Love this. I’m a bassist but this is so applicable. I’m a bassist that plays with three of the fingers on my right hand too. Life is a work in progress.
This hand synchronization has really helped with my speed progress. I'm still having some issues with string skipping, but I'm sure I'll get it....!!! After all, repetition is the mother of success 😅 Thank you Tom...!!!
I played Neo Classical guitar as a teen and early 20’s. Then I started doing more hard rock and blues music. I stopped practicing speed picking and relied on legato. I picked up a lot of bad habits. Now I’m having to work on my speed again.
This an excellent video. For me this is a good recap on some of the many great strategies you have already taught me in the Breakthrough lessons. Thank you Tom Hess.
Excellent video! I love how detailed your instruction is. Success is in the details. Especially when it comes to such an important topic like 2 hand sync. I especially like how you discussed what it feels like to be in sync and accenting beats. Very, very helpful. Thanks Tom Hess!
That was a very good lesson sir. I have known that my hand synchronization has been off and have tried to fix the problem. You suggesting to accent the note on the count is perfect. Thank you very much, Robert.
Great lesson as always Tom Hess... I already increased my speed within minutes of practicing this.... Thank you for these amazing tips... Would love to see more lessons on increasing speed with Legato and Tapping...
You are welcome. Check out these videos on Legato and tapping: tomhess.net/Guitar-Tapping-Technique-Tutorial and tomhess.net/WhyYouStruggleToPlayLegatoGuitarLicks
That was some valuable information. Wonderfully explained. Thanks. If you may, I would love to see a video on technique/s for fingering any chord in any voicing easily.
Hi, a good video. This is how I have somewhat practised this 2 hand sync. Maybe I have practised it too much without metronome. So I will from now on use always metronome and try to find the exact point where it breaks down and then practise speed just below that. I have made mistake of trying practise this too fast many times. I have also found that if I find point on some exercise where sync always breaks down it good to isolate those notes and practise those notes really slow and faster a longer time to tackle that problem area. I have noticed that in many excercises there is always one or two critial points which always might cause sync to break down.
I would maybe add there still one step what was also discussed in video, step 8. Isolate possible problem area of notes which always causes out of synch problem and find out what is there the reason what causes that out of synch problem. It might be for example directional picking breaking down, wrong direction of picking movement, some string skipping, wrong kind on technique in some transition of notes. These kind of exercises also exposes your problems in technique if you drop out of synch. Then its also good to find correct technique or repair wrong picking direction or whatever might be the reason to get it broken.
Good advice, will give it a go! Personally I think the demonstration would be better without guitar effects. Clean tone without reverb/delay/overdrive would let you listen to the singular notes/attack.
Very good, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. The main thing to focus on is the principle of finding your 2-hand sync threshold, playing just below it (but not too far below) and then trying to push through it, while keeping your hands in sync.
Your'e obviously a great player and technician, but how can you teach a sync technique with delay all over your sound? And the other guy is totally dry? I know it's hard to sound tight if you're out of time with your delay... but you are drenched in it. Counterintuitive to me.
You make a good point - you don't want to practice synchronization with delay or effects (but that is the sound I use for playing). The main thing to focus on is the principle of finding your 2-hand sync threshold, playing just below it (but not too far below) and then trying to push through it, while keeping your hands in sync.
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Hand synchronization has always been the #1 limiting factor for my technique. Thank you for the tips on how to break this barrier :)
You're welcome! :)
I love things that are simple and that work. That's why I love the ideas in this video.
Glad you like them!
Thanks for the lesson! Even if I feel like I have it down, I still watch anyway, just to get as many perspectives as I can get!
Love this. I’m a bassist but this is so applicable. I’m a bassist that plays with three of the fingers on my right hand too. Life is a work in progress.
This hand synchronization has really helped with my speed progress. I'm still having some issues with string skipping, but I'm sure I'll get it....!!!
After all, repetition is the mother of success 😅
Thank you Tom...!!!
I played Neo Classical guitar as a teen and early 20’s. Then I started doing more hard rock and blues music. I stopped practicing speed picking and relied on legato. I picked up a lot of bad habits. Now I’m having to work on my speed again.
I'm from Chile and your videos have helped me a lot to play the guitar the right way.
Awesome! Glad I could help!
This an excellent video. For me this is a good recap on some of the many great strategies you have already taught me in the Breakthrough lessons. Thank you Tom Hess.
Sir, this is an amazing and excellent tutorial. Will do it this afternoon when I get home. Congrats, I like it very much!!!
Excellent video! I love how detailed your instruction is. Success is in the details. Especially when it comes to such an important topic like 2 hand sync. I especially like how you discussed what it feels like to be in sync and accenting beats. Very, very helpful. Thanks Tom Hess!
10:49 how to practice this on your own. Placeholder for my convenience
Great lesson
Thank you Tom Hess. The specific actionable steps to fixing 2HS are extremely helpful!
My pleasure, Robert. Glad it was helpful!
That was a very good lesson sir. I have known that my hand synchronization has been off and have tried to fix the problem. You suggesting to accent the note on the count is perfect.
Thank you very much, Robert.
Currently working on my speed. Great video, very helpful. Thanks.
Thanks Morten, glad it helped! :)
GREAT lesson, thank you Tom Hess! another topic I'd love to see a video on: voice leading
Great suggestion! Glad you like this lesson!
Love how they squeal and vibrato the hell out of that last note every time. It’s like revving the weed eater after you’ve trimmed a patch of grass.
This video was very helpful. I can already hear a difference in my playing at faster speeds. It's much cleaner!
Thank you. Your videos are always helpful.
Awesome as always thanks Sir for great lessons
Thank you, Mr. Hess.
My pleasure, Robert! :)
Great lesson as always Tom Hess... I already increased my speed within minutes of practicing this.... Thank you for these amazing tips... Would love to see more lessons on increasing speed with Legato and Tapping...
You are welcome. Check out these videos on Legato and tapping: tomhess.net/Guitar-Tapping-Technique-Tutorial and tomhess.net/WhyYouStruggleToPlayLegatoGuitarLicks
That was some valuable information. Wonderfully explained. Thanks. If you may, I would love to see a video on technique/s for fingering any chord in any voicing easily.
You are welcome. Check out this video on how to practice chord changes: tomhess.net/hard-chords-made-easy
Tom hess is my Guitar teacher online, my guitar playing has improved also practice the directional picking(eco) technique is helps a lot
Maybe now I will be able to play the last solo on welcome home (sanitarium) that is my current goal for guitar atm
Trick is to calm down after the rapid opening bar or so. Relax that picking wrist like coming to a stop at a red light.
Hi, a good video. This is how I have somewhat practised this 2 hand sync. Maybe I have practised it too much without metronome. So I will from now on use always metronome and try to find the exact point where it breaks down and then practise speed just below that. I have made mistake of trying practise this too fast many times. I have also found that if I find point on some exercise where sync always breaks down it good to isolate those notes and practise those notes really slow and faster a longer time to tackle that problem area. I have noticed that in many excercises there is always one or two critial points which always might cause sync to break down.
Awesome video very helpful
Thank you so much.
I've used this to do sweeps and they don't sound sloppy anymore.😭😊😊
This is exactly what I needed!
Sir, thank you so much!
Is there a way to get greater fretting techniques like scottie lepage and Tim henson from polyphia? I'd really appreciate a video on that topic
Muito bom
Parabéns
My pleasure, Denis! :)
I would maybe add there still one step what was also discussed in video, step 8. Isolate possible problem area of notes which always causes out of synch problem and find out what is there the reason what causes that out of synch problem. It might be for example directional picking breaking down, wrong direction of picking movement, some string skipping, wrong kind on technique in some transition of notes. These kind of exercises also exposes your problems in technique if you drop out of synch. Then its also good to find correct technique or repair wrong picking direction or whatever might be the reason to get it broken.
Good point and good observation Pasi - this is a deeper level of practicing.
Good advice, will give it a go! Personally I think the demonstration would be better without guitar effects. Clean tone without reverb/delay/overdrive would let you listen to the singular notes/attack.
Very good, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. The main thing to focus on is the principle of finding your 2-hand sync threshold, playing just below it (but not too far below) and then trying to push through it, while keeping your hands in sync.
Your'e obviously a great player and technician, but how can you teach a sync technique with delay all over your sound? And the other guy is totally dry? I know it's hard to sound tight if you're out of time with your delay... but you are drenched in it. Counterintuitive to me.
You make a good point - you don't want to practice synchronization with delay or effects (but that is the sound I use for playing). The main thing to focus on is the principle of finding your 2-hand sync threshold, playing just below it (but not too far below) and then trying to push through it, while keeping your hands in sync.
Beautiful ormsby goliath
Dude, who knew Rob Halford was such a great guitar teacher? Just kidding and thank you for the help.
I love how he is just referring to everything as whole notes so 800 sounds normal I’m use to thinking of speed runs as 16s
He's not alternate picking it when the lick cycles.