12 Bar Solo Breakdown #1 - Assembly Lines - Jazz Blues Guitar Lessons

[bendthatnote]

amazing very slick smooth solo.

[CKS5000]

stevie when'd you get on truefire, i don't know when but i like it.

[xxcrysad3000xx]

I'm having a hard time consciously feeling whether a beat is a down-stroke or an upstroke. It's my understanding at least, that downbeats fall "on the beat" and the upstrokes are played between (the 'ands' of ONE-and-TWO-and-THREE-and-FOUR­), however I find this difficult in practice. It seems like this is pretty vital in building rhythmic foundation, but my question is: how crucial is it to play in this structure, and are there times when expedience and economy is preferred? Thanks!

[bennyboy7088]

@xxcrysad3000xx everyone has their own picking style, country it different to funk is different to rock is different to blues. There are many different ways to pick and there are many guitarists that apply different techniques. Try out alternative picking for most rock players, sweeping and speed picking by the fusion greats Frank Gambale, Alex Hutchings, Guthrie Govan and try some blues players. But it really comes down to practice on your feel and conform with your picking preference.

[pencert]

@xxcrysad3000xx It's ok to forget the rules when you solo. You will want to pick consistently and practise with a metronome, but when you improvise, just forget everything. At least that's what I'm told, I'm more of an intermediate player.