RiffDuck
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So I've been working on the solo from "Doomsayer" by Darkest Hour, and have been struggling to get the string skipping part up to speed beyond 110bpm or so, as it's a relatively new lead technique to me. Here is an example from it, played at 130bpm and alternate picked starting with a downstroke:
Kris Norris (the former lead guitarist who wrote this solo) plays this with a very relaxed grip, moving only his forearm for up/down motion and exclusively his thumb and index fingers for picking - his wrist almost never moves. It's odd to me as I use more of a static grip and use my wrist for fast alternate picking, so it's hard to emulate him here.
I'm sure this sort of lick shows up in other genres though - how do you approach it picking mechanics wise?
Kris Norris (the former lead guitarist who wrote this solo) plays this with a very relaxed grip, moving only his forearm for up/down motion and exclusively his thumb and index fingers for picking - his wrist almost never moves. It's odd to me as I use more of a static grip and use my wrist for fast alternate picking, so it's hard to emulate him here.
I'm sure this sort of lick shows up in other genres though - how do you approach it picking mechanics wise?
