Masters in Mechanics

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Confused Grip

It blows my mind to 'finally' see inside my pick technique. I've just received my 1st magnet and already feel like I've learned a lot. I'm a 64yr old 'has-been' still trying to get my right hand fixed BEFORE I go knocking on Heaven's Door. I positioned my grip in various styles because I'm still wrestling with what feels most comfortable and ergonimic. I've recently discovered the EVH 3 finger grip works an absolute treat for 'rhythm' playing, and I'm in the process of trying to re-program my action. However, even though this feels very natural for strumming, when picking, it still feels kinda comfortable, but erratic in terms of accuracy. I still don't quite know which direction I should be focused on, because my other grip has developed into a smoother tremelo.

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Longer Down

I noticed how 'short' my downstrokes were in one of the videos. So, in this one, I tried to be conscious of pushing through the string further, on the downstroke.

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Twisty Finger Movement

Hi Troy, Your explanation 'made sense', thank you. The 'interference' is overwhelming I fear. Upon watching this one back today, after thinking that it was 'pretty good'.... I see how much movement there is in my fingers. This doesn't register when I play. I tell myself, "keep your fingers still"... and here is the result. I feel like I'm having a bit of success with the 'twisting' action of EVH. But in this clip, I still see 'spiking' on the upstroke. I don't know how I'm ever going to get rid of that?... "For both techniques, you have a lot of joint action going on: the forearm, fingers, and wrist are all moving. So far, our attempts to shut some of these off and get just one joint doing one thing haven’t worked very well." "In the first clip, you appear to have two forms: one where you anchor a little more on the thumb, and another where the hand is flatter on the strings." I think this is why I said earlier, I feel like I have 20 different techniques? So many different picking actions, but the crux of it seems to boil down to this terrible finger movement and spiking upstroke? It's so bizzare to see upclose. I have no idea I'm doing it, when I do it. Except, that it feels wrong. This is obviously why? "I think you can see the similarities in the overall form and motion." I watched both clips and I do see what you mean about his action and mine. So, in this clip, I 'did' focus on keeping the picking 'lighter' and smoother... and it kinda feels like it works... although, I've managed to obscure the pick with my thumb. "try extending to more groups of four - in other words, try adding more chunks." I did try to join a bunch of 4 note combos in this clip and keep it smooth.

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Ed Shake

And this is a brief go at the EVH hand 'shake' movelment.

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