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Old 2002-09-09, 09:52
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Question thrash picking

Hi, i just want to know how i can pick as fast as Kreator in the song "flag of hate"
I tried long times.
But they don't move their arms... i don't know
something with their fingers of wrist ... Or the way they strike their pick.
But i strike mostly other strings too... :s
Help me !
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Old 2002-09-09, 10:28
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Keep practicing.

Try using just a "wrist" motion rather than moving you're whole forearm.....this will strengthen your wrist a lot faster (which is good) and you won't get as tired as you would by moving your arm. Also.....since there's less mass to move, it's easier to play faster.

Combine all those things and you're ready to do some sweet tremolo picking. Oh....and hold your pick quite firmly.....you don't want it flying out of your fingers in mid-play.
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Old 2002-09-09, 15:08
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dont even move your wrist...move your fingers. Try picking 3 notes on an open low E in one downward motion. AND DONT TENSE UP! its all in the fingers...and a little bit in your wrist. ...it is possible to get 3 notes in one downward forearm motion.
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Old 2002-09-09, 18:03
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The more you masturbate the faster you can pick, keep bashing the bishop my friend! lol
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Old 2002-09-09, 20:05
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it depends on what hand you use to flog the dolphin....
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Old 2002-09-09, 22:01
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The more you masturbate the faster you can pick, keep bashing the bishop my friend! lol



I'm with the englishman here, slap around king tutu, its what i do, lots and i play fast!
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Old 2002-09-12, 13:07
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The more you masturbate the faster you can pick, keep bashing the bishop my friend! lol

But i'm right handed on my guitar... and i always flog my dolphin with my left hand...
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Old 2002-09-12, 15:09
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yeah....same here i'll practice with me other hand for a while i guess...i HATE change
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Old 2002-09-15, 20:34
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Re: thrash picking

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Originally posted by Dikkie
Hi, i just want to know how i can pick as fast as Kreator in the song "flag of hate"
I tried long times.
But they don't move their arms... i don't know
something with their fingers of wrist ... Or the way they strike their pick.
But i strike mostly other strings too... :s
Help me !


I've seen on the videos and live that they mainly use their wrist
Well Just relax and just concentrate.
keep tightly the pick between your thumb & index finger.

By the way Flag of hate is not that fast.
If you like kreator you probably know of the song world beyond from Coma of souls
That one is fast good to practice on.
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Old 2002-09-18, 09:39
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No, i only bought their last album "violent revolution"
But i saw flag of hate live at Graspop.

A question... is it possible that they use an Echo-Pedal so they don't have to play so fast.
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Old 2002-09-18, 12:06
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I Don't really know about effects and stuff

but I don't believe they use that kind of stuff to make them play faster

I know people that can play their songs without any FX so Keep practicing

And you should really buy the album Coma of souls
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Old 2005-02-12, 02:55
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if u really wanna thrash pick at a decent speed what you do is you get a pick thats a little rounded at the end and never acually take it off the string. just use ur wrist to move it up and down. dont acually pick the notes, its more like rolling them off the string, if that makes scence
 
Old 2005-02-12, 03:08
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Old 2005-02-12, 03:38
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If you already know the Kreator riff you're trying to play, but just can't play it up to speed, then take the riff, and a metronome, and slow it down. Way down. Play it with the metronome, and speed it up gradually until you're hitting the speed. Be patient with this, it will take some time.
 
Old 2005-02-12, 03:44
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your giving advice to someone who hasnt been to this site for 2 years probably.
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Old 2005-02-12, 14:48
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well, while we're talking about picking, i might aswell ask you what type of picking is used in angel of death.

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Old 2005-02-13, 02:07
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Same shite

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well, while we're talking about picking, i might aswell ask you what type of picking is used in angel of death.

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Same answer, tremolo picking via wrist movement. This takes a long time to develop and most people start out using finger movement and gradually transition naturally (myself included). I would stick to a thick pick and shape it like homeskillet earlier in this thread mentioned. Back in the hey day, every time I saw a guitar pick at a show by Death Angel, Testament, Vio-Lence, Death, Dark Angel, etc... it was almost always a Blue Tortex pick. If you use the same pick for several weeks of solid tremolo picking abuse it will naturally wear out into the best shape possible on it's own. Save that pick and manually shape your new picks to have the same wear pattern.
 
Old 2005-02-13, 04:03
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dont play banana fingered, it'll fuck you all up. its all in the wrist not the arm. loosen up first take a shot or something to loosen your muscles.
 
Old 2005-02-13, 09:43
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i think they may actually be right about spanking the monkey making you play faster.
 
Old 2005-02-13, 09:48
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in raining blood dvd by slayer, jeff uses his arms for angel of death

im confused, when tremolo picking, some people say use your arm, others say use your wrists, some even say use your fingers.

i dunno what one to believe, what is the right way?
 
Old 2005-02-13, 09:58
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i don't really think there IS a "right way," i think you just have to try them all out and pick which ever one suits you. personally, i use my arm.
 
Old 2005-02-13, 10:08
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i don't really think there IS a "right way," i think you just have to try them all out and pick which ever one suits you. personally, i use my arm.


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in raining blood dvd by slayer, jeff uses his arms for angel of death

im confused, when tremolo picking, some people say use your arm, others say use your wrists, some even say use your fingers.

i dunno what one to believe, what is the right way?



If you look closely at that video, Jeff uses a combination of wrist and arm movement and varies the amount of arm movement depending on the aggression factor and where he's at on the fretboard. He also uses a closed fist pick holding technique as do both guitarists from Deicide. I have been experimenting with this and I like it a lot, but it is difficult to get used to not having your pinkie as an anchor.
 
Old 2005-02-13, 19:06
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in raining blood dvd by slayer, jeff uses his arms for angel of death

im confused, when tremolo picking, some people say use your arm, others say use your wrists, some even say use your fingers.

i dunno what one to believe, what is the right way?


I only know tremolo picking with fingers when it comes to acoustic guitar (especially in Spanish Music), you use three fingers and do tremolo picking with your nails... I guess that doesn't work out for electric guitar..... The wrist is the essential part when it comes to tremolo picking on electric guitar
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Old 2005-02-13, 23:42
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For Angel of Death I use about 90-95% wrist, and the rest Arm - I found this works great for any really fast trem picking - I use wrist only if its not too fast, but to get it goin really fast I've found SLIGHTLY moving your arm can help quite a great deal.
 
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The more you masturbate the faster you can pick, keep bashing the bishop my friend! lol


Seriously, my friend has perfected his art of picking for long periods of time (not as fast or as long as I can, but I actually took the time to practice) by beating it five times a day for the past few years...
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The more you masturbate the faster you can pick, keep bashing the bishop my friend! lol

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in raining blood dvd by slayer, jeff uses his arms for angel of death

im confused, when tremolo picking, some people say use your arm, others say use your wrists, some even say use your fingers.

i dunno what one to believe, what is the right way?


f it feels comfortable it shouldn't hurt you. And techniquewise it doesn't matter.
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Old 2005-02-15, 01:52
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have fun playing with your arm its all in thw wrist. i play really fast technical shit sorta like decrepit birth and severed savior speed shit. so its all in the wrist alot of the riffs i write are around 300 bpm so its impossible to try and use your arm.
 
Old 2005-02-15, 22:47
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Is it entirely wrong to use your forearm to tremelo pick fast? I use my forearm i think and i can get to about 300bpm or more. I try using my wrist but i cant really do that for shit. But if the method im using now doesnt affect me in anyway, should i still try to change it, or continue with whatever feels comfortable to me? (the way i tremelo pick)
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Old 2005-02-16, 14:15
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right on man, stamina is what we need the most for that fast shit casue the new song i wrote for my band my arm is hurting halfway through due tot he fact that the tremelo is crazy fast then theres some killer downpicking going on. the afterwards my arm is dead.
 
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Is it entirely wrong to use your forearm to tremelo pick fast? I use my forearm i think and i can get to about 300bpm or more. I try using my wrist but i cant really do that for shit. But if the method im using now doesnt affect me in anyway, should i still try to change it, or continue with whatever feels comfortable to me? (the way i tremelo pick)


Listen to Joel Wanasek, he knows how to pick well, and he says to use your wrist for a few important reasons:

http://www.insaneguitar.com/mc/alternate.html
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