Learn the REAL SECRETS to Virtuosic Picking | How to Get Sick Picking Technique Now!
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In this video you will Learn the REAL SECRETS to Virtuosic Picking. Troy Grady who is well known throughout the guitar "technique" community for his amazing work on his UA-cam channel (Cracking the Code) explains in detail what you need to identify in order to bring your picking from, "I suck" to, "I can do it." Get Sick Picking Technique Now, because YOU CAN!
Streetwise Guitar has aim to demystify technique. Pick slanting, alternate picking, and sweep picking are covered in depth. Many other guitar techniques that you need to know are covered. If you follow all of this instrucking your speed picking technique will take off.
Check out Troy's "Cracking the Code" vids at / troygrady
Troy singlehandedly changed the game.Guitarists everywhere, we own him so much.Great interview, thanks!
Man, I can’t agree with you more! So much for watching. Please hit the subscription and notification bell button. It would be great to have you on board I wouldn’t want you to miss any new material.
That is correct👌
Can only say thank God for Troy Grady
Agree. He's up there with whoever invented tablature.
nonsense
I agree Troy deserves some kind of academic acknowledgment/award for his work. Seriously opened doors for me and what I teach my students. 🙏🙏🙏
Bang! Dead on! I could have said it better! Please Subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don't miss any new vids! It'd be great to have you on board!
Hear, hear!
I did a paper on picking economy of motion in college and it was almost completely dismissed. I even cross referenced my research with kinesiology studies. My professors seemed to think my thesis had no value. I even made some of the same points, like the Al DiMeola wrist method. 25 years later I feel vindicated.
This is absolutely astonishing! As a professor myself, I can say that unfortunately it’s not surprising. Simultaneously though, it makes me absolutely angry to read that. I wonder where those professors are now? Thanks so much for taking the timeTo watch this video! I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss any upcoming videos!
As a teacher and grad student I know EXACTLY why I CANNOT STAND academia. Hell, most of society’s problems have come directly from arrogant/narcissistic professors who have been insulated from reality by ivory towers made out of theoretical concepts that take mental gymnastics to argue the practicality of. Universities were all hijacked post WWII, but if it weren’t for the Achilles Heel of said unchecked arrogance, toxic ideas may not have been adopted like we see now. The rejection of your paper is yet another symptom of Satan himself manipulating all that is good. You, sir, are not only a Patriot, but a force against such evil in this world. 💪🏼👏🏽🤝
Troy is ... genius.. his approach to guitar playing technique and his dedication is world-class
just really discovering the power of intentional pick slanting and its absolutely mind blowing. I've struggled so hard with fast alternate picking lines because I've tended towards flat inside picking. So many educators just say that you need to put the hours in and the progress will come. Basically NO ONE with the exception of Troy and Ben Eller talk about pick slanting, and it really is the sledge hammer that breaks down so many walls to fast technical playing almost instantly
Thank you so much for your very nice and thoughtful comment! You’re the kind of person that I like being part of the Streetwise community! Thanks a million
Why has this guy not been featured in every guitar magazine / video ? Everyone needs to learn about this. Such a time saver 🤘🏻👍🏻
Omg SOOOOOO TRUE! Then again, what’s a guitar magazine??👋😆💥🤩 You can use this knowledge and apply it to so many different things. It doesn’t just have to be strict alternate picking make use of this knowledge! Thanks for so much for taking the time to watch this! I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell. There’s going to be all sorts of great stuff upcoming!
Magazines don't matter anymore.. Everything is about handheld devices. It would be a waste of Troy's energy and talent to be in these stupid magazines that are filled with ads and their only goal is marketing. I used to be a subscriber to a 1/2 a dozen of them. Finally I just quit because half the book was ads.
I cannot understate the impact that Troy‘s videos have had on my playing. Mind you, I’m a Berklee grad and have been a working musician for two decades. It took his detailed explanations to really convince me of certain things. Cheers from New Haven 🍻
Well said! I have used his pedagogy in my teaching for years now. It’s been a real help. So we’re on the same page. Thank you for taking the time to watch this!
Wow! 2 of my most influential teachers in one video!
Whoa 😳 🤯! Thanks so much! There is some really great stuff in here!
We're not worthy!
I taught RJ…. And he STILL came out good🤪
So true, I've been playing for 40 years and have always been an above average alternate picker, but, as Troy has said so many times, there were always passages that felt very natural and others that were very awkward and I had no idea why until I started watching Troy's videos and I purchased Troy's Eric Johnson video. Its been incredibly freeing understanding what my picking is doing.
First off, I want to thank you for taking the time to watch my interview with Troy! I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed all of the amazing feedback that I have gotten and yours is just yet another shred of proof (pun intended) that this interview well have a life of its own for years to come!
Are use lots of this information that we went over in my teaching. I can’t agree with you more that Troy’s discoveries are remarkable.Please hit the subscribe and notification bell as it would be great to have such an informed player as yourself in the community!
Awesome interview.
Troy's material has been an eye opener for me and has unlocked my picking technique in an incredibly short time - I went from playing 120bpm phrases on 16th notes with difficult to playing 150bpm (and up) phrases comportably (still working on phrases which require multiple wrist / joint motions though!) in a matter of weeks.
It took a lot of the guess work from my practice sessions!
That is absolutely fantastic! If you go to my Instagram or if you look at any of the videos here like maybe the one with the Michael Brecker solo, You can get an idea of how I pick. I’m so thrilled that you watch this video and I really hope that you have subscribed and hit the notification bell. I hope to be putting out some great tutorials. I’ll leave the picking technique stuff up to the master, a Troy Grady!
Just want to say thank you for this wonderful interview/discussion. I really enjoyed every bit of it.
I’ve been revamping my picking shred after 40 years of mostly yngwie sweep and satriani legato playing thanks to Troy and gambale. This make you change the line arrangements you play but it’s worth it as it feels efficient.
That’s fantastic! I actually changed my entire picking technique for years ago! I am still filling in the holes. It’s nice to hear that you have taken the bull by the horns. Keep me informed on your progress! I hope you have subscribed and hit the notification bell as I wouldn’t want you to miss any of the new stuff coming!
Having watched a lot of Troy Grady’s video, the over all approach to different techniques was still a new insight.
Very pleased you enjoyed this! Thank you for watching and I hope you subscribe hit the notification bell as I wouldn’t want you to miss anything !
Awesome interview! Your channel is great, you really deserve more subscribers!
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this! Please forward it so perhaps more ppl will take notice!?! Thanks again!!!!
Another great interview, man!
Upon watching this again, there isn't a moment in here that I don't like! Thanks you for watching!
Troy is amazing.... in one interview he explained the basics of playing the guitar ..amazing
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This guy Troy is a brilliant picking technician and a genius articulator of these various techniques...this interview and many others (Prof O'Kane knows when to be silent and when to interject the perfect questions and interactions to get the max out of the interviewee ) deserves whatever the youtube counterpart to the Emmy is.
Very kind words! Actually it was hard to get a word in talking to Troy LOL! So much great information and he Must be one of the quickest with and smartest people I’ve interviewed. What a pleasure it was. The information I garnered from him will serve me for a lifetime of playing and teaching!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 It was admirable that you laid back as you did and let him soar...With his verve this is the one interviewee that I would expect to see chugging Red Bull as oppossed to the other fantastic, albeit laid back, music prodigy Tory Slusher who was actually chugging Red Bull during your interview. Hey this would be a great Ying/Yang, Laid Back/Hyper, Female/Male, Finger Tapping/Super Shredding duo-Presenting "Troy and Tory".
The one dislike is from Matteo Mancuso
🤪😂🤣
This comment. I'm floored. 😂
@@kapalanokenta Me 2!
33:05 you’ve answered my question. And you just made my day! I’ve developed a technique that works for me. I don’t wanna play sloppy because I’m training my picking hand to do something that’s uncomfortable.
Troy is 1 of a kind in the the world! Glad we have him!
And I'm so happy that you took the time to watch this interview! Thank you kindly!
I really love the picking as a language approach by Troy. The idea that your picking style, no matter what it is, will have a great impact on what notes you choose to play is very insightful. Reminds me of a structuralist theory of language, and it makes a lot of sense.
At 37 and having played since the age of 10, with some...not so great teachers over the years, finding the cracking the code material saved my ass. I went through the picking primer on the website numerous times and it's transforming my playing. After all these years I'm finally making progress!
Hey there John! I’m a little bit older than you but I can say that after many years of playing… Many more years than yourself… I was able to totally overhaul my entire technique. I can I’ll do things that I never thought I could. Adding to it the technology that Troy has discovered/articulated has allowed me to push further by understanding what exactly my difficulties were. If you go to my Instagram, which is the same name as this channel, you’ll be able to see some of my flailing LOL! At any rate, I hope you have subscribed and hit the notification bell. If you already have I sincerely appreciate it! Thanks for your input!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 liked and subscribed!
I have been following you on Instagram and can say that your playing is very much virtuoso like!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Are you a two way economy picker? I've been watching your videos but it's too fast for me to tell
Now that was great, interviewing the doctor himself! It's cool to get to know something personal about him. Thanks prof!
Thanks very much for that! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch that and please stay tune for the new stuff that's going to be coming out!
Cool! I become to optimize different phrases, trying to play them the most efficient way: change fingerings, do more notes on string to have time to"rest", to do fewer string transitions.
Use stronger fingers more (index and middle) so they do most of the job.
Add legato to alternate picking to move balance between two hands.
Sometimes tapping and hybrid picking helps a lot!
And so on ..
Brilliant channel and interview. Thank you for what you do
Much appreciated
Man I can relate to this. At 66, I learned guitar way before internet, computers, etc. I was generally pretty happy with my progress, but at some point I notice that I could do descending scales much faster and easier than ascending. And when I tried to analyze it, it was hard. It was impossible at speed, but when I slowed things down, I inevitably played differently. And I really thought I was using alternate picking all the time. It took me a long time to learn to keep playing the same way but slow it down enough so I could actually see what was going on. And I found that I was doing ascending, 3 note per string scales using alternate picking, but my descending 3 note per string scales were using economy picking (which of course, I did not call it at the time - there was no vocabulary or technique training at my disposal). Once I discovered this, I tried to learn to do the economy picking approach ascending. Which quickly lead to the realization that the pick slanting/wrist motion/string escape motion also had to change. And learning that was a STRUGGLE. Today I can do it in both directions, but descending still feels easy/natural, whereas I really have to concentrate and think about the approach for ascending scales.
Hey there Donald!Thanks so much for sharing all of that! I certainly know the trials and tribulations of changing my packing technique after decades of doing it one way, to doing something entirely different. As a matter fact if you check out my video, “Does economy picking even work?“ There are some very important points that nobody covers! I would like to thank you for watching the video and contributing such an amazing comment. I sincerely hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss anything new! Wishing you all the very best and keep me informed on your progress!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Done!
I'm 61, started playing in 1973. I naturally got into directional picking when ascending. I named it "slip picking". One of my buddies from back then still calls it slip picking.
Is your escape on the downward pickstroke?
Really glad I watched this. Building the “vocabulary” (ie riffs, I guess) that is going to go with the technique (“language”) I’m already using is a really enlightening way to think about it.
32:37 This is a great point. I also used to think the same that sticking with certain techniques would limit our freedom. Actually, like Troy said, the truth is that we usually don't have enough specific vocabulary that covers the different picking motions. I never thought this way.
From a well known jazz guitarist is where I heard that thing about, "that picking style is dumbe because your improvisation is limited to what you can do due to the picking." Troy BLOW THAT TOTALLY out of the water.
WOW...awesome interview...I was gonna comment on how crappy my picking is but Troy says I’m great...but he’s never seen me!!!...thanks so much for this... I’ve been obsessed with picking for years...never get tired of this stuff!!!!
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@@streetwiseguitar5113 ....already done...been subbed for months now!!
Superb job guys.
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I think there’s just so much gold in here and it was great to be able to apply his insights to my strange way of picking!
Awesome interview. Thnks!
Hey stage fright! I’m so glad that you enjoyed this! I think it was an incredibly well packed with information sort of video. So glad to hear that you got something out of it. I hope you get a chance to look at the rest of my videos and see which one of them really suit you! I hope you subscribe hit the notification bell so you don’t miss anything or coming!
Amazing teacher, amazing guy
Can only echo what has already been said. His body of work on this subject is phenomenal and I dearly wish that CtC had existed when I was trying to master all of this stiff many years ago. Thanks Troy, for making the seemingly impossible, possible.
I meant stuff, not stiff 😂
I couldn’t agree with you more! If you like this video you should look at my video cachet for my most recent interview that I did with Noah Walker. I sincerely hope you subscribe hit the notification bell as it would be great to have you a part of this community!
@@mattmugridge8839 🤣
Great video! Thank you!
Darion! So pleased that you enjoyed this video! I really enjoyed making it!!! Please subscribe hit the notification bell as I wouldn’t want you to miss anything upcoming and once again thank you for your comment!
Troy’s the man! Thanks, guys.
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch one of the best interviews I had the opportunity of doing! I hope you have subscribe and hit the notification bell, so you don’t miss anything in the near future
every guitarist should review and study this interview and the advice we received from this genius... no matter how you play and what technique you have...
EZ! I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Great video, great conversation, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! I was just actually teaching a lesson where I was using parts from this interview or should I say knowledge that I gained from this interview! Really glad that you enjoyed this! I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell! It would be really great to have you as a part of this community.
@@streetwiseguitar5113 done!
Second time watching the whole video.
Learning new stuff that I missed the first time. Great video!
God damn, that man talks as he plays! Lots of words, and fast!
I think he’s one of the smartest people I’ve ever spoken with! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video for a second time! How about a third LOL? Wishing you all the best and thank you so much for your support! By the way if you want to see some amazing picking look at the Blugrass legend that I just interviewed. Make sure you hit the notification bell so you don’t miss any videos. I know everybody says that but it really does count! All the best…
I'm.57 and I thank u from the bottom.of my heart sir!!! U have given.my playing new.life!!! God bless u sir!!! Tk u sooo much for sharing this insider technique!!!
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simply amazing!!!no other words...
Thanks for that! I think it’s one of the best interviews I’ve ever done. Aside from helping so many people, it really helped me as well!
Troy is an AMAZING player, and a great communicator. Man, is he fast and accurate. Seems like he can play anything. A very fine person indeed.
So pleased that you watched the interview and you enjoy it! I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell, so you don’t miss any upcoming killer stuff
@@streetwiseguitar5113 I did. Somehow I’ve never come across your channel until now. You are ALSO incredible, I was kind of shocked at how fast you are. I’ve been ‘playing’ since I was 13 but have never been really dedicated like you guys are.
Looking forward to more!
Thanks guys.. awesome valuable information. No lie, When I started playing they did not even have TAB yet, so it is so awesome to have these resources.
I’m thrilled to hear how much you like this! I hope you benefited from this as much as I did!
WWWOOOWWWWW....Awesome interview. Knowledge Accomplished.
#Replay That was brilliant! I love the language comparisons. The one thing that stood out for me personally, was "pick every note" (PEN), as I tend to use pull-offs and hammer-ons to get the phrase notes I want. I'm off to test myself to see what "escape" I use.😉
Dr., Glad you enjoyed it! The fact that this video is still serving the masses… I sincerely appreciate the time that you took to watch this and comment on it! I also use hammer on and pull offs. I have worked really hard on my economy picking… That's the only way I can do it! Understanding pick escape directions is certainly imperative to being able to understand what you're doing, where you're at, and what you need to change or improve. Thanks once again and please subscribe as it would be great to have you a part of this community!
Stuart's fine by me, or my nickname's StuBu.😉 I've subscribed and love the content.👌
Nothing wrong with legato.
Amazing interview! Thanks you! Frank Gambale also started out as an alternate picker
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, guys !
Hey Robert! Thank you so much for watching and I’m so glad that you got something out of this! I hope you get a chance to subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss anything you coming out and there’s going to be some great new stuff!
Damn what a great interview/lesson
Thanks a lot! Definitely these kind of interviews are hard to find… Please subscribe and hit the notification bell. I wouldn’t want you to miss anything!
Troy is a genius!!!!!
43:47 This 'morphing' part is very true! It's often only in theory that the thing you do slow and speed up to the metronome is the thing that you play fast. You really have to pay attention there!!
Yes and this video definitely brings a lot of those small changes to light! Thanks so much for watching I sincerely appreciate that you put in the time to get all the way through the video! Please subscribe hit the notification bell so you don’t miss anything new! It’d be great to have you onboard.
I guess that's another good reason to try playing fast and messy. That way you can start with your current motion and purposefully try to adjust it while still going fast, but not trying to be clean. Then if you get used to going fast with the new motion, it should be possible to slow down and clean it up, while keeping it going at speed.
Professor O’Caine! Man, I saw a video, eons ago when you and I were the only 2 dudes using the Fred Kelly Bumblebee 🤣🤣 praising our discovery, probably trying to be the next Scotty Anderson 😂, great stuff man. Subbed!
That is awesome! Thannnnnnk YOU!
Wow amazing vid !!!!
Julius! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch this video. I’m so glad I had the chance to do it with Troy. What a bright man!
I hope you subscribe hit the notification bell so you don’t miss anything I’m coming! There’s gonna be a lot of teaching going on lol.
What Troy talks about at around 28 mins between Als and Mikes opposing picking attacks looking the same, but much different in the way you end on an up or down stroke is the way ive always picked, and i didnt even think anything of it. I just knew if needed to hit the next string with an upstroke i needed to be under the string, or if i needed to lead with a down stroke i need to be on top of the string. Hearing this interview can be a blessing or a curse because i can see how it can be confusing to a newer player.
Thanks so much for taking the time to watch this! Yes, it could be very confusing for a beginner without a teacher who is a very experienced communicator
19:01 "The Test" = determine one's picking escape motion. 24:11, 27:34, 35:15, 37:02 "Escape" as language. Awesome!
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Thank you!
Another great one. Im still trying to figure out my picking style though. I always start a descending pentatonic scale with an upstroke. This puts the pick between the strings.
If you’re doing to note per string, And you are descending (going from high to low) then your pick should be outside all of the strings after the down stroke. …?
For the compliment on the video! Please forward it and spread the word… If you know anybody to forward it to!
You can also try another picking pattern, down up instead. The angle of the pick matters using an escape motion with the wrong pick angle or not increasing the angle of the pick can make the pick catch the string.
if I may add to this incredibly good presentation by Troy, and advice to younger guitarists ..everything you play in terms of a solo part ..you have to play everything with a minimum amount of practice, so in about 15 - 20 minutes you have to play ( the same soloo ) with alternative picking or economic picking .. and what Guthrie Govan once said .. then see.. what sounds better to you.. or make a combination.. then you can say that you have mastered some playing technique, greetings from Edy and good luck in your future work
Great interview. I still struggle with missing/fumbling notes. i have a ton of work to do.
Hey Brian! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch this! I really enjoy doing the interview and it makes me feel good to know that you got something out of it! I hope you subscribed and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss anything it would be great to have you onboard!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 subscribed.
An interesting difference between EJ and Joe Bonamassa. Where EJ does that economy picking move, Joe alternate picks it, which produces a different sound for some reason. Maybe it allows him to play different patterns, but it sounds much more interesting. Most people teaching Joe's style say Joe does the same economy move, but he doesn't.
point on Shawn Lane as detailed by Martin Miller and personally corroborated by Michelangelo Batio: The “Open Loop” is a neurological mechanism and has been innately utilized by intuitive/master players.
LOL, religión of Billy Joel. Yes I saw a number of great shows at "My Father's Place" in Roslyn, LI...
Larry Coryell, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter and others.
1:00:04 "Practice is a very loaded term." I think that sums up my guitar journey pretty well haha
The great thing about a journey is you can always choose when you want to change course! Thank you so much for watching the video… It was great fun to make it!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 I enjoyed the video very much. Thank you and Troy! I look forward to checking out your other content!
Correction, all the good music is played by people that only downstroke!
I’m just kidding. Great video man. Absolutely love your insight on things. You definitely deserve wide recognition for your work in this field.
Brian! That is just a fantastic compliment! I am so grateful. I am glad that you enjoyed this interview… It was really fun to do! I hope you’ve hit subscribe and the notification bell because there’s gonna be some really great ones coming up! Did you see the one about, “dishonest online guitar teachers?“ Thanks again for your support
Troy is like an elite sports scientist.
100% yes! I’m really glad you enjoyed this and I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell. I wouldn’t want you to miss any new stuff! It would be great to have you onboard.
Been playing for over 20 years and my playing never got better until I started working on my picking
Welcome to the club!
"ALL THOSE LICKS". I've spent hours drilling them over and over, sometimes they clicked, but sometimes they went off the rails. I played them slow, I played em fast, whether I played with touch or I crushed them; nothing worked, no consistency. I couldn't get em right. What a game changer. Best of luck to you forever.
Thanks so much, Dan! I’m really happy that this video resonated with you. Please share it so other people might get a chance to experience the same sort of illuminating force that you have experience! Please subscribe hit the notification bell so you don’t miss anything in the near future and thanks again!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 It's absolutely astonishing how such a small correction can create such a big difference in all my playing.
Agreed. Tony has put together the best and most influential guitar lessons I’ve seen. Many current top UA-cam guitar teachers utilize the work Tony has done. Another top level aspect of Tony’s work is the way it is all packaged. I’ve learned so much after 25 years of playing. Thanks.
Crinkle 65 there’s one other thing that you need to learn… And that is his name is TROY!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I know it was probably a predictive text issue. At any rate thanks for watching this and I hope you subscribe hit the notification bell. There’s so many great interviews and instruction coming up I think you’d really enjoy it. Not to mention, would be great to have you on board!
Let’s try this: TROY. sorry should have proof read. Thanks for the video. Subbed.
dang, it! i'm dyslexic. LOL! this was really cool!
Awesomeness 💥
Hi!
I had years of rock and jazz background before knowing anything about pick slanting and crosspicking terms.
After knowing these concepts, I analyzed myself. I found that with distortion I naturally played with downward pickslanting. I think that to my ears a good rock tone included that snappier sound after the pickstroke and downward pickslanting leaded me towards that (without even knowing).
On the other side, when I played jazz with clean tone, I found the opposite: I tended to use crosspicking. With this kind of picking I tended to pick softer to remove that snappier aggressive sound. I tried to play my old jazz clean licks changing the cross picking to pick slanting, and they did not sounded right to my ears.
Did you notice the ´´phenomenon´´?
Hey Rodolfo! Thanks for taking the time to write all that. The only phenomena that I actually notice is that as soon as I stop working on technique it seems like I immeadiately begin to suck! lol Aside from that ...yes... I do have a different touch with harder stuff, but I struggle with picking anyways. It's either economy or alternate.
New sub from Belfast. Would love some info and pointed in the right direction to start learning more Larry carlton style, triads or whatever it may be.
Cheers
Thanks for the sub! That’s a great idea! I should do an analysis of one of his tunes. Lots of Larry Carlton heads out there who I’m sure we’re going to talk trash on my channel but that’s OK. I’m down for a fight.🤪🤣
@@streetwiseguitar5113 blue bird is a great tune as is midnight parade
I'm one of the 50,000 watching!
Is there really 50,000 people watching this??🤩
@@streetwiseguitar5113 In total, yes. maybe not at this second.
Is it possible to be efficient at both picking motions? Im a downward escape guy, but it's impossible forme to play the other way. I keep practicing but I cant get it fast no matter what
I think that you have to work your strength. So if you are a downward escape guy then you want to make your descending patterns fit downward escape picking. That means you might have to change some of your fingering blah blah blah
Troy is the Guitar Teacher
There are only a few great ones and he is definitely part of that cadre! Thanks for watching hope you subscribe hit the notification bell so you don’t miss any killer videos!
Do i have tabs for licks like the ones here on the Crackign the code right ? ;D i finally feel ready to get into thiss if so
Yes I believe that the site is very complete in regards to tablature. The best thing to do is to reach out to Troy himself on Instagram and ask him! I’m so glad that you liked this video and found it informative!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 thank u for answering!! This winter break I focused on cleaning my technique and become more and more consistent, anddd I made worse for a good week trying to adjust xdd, these videos comin in clutch sir !!
i get the issue on pentatonic scales. Gone from E string is difficult with speed but going back is I can go 3 times faster.
52:28 "strict economy picking" and Frank Gambale's sweeping AND alternate picking playing technique discussion
One day I'd like to orchestrate the BEST exponents of economy picking on a live panel. File that under, "Dreams with No Pay cheque!"
@@streetwiseguitar5113 I have Frank's book from 1985, WOW & DAMN... I pick one page and work on that page for 2-4 hours. So many little ideas and techniques on every page.
I still go back and watch Troy's 5-part videos with Frank every 2 weeks.
Funny enough: The animation of those bouncing periscopes changed completely the way picking mecanics were taught.
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Does anyone know the video the interviewer kept referring to about the beginner player that Troy had play.
What time marker and I'll tell ya!
@@streetwiseguitar5113thanks. It’s 29:30
Yngwie 6s come from Mclaughlin but pick stroke and slant reversed.
Good, call Ricardo!
I was so excited when I first saw Troy Grady's series on you tube.....then when I put it in practice...lol 😂...I realized it would still take strong hands, forearms, and lots and lots and lots of practice to achieve the aforementioned!!!!! I have all the above more so than nearly any other player, and I think that the elite did what Yngwie admitted too....practicing guitar 8 hours a day. Insane dedication or a parent having a way too domineering hand in raising a child. Genius is 90 percent perspiration, and 10 percent inspiration....so someone famous is oft quoted as saying...(lol..Yngwie was the reason grunge said enough is enough with woodshedding....but being a stupid drugged out shoegazer in my opinion was worse!)
Hey there Curtis! Thank you for your input. I couldn’t agree with you more! As a matter of fact, my next video is going to be discussing exactly what you just wrote… But then perhaps a little bit more of a roundabout approach. Didn’t want to ruin it here, so please subscribe hit the notification bell so you don’t miss it. I’ll be shooting it tonight! Thanks again for your support!
I liked his Steve Morse analysis...
Strange picker
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Agree , troy is very special.he solved issues that i had struggled with for 30 years as a professional guitarist
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And that's why Robert Fripp wrote Pagés and Pagés explaining How to properly pick..speaking of which, i'd love to see Troy collaborating with the dude from Make weird music
Thank you for watching this video! I really hope you got a lot out of it. Troy is an amazing educator
@@streetwiseguitar5113 yes! That kind of información and its just Out there for free! That's crazy!!!
56:00 high gothic...I like that phrase
Cool!
So instead of up down play in out for the picking motion cool trick
If I am a beginner and I have been practicing the downward escape picking motion. Let’s say I have it down. I want to learn a song , just any random song I think is cool. The guitarist that composed the solo uses a different picking technique. It is a solo which has long, fast scale runs across multiple strings. Will I have to change said notes in order to play in downward escape/change my picking technique in order to play said line exactly as composed?
If I’m understanding you correctly, I don’t think that you mean to change the exact notes per se (?). I think you mean changing the fingering to accommodate what is comfortable for your right hand. Recently I just changed an entire fingering in order to be able to play a line that is now super comfortable and possible for me to play. There’s no shame in that!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 I see. Did you immediately recognize it as an even or odd number line that does not fit your picking technique or did you just notice “This does not feel right?'
@@doorsofperception2820 hey there! I don't know why your comment was held? I must've in the algorithm but I totally missed it until now! So apologies! OK, to answer your question… I think that somehow I already knew the notion of having to have a good fingering that corresponds with the kind of picking that you use. So it was something like that and dare I say even the word, "organic?" I hate using that word because it's used everywhere and all the time! But, one must call a spade a spade and I believe that that's what I sensed. I don't think that you have to be totally orthodox in your belief system in other words, I believe that there will be exceptions and maybe those exceptions will feel fine if they only happen for a short while. Otherwise, it's good that you have "a system" for yourself. In other words, through experience you get to learn what works best for you and then you work with that! I hope that helped!? You should check out my latest video on Josh Meader. I used mostly the kind of picking that he does in order to actually just keep the same fingering as he had. Go check out that video and let me know what you think and also please let me know if I answer your question!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Yes!! Definitely answers it. This should help many a struggling guitarist. Many times we get caught up in trying to master playing something up to speed, thinking it is a lack of ability which can be improved through repetition. In many cases, it might be due to lack of dedication. The 10,000 hour rule. Yet we might get caught repeating a phrase, not realizing we might have to adjust our technique or adjust the fingering to better suit our style of picking. This almost always happens when there is a need of playing something fast, up to speed, like the original recording.
this was an easy interview to conduct, wasn´t it? so much mileage out of just a handful of questions.
I was just talking with my good friend Rick Beato. There are no, “easy interviews.” It’s very difficult to interview… Way way way more difficult than it looks/seems. Thank you for taking the time to watch! I hope you have subscribed and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss any new interviews/material that’s coming up. I have a great interview coming up… You’ll have to wait and see! :-)
Amazing dude and player. Interesting noticing the noodling during the chats
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That noodling shit bugged the hell out of me. I thought it was disrespectful to the interviewer, too.
@@tjm9565 I'm willing to cut him some slack. Sometimes people throw around "ADD" casually, but based on how analytical he is, I feel like he meant it the literal clinical sense. So it's probably pretty difficult for him to actually be able to sit still without the noodling.
Please Tory Slusher tutorial
what is interesting is music is always a different blend you tweek your A dorian
with D minor pentatonic blues and your suggesting Natural minor
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im listening to what hes saying about being either downstroke escape or upstroke escape and still have no idea which one i am. when i play 3 notes per string its easier for me to play starting on a downstroke, leading me to believe im upstroke escape, but playing pentatonic licks, its also easier for me to start on a downstroke. when i start on an upstroke i tense up. so which is it?
Send me a video from a good angle to my Instagram at the same name and I’ll try and do my best to tell you
I could never imagine that Troy studied Italian and Dante of all things!
Ivy league education!
18:35 I like how the hand is a stoner surfer dude :)
OK. I looked, I don’t get it, but I’m glad you watch the video🤪
Holy, a whole hour. Saw 10 minutes at a glance. Nice.
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@@streetwiseguitar5113 Does UA-cam tell you I stopped watching it? Cause I had to restart my computer, but I came back and watched the whole thing.
Basically, the take away I got from this video is that teachers should be using Troy's videos and buy his camera device to improve their courses and students.
@@sauerkrautoneverything7807 no. UA-cam does not tell me when you stop watching it. (Sorry for the late response by the way). I think if teachers are smart… That is the operative word here… There's a chance they can make quite a bit of use out of what Troy is talking about. That means though that they have to deeply understand what's going on. Most teachers that I have met won't put the time in to improve their teaching skills. That's a craft just like playing the guitar is. I would love to have one of those clamps that Troy has. I will definitely buy one! There's definitely a lot more take away from this video. I'm still digesting it and experimenting with it in regards to my own picking which is very complex because I play economy, legato and with a thumb pick. If you want to get a good idea of what it looks like, look up my Brecker solo on my channel. Thanks again for taking the time to watch all of this and write about it as well!
Seems like a very, very intelligent person
I saw the Mike Stern and Eric Johnson show several years ago at the Blue Note NYC. Al Dimeola was in the audience. I noticed after awhile that this five note pattern was played so many times in his solos that it got boring. It's like he was stuck in that pattern and it just ended up sounded the same over and over again. Mike Stern attacked the guitar in many different ways and that produced lots of different sounds that were much more interesting, much more musical. Juxtaposing these two players exposed this pattern-based approach to playing the guitar as formulaic. His chordal work was way more interesting and even Mike Stern seemed to be super impressed with it.
Thanks for the time you took to write all of that. I sincerely appreciate your insights. I hope you subscribe to my channel as it would be great to have you onboard.
Ps I had the misfortune of watching Al diMeola in the return to forever reunion. It was probably the worst electric guitar playing I’ve ever seen. Maybe about junior or senior level performance university playing.
I realy respect Troy and everything he achieved with CTC, i learned a lot from all that!
But, the part in this interview where he says to students that they just need to play more of the stuff they can do with their technique and don’t worrie about what they can’t do is kind of a bummer to me….If i would tell that to my students i would have a very easy job.
To me it is a bit like saying to a long jumper: your technique is realy awesome for a distance of about 4 meters, so just do more of those 4 meter jumps and don’t worry about working on different techniques, although those probably would allow you to increase the distance.
In that regard it would be great if you could do an interview with the unbelievable Anton Oparin one day.
He is showing us that there is a technique which allows you to play anything clean and fast; isn’t that what we all want?
Andrea thank you for the time to write all of that! I sincerely appreciate the time you took to watch the video! I think generally what he was trying to say was that you should try working with your natural sense of movement. Even a long jumper will have their own system by which they set up the jump and explode at the line and how they travel through the air… They use certain parameters within their own system. If I’m not wrong I believe you were saying the same thing.
Interviews; although I have an incredibly important interview coming up in regards to Allan Holdsworth, I have really tried to steer away from interviews. Why? Because interviews don’t do much in terms of direct followers to what I do. I’m working really hard to build my UA-cam audience and interviewing somebody else/promoting somebody else’s gig does not help me in terms of trying to achieve my goals. Mind you, I am very good at doing interviews and I really enjoy doing them… But nobody is paying me to do that and with the exception of very few interviews, not enough people watch the video itself to even pay for a fraction of my time. Therefore, I have simply decided to wake up and focus on my own thing. I will do the rare interview, but it will definitely not be the norm. Some of my interviews haven’t even gotten 1200 viewers! It’s just not worth it. On the other hand I hope you subscribe to the channel and you continue to enjoy the cool stuff that I put out. Check out my latest video breaking down the Polyphia song, “playing God.” Thanks again
@@streetwiseguitar5113 , thnx for your response, realy appreciate it!
What i was trying to say is, that if you want to move forward you should focus on different techniques and not just work with your natural sence of movement.
Anyways, i am realy looking forward to that Allan H. Interview since he is my alltime guitar heroe!
Off course i understand why you will focus on your own thing.
Thanx again, and i will subscribe.
All the best, André
"Come along, i'll show you my collection of picking motions"
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36:01 Listen to this, guitarists, and understand the truth of it. This is the most important thing to NOT waste limited, valuable time for some mythical "any notes, any situation, improvisational freedom" journey that ultimately leads to failure.
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What if you use a thumb pick?
That's exactly what I use!!! I use Fred Kelly Thumb Picks. Have a look at my playing in the short section of this channel. You'll see how I use the pick
I LOVE the work that Troy Grady has done to make the videos he has, and he deserves to be able to make a living doing it. He's earned that.... But the pricing is cost prohibitive for me. I can afford it, but I'm just shocked personally when I see a youtuber's videos being sold for $100+
That's more of a me problem, but yes, I have sticker shock when I see his and rick Graham's packages.
I couldn’t agree with you more regarding the work Troy has done! I think that’s the price point it’s shocking for some people who how are used to getting stuff for free, and/or used to the, “old days” when you can get a $25 lesson! I can tell you from my perspective that yes, $100 plus seems like a lot of money! You’ll be shocked to know what I have paid for some guitar instruction! I think that you might be more shocked to know how much work goes into actually preparing the stuff! It’s absolutely mind bending. Even just putting together this video which seems like a simple interview took a number of hours to do. Writing out a PDF that has one or two pages of stuff on it can take hours! Not to mention all the hours it took learning the material that is contained there in! From my perspective, I can actually see that there is a possible way for me to make a living once I make my own course! I can tell you that I have spent 30 years in the field of guitar education at a professional level. “Professional” meaning I have been recognized and employed by educational institutions. To say that there are literally thousands of hours behind my skills it’s probably not nearly account for all of the hours and blood sweat and tears combined! I hope all of that gives you some insight to The immense amount of work that goes into all of this. I’m very happy that you watch the video and I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss any of the new stuff that will be coming out!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 I totally get how much went into it. I've done totally simple video editing for my son's youtube channel and it's hard., even frustrating I totally want good content creators to be able to make a living doing it, they deserve that. When I see lesson bundles that are nearing the prices of a guitar... I can't help but wonder if they aren't pricing the audience out of the market.
But I really am out of bounds speaking on his pricing. I don't doubt it's 100% worth every penny, just like a Lamborghini is worth every penny.... I just can't justify spending the money on the Lamborghini of digital media guitar courses.
Man, Troy had a tough time opening up on this topic.
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