When changing to alternate picking?

makabey

This is another picking technique question, which arose today, when I was going through some examples in your book.

E.g. examples no. 4: When changing strings, downstrokes are recommended, thus having two downstrokes in a row (as usually with 3-note-groupings).

I wonder: About which bpm for triplets (respectively sixteenths) do you change from two downstrokes in a row to alternate picking (when changing from a higher to a lower string, otherwise sweeping is fine, of course)?

AndreasOberg

That is a phrase that I strictly use Gypsy picking for and I'm able to play it really fast. I don't change to alternate only because the tempo is fast.

I'm ONLY using alternate for phrases that are not suited for gypsy picking for example ones with string skips etc. like the phrases of Charlie Parker and Coltrane.

Best Regards Andreas

makabey

Wow, that's sounds like heavy duty to me. I think I have to get aquainted a bit more to gypsy picking at first. But this sounds also encouraging and interesting!