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Here's good article on the subject.
Rick
Peace, Love and Reverb
--- In , "Jerry" <jerry.soetewey@b...>
wrote:
> Hi Brad,
>
> My teacher told me the technique you use, some wrist and arm. Works
also
> best for me.
> I also have the same problem as you have. I'm also left handed, but
> play guitar right handed. When I start taking leassons, my teacher
said
> my playing technique was fine, but, my rythem sucked....so I'm
spending
> the last few months learning a lot of rythem techniques. My teacher
also
> said I should try to play the drums, to get the rythem right. Well,
I'm
> finely starting to get the rythem and the up-down strokes right.
>
> As for the most challenging technique, trem picking isn't for me
(well,
> not anymore :), I have more problems with proper glissando's due to
> their rythtmical aspect. But starting slowly and gradually building
up
> the speed seams to help. I also find the different chords and chord
> settings in Surf music quiet difficult to get right.
> I'm currently studying "The Astronauts" and their rythmical aproach,
> pretty difficult to get right. The seam to have some sort of
floating
> rythmical approach, which I quiet like. Also the Belairs used this
> technique due to the fact that non of them had a bass player.
>
> Jerry S.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: -=Brad Davis=- [mailto:champamp@s...]
> Sent: woensdag 25 februari 2004 21:37
> To:
> Subject: RE: [SurfGuitar101] Re: PRACTICE PAIN and RSI
>
>
> My teacher used to preach 'use only your wrist', but for me, using
the
> wrist
> + some arm works best for tremolo picking..not that I'm great at
it..my
> right hand has always been my weakest link..probably 'cause I'm a
lefty
> playing right-hand guitar.but my teacher is too and he's a tremolo
> monster so its probably just a question of practice.
>
>
>
> Anyway, it seems like there's no overall consensus as to
the 'proper'
> way to tremolo pick..I guess its based on individual preference,
i.e.,
> what works for you.
>
>
>
> I like to hear what everyone has to say on this as, to me, this is
the
> most recognizable, definitive (and challenging) technique in playing
> surf guitar.
>
>
>
> -Brad
>
>
>
> --
