You'll Pick Across Strings SO MUCH EASIER by doing this

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[@Havanacuba1985]

I don’t think the newsletter works any more !

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Does it not let you sign up?

[@Havanacuba1985]

BenHigginsOfficial I’m using an iPad , it comes up with a url of mailchi.mp. Then in the middle is a large notice saying badass tips for badass people , then it tells you about exclusive tips , offers etc , at the bottom it says about no spam and details are safe. But there is no physical link or form to interact with to allow you to register your email address . I will check it on my Mac right now see if it’s the same or just on tablets. Btw I watched your speed picking , anyone can do it video a couple of days ago , and afterwards I was able to pick faster than 80 bpm 16ths which I had been stuck on and actually got to 90 doing the old 1234. Single string I think I touched 100 bpm . Naturally this got my attention and I think I will be getting your course pretty damn quick lol. I had not tried for a while as I got bad pains in my wrist practicing the paul Gilbert famous lick /exercise. But it seemed ok the other day . Cheers .... Paul

[@Havanacuba1985]

dude IT WORKS OK ON COMPUTERS it’s just the iPad it had a problem with. Cheers ...... paul

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Ok man thanks for letting me know. I'm glad the picking advice worked for you - keep it going!

[@letoffsomesteambennett3446]

So true what Ben said @6:33, I remember seeing an interview with Steve Vai where he said that he only worked on his "Strength's" and thats how he found his sound.

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Absolutely, Steve is 'right on the money', as we say.

[@kenlelon369]

appreciate the straight-to-the-point teaching, Ben

[@methevas2]

I worship you as a player! Screw the million plus views videos YOU are a freaking shredder and you have amazing technique. Keep up the great work

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Thank you!

[@STOOGEMEDIA]

You explain stuff so well thank you for your existence. So helpful!

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Thanks so much - your Ebenezer Stooge videos are cool AF.

[@STOOGEMEDIA]

Thanks man! I appreciate you looking at them. Lol

[@djwave28]

Finally alternate picking really explained. I have not many put an emphasis on inside and outside picking and its consequences. and as such basically "plan" the lick. It puts this awareness just a bit further into the brain. Thanks!

[@nevious1982]

djwave28 it amazed me how intelligent Ben is. He is able to tear apart techniques and understand and explain calmly the root of it. He is like my math prof when i was at grad school who able to tear apart long equations and explain the basic of it, i really enjoyed his class and somehow maths was interesting and approachable. Ben is just like him in different field.

[@Scream4vengeance]

Awesome teaching, Ben Sensei!! \m/ \m/

[@mikeyg8133]

Scream4vengeance bensei

[@HasseC]

What Ken said!! BIG thumbs up!!

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Thanks Hasse!

[@theguitargeezer878]

Great video Ben, this is a much needed technique to know :)

[@jametalboy]

Real good lesson and technique, Everyone plays their own way and that is very much true. But this lesson gives an idea of what run you must made while playing fast with alternate picking so that your pick doesnt get stuck within strings. God bless you Ben Higgins

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Thanks man, glad you found it useful!

[@drvigness]

Other from the lesson awesome advice given..something to actually think ..tq BH...

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Thanks, glad you found it useful!

[@drvigness]

It was Az samads advice ..since im more into shred stuff...anyways thank u.. will definitely practice this

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Az is great!

[@franciscopimenta9089]

Master Higgy, great lesson. I will write this down on my notebook: Outside Picking - crossing after downstroke // Inside Picking - Crossing after an upstroke. Thank you for open the eyes of so many guitar players like me and make us believe that everyone can play what ever they want. It’s just a matter of learning the right stuff and commitment to practice! ⚔️🛡

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Thank you Sir Francisco. Yes that is correct for ASCENDING licks. It is reversed on DESCENDING. ⚔️🛡

[@franciscopimenta9089]

@@BenHigginsOfficial thank you Master Higgy for adding the detail when we are descending!

[@franciscopimenta9089]

@@BenHigginsOfficial I took the ideas learned from this video and I start to practice the lick of day 2 of speed acelerator workshop. I realised something really interesting on my natural string crossing motion. Actually you pointed that in the speed acelerator course but I was so blind I couldn’t see it! I will share this with you in the bullet proof technique course when we get to the picking technique sections! This is why your comments to our videos in your courses are so important! Guitar Players out there, if you really want improve, take a look on Ben’s courses!

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

@@franciscopimenta9089 I can't wait to see what you've discovered Sir Francisco! See you in the Castle! #LegendaryGains!

[@ajrosales047]

I'm learning a lot from you Ben. I aprreeciate it a lot

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

I'm glad to hear that AJ!

[@ajrosales047]

@@BenHigginsOfficial It always is and in fact, I've been doing a lot of things wrong. Thanks for correcting that. Surely this is a paradigm shift in my guitar approach.

[@jefferylord3068]

i like all your videos, some people make it seem like rocket science. i like simple.

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Thanks Jeffery, glad to hear it!

[@BillStreetStudios]

Imagine I have to pick one note per string, how do I improve? I keep accidentally hitting other strings

[@snowghost1753]

Great video. This was super helpful... There's this short riff in Bark at the Moon, where Jake E Lee alternates back and forth between the E and the A, playing two notes on each, super fast. It's always boggled my mind how to do that. I can never quite pull it off perfectly at the accurate speed.

[@TheShredMethod]

Great lesson man !! \m/

[@RotterStudios]

Thank you!!!

[@lizzietheheretic7831]

Thanks Ben😊

[@alwilliams1997]

Ben, could you do a video on Shawn Lane and his approaches to guitar and music?

[@fredshred8397]

Thank you Ben for such amazing video, appreciate the time and effort you put in. :)

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Thank you, I hope it helps - love that profile pic btw

[@tmarti3207]

Really good👌

[@DizzyKrissi]

The problem I see is that the sequence-layout determines the way you pick it - what if I want to play whatever I hear in my inner ear?

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Economy picking.

[@johnpritchard9753]

"All I did there.... " Ha ha. Loving your courses btw

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Hehe thanks John, glad to hear it!

[@douglasnisbet1189]

That part about the end is so relevant. Yngwie is a perfect example. His overall technique is very very limited, but because he's very good at what he's good at, he can still play like a demon possessed and make it sound great. Even the likes of Rusty Cooley admits that he structures a lot of lines to be outside picking.

[@lavbas2107]

hi ben just dropping by to say that i love you

[@Iheartdgd]

This lick works wonders! Thanks again friend The only question I have is, should I start getting used to using my pinky to lead on the higher frets? I feel like a really have to scrunch my hand because my hands are more on the big side, but I also haven’t practice doing it that way much, I usually play these lines with my first 3 fingers. I have gotten in the habit of playing power chords with my pinky though, if that means anything. What’s your opinion?

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

I would say to exploit what you do naturally and make them your strengths. It's good to be able to use your pinky when you need it... but for the higher frets it's all about what works... even Yngwie reverts mainly to the first 3 fingers once past the 15th fret

[@Iheartdgd]

BenHigginsOfficial thanks for your reply, I did not know that about Yngwie. Around the 15th is where I stop using my pinky as well. I think I’ll practice using it for a while and see how it feels. Thanks again

[@Iheartdgd]

BenHigginsOfficial did you ever take lessons Ben?

[@Guitar_dad]

Amazing videos. I've begun trying to practice this to a metronome. The accents of the lick are on the beginning of every 3 note pattern, correct? Meaning, am I to practice this lick in triplets? Do you know what I mean? I see everyone practicing alternate picking in 16th notes which would mean the accent would be on the 1 (split into 4 beats...1-e-and-a, 2-e-and-a, etc). These seem to be set up where the accent would be on every 3rd note (1-trip-let, 2-trip-let) LOl I have no idea if I'm making sense. I just want to practice it correctly. It's too fast for me to hear what you're doing when you play to the metronome and where you're placing the accents. Thanks for you help!

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Yes, for 16th note triplets, you would put the accent on the first note of every group of 6. This will mean it's always the same pick stroke direction, whereas trying to accent after every 3rd note would mess you up. So, the way I practice 16th note triplets is to have 6 notes to every one click of the metronome.

[@Guitar_dad]

DUDE! You are helping so many people here. Thanks...this answers my question exactly. Keep it up and F' Troy Grady and his pick slanting. These are the answers. Thanks again!

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Thanks man, glad you find it useful!

[@wendijoe2793]

Im stuck on master of puppets the second part... You have to inside pick and outside pick and it really messes you up to play correctly...

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

Hi, which part do you mean, can you give me a timestamp in the song? All the rhythm parts are played with down strokes, which is why it's so damn hard! The only alternate picking I'm aware of is during Kirk's solo. I could be wrong...

[@aaebsssb9914]

No you don’t. It HAS to be downpicked all the way through all the way to the solo. That’s how it sounds so heavy everything is downpicked watch a live Metallica show like Toronto 1986 where Hetfield downpicks at inhumane speeds

[@remnant24]

If you add notes to your lick to accommodate your alternate picking, then it's no longer the same lick. This doesn't solve a problem, it's just admitting defeat to odd-notes-per-string picking patterns. In other words you're adapting music to technique where it should be the other way around. What you seem to be trying to avoid here: - having to use economy picking or - having to change the direction of your pickslanting when changing strings So as far as strict alternate picking is concerned, in reality it's not an issue of inside vs outside picking, it's an issue of 1-way vs 2-way pickslanting.

[@PieceOfDuke]

You're a bit critical and your comment feels sound in a way, but somehow I perceived this video in a different way. This was just what I was looking for. Now I know how to craft a couple of outside and a couple of inside picking licks to practice both, to be ready for anything. It's not as much about adapting music to technique, as it is about adapting exercises to be able to play anything.

[@plotblue210]

Facepalm.I was wondering why you seem to be the only sensible person in the comment section of these videos.This guy,although he plays quite well,completely avoids confronting the real challenges with picking accuracy at higher tempos, particularly while crossing strings.Troy Grady has a series on his youtube channel called cracking the code where he actually confronts the mechanical picking challenges and offers detailed solutions.Its like this Ben guy is trying to sell magic beans or something.

[@mikeyg8133]

This video isnt about keeping a three note per string pattern its about using inside picking vs outside picking and how to use them

[@DrakeSteve]

George Prenosil-- Not exactly. Ben did mention at the beginning of the video, the two-way pick-slanting technique that Troy Grady teaches. He's simply showing us an additional strategy-- nothing wrong with that.

[@Havanacuba1985]

george prenosil Troy Grady does not reveal much in his videos unless you pay to subscribe to his lessons , Ben is providing here , exercises and ideas for free to give you experience of inside and outside picking plus showing you ways you can craft licks for one or the other if you only like to pick one way. Plus his courses are very reasonably priced should you decide to delve further into the subject

[@soguitar2251]

Brutal O_O

[@vincentjohnson435]

How do i get fast at this.....?please

[@justineubank6497]

@2:47 SO STEP INSIDE! SEE THE DEVIL AND I!

[@42mrwright]

First video I've seen with you with short hair wow

[@mikeyg8133]

Whats helped me get better at alternate picking is telling my brain inside outside

[@yonikup2865]

Mikey Gio how did that help you?

[@Wormweed]

What's the advantages of inside/outside picking compared to alternate or economy picking?

[@Wormweed]

Thanks! I didnt focus much on economy picking yet. But when i play i tend to take the shortest path, so that might mean 2+ upstrokes or downstrokes in a row (similar to sweep picking) instead of pure alternating. Im trying to stick to alternate picking though

[@Oulde]

i'm new to playing solos, and i started to learn, broke it on 3 sections (2nd and 3rd are very fast). how'd you recommend to practice them: get 1st section to original speed (136 bpm), or learn them evenly (97 bpm currently on 1st section). sorry for textwall, liked and subbed!!!

[@BenHigginsOfficial]

You've got the right idea by breaking them down into smaller sections to concentrate on the problem areas and drill them individually but it's also good to go through and memorise the whole thing too and play it through at slower tempos. I would memorise it a section at a time and then practise playing it all through but then I would get serious on the tricky parts by isolating them.

[@Oulde]

BenHigginsOfficial thanks for answer and rapid responce!!! 👍

[@andresmoncayo6843]

You see the ghost in the video?

[@draco1523]

Bro, how do you move your fingers so quickly? I always try but I can never get that fast even when I'm not trying to hit any notes...

[@draco1523]

Ben Davella thanks for the advice

[@draco1523]

Ben Davella never really thought of that... that's actually a really good idea since you can work on what you haven't improved on too.

[@Sancho_Retablez]

The vid should focus and frame the guitar and the hand, instead of a shot of the body. The movement of the hand would be much more clear.

[@Sixalienasa]

Boing

[@GreenleafPro]

Yeah, I can play just like you now...🙄

[@javierlemusen]

was it you who played vik in vikings s04e19?