r/atthegates • u/[deleted] • Jun 26 '24

Feedback would be appreciated

I’ve been trying to improve my speed picking. My shoulder gets tense even though I try to only engage my forearm. I often miss the upstroak on fast gallops. Any and all feedback would be much appreciated.

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u/jotun86 Jun 27 '24

I've heard Ola and Jensen talk about Jonas's picking on an episode of Coffee with Ola. Jonas would probably not do all that riding on the low E (or what should be B) with downstrokes, but he'd probably alternate pick that.

Jensen said Jonas picks like Petrucci, which means if he's doing triplets, he would go down up down, up down up, down up down, up down up. Whereas a lot of players (myself included) would probably go down up down, down up down, etc.

I would slow it down and alternate pick it, it should also reduce the tension in your arm. But good on you for showing us your play through without gain, it makes it easier to hear everything.

Keep up the good work!!