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My advice is to practice alternate picking exercises with a
metronome. For example start by playing a single note or scale,
example: Set metronome to 60 bpm (Bpm = beats per minute) and pick
down, up, down, up etc. in time to the ticks. For me I do not allow
my forearm to move, all movement is from my wrist. Over time go from
¼ notes, to 1/8 note to 16notes and keep increasing the bpm until you
can't keep time. Practice like a maniac.
Also try searching for "alternate picking" methods.
Rick
--- In , "Alex Hoffman"
<indiglowblue@y...> wrote:
> Hi everyone...
>
> I'm new to this forum, as well to the guitar (since august 2003). I
> have a Squier Strat. I don't have a teacher or anything other than
> that fender book that came with it. Surf Guitar is also fairly new
to
> me. After looking for advice on double picking and trying multiple
> ways, I found I could do it better (better meaning...I can do it at
> all) by holding the pick diagonally to the strings instead of
> perpendicular, cause I was just some how not good with strumming
> up...anyway other than noisier picking, I find this is the best way
> for me to double pick. I also recently found out how to use the
> tremolo bar...
>
> anyway... I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on my
> picking technique, and what elements are necessary for a surf tune.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> -Alex
