Sweep Picking Lesson

And betcha can't play this at the end. A lot of you are asking about how I play my sweeps cleanly. I've recieved questions such as "Do you mute with your thumb, or your palm?" So I figured I could answer all of your answers in this brief video.
NOTE: I apologize for my rambling. I recorded this at 7:30 A.M. so I'm not exactly warmed up and in the greatest mind set to make a video.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• metal
• sweeps
• shred
• lost
• conscience
• bodom
• alexi

[jani14jani]

Michael angelo batio( he is the cleanest player ever) mutes with his Fretboard hand, Do you know he does that?

[zakkrandydimshrd]

I've seen cleaner players than Batio. I don't know how he does it

[jani14jani]

Cleaner than batio O.o? That is immbosible.

[zakkrandydimshrd]

No you just have to be less close minded about guitarists. Micheal Romeo is cleaner, Paul Gilbert is cleaner and much more creative of a player than Batio, to name a few

[mesumemike]

I'm pretty sure the best way is to thumb mute.

Look at Tom Hess, Mike Phillippov, and Zack Uidl..

[zakkrandydimshrd]

I can't even see how it's possible to

[ChristianNuse]

Man thats tight! I've been trying to get my sweeps clean, but I can't do it without risking to palmmute the notes.

[DescentFromHeaven]

@Blitzbok use the fretting hand.

[DescentFromHeaven]

@jani14jani that's the way i do it. given, I'm JUST now getting it, but ... palm muting doesn't help me at all.

[Blitzbok]

I'm havimg trouble muting the G string. Particularly on shapes like the Am three string arpeggio starting on the 14th fret when descending, any ideas how to deal with this?

[randalldunman94]

@zakkrandydimshrd Hell yeah, Paul Gilbert is a beast.

[TheRockOutProduction]

what kind of Jackon yo have?

[bobjoemoe8]

i think shawn lane is the fastest but you dont even notice it because its so tasteful haha

[jani14jani]

ye his music was great but its sad what happend to him ;(. I am sure that he had much of great music to make godbless him.

[PerpetualBurn17]

what about becker?? cant forget jason!

[socialdisgrace]

The best way is the way that feels the most comfortable to the player.