Andy Wood Electric Workshop

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Intro Solo

 

Intro And Musical Background

Andy opens with an electric solo and discusses the musical path, influences, and practical choices that shaped his ability to move between country, fusion, and high-gain guitar.

 

Electric Guitar Setup And Sound

Guitars, amplification, gain, articulation, muting, and the differences between acoustic and electric response frame how Andy adapts his touch to the instrument.

 

Pick It Apart Blues

 

Crosspicking Vocabulary

“Pick It Apart,” “Tumeni Notes,” Steve Morse arpeggios, Andy’s roll, chicken picking, and “Blackberry Blossom” figures bring his acoustic string-changing vocabulary into an electric setting.

 

Tumeni Triplets

 

Morse Arpeggios

 

Andy's Roll

 

Tumeni Triplets Suspended

 

Chicken Tk1

 

Chicken Tk2

 

Blackberry Blossomesque Tk1

 

Blackberry Blossomesque Tk2

 

Mediterranean Sundance

 

Gain And Muting

“Mediterranean Sundance,” Al Di Meola-style muting, clean-to-gain transitions, and harmonic-minor lines demonstrate how distortion changes articulation and noise-control demands.

 

Di Meola Mutes Tk2

 

Here Comes the Gain Again

 

Harmonic Minor Ascending

 

Pentatonic Pickup Crosspick

 

Pentatonic Pickup

 

Pentatonic Downstroke Tk1

 

Pentatonic Downstroke Tk2

 

Pentatonic Downstroke Tk3

 

Pentatonic Downstroke vs Upstroke

 

Pentatonic Upstroke Tk1

 

Pentatonic Upstroke Tk2

 

Pentatonic Downstroke Tk4

 

Pentatonic Upstroke Tk3

 

Ascending Sixes

 

Pentatonics And Scale Patterns

Pentatonic pickups from both starting strokes, ascending sixes, scale-position changes, and staged Gilbert patterns compare crosspicking with faster phrase-specific motions.

 

Sixes Both Ways

 

Ascending Sixes Positions

 

Scale Ascending Crosspick

 

Scale Ascending

 

Gilbert Sixes Warp6

 

Gilbert Sixes Stages

 

Gilbert Sixes Warp1

 

Gilbert Sixes Warp2

 

Gilbert Sixes Warp3

 

Gilbert Sixes Warp4

 

Gilbert Sixes Warp5

 

Di Meola Mutes Tk1

 

Pick Attack And Dynamics

Muted attacks, light-string vowel sounds, a Vai-like touch, and aggressive versus delicate versions of the same idea show how Andy controls expression at high speed.

 

Angry Paul Tk1

 

Light String Vowels

 

Tiny Scale Crosspick

 

Vai Vibe

 

Angry Paul Tk2

 

G String Speedup Tk1

 

Core Speed Technique

Single-string speedups, two-string tests, inside and outside Gilbert patterns, and full shred lines isolate the motion changes Andy uses when raw alternate-picking speed becomes the priority.

 

Two-String Speed

 

G String Speedup Tk2

 

Scalin' Around

 

Wood Shred Tk1

 

Inside Gilberts

 

Wood Shred Tk2

 

Outside Gilberts

 

Outside Gilbert Speedup

 

E String Speedup Tk1

 

E String Speedup Tk2

 

Montreal543

Hi Andy! I’m curious how you structure your practice time if you really don’t have much time to practice. Thanks!

 

Mediterranean Sundance Gain

 

Technique In Performance

A gained-up “Mediterranean Sundance” leads into an extended discussion and demonstration of how Andy chooses among crosspicking, single-escape picking, legato, and muting while playing music.

 

djaychela

HI Andy. Did you hit any dead ends or plateaus that you stuck at for a while (months/years), before finding the missing piece of the jigsaw? I got stuck for (many!) years with inaccurate picking technique until seeing Troy's insight (I'm about the same as as him), wondering if you had any issues or if it's been plain sailing most of the way?

 

Hanky Pooh

Hey Andy! What string gauge and tuning do you prefer? Do you ever economy/directional pick? Or do you more use Alternate and Crosspicking? Has anyone ever told you that you's a handsome young lad?

 

Yoruko

hey andy i love the bluegrass style but i cant seem to get into it. could you recommend an album/artist that would be cool for a rock/metal fan like me (my favourite guitarist is paul gilbert) greetings from germany ^^

 

Andjoy

Do you also feel some thumb and index finger motion?

 

Matt_Earth_to_Ashes

Hey Andy its Matt Dorado (Civgeek). We talked at the Gardenwalk NAMM week about me just starting Bluegrass. You said there was a live vid you were going to recommend I check out. Putting you on the spot! Do you happen to remember that vid?

 

Fredneck

Will you help get a magnet on Travis Toy and yourself, LIVE next time? Please give the pedal steel guitar some love.

 

Hanky Pooh

How do you pick with that wrist angle and still flat pick? Wouldn't that angle cause extreme edge picking? How do you hold your pick, pick placement in fingers, to be able to flat pick with the bent wrist?

 

Trolley Out Music

 

Outro

The workshop closes with trolley music and a final electric solo that combines the techniques and sounds explored throughout the session.

 

Outro Solo