I'm a guitar player and i don't care whether or not this is sweeping... It sounds good and it's fun, so do it. Besides, names for techniques don't matter, anyway. They're only a search/reference tool. For example, there was a video where Bumblefoot said he didn't even know what hybrid picking was...
Oh my god... I think I just jizzed myself.... This reminds of the good old days in 'Nam...