SHRED Lesson - HOW To Improve Picking SPEED

[@lordfaust_87]

Can’t wait for this to come out! 🖤 EDIT: definitely very, very helpful lesson. I can confirm myself that playing tense is one of the things that are going to ruin your stamina the most. My playing has experienced a dramatic change once I understood how important is to REALLY relax

[@stephanforte]

That's awesome! :) Yes, being relaxed is definitely the key, it's not easy though, you need to really be focused and aware of everything going on when you practice. Practice well my friend, and thanks for your comment !

[@DEATHXn]

Le meilleur Shredder français de tout les temps !!!

[@stephanforte]

Oh merci beaucoup! :)

[@henrymulberry]

Recently I discovered your music and I love it. And now I discovered that you're a good teacher too! Your first advice about relaxation/tension control is gold. I don't know why some of the best players out there never commented on that. I suppose it's because, for them, it's something obvious. However... thanks for this video and your awesome music!

[@stephanforte]

Thanks so much for those kind words Henry!! I'm planning on doing more videos to help with practice, stay tuned !

[@inakiaraluze4528]

"It might be Rick Graham... Master Rick Graham" said Master Forté. Brilliant explanation. Greetings from Spain.

[@jeanlemarchais]

Toujours aussi intéressantes tes leçons....ça m'a beaucoup aidé pour m'améliorer dans ma technique de picking et aussi dans mes déplacements sur le manche de ma guitare...

[@federicoalbanese2858]

Great lesson, thank you Stéphan !!! Tension was my main issue, I have started to be aware of that just a month ago and sicne then my playing has improved dramatically. Something really cool that I am doing when I face a very intricated picking pattern is to practice the right hand only with muted strings, and one it can go up to tempo I add the left one. Sometimes I practice even the left hand alone, to be sure that it's not undertrained in comparison to the right. Looking forward to the next video, live well with the people you love man

[@stephanforte]

Nice strategy, left hand alone practice is one of the most efficient! :)

[@amirpers]

I loved it; I realized that some of them I had already incorporated in my playing throughout the years by self-practice and experimentation since I am mostly self-taught but I think it was great the way you pointed out those in a really effective way especially from your standpoint of such talent and experience. Thank you Stephan, you are definitely one of my most favorite guitarists of all time and I wish you had been more recognized since I believe you deserve far more attention and recognition but you still manage to be humble and down to earth. It's really heartwarming to see that combination of talent and humbleness

[@fishermanryan]

Great vid, thanks!

[@edmega4481]

Thank you very much for your lesson. This reinforces the lesson you taught me

[@stephanforte]

Great!! Keep up the great work man ! :)

[@jev_jams]

Thank you for the lessons and great advice you rule \m/

[@stephanforte]

Thanks a lot Joe!! :)

[@an0therperfectday]

Excellent comme d'habitude ! J'ai vraiment bénéficié de tes cours Skype, ton enseignement m'est utile au quotidien, quand je bosse la guitare j'entends souvent ta voix qui me dis "ok, mais fait plutôt comme ça, fait attention à ci " Bref, un super pédagogue !

[@marcosfelipeferreiraamazon4170]

Thanks for the awesome tips Stéphan.

[@nachoborda9362]

Thank you Stephan!! Some really interesting tips. I hope this kind of lessons keep comming

[@AlejandroRasmussen7]

I think that the difference between playing fast and slow is that youre not using the same muscle fibers.. so that is why you need to practice slow at first but then practice fast and calibrate at high speed because those are different fibers you have to train

[@stephanforte]

Indeed! :)

[@shredfactor7]

Thank you for the lesson Stephan. These are really good tips that I can incorporate into my own playing. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@stephanforte]

Awesome, hope it will bring results soon! :)

[@shredfactor7]

Stéphan Forté I am confident it will. Have you ever thought of talking about whammy bar technique? I know that is something I always struggle with. Trying to get those Becker sounds is hard. Not sure if anyone else has trouble but just wanted to put it out there. Thanks for replying Stephan.

[@Sidertus]

This was extremely useful THANKS ❤️

[@stephanforte]

Thanks Stefano, my pleasure man!

[@yungplague5534]

Thank you so much man you this took me from good to great

[@stephanforte]

Oh man, great!! That makes me very happy!!! Keep up the focused practice mate ! ;)

[@Garyplayer7]

A real Master, saludos desde Lima Stéphan!

[@razray2527]

That was totally awesome ! Thank you ... ! :)

[@stephanforte]

You're very welcome man :)

[@razray2527]

A woman , that is :)

[@stephanforte]

@@razray2527 Oh sorry ! (that was impossible to know though ;)

[@razray2527]

@Stéphan Forté No worries ... doesn't really matter , and yes - impossible :)

[@jige1977]

A useful, important and well done lesson! Bravo!

[@stephanforte]

Thank you so much J lo :)

[@jamescarlucci9867]

Awesome video!!!

[@stephanforte]

Thanks James !

[@wendelllanders8439]

Merci Stefan!!

[@mutsugaiden472]

A mon avis, une vidéo qui fera date. C'est certainement la vidéo qui explique le mieux et le plus concrètement la manière de développer la vitesse en aller/retour. Et j'en ai vu des vidéos et de très grands shredders. Tom Quayle est sur ce thème très bien mais pour le legato. Je pense qu'il faudrait que tu insistes sur les changements de corde en aller-retour quand on accélère, mais peut-être être est-ce pour une autre video ;) Merci! Grande vidéo pédagogique !

[@stephanforte]

Un immense merci pour ce cool commentaire!!! je suis vraiment ravi :) Oui effectivement, j'aurais pu insister sur le changement de corde, mais je suis en train d'écrire une méthode sur la virtuosité avec des modules videos qui vont bien plus dans le détail, donc ce sera expliqué ;)

[@mutsugaiden472]

@@stephanforte Merci à toi ! Je me bats contre des problèmes d'aller-retour depuis des années sur plusieurs cordes et pourtant j'ai bouffé des exos de Paul Gilbert :) J'ai donc hâte de voir ces vidéos ! Top !

[@CarlosIC961]

Great lesson lml

[@ea-guitar1170]

Super vidéo Stéphan, comme d'habitude :D

[@stephanforte]

Merci beaucoup Eric!! :)

[@Achilles_Guit_Arts]

Salut Stephan ! Super vidéo =) Quand nous lâches-tu une vidéo sur l'expressivité dans le Shred et le secret de ton vibré ?

[@stephanforte]

Merci :) Je vais y penser, bonne idée ;)

[@ThePetruccijunior]

Thanks for the tips! My picking hand is very tense when I play. Maybe I should really try lightening the grip... I'd like to know what kind of plectrum you use?

[@stephanforte]

Definitely trigh to relax your picking grip, it's not necessary to hold it strongly, quite the opposite actually! I'm using Dunlop Jazz III ultex

[@yigitke3]

Hi Stephan, there are really useful tips here, thanks for the video. I have question though, are you using real amps for these demonstrations or what else you like for practicing and recording? Thank you very much. Cheers!

[@stephanforte]

HI, I'm using Line6 Pod Farm 2 for practicing and recording demos :)

[@LarsBauer74]

thank you very much Stephan, for this great video! very helpful! what amp or modeler are you using on these videos that you post?

[@stephanforte]

You're very welcome Lars :) Here I use Line 6 pod farm 2 and just recording with the cam mic so you guys can hear the attack

[@LarsBauer74]

@@stephanforte nice! thank you! do you also use POD Farm (or other software amp sims) when you record your albums? or do you use a hardware amp modeler? or do you mic a real amp?

[@stephanforte]

@@LarsBauer74 It depends, I like to reamp with my Mesa Mark IV heads, but for tracking I just record the DI signal and monitor it through my presets on the Pod Farm

[@LarsBauer74]

@@stephanforte thank you! very cool idea. recording a DI signal leaves you with a lot of flexibility if you want to change the amp tone after recording. I'm sorry I have all these question, but I have one more: what audio interface do you use when you record your guitars like that?

[@stephanforte]

@@LarsBauer74 No problem, I like questions ;) Just a simple Focusrite Scarlett 2I4

[@janili3617]

new Ibanez model

[@metalheadgasy2647]

Super guitariste :) (y)

[@stephanforte]

Merci beaucoup!!!! :)

[@metalheadgasy2647]

continue ont te soutient ^_^ (y)

[@jef4ever78]

Tomber sur cette vidéo juste quand je reprends la guitare après 8 ans d'arrêt 😅😅, jsuis mal barré

[@stephanforte]

Haha, non, au contraire!!! Tu as juste à appliquer lentement et dès que ces concepts sont maitrisés (économie de mouvement) tu vas pouvoir accélérer plus facilement. Je n'ai pas dit que cela se ferait du jour au lendemain bien sûr, c'est long, mais ce n'est pas difficile. Bon courage :)

[@ApproachingCriticalSass]

And here I was thinking you were an economy picker.

[@n3m57]

Commentaire totalement hors sujet : Ta coupe de cheveux déboîte !! Je vais te la piquer , j'ai presque la même longueur :) tu m'excuseras ^^ Plus sérieusement : La vidéo est au top, je bosses depuis quelques temps la méthode de monsieur Rondat. La base reste toujours la même : mouvement que du poignet. À haut débit, j'ai remarqué que tu te "crispais" un peu, tu donnes plus d'angle à ton mediator et le mouvement semble provenir davantage de l'avant bras. Je vais tester. Merci.

[@istillsuckatguitar]

Awesome. Thanks. And thanks for the English. Cheers.

[@stephanforte]

Haha, yeah it's a tough choice but I guess English is more understandable for everyone :)