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Am going to get more info and incorporate some practise routines and give a a few weeks to see if anything starts to click.
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I’ve been having a go at Bluegrass tunes this week, and I’ve tried combining these two elements but I don’t think they mesh very well. For bluegrass you need this consistent alternate quaver motion, and the GB grip seems suited to more of an economy picking approach? Do enlighten me if I have that wrong.
As for ‘cracking the code’ I’ve always scoffed at it a bit, because it seems to be all about shredding, which is about 1% of Guitar playing in my experience. However, his consistent approach has since proved to me that he’s doing fantastic work of researching what is a surprisingly complex and misunderstood aspect of guitar playing.
I have been working on the GB grip now for a few months and its going really well.
Upside - articulation is better, the upstrokes are of a more similar tone and strength. Maybe my old technique was bad but the upstrokes were alway weaker and thinner sounding. Alternative picking is cleaner as the pick doesn't go as far down between the strings. Speed is already where I was (not very fast mind)
Downside - chords still feel a little clumsy (haven't spent anytime on this really). Can't hybrid pick (didn't really much anyway). Muting requires a small change in position of wrist
For me, as a predominately clean player, its def worth the time.
https://youtu.be/NWuGkXhj0T8?si=-K0D8ZJzwv63Vt00
A lot of his stuff I find overkill, mainly because I don’t share his passion for speed and technique. But this video covers important aspects of pick grip and wrist movement. @chrisoldroyd might find this useful (from his other picking thread)
It can be quite taxing mentally initially, but after a short while it becomes almost quite meditative.
I also now do diatonic triads in one position with back cycling too.