Riffguy's cold weather warm up routine

I often get asked about how I warm up. I don't really have any established routine aside from random noodling. This particular video was made after I spent a good part of the day outside in -30C weather.

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[sicktkdchick]

how do i make your vibrato as good as yours?!

[riffguy]

In my opinion, developing a good vibrato is one of the most important aspects of lead guitar playing. It needs to be in time with the music and it can't be too faster or it will sound nervous. My vibrato comes mostly from my wrist rather than my fingers.

[ChuckMullis]

Practice ? Seems to be the key to sucess for me and I think Paul will agree with me.

[riffguy]

Definitely.

[megatop412]

That's a cold start??? Holy shit. Maybe I should step outside for a few minutes and try this. Somehow I think...it will sound like ass.

[hvrock13]

wow thats impressive for being in -30 degree weather. i feel your pain, it was about -39C here in illinois today..

[xx55AC55xx]

@riffguy riff guy could u watch my mid night shred video on my chanel and tell me how im playing please i need some good advice

[johnathonkuhn]

riff guy reminds me A LOT of Jeff Waters from the band Annahilator, in the way he moves his fingers and his facial expressions. look like they go to the same school of facial expressions for soloing.

[jewelrotti]

love the tone your attack and phrasing the best thing from canada since molsen

[loquito182]

WTF that is a warm up XD nice you should publicate some exercises to learn to play like you

[RNRDOLL]

Riffguy...you're the best fucking guitarist out there. You sound, abillity, and taste in licks is uncanny

[RNRDOLL]

I had the same issue too...I started out on clarinet though. My best advice, is to REALLY work out licks slowly, get a metronome (or preferably drum machine or drum vst; which is what I use) and play everything as slowly and cleanly until you coordinate your left and right hand better. I usually raise the bpm 5-10 each time I feel comfortable. Alternate pick like hell too...thats where I TOTALLY bombed for a good portion of the years ive been playing

[StrypedMaverick]

practice scales and what-not while alternate picking and try different techniques like string skipping. just keep doing that and getting faster each day and soon picking will be great. i have the very opposite problem than you though....

[OldPink173]

rock on man!!! it sounded like u had an evil malmsteen kinda thing goin on there @ the beginin \m/

[Fr3etd4nc3r]

Geez, I would want you to be my master. I am so much into dirty blues/rock n roll, but I do not leck the sense of metal too. YOu seem to be an absolute pro...do you even miss anything (playing)? Be my tutor :D...woops, I dont have no money, sorry Im a beggar

Addie

[dbikeguy]

do a lot of string skipping techniques and make sure you get good at them because if you are good at string skipping then you get pretty decent at picking in general. also just alternate pick for long periods of time as fast as you can, switching strings pretty often it will help you keep the speed and such.