Sharing the results of my guitar journey towards fast wrist picking and more. I'm inspired mainly by Paul Gilbert and Zakk Wylde, although I got into electric guitar thanks to Yngwie Malmsteen, Buckethead and some Steve Vai.
show!! great incentive!! how can I have a class with Anton Oparini???
@andrebuenevides5 күн бұрын
show !!belo incentivo !!como faço pra ter aula com o Anton Oparini???
@djedi72612 күн бұрын
Hi Dima, how is it going with your guitar playing my friend ? You are such a nice, tasteful , good guitar player, don't get me wrong, I love your drumming and rhythm passion , I would just love to hear some of the great guitar stuff you do :)
@hermankarels93213 күн бұрын
How is the playing Now after all these Years after Anton??
@andrebuenevidesАй бұрын
SHOW DW BOLA!!PARABÉNS
@TheDIYer2 ай бұрын
Awesome video, can you make a video on the transformer diy style
@TruthSurge2 ай бұрын
4:40 well, you totally glossed over Guthrie Govan. He can actually play AND his explanations are known throughout the guitar community as nothing less than amazing. He British and his grasp of the English language and his understanding of how to play various techniques is up there. But the difference mostly, I believe, is Anton isn't gigging and isn't writing songs so.... he spends his time.... teaching. Anton is one of the best pickers there is. But I disagree with your assessment that Paul Gilbert can't teach and there are MANY great players who DO know how to teach. Ever hear of Frank Gambale?
@TruthSurge2 ай бұрын
? You are saying Paul Gilbert doesn't know how to teach. Wow. He has so many YT vids explaining his picking methods and waaaaay back in the 80s he had those VHS videos where he broke down his methods/ideas slowly so you could try and understand. Maybe you learned easier from a fellow Russian?
@julienbriere19722 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great feedback man. Was pickslanting also part of Anton’s practice routine?
@cuinoz35692 ай бұрын
Absolutely stellar presentation and review. Thanks for sharing.
@lincarerom2 ай бұрын
Very useful thank you so much
@thenewwildworld2 ай бұрын
Jon bjork ... possibly the best or at least one of the best .
@ShredTraining2 ай бұрын
It's been 4 years. Can you play like Anton yet?
@magnusvanttinen78553 ай бұрын
So nice! I like the design! Nice work! Is it possible to buy one of you, or a matched pair? I record vocals, drums and sometimes orchestra. Best Regards.
@DimaPavlenko3 ай бұрын
Thank you Magnus! Although I'd be happy for it to become a real product, It was mostly a proof of concept project. Since I have a simple FDM printer - the grills are not as sturdy as I'd like them to be, so I'm not comfortable with selling it as a good quality and reliable product. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't survive the shipping. Hopefully I'll come back to it one day and figure out how to mass produce such ventures, I believe there should be a way and I hope someone will figure it out before me :)
@michaelvarney.3 ай бұрын
Pre-Anton… ;)
@basicmente3 ай бұрын
so if i have a cheap guitar , or gibson or fender i will not able to play well?
@TheHBPiMP3 ай бұрын
I rarely click like on the videos i watch. This video is my first like in like 3 years. also subbed.
@TheHBPiMP3 ай бұрын
you have done very well in your studies and knowledge, thank you for sharing !
@mutantkoffee3 ай бұрын
does his method includes practicing at very slow tempos?
@mmr14833 ай бұрын
hi you talk about two fingers together index , and next one, but when you play there are separate .whyor just seems
@douglasnisbet11894 ай бұрын
Any current video update???
@bokistotel4 ай бұрын
AMAZING !!!!!!❤❤❤
@user-mc2mk9fo9q4 ай бұрын
My name is dima pavlenko
@user-mc2mk9fo9q4 ай бұрын
I am sereiusly
@JesusRamirez-vt6lk4 ай бұрын
This is without question the best demonstration of Zakk's technique. In the beginning, it is awkward to pick this way, when your use to being a upstroke picker. But he cracked the code on this, as it is just a matter of time with the metronome and repetitions to get up to speed and clear.
@Kaisiilerite4 ай бұрын
How do you hold the pick??? Can u show the position
@Kaisiilerite4 ай бұрын
Hi mate...pls do a video on how to hold the pick technique
@Kaisiilerite4 ай бұрын
Pls show where to keep the index and middle finger while holding the pick...coz my finger is long...thanks ..
@Kaisiilerite4 ай бұрын
Pls show how to use right hand technique...like holding the pick..im always at mess ..
@Cognitoman5 ай бұрын
22:30 pick slanting ?If that’s the case it’s no secret 😂 lol
@DimaPavlenko5 ай бұрын
Yes, love your profile photo!
@Cognitoman4 ай бұрын
@@DimaPavlenkothanks, by the way I’m try to get better too, so you keep the pressure on your lick with the right side of thumb ? And have you gotten better on the past few years ?
@DimaPavlenko4 ай бұрын
@@Cognitoman I got better in my opinion, but did several changes, in fact based on Paul's early "reverse picking grip". One of the changes is instead of pressing with the side of the thumb I just move it higher towards the knuckle, which simplified the grip, prevented fatigue/pain and prevented my bad habit of "clinging" the thumb to the strings. But this is just one of several modifications I made, compared to Anton's teaching flow, hopefully I'll find the time and energy to shoot an updated video.
@basicmente3 ай бұрын
@@DimaPavlenko so the anton technique to hold the pick doesnt work with you? but he acceppt that? or you quite the academy?
@shumailkhan72055 ай бұрын
This song isnt that hard. My self taught cousin plays it and hes only picked up the guitar 2 years ago
@DimaPavlenko5 ай бұрын
Send a video please
@shumailkhan72055 ай бұрын
@@DimaPavlenkosure, i ll see if i can get him to send a video
@StephenChapman5 ай бұрын
23:30 - That reminds me of a saying I recently heard from someone: "Practice makes permament, not perfect." I love it. In essence, whatever you repeatedly do wrong will become as permanent as whatever you repeatedly do right!
@hifijohn5 ай бұрын
Just finished my latest ribbon mic never thought of making my own Xformer. The foil for the ribbon came from a capacitor.
@chrischristopher595 ай бұрын
Need help with my alternate picking
@DimaPavlenko5 ай бұрын
Your alternate picking on the Kramer Assault guitar video looks great :)
@chrischristopher595 ай бұрын
@@DimaPavlenko thank you but I need to improve
@angeltr47485 ай бұрын
Your tutorial is the only real useful one I found for this. God bless you thank you.
@dimitriczapkiewicz42385 ай бұрын
Great Video Dima ~ much useful information packed in. Touching lightly on many key points of DIY ribbon microphone making... ❤
@zitnbit6 ай бұрын
I guess we better know which beat is the first. And we choose 16th 8th triplet etc. So maybe I should go for the digital one.
@carlosmirandaplaza6 ай бұрын
Well done, You can see that the right hand is relaxed 🤘
@bigdaddyfilmmaker6 ай бұрын
Some good stuff here but a lot of bullshit too. Plus I don’t like the whole cult thing of playing on a string until he approves before learning string crossing. That plus hiding technique is sketchy. Reminds me of the old Gracie jiu-jitsu days where they held back on what they showed their paying students. I have no problem with my students sharing what I teach them.
@DimaPavlenko6 ай бұрын
Most students there began from single string exercise as that's Anton's recommendation, that's how he structured his lessons. I don't recall Anton declining any question or video submission if someone chose a different own path. All of the lessons were readily available, so it could be that I represented the somewhat "Soviet" strict approach of following instructions. The string transitions are one of the marketing and selling points of Anton's school, which was smart in my opinion, yet I didn't feel he was withholding anything from his paying students. If it was an in-depth video with my own take on his technique I'd gladly explain it, as long as it really adds significant value on top of it.
@jambertin546 ай бұрын
Anton loves Paul Gilbert. That's how he developed his technique. To be able to play Gilbert's stuff. Anton focused on the mechanics behind the picking. Who could blame him? Paul Gilbert was all about shredding fast and being super precise. He's a great player to draw influence from. Also, I believe Anton took that picking info from Michael Angelo Batio "speed kills" DVD. You have to play slow the same way you play fast. That's the MAB way
@douglasnisbet11896 ай бұрын
Are you still studying from Anton's school? Any progress? So far I haven't seen a student of Anton's actually achieve anything close to his level. Curious if his school works or he is just one of those one in a million guitar players.
@DimaPavlenko6 ай бұрын
Hey! Looks like you can start your own school lol amazing sweeps! I spent there a year only, once felt I've seen all variations of his answers on various topics I went on a journey to figure out my leftover problems. I'm in the progress of writing a script for a summary video with insights and progress, though due to my current workload and general chronic procrastination it will take me several months (at best lol). A lot of the insights came from the reverse pick grip + straight thumb short range picking that you seem to be utilizing as well, similar to Yngwie. I doubt there will be any student in the near future that would reach Anton in 100%. While he teaches his technique, he most likely put a lot more hours into it than humanely possible or his average 25-35 year old audience students can invest along everything else, so for that matter he is "just one in a million guitar players". You're right there almost aren't reviews, though I don't think I ever seen any proficient students in neither "wrist picking" oriented school, so I personally assume "success rate" is pretty low in all of them. The problem is there still aren't many alternatives to choose from. The only related "reviews" I can recall are: - Mikhail Popov - kzread.info/dash/bejne/m62kqMyjgpy-nbw.html though he was pretty proficient before the school from his words - Victor Sadovsky (Виктор Садовский) - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqSWuI9teNqvg84.html A guy has sort of a diary of his progress with Anton's technique, I don't think he's officially enrolled to the school. Most likely used pirated recordings from the school, since never references any other videos there are (like answers to other students by topic). Non of them go into extreme demonstrations/sweeps/string skipping, only the basic technique.
@douglasnisbet11896 ай бұрын
@DimaPavlenko haha thanks. I can sweep but alternate picking at Anton's level is still just a dream for me. Looking forward to watching your next video when you can upload it. I agree though...I don't think any other players will reach Anton's level no matter how much they study his videos.
@zaidanp7258Ай бұрын
Man I think I will go into his club tho, I just hate how guitar education especially in here (Indonesia) is taught witi many things wrong about biomechanics, I can play a lot of paul stuffs but sometimes it isn't enough and you can refine it more as a Teacher/Educator :D. Anton is doing Godworks!
@fox07126 ай бұрын
You mentioned that you just want to be able to play things technically correct and you don't care about feel... Totally understand what you're saying. However, this is a massive part of what makes Paul Gilbert...Well, Paul Gilbert. He is the most passionate guitar player out there. To this day he is still excited by the most simple things, bending strings for example. Until you develop a true want for this, you will never truly be able to replicate PG!
@fox07126 ай бұрын
Oh also, go check out Troy Grady.
@DimaPavlenko6 ай бұрын
Yeah I did begin working in parallel on proper bends the past year inspired by him, definitely a lot of fun once reach some decent control and feel for it. I really love his intonation and early blues rock stuff. I'm using "Down To Mexico" intro as one of my daily routines and I wish to cover his "Twelve Twelve" instrumental one day, there are more bends in it than notes lol (kzread.info/dash/bejne/gn9nrcmPp5WpYto.html) Of course I know Troy's channel :)
@DrowningTimeOfficially6 ай бұрын
tnx bro for sharing ❤❤❤
@James-px5tu7 ай бұрын
I think you do a killer job of explaining specifics. Thank you Bro…I got a lot from your cameras view also.
@kadircinkaya7 ай бұрын
💯
@danielb.83407 ай бұрын
Do you have further instructions on how to do the DIY transformer?
@DimaPavlenko7 ай бұрын
Hey, there are links to the parts I used in the post on my website: dimapavlenko.com/3d-printed-diy-ribbon-microphone
@user-do5hd7zb4x7 ай бұрын
Thank you for your honest review. Enjoy!
@user-no9yt1nc4s7 ай бұрын
Ты если это все на лесполе делаешь качество и стабильность страдает?
@DimaPavlenko7 ай бұрын
С техникой Зака к счастью не страдает. Игра от локтя (в отличии от запястья) на Лес Поле даже удобней в плане высоты струн и веса гитары - она стабилизирует сама себя даже если махать очень сильно. Осваивал её тоже на Лес Поле (тут видео 6 лет назад, примерно поняв основы : kzread.info/dash/bejne/e62Mw6-QpdbFaLA.html ). С ПШ запястьем было намного сложней и не советую Лес Пол на время обучения.
@user-no9yt1nc4s7 ай бұрын
Почему лп не советуешь?
@Tatted-ne7tu7 ай бұрын
Dima, I've watched so many videos on this and always the small details are skipped. I'm a wrist player and trying to learn to play from the forearm has been challenging. I've spent a lot of years playing 80's style shred like Lynch, Jake and DiMartini so trying to switch now to forearm picking just isnt working. Thanks for the incredible detailed explanation here, and using the wrist on some. I think I'll just learn to be comfortable . Thanks again, well done.
@eprohoda7 ай бұрын
unusual channel~
@mikuchajster19947 ай бұрын
I know it’s only gear presentation but I guess you did a nice progress with technique:)
@leedahye257 ай бұрын
0:31 you did not do the long stretch in the G-string. You only do the E-string
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show!! great incentive!! how can I have a class with Anton Oparini???
show !!belo incentivo !!como faço pra ter aula com o Anton Oparini???
Hi Dima, how is it going with your guitar playing my friend ? You are such a nice, tasteful , good guitar player, don't get me wrong, I love your drumming and rhythm passion , I would just love to hear some of the great guitar stuff you do :)
How is the playing Now after all these Years after Anton??
SHOW DW BOLA!!PARABÉNS
Awesome video, can you make a video on the transformer diy style
4:40 well, you totally glossed over Guthrie Govan. He can actually play AND his explanations are known throughout the guitar community as nothing less than amazing. He British and his grasp of the English language and his understanding of how to play various techniques is up there. But the difference mostly, I believe, is Anton isn't gigging and isn't writing songs so.... he spends his time.... teaching. Anton is one of the best pickers there is. But I disagree with your assessment that Paul Gilbert can't teach and there are MANY great players who DO know how to teach. Ever hear of Frank Gambale?
? You are saying Paul Gilbert doesn't know how to teach. Wow. He has so many YT vids explaining his picking methods and waaaaay back in the 80s he had those VHS videos where he broke down his methods/ideas slowly so you could try and understand. Maybe you learned easier from a fellow Russian?
Thanks for the great feedback man. Was pickslanting also part of Anton’s practice routine?
Absolutely stellar presentation and review. Thanks for sharing.
Very useful thank you so much
Jon bjork ... possibly the best or at least one of the best .
It's been 4 years. Can you play like Anton yet?
So nice! I like the design! Nice work! Is it possible to buy one of you, or a matched pair? I record vocals, drums and sometimes orchestra. Best Regards.
Thank you Magnus! Although I'd be happy for it to become a real product, It was mostly a proof of concept project. Since I have a simple FDM printer - the grills are not as sturdy as I'd like them to be, so I'm not comfortable with selling it as a good quality and reliable product. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't survive the shipping. Hopefully I'll come back to it one day and figure out how to mass produce such ventures, I believe there should be a way and I hope someone will figure it out before me :)
Pre-Anton… ;)
so if i have a cheap guitar , or gibson or fender i will not able to play well?
I rarely click like on the videos i watch. This video is my first like in like 3 years. also subbed.
you have done very well in your studies and knowledge, thank you for sharing !
does his method includes practicing at very slow tempos?
hi you talk about two fingers together index , and next one, but when you play there are separate .whyor just seems
Any current video update???
AMAZING !!!!!!❤❤❤
My name is dima pavlenko
I am sereiusly
This is without question the best demonstration of Zakk's technique. In the beginning, it is awkward to pick this way, when your use to being a upstroke picker. But he cracked the code on this, as it is just a matter of time with the metronome and repetitions to get up to speed and clear.
How do you hold the pick??? Can u show the position
Hi mate...pls do a video on how to hold the pick technique
Pls show where to keep the index and middle finger while holding the pick...coz my finger is long...thanks ..
Pls show how to use right hand technique...like holding the pick..im always at mess ..
22:30 pick slanting ?If that’s the case it’s no secret 😂 lol
Yes, love your profile photo!
@@DimaPavlenkothanks, by the way I’m try to get better too, so you keep the pressure on your lick with the right side of thumb ? And have you gotten better on the past few years ?
@@Cognitoman I got better in my opinion, but did several changes, in fact based on Paul's early "reverse picking grip". One of the changes is instead of pressing with the side of the thumb I just move it higher towards the knuckle, which simplified the grip, prevented fatigue/pain and prevented my bad habit of "clinging" the thumb to the strings. But this is just one of several modifications I made, compared to Anton's teaching flow, hopefully I'll find the time and energy to shoot an updated video.
@@DimaPavlenko so the anton technique to hold the pick doesnt work with you? but he acceppt that? or you quite the academy?
This song isnt that hard. My self taught cousin plays it and hes only picked up the guitar 2 years ago
Send a video please
@@DimaPavlenkosure, i ll see if i can get him to send a video
23:30 - That reminds me of a saying I recently heard from someone: "Practice makes permament, not perfect." I love it. In essence, whatever you repeatedly do wrong will become as permanent as whatever you repeatedly do right!
Just finished my latest ribbon mic never thought of making my own Xformer. The foil for the ribbon came from a capacitor.
Need help with my alternate picking
Your alternate picking on the Kramer Assault guitar video looks great :)
@@DimaPavlenko thank you but I need to improve
Your tutorial is the only real useful one I found for this. God bless you thank you.
Great Video Dima ~ much useful information packed in. Touching lightly on many key points of DIY ribbon microphone making... ❤
I guess we better know which beat is the first. And we choose 16th 8th triplet etc. So maybe I should go for the digital one.
Well done, You can see that the right hand is relaxed 🤘
Some good stuff here but a lot of bullshit too. Plus I don’t like the whole cult thing of playing on a string until he approves before learning string crossing. That plus hiding technique is sketchy. Reminds me of the old Gracie jiu-jitsu days where they held back on what they showed their paying students. I have no problem with my students sharing what I teach them.
Most students there began from single string exercise as that's Anton's recommendation, that's how he structured his lessons. I don't recall Anton declining any question or video submission if someone chose a different own path. All of the lessons were readily available, so it could be that I represented the somewhat "Soviet" strict approach of following instructions. The string transitions are one of the marketing and selling points of Anton's school, which was smart in my opinion, yet I didn't feel he was withholding anything from his paying students. If it was an in-depth video with my own take on his technique I'd gladly explain it, as long as it really adds significant value on top of it.
Anton loves Paul Gilbert. That's how he developed his technique. To be able to play Gilbert's stuff. Anton focused on the mechanics behind the picking. Who could blame him? Paul Gilbert was all about shredding fast and being super precise. He's a great player to draw influence from. Also, I believe Anton took that picking info from Michael Angelo Batio "speed kills" DVD. You have to play slow the same way you play fast. That's the MAB way
Are you still studying from Anton's school? Any progress? So far I haven't seen a student of Anton's actually achieve anything close to his level. Curious if his school works or he is just one of those one in a million guitar players.
Hey! Looks like you can start your own school lol amazing sweeps! I spent there a year only, once felt I've seen all variations of his answers on various topics I went on a journey to figure out my leftover problems. I'm in the progress of writing a script for a summary video with insights and progress, though due to my current workload and general chronic procrastination it will take me several months (at best lol). A lot of the insights came from the reverse pick grip + straight thumb short range picking that you seem to be utilizing as well, similar to Yngwie. I doubt there will be any student in the near future that would reach Anton in 100%. While he teaches his technique, he most likely put a lot more hours into it than humanely possible or his average 25-35 year old audience students can invest along everything else, so for that matter he is "just one in a million guitar players". You're right there almost aren't reviews, though I don't think I ever seen any proficient students in neither "wrist picking" oriented school, so I personally assume "success rate" is pretty low in all of them. The problem is there still aren't many alternatives to choose from. The only related "reviews" I can recall are: - Mikhail Popov - kzread.info/dash/bejne/m62kqMyjgpy-nbw.html though he was pretty proficient before the school from his words - Victor Sadovsky (Виктор Садовский) - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqSWuI9teNqvg84.html A guy has sort of a diary of his progress with Anton's technique, I don't think he's officially enrolled to the school. Most likely used pirated recordings from the school, since never references any other videos there are (like answers to other students by topic). Non of them go into extreme demonstrations/sweeps/string skipping, only the basic technique.
@DimaPavlenko haha thanks. I can sweep but alternate picking at Anton's level is still just a dream for me. Looking forward to watching your next video when you can upload it. I agree though...I don't think any other players will reach Anton's level no matter how much they study his videos.
Man I think I will go into his club tho, I just hate how guitar education especially in here (Indonesia) is taught witi many things wrong about biomechanics, I can play a lot of paul stuffs but sometimes it isn't enough and you can refine it more as a Teacher/Educator :D. Anton is doing Godworks!
You mentioned that you just want to be able to play things technically correct and you don't care about feel... Totally understand what you're saying. However, this is a massive part of what makes Paul Gilbert...Well, Paul Gilbert. He is the most passionate guitar player out there. To this day he is still excited by the most simple things, bending strings for example. Until you develop a true want for this, you will never truly be able to replicate PG!
Oh also, go check out Troy Grady.
Yeah I did begin working in parallel on proper bends the past year inspired by him, definitely a lot of fun once reach some decent control and feel for it. I really love his intonation and early blues rock stuff. I'm using "Down To Mexico" intro as one of my daily routines and I wish to cover his "Twelve Twelve" instrumental one day, there are more bends in it than notes lol (kzread.info/dash/bejne/gn9nrcmPp5WpYto.html) Of course I know Troy's channel :)
tnx bro for sharing ❤❤❤
I think you do a killer job of explaining specifics. Thank you Bro…I got a lot from your cameras view also.
💯
Do you have further instructions on how to do the DIY transformer?
Hey, there are links to the parts I used in the post on my website: dimapavlenko.com/3d-printed-diy-ribbon-microphone
Thank you for your honest review. Enjoy!
Ты если это все на лесполе делаешь качество и стабильность страдает?
С техникой Зака к счастью не страдает. Игра от локтя (в отличии от запястья) на Лес Поле даже удобней в плане высоты струн и веса гитары - она стабилизирует сама себя даже если махать очень сильно. Осваивал её тоже на Лес Поле (тут видео 6 лет назад, примерно поняв основы : kzread.info/dash/bejne/e62Mw6-QpdbFaLA.html ). С ПШ запястьем было намного сложней и не советую Лес Пол на время обучения.
Почему лп не советуешь?
Dima, I've watched so many videos on this and always the small details are skipped. I'm a wrist player and trying to learn to play from the forearm has been challenging. I've spent a lot of years playing 80's style shred like Lynch, Jake and DiMartini so trying to switch now to forearm picking just isnt working. Thanks for the incredible detailed explanation here, and using the wrist on some. I think I'll just learn to be comfortable . Thanks again, well done.
unusual channel~
I know it’s only gear presentation but I guess you did a nice progress with technique:)
0:31 you did not do the long stretch in the G-string. You only do the E-string