Moving on from "Unlocking the Tremolo". I play on frets 5-6-7-8 of the G, B, and high E strings. I think of the rhythm as constant 16ths, but I divide the playing into groups of 4 notes, 2 notes, and 1 note. The goal is to maintain speed. The hardest part is the one-pickstroke-per-note section on each string. The high E string seems the most inconsistent. (The B string seems the smoothest.) But it is much better than it was a week ago. ;o) This isn't finished but I want to submit now in case I have somehow gone astray. As you suggested, I play some three-notes-per-string patterns, but they are nowhere near as fast as these. I have to work on getting triplets faster. As for licks, I'm working on a few Al di Meola and Strunz & Farrah licks found on this site. But they are not fast yet either. I'm making subtle adjustments to my pick grip. (Not the grip really but WHERE I grip the pick.) I'm trying to keep it from moving around at all. I want it steady and even in both directions. Sometimes it seems fine but other times it's choppy. Damn it! ;o)