Sweep picking ain't too hard once you get the general idea. Once you figure out how to do it, angels descend from heaven and shower you in god light.

I do a lot of 3 string arps, but I'm proficient at 5 string arpeggios, too. Been doing a lot of diminished and minor 7th arpeggios as well.

[QUOTE=Cain]
EDIT: Slayer solos are the musical equivalent of barfs.[/QUOTE]

Not at all. I love Slayer solos, but Im not too fond on barf. Just because you dont like them doesnt make them barf.

I never do strings of sweeps, probably because my picking style makes it impossible. I tend to do quick ones. One of my favorite licks is this:

E-----------14h15p14---14---------------------------------------------------
B--------15-----------15---15------------------------------------------------
G-----16----------------------14s12h14p12s11h12h14p12p11--------------
D--14------------------------------------------------------------12---14~~~
A--------------------------------------------------------------------14--------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Random stuff like that. Never Yngwie-style.

EDIT: Everybody post their most burning licks! :p R+M's Betcha Can't Play This.

I can't do sweeps at all. I don't understand how you can move that fast, or maybe I'm dragging my pick too fast.

Yeah, I tend to do sweeps more along the lines of

e-19p15----------15-20p17------------17---------------------------
B-------17----17-----------18-----18-------------------------------
G----------16------------------17----------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

But I'm also inspired by the way Alexi Laiho plays arpeggios.


e------------------12h17p12--------------------------------
B---------------13----------13--------------------------------
G-----------14----------------14-15-14-12-----------------------
D--------14--------------------------------15-14-12-----12-------
A-12h15----------------------------------------------15------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

I can sweep downwards, but I suck at coming back up, and I can't do anything more than a four string sweep really.

[url=http://photobucket.com/albums/v376/JasonTheSteve/?action=view&current=100_0432.jpg]Imaginary ++ rep to anyone who can put corpse paint on this photo[/url]. :p

Also, I just finished reading the Conclave Of The Shadows series (at least up till book 3), and I must say, it is well written. Perhaps not as good as the Riftwar series, but better than the Serpentwar series.

E-----------------------------12-15-12-------12-15-12-------------------
B------------------12----12-------------12-------------15----------------
G-10----12-14-15-----14------------------------------------12--10--12~~
D----10-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

My favorite lick (more of a phrase in the ways I use it) of mine.

[quote]EDIT: Everybody post their most burning licks! [/quote]

I liek that idea. So much, in fact, that I'm gonna go record some on my laptop and post them on here. I shall return in a while.

That's pretty cool, ICB.

My most burning lick is this one. On a good day I can play it in under a second, not including the notes on the D string (that takes about 1.5). :D

E-----------------------3h5h7p5p3/2h3h5p3p2p0----------------------------
B---------------3h5h7-----------------------------h2h3h5p3p2p0------------
G--------2h4h6-----------------------------------------------------h2h4~~~
D-2h4h5----------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva][url=http://photobucket.com/albums/v376/JasonTheSteve/?action=view&current=100_0432.jpg]Imaginary ++ rep to anyone who can put corpse paint on this photo[/url]. :p
QUOTE]

Just get some white and black face paint. Tomarrow when you are about to shower put it on. Take pix. Shower.

Here's a lick from a song I wrote. The whole thing is alt. picked.

E----------------------------15-14-12------------------
B-----------12-13-12------------------15-13-12---------
G-14h12-14-----------14-12---------------------14-12--
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------19-17-15------------------
B-----------12-13-12------------------19-17-15--------
G-14h12-14-----------14-12---------------------17-16-
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

I think I'll record some of my licks too. This should be fun.

Everybody get cracking!!

Has anyone in here ever heard of [url]www.dimeadozen.org[/url] ? Its an amazing site. Ive been downloading CDS and DVDS all day.

[QUOTE=Cain]I think I'll record some of my licks too. This should be fun.

Everybody get cracking!![/QUOTE]

I can't record until I get home. :(

[QUOTE=RiceMonster]Here's a lick from a song I wrote. The whole thing is alt. picked.

E----------------------------15-14-12------------------
B-----------12-13-12------------------15-13-12---------
G-14h12-14-----------14-12---------------------14-12--
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------19-17-15------------------
B-----------12-13-12------------------19-17-15--------
G-14h12-14-----------14-12---------------------17-16-
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------[/QUOTE]

Hehe, that's like all of my metal style solos ;)


I tend not be a shred wanker, no sweep picking or tapping or anything. Maybe a few fast parts every once in a while.

I'm not much of a shredder either, so I like to make use of what I can do, and it's worked out for me so far.

Shredding would be fun and all, but I just suck to much at self discipline to get to that point. It is hard to keep a routine of practicing and such and studying theory and such things, I always get bored of it. :\

Besides, over technical skill I would rather have good song writing ability by far.

I focus more on riff-writing than I do lead guitar skill, but I'm going to start building my chops more.

I agree with Bobo, songwriting is definitely what comes first.

I've started recording my own music. The first track I layed down didn't require any techinicality, and I was happy. So I don't think I need it that much, but then again I may need it for my band.

I have always been too lazy to play my bass so I am unfortunately terrible at it. I have been picking up my act over the last couple of weeks though and have started practising on a daily basis. I still can't quite get into theory and I find it really boring. I have discovered lately that I much prefer writing my own songs to learning a song by someone else. I have all capabilities to record but my sound card is buggered. So in analysis, I am a lousy bassist :):upset:

^^^
That was me by the way, I was bored out of my mind so made a new account. I hate not being able to sleep and its 4am. I am so incredibly bored and tired :upset:

[QUOTE][URL=http://photobucket.com/albums/v376/JasonTheSteve/?action=view&current=100_0432.jpg]Imaginary rep ++ to anyone who can put corpse paint on this photo. [/URL] [/QUOTE]
[url]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/bassoverall/rivatr00blakm3talz.jpg[/url]

tahtz s0 tr00!11! :evil: *chruchburn* :evil:

That's actually really scary...it looks like his face is melting. :p

I can't sweep for sh[COLOR=White]i[/COLOR]t... :upset:

Ah, I tried putting my files onto a floppy, but they were to big for the disk (insert gay joke here)...

I guess I could just tab out some of the licks I play...

dude, trevor: [url]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/RiceMonster/antitxtbanner3ro.gif[/url]

Hey, matt....

That's beautiful. I want one.

How goes the butt love?

Gah, us non-humans need rest.

G'night everyone.

[QUOTE=Dragunov]Gah, us non-humans need rest.

G'night everyone.[/QUOTE]

Night RCA. :wave:

[quote=Ryan]Gah, us non-humans need rest.[/quote]

Have a good one.


[quote=Cain]Night RCA[/quote]

indeed.

So, I noticed a distinct lack of conversation involving my dagger. And my music uploads.

I'm looking at you, Lucas.

/runs and hides from the scary corpse-painted Australian with the beautiful Celtic dagger that I would use to kill an evil wizard rather than to hunt with, and who has lots of obscure power metal uploads that I simply have not had the time nor the inclination to listen to yet because I'm an American and therefore hungry and lazy and tired.

[quote]So, I noticed a distinct lack of conversation involving my dagger. And my music uploads.

I'm looking at you, Lucas.[/quote]

Yeah. In an unrelated noted...*zoiiink* no MNM this week?

You slacking bastard!

[QUOTE=ICB]Yeah. In an unrelated noted...*zoiiink* no MNM this week?

You slacking bastard![/QUOTE]

He's too busy playing with that dagger he's got. :naughty:

[QUOTE=Cain]He's too busy playing with that dagger he's got. :naughty:[/QUOTE]


"There's no sexual connotation there, really!"

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]So, I noticed a distinct lack of conversation involving my dagger. And my music uploads.

I'm looking at you, Lucas.[/QUOTE]
Did you not even notice my masterpiece!? It took me a minute and a half to make!!! :angry:

[url]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/bassoverall/rivatr00blakm3talz.jpg[/url]

Lmao

[QUOTE=I Am Vikingcore]Lmao[/QUOTE]

Get a hobby, you piece of sh[SIZE=2]i[/SIZE]t

LMAOzers

Who's up for an AIM chat so the spammage doesn't swell this thread up?

[QUOTE=jpj]Did you not even notice my masterpiece!? It took me a minute and a half to make!!! :angry:

[url]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/bassoverall/rivatr00blakm3talz.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]

Haha, sorry I didn't see it. That's very good.

[QUOTE=ICB]Yeah. In an unrelated noted...*zoiiink* no MNM this week?

You slacking bastard![/QUOTE]

Heh, you haven't added on the final part of your interview yet. :)

[QUOTE=Cain]/runs and hides from the scary corpse-painted Australian with the beautiful Celtic dagger that I would use to kill an evil wizard rather than to hunt with, and who has lots of obscure power metal uploads that I simply have not had the time nor the inclination to listen to yet because I'm an American and therefore hungry and lazy and tired.[/QUOTE]

I use it to hunt evil wizards. ;) I need to get back on AIM again, I miss talking to all my American buddies.

It seems I have all the English/Aussies on MSN, and the North Americans on AIM.