I can't play fast either. Having realised that, I'm now just concentrating on playing better.

@jeremyversusjazz

29 күн бұрын

sage advice brother!

first time on your channel, I don't know if you want advice but my being a teacher for 37 years makes it hard not to give it 🙂. First you're not too old (old habits can be hard to break but they can be), and the type of pick doesn't really matter (I used to buy the cheapest ones from clearance bins for many years). Also there is no one way you need to pick you can alternate, economy, fingerpick but there are things that will make you better whichever type of picking you use. First go even slower there is no speed that is too slow when learning what matters is perfecting your technique (an ongoing battle for everyone) first get a simple idea like a basic sequence, a really good one for intermediate/advanced players is 123432 just meaning start on any note and play through a scale using those numbers for example in Am A-B-C-D-C-B then repeat (of course can do easier ones if a beginner) then while you're repeating it without stopping (it's important to learn to fix your technique while playing) force yourself to relax (this is where going slow helps) then focus on each hand individually making sure your pick is moving as little as possible barely clearing the strings & your left hand is barely lifting off the frets. Efficiency is the key too speed not moving faster (trying to play faster usually results in more tension and actually makes you slower) if you're moving an inch and can go to half an inch or you're already moving half an inch & can go to 1/4 you have cut your distance moved in half in both cases. Now think of this in another way if we're going to run a race and you have to run 100 meters & I only have to run 50 even if you're significantly faster you will probably lose the race because again shortening your distance gets you there faster. Only speed up when you can stay relaxed and efficient, and then only move up one metronome marking (about 4 bpm) and repeat. Also always isolate anything hard and simplify it till it's easy to play even if it means only doing the picking without the left hand or only doing a couple notes then add the complexity back in. (I do have videos that go into more detail if you want to check them out) either way I hope this helps 👍🙂

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

wow! thank u for your detailed and thoughtful reply. All great suggestions. How much time per day--percentage-wise--would u recco spending just on this issue?? and thanks for watching my video!

@ericnaylorguitar

Ай бұрын

@@jeremyversusjazz There is no set percentage but you want to retrain your playing so it's more something you want practice some drills/scales whatever with good habits but also become aware while playing & correct yourself when you see yourself tensing up for example try to relax or doing a large motion try to correct it all of your playing so this is where at first it can take some time. because if you're only aware of your technique when doing an exercise but then go back to old habits the rest of the time, you will not improve much. So most of the work is done in the first couple weeks of trying to change your technique so just do it till it becomes the new normal. Then it's just a matter of continuing to refine it and maintain good habits it will be a gradual change but you should see small improvements fairly quick & when I was saying slow down I mean like half the speed you were going then bring it back up over a period of weeks but keep in mind even if you only get 10 bpm faster a week after a month that's a significant amount 👍

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

@@ericnaylorguitar do you think that Barry Harris 5432 pattern is not a good thing to work on I like it because it involves string skipping it’s got it. It’s from it’s also just a usable piece of vocabulary.

@ericnaylorguitar

Ай бұрын

@@jeremyversusjazz it's fine for vocabulary work (and later speed) but if working to max speed start with very simple things that you use all the time like just simple scale runs that involve string changing, direction changing, shifting build up speed with simple things then start adding in work with arpeggios or intervals always focus on one thing at a time so if it's speed you don't want to complex of other things distracting you like string skips or complex left hand fingerings at first

I feel you. I'm working on my right hand technique now, too!

I sympathize, picking is the bane of my life. Got a twisted index finger that hurts like hell and borderline carpal tunnel syndrome... but still keep trying! Troy's videos have helped a lot.

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

yeah i need to make time to learn the pickslanting thing. thank u for watching! 🙏🙏

Love it. You're goooood man.

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

thnx!

I get sooo much joy and inspiration from your videos. Thanks

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

aww-thank u! that’s very nice to hear! thank u for watching!

5:06 I don't suppose you have a source, do ya? Helps my guitar technique. 😎👍 But for real, this was a good video. I wish you the best of luck on your progress. I ordered a book off of Amazon that's supposed to help give me speed and teach me how to shred, so we're gonna see how that goes. Lemme know if you wanna know the name of the book.

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

ha! gee r u asking about the cut away of the babe or the coconut picks?! lol yeah man, let me know what the book is-a friend of mine that I’m studying the Barry Harris stuff wit, got inspired by my vid to go back and start exploring the Troy Grady stuff in earnest- I might do that but yeah definitely let me know and thanks for your comment and thanks for watching the video. I really appreciate it

@LEOsoulMonarch

Ай бұрын

@@jeremyversusjazz 1) 🤔 Actually both, the cutaway of the babe and the coconut picks. I might wanna try those out. 2) Shred Guitar: A Complete System for the Rock Improviser by Paul Hanson. It's coming in tonight, so I haven't went through it yet. So don't quote me on how well it works as of yet. I've recently completed a book that teaches me the basics of the fretboard, and I'm getting greedy and going after playing speed now. I've wanted more speed ever since I started guitar, and I'm hoping this book will give it to me. 3) No prob! Keep up the good work!

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

dont remember where i found the chick pick-i know i googled “thick” lol the coconut picks i got from a music store nearby called Guitar Tex but i have no clue what brand they are…check out their site! i love fat picks for tone but idt theyre good for speed-tho gypsy jazzers use super thick picks so wtfk’s 🤷‍♂️

@LEOsoulMonarch

Ай бұрын

@@jeremyversusjazz Lol. 🤣 Thanks again for the info. I'll check em both out.

Great video Jeremy! 😊

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

Thanks brother! thanks for commenting 🙏

I'm not great at playing fast either, but sometime I need to be. I've tried a ton of picks and the one I landed on is the blue chip td 40 with speed bevel. It's thick enough to play fast single note lines, but not too thick where it gets hung up on the string and thin enough to play fast funk rhythm and 16th note triplets

@jeremyversusjazz

27 күн бұрын

i need to check those out- I feel like that’s one of the only pics. I haven’t tried just cause they’re so freaking expensive but I definitely will. Thanks for the pro tip and thank you for watching.

I feel your pain! It is so annoying watching other players effortlessly rip around fast and it feels completely impossible for me.

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

exactly. sigh. thnx for commiserating!

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

exactly thnx for commenting and commiserating!

Im slow hands and thats just not gonna change at 50 and didnt get serious about playing until my 40's. You have a sweet stable of geetars Im curious how you amplify them??

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

hey brother i feel ya. trust me. i’ll probably do a vid on my various signal chains at some point…and the guitars! thnk u for watching!!

gotcha

Aha a spot of 5432 very nice. That is so useful.

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

😊just needed some jazz language to demo my lousy right hand technique! thank u for watching jan!

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

hey jan; according to my analytics, i have 0% female viewers so your probably my one and only non-male viewer! not sure why u don’t warrant a percentage point but thank you for representing the ladies! lol 🙏🙏🙏

You didn't have to play fast. The real question is... Where did you get those awesome glasses?

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

ha! i hashtagged Moscot in the description! Had em for years…theyre turning into my “trademark!” lol i should try to order a spare! thnks for watching and commenting 🙏👍

This is going to sound stupid, but I notice you groove with the guitar physically when you played the slow bits. Well it's all just a dance and you'll reach a point where you physically can't keep up with the metronome. Until you let your whole body feel the tempo your picking won't relax enough to allow a clean motion. I have found that more you feel the music the more free your right hand will get and the more locked your timing is. It's hard to explain but I liken the idea to playing drums. You need limb independence and synchronization both while keeping time with your core. If this makes any sense at all to you good luck. If not good luck anyways, guitar is definitely fucking hard...sometimes.

@jeremyversusjazz

29 күн бұрын

Doesnt sound stupid at all! Thnx for the thoughtful pov! 🙏🙏

Fast and funny. And I learnt sumthin too.

@jeremyversusjazz

29 күн бұрын

thnx bro!

I can see that when play at a comfortable or slow speed, your picking hand is moving way too much. When you go fast, It's clear you are more conscious of efficiency of movement but it's not how you play normally making it feel twice as hard. Try to focus on that efficiency of movement when playing slow stuff, it then just comes naturally as you speed up.

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

interesting…thank u for the insight brother!

Hey Jeremy been working on the boss's blown 61' chev van. weird car but cool. We all have those moments of self doubt..have to admit though i'm never getting rid of my old jazz blues records in favour of the speed kings brother ..I get it BUT i cant listen to it...Grant Green with Big John Patton spiffy diffy...can listen all day under the hood. A whom in my humble opinion is one of Americas GREAT guitar stylist's the king of slow James Calvin Wilsey...says more with two notes than most in a life time of pickin' ..it aint a foot race brother ..it just aint. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a5yVt5egpZCpk8o.html you've got style keep it up.

@jeremyversusjazz

29 күн бұрын

lets see a pic of the van! and thank u brother…i tend to agree. got every record Grant Green over put out and then some.

@autonerecords1410

28 күн бұрын

@@jeremyversusjazz I'll see what i can do. I'ts actually got an original four bar Hurst quick shift. With the make sure you dont break your arm sticker from the early 60's ..crazy neat. The blower and engine are in a perspex case and staino frame. I've got 4 other clients with jobs on the go so it might be a couple of weeks but i'll get something.

@autonerecords1410

27 күн бұрын

it's actually an 80's hurst lightening shift meh 20 years. It still looks great. Weird!!

Rotation, not windshield wipers.

@jeremyversusjazz

27 күн бұрын

funny.

@mooseymoose

27 күн бұрын

@@jeremyversusjazz Actually the biomechanics are what I was referring to. Your radius and ulnar rotation is what creates most of the movement when picking fast, it looks similar to the wrong motion which initiates from the elbow. Unless you’re Vernon Reid.

The slowest player in the world. You never see that, do you?

@jeremyversusjazz

Ай бұрын

ha! nope

Jazz still sucks