Another attempt at the Di Meola-style tap test without a metronome. (Rough estimate is that is somewhere a bit below 160 bpm since that is what I practised with a metronome just before the video.). Also, doing this a bit slower than the previous attempt in the hope that this will result in slower motion. And I'm using a (mouse-related) wrist rest as discussed in a previous technique critique.

Uploaded: Feb 8, 2026 12:00 AM

Another attempt at the EVH-style tap test without a metronome. (Rough estimate is that is somewhere a bit below 160 bpm since that is what I practised with a metronome just before the video.). Also, doing this a bit slower than the previous attempt in the hope that this will result in slower motion. And I'm using a (mouse-related) wrist rest as discussed in a previous technique critique.

Uploaded: Feb 8, 2026 12:00 AM

Another attempt at the elbow tap test without a metronome. (Rough estimate is that is somewhere a bit below 160 bpm since that is what I practised with a metronome just before the video.). Also, doing this a bit slower than the previous attempt in the hope that this will result in slower motion. (Raised my chair for this test - compared to the last attempt - since it ends up with a more comfortable angle to hit the table.)

Uploaded: Feb 8, 2026 12:00 AM

Okay, here is another attempt at the Di Meola-Style tap test with a rest for my wrist. I also included the metronome this time since you asked for a faster attempt and the metronome helps me aim for a particular tempo. It is just set at 140 bpm which is a bit more modest than my earlier claimed 160 bpm (which isn't necessarily that fast for a motion test either, I suppose).

Uploaded: Feb 24, 2026 12:00 AM

Okay, here is a tremolo. I attempted to use my usual picking method. (I tried to "encourage" this by warming up with playing the major scale as fast as possible before. I could upload this as well, if you are interested, but it looks somewhat like string-hopping to me, although when I played it back, it was faster than I expected/ remembered.). So I think it looks most like wrist motion (although potentially with tremolo I might feel like treating it as a special case and use elbow motion although that might not be my usual picking technique). Anyway, with the tremolo, I did a couple of previous takes which were crisper; but a bit jerky. I've uploaded the last take which I think is less jerky; but unfortunately a bit blurry. I could upload the preceding take if you like or maybe you will want me to film another fresh video - hopefully this one is okay.

Uploaded: Feb 24, 2026 12:00 AM