

[@danielsheltraw8773]

Dani Do you do remote lessons? I want to first spend some time working on the gypsy picking technique on my own, during which time I will identify problems I may have, and then get lessons from you if possible.

[@marbinmusic]

Yes email me at [e-mail]

[@smy9743]

So when i play faster. It becomes not double downstroke any more？

[@marbinmusic]

For the most part

[@danielsheltraw8773]

The big whip, used when going from thin to thick string downstrokes, involves quite a bit of arm motion as opposed to the other to whips which are almost all wrist motion. Is this correct?

[@pauls_guitartrip]

This is correct and very well observed.

[@Ludwig_Cox]

Dont forget the right hand has to float and not be planted on the bridge!! I know this because 1000 people have commented that on my videos haha

[@monkface]

Now why can't you alternate pick ?

[@marbinmusic]

@@monkface a better question would be why use the rest stroke technique and the answer is because is has a sound. Once you accept that you’ll notice that rest stroke technique requires you to use a forward pick slant which makes it impossible to start on a new string with an upstroke

[@monkface]

@@marbinmusic ah I see, thank you. Brand new for me.

[@pauls_guitartrip]

The real guys to double downs in almost any tempo in contrary what Marbin is saying.

[@danielsheltraw8773]

Dani You do remote lessons, correct? If so how do I arrange one?

[@marbinmusic]

Yes I do [e-mail]

[@danielsheltraw8773]

I couldn’t follow the final example. Seems important. How about a video dedicated to it?

[@rabinserious1]

👍👍👍

[@adriyanmusic]

It's always comes natural Down , Up then pull off Down , Up , pull off Down , Up , pull off

[@Bobby-w6u]

Doesnt seem like youve abandoned youre previous technique and fully adopted the gypsy technique.

[@marbinmusic]

I use both. Since I still play fusion for a living

[@jorgebermejo3708]

How is that possible to do those double downs in a row?...it´s not! (Unless if your second name is Rosenberg) 😂

[@JobForAMaxboy]

Indeed... I've been learning some gypsy jazz lately, and the speed he picks at is just unbelievable