UNLOCK Your Sweep Picking Potential!

[@mrcurtis73]

“Arpeggimos” and “Ying Yang Milkshake” alone are worth a like, and the video just barely got started! 😂

[@patrickbaustian4455]

the Ying-Yang Milkshake got me

[@thetribalist6923]

@@patrickbaustian4455 embarrassing to admit, but it took me a minute to realize it was a play on Yngwie Malmsteen.

[@blakegilliam8223]

Yeah and when he looks straight into the camera and says "6 9, nice". Probably why my playing isn't improving faster because I'm so focused on the sexual innuendos, lol. I'm kidding but Ben has some hilarious dead-pan humor....

[@toddkoenig426]

Love his unique comments, had to smile with the b string tuning part also... "is it bothering anybody else..."!😂

[@christopher.k.guitar]

LMAO 🤣

[@shmida1991]

What I love in your videos is that you don't try to claim that one way is better than the other, instead you are encouraging everyone to find the way that suites him the most

[@markrussell5008]

Best sweep picking tutorial I've ever watched... Played for 30 yrs and sweep picking has been a real sticking point... Made more progress with this exercise in 2hrs than the last 30yrs..... THANK YOU!!!!

[@georgehealy8350]

I have to agree with this 100%. I have watched a lot of sweep tutorials and could never play any of them. With this tutorial I could at least make my hands obey me, at probably 30% of the speed Ben does, but still it felt like progress which I have never achieved before.

[@EclipseAtDusk]

Okay but why is this Specific grouping of arpeggios so insanely satisfying?? I’ve been shredding this progression for Ages, it’s So Good

[@jokester5130]

Andalusian Cadence. It's been used forever and sounds great.

[@Retrograde6]

It's an Aeolian progression. B Aeolian or D major. You could take any of these chords from D major and they'd sound great: Dmaj / Emin / F# min / G maj / A maj / B min (C# dim is in key too but sounds funky until you get the sound into your ear). You could take those chords and arrange them into different orders for different sounds. Experiment! 🤘

[@aerosmith7175]

YES I’ve been trying to get better at sweep picking and this will help thanks uncle Ben , more sweep picking videos would be appreciated 🤘

[@sole__doubt]

Ive improved my scales playing and knowledge about modes with your guidance and lessons. Now Im on to sweep picking, glad my Uncle Ben is here to help me learn it.

[@shalomshalom735]

great video Ben! Can you please also do some "tips lesson video" for how to use the whammy and perhaps also for tapping? great video dude. Been watching your channel for years, love it.

[@vinarino9425]

Really great! Go slow it becomes something. Go fast, it becomes something else. Dynamics

[@Fuzzybunny-ki1cw]

BEN THE MAN!

[@brandonjackson5865]

That’s one of the sweetest old RGs I’ve ever seen.

[@joeyskar]

I always play that major sweeping pattern with my ring finger on the A string and my pinky on minor. Bad habits die hard.

[@EyesOpen369]

One thing that helped me out was not trying to change my picking technique when I go from sweeps to economy picking,and alternate picking. i find it easier to stay within the same hand position and movement to set myself up to go back into one or the other pick techniques. Hope this helps you

[@cheeseshark5]

Perfect timing, really needed something to woodshed to make my sweeps less ass. Reminds me a lot of the intro to Smoke and Mirrors by Symphony X, just less ungodly punishing

[@Kmar2025]

This one is going straight into my daily routine!

[@ZachBelcher94]

This excercise also reinforces economy picking ideas nicely, i had accidentally been using this exact sweep pattern movement to practice myself, glad that within the first 20 seconds i already knew what to do by watching you

[@Bad.Rabbit]

Fun exercise. Thanks for the reminder to accent the first notes... It's so easy to slide into them and just legato instead but didn't sound as good. I'm topping out at 120bpm triplets today before it gets a little sloppy. Need to work at it!

[@JS-md7gg]

THANKS ! The shoulder movement helped me a lot. I already see a big difference in 15 min of practice... 🤘

[@petyrbaelish007]

Its not the picking part that gives me trouble its the fret hand. I cant pull off cleanly while playing arpeggios. Maybe I need to focus on getting my pull offs cleaned up. Thanks Uncle Ben love your lessons.

[@2_blocks_down]

When he talked about the swedish guy with the weird exaggerated technique, I tried it and it's actually great. That's what I'm gonna do from now on I think. It's weird but the exaggerated tilting back and forth of the pick makes a lot of sense to me

[@axeslinger44]

Your lessons are the best. They always hit the mark of what you’re trying to teach and they almost always help me improve other parts of my playing just by proxy. Also, I love that guitar.

[@davidzamora9973]

Yo Ben, can we get a close up of that piece of art hanging to the left of the monitors? They all look good but that piece to the left of the figure in front of the light looks quite intriguing...

[@TomChopperGuitar]

I always though his name was YingYang Maheimerstine… dam, you really do learn something new everyday!😂

[@daveelson213]

DANNNNNNNY!!!!! awesome jack torrence in the cold painting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chucksaeger7500]

You have the absolute best lessons and I use them constantly. I’ve been struggling with pick hand position and this answers my questions. Thanks

[@onemancarnage]

Uncle Ben " smacking that A ,.... arpeggio! Lol.

[@InsolentMusicalPeasant]

Man, you kick all manner of ass. That Slow-Motion Lawnmower thing put it all together for me. Makes so much sense to use the shoulder more.

[@mattwhitfield9850]

Really cool exercise nephew, fun to play, improves technique and timing, and it sounds cool!!! \m/

[@BJ-ol3ev]

Awesome Ben,thanks also for including the Guitar Pro files that helps heaps,and great tip with the "lawn mower push " methodology 😊 Ive being doing this sweep thing wrong for years by trying to pick from the wrist... better late than never 👍🤘

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Book marked this fooker. Thank you. How about one on cross string tapping next?

[@arrakeen20]

First Uncle Ben exercise I can play at real dad speed right off the bat 😅

[@JamesMurphyProducer]

i've been doing a similar exercise/etude for years... I still play it virtually every day/practice session, even though i'm trying to limit how much I actually "sweep" through arpeggios in my actual playing these days. Liked & Sub'ed.... well, been sub'ed for quite a while now 😎

[@edwardglyons]

I continue to support this channel. Because it's awesome!

[@ericnolly572]

My first sweep picking lesson.. Love your work 🤘 Just subscribed!!! Thank you Uncle Ben!

[@DisruptedSinner]

This was one of the most helpful videos I've seen from anyone - great stuff!! Time to go practice. :)

[@eigengrau1]

Thanks Uncle Ben..! Your Channel is one of the best on the Tube..! Ps. *The Bonus-Tip* es muy importante.. A small but very game/soundchanging detail; now my sweeps are more crsipy again- thanks for that, too! Much love from Germany.

[@MrCleanPhoto]

Great lesson my virtual friend! Love the lawnmower and ATTACK. I've always kind of sucked at arpegiowhammalammadingdongs but this helps a ton. Also you called out what has been shouted to me a million times (Alexi Laiho preached this, everyone preaches this) SLOW DOWN!!!! If I had a dollar for every time I grabbed a guitar and tried to play a lick faster than I should I'd actually be able to afford all my guitars. Have a great weekend homie!

[@ravikant840]

THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL PATTERN. LOVE IT!!

[@BenEller]

Thank you! 😊

[@laratheheavy]

Killer vid man….I’ve been sweeping the youtubes for these types of lesson these past few days and this one came just in time, awesome

[@Uncle_Gray]

Thanks man It's hard to stop That loop is so contagious ☺️

[@meljohnson5579]

Definitely gonna try the lawnmower idea. I think I'm unintentionally uses way to much wrist😊

[@zmaninpgh]

Fantastic video this is probably the best one I’ve seen so far anybody did one sweep picking

[@charlesstratton5335]

This was a very helpful lesson. You have a great teaching style Ben! Also I love all your amps and gear, looks so cool, especially the Vai module. And I love that you play an RG :)

[@markladendorff4904]

I ignored the second half of work after watching this. Great exercise!

[@periachi4961]

Maybe my parents will finally love me with my new sweep picking prowess!

[@charles-davidcorbin3341]

Great Video thanks alot Ben. I just start sweeping, I will try that arpegio too to see if I could do it.

[@allboutthemojo]

Thanks for the lesson. 👍 Either you or youtube is spying on us because I just started to practice an old exercise that was not sweep picked and changed it to sweep practice like maybe a week ago and boom, here comes a video lesson from you on that exact subject! I gotta remember to turn my phone off at certain times 😂

[@thebloodychord]

Loving all these lessons you've been putting out recently!

[@bryanmcdermott4204]

The new setup looks good.

[@mikebaker7964]

Excellent video, thanks as always :) Sweep picking has been something I've been trying to add to my repertoire for years and years! I know the gist of it seems to be the "flick" of the pick so you push through the string to essentially rest on the next string. For some reason I still struggle with this when pulling up the strings, as I seem to add a small pause, but seem ok when pushing down through the strings. Hoping practice makes perfect with this new video🤞

[@bradh1870]

This could not have been timed better. I was tinkering with “Thunderhorse” this morning and getting irritated with my sweeps sounding good intermittently, then a complete mess. 😵‍💫

[@rudiyantohalim736]

Who didn't love Matias E.A Eklund form Freak Kitchen?

[@ErikPehrsson]

That “Ying Yang Milkshake” got me 😂

[@ziggy4465]

Something new to try. I seem to only be able to upstroke properly. Working on the downstrokes. This exercise may be the key.

[@Iesous27]

I always have issues with my fretting hand keeping up with the picking hand. As well as the picking hand not being very smooth. Im gonna try to focus on keeping the pick more slanted so it just slides off the string. Silently practicing my fretting hand on the proper notes too. Sweeping and solos in general are the bane of my existence

[@djallen4055]

Great video and exercise Uncle Ben, thank you! New studio space is looking fine, sir!

[@mikeking453]

Great lesson. Thanks for posting.

[@loydthabartender5794]

Reminds me a bit of the sweeping part to bed of razors by children of bodom.

[@Odisious]

“Basic B”… I see what ya did there 😂😂😂😂 great exercise broski 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@DnoboDy]

Clicked. It was definitely worth clicking. Thank you!

[@deltalegendsguitaramplific5450]

Thanks Uncle Ben !

[@gloriahancock8358]

You rock brother!!

[@malan43]

Thanks to your real Dad for designing your module, now on to the stepdad speed portion of the lesson!😎😎

[@rickedstyles1]

Thank you Ben can’t wait to try this! Been working on the arpeggio section of Eugene’s trick bag and think these tips could help, have you ever gone over those on a video?

[@UserNameWasCensored]

Nice shirt there 🪓🎸

[@timkoelln3826]

Love that RG550. I keep looking for one on Reverb. Apparently everyone else loves them too since they aren’t getting any cheaper! 😂 That color always reminded me of a Lake Placid Blue strat that I used to have. I just recently realized it was a MIJ strat made in the same factory as that RG (Fujigen) so maybe it really is the same color with a different name!? Also all of my favorite guitars I’ve owned where made in that factory, so now I’m thinking I need to try an FGN and maybe a MIJ Epiphone Les Paul while I’m at it!

[@Spk202]

Damn, i needed this in my practice routine, thanks!

[@pauldncn1]

Ben thanks man Off with covid bit it’s good practice time right? 🤣🤣🤣 A few too many tissues on the bench but … You’ve just shown me my issue with sweep picking I’m obviously far too used to making my wrist do the work 🥴🥴😳🎉 I’ll give the shoulder idea a shot Hope everyone is well Take care !!

[@stefanausfranken1722]

Pretty cool thank you a lot. Regards from Germany

[@brutalslam8443]

Really cool! Thank you very much! 👍

[@marioastburysykes]

very nice arpeggios very nice video

[@shredward666]

Rather than start with an upstroke on the 14, I found it’s easier to start with a downstroke since I’ll be doing that the second time around anyway. It gives me less to think about. Is this considered improper technique?

[@SamBarvels]

5:05 6 9….nice 😏

[@jessenicholson1777]

The delivery of that line was so good 😂

[@fluntimes]

I checked my technique and I'm a wrist roller. I watched a Jason Becker video on sweeping today and he has almost no movement outside of the wrist. Interesting that this technique can be approached different ways.

[@sciexp]

Thanks for sharing this... When you do the sweep with your hand... Do you mute the strings at the same time? When you do It down, you can maybe... But you go up, maybe you mute if needed with the getting hand...?

[@davidzamora9973]

7:30 "The angle of the pick is adressing the strings at totally differently axises" damn, that's a ying yang milkshake sweep for the tongue. Say that up to speed

[@wackojacko3962]

So for like Am, why not down-stroke all the way to E ? ..then up-stroke pulloff D to B ...up-stroking all of Gmaj ? Then continue Down-Stroke all of Gbmaj ? Just curious.

[@GregsGarage]

Invisible lawnmower.... GOT IT!!!

[@K.V.H.]

God dammit, Uncle Ben, you're my fuckin hero!

[@marshallrhodes4483]

got it!

[@gsbguitarsgsb679]

Your wrist does move ever so slightly but it’s All good I get where your coming from. I have tried sweeping in the past and failed miserably. Needless to say yes I suck at it and gave up focusing on it. I’ll try again with this video. Thanks maybe an old dog can learn a new trick.

[@KaldDodeGitarist]

My favorite warm up arpeggimos are a few from fermented offal discharge. Not a brag because I can't play the whole solo, but the sweeps I did learn from it are great warm-ups because they start out as partial sweeps that become full sweeps and then make you move around on the neck.

[@jasonparkerghosthead]

Can’t sweep 🧹 a floor let alone guitar haha 😂, can you please please please tab out ‘Ooh Baby’ by Cryer from the 90’s?? It was in the movie called ‘Stone Cold’ starring Brian Bosworth and Lance Hendrickson

[@1981SG]

Sounds great! Sounds like something Alexi Laiho would write. God i miss him!

[@KRayxKodessA]

_Yingyang Milkshake..._ gets me *every* time without fail.

[@chadmckinney1344]

you got that studio in Knoxvegas?

[@titoxprogr11]

Ben you are my favourite uncle

[@axeliron165]

Thank you Ben for your efforts. My problem with sweep picking ist mainly, that I have awful noises from lifting the string after I played it - I just don't know how you and the other sweep gods manage to supress these noises when lifting the fingers from the particular strings...

[@chriss1492]

What pick(s) type do you like for sweep picking? I tend to like slightly thinner picks with some give for rhythm strokes but maybe not best for sweeping?

[@BenEller]

Just whatever is comfy for you, really. I gravitate to stuff between .88 and 1.14 these days.

[@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL]

Keeping the strings silent/muted when doing your run through is the hardest part! 🥴 Good tips 💪 What's stocked up in the Ibanez warehouse behind you? 🧐👍😁

[@thomasbeerakis2168]

thank you!

[@mindofmatter071]

You're like a glory hole Uncle Ben...you do all the hard work and we get all the pleasure! 🤣 I still suck at guitar, but getting better for sure!! Sweeping is what i am working at and especially that 1st note exaggerated. Thanks Unc!

[@mercury4metal]

Ben, your wrist is moving. Not as fully as you may think, but there’s slight movement. 🤘🏾🤣🤘🏾

[@TheMeJustMe75]

My sweep picking went from m awesome to horrible. Thanks for the refresher. Have you ever done a video on your guitars? I'm wanting either a RG7421 or a RGA7421. I have wondered how you like yours and what would you change or have changed.

[@MrHeshersNeighborhood]

Guess I’m finally gonna attempt sweep picking.

[@vincentvangogh5445]

One question Uncle, do you use only your left hand to mute the strings or also your right hand? fingertips when changing strings? Great lesson Bro!

[@brucepoindexter5879]

Nice.

[@PatDurkinMusic]

This goes hard

[@bestboy897]

really easy sweeps cuz no frets needs to be finger rolled great progression

[@RF944]

Looks like a jammin studio, I suck at sweeps but I keep trying.

[@howardcox2918]

Fantastic