Sweep picking?

[Chankgeez]

Is that only because Chet Atkins isn't technically a band?

[DarkAxel]

Pretty much

[Chankgeez]

[Chankgeez]

Necrobump fo' mo' Chet sweep picking (& other awesome shit too!):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xut3N2O42Ho[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UKG_SCzrEE[/youtube]

[goroth]

Did you ever end up getting your sweep on?

[goroth]

That Les Paul clip!

File under "looping".

[Chankgeez]

Well, I still do make attempts at sweep picking.

I'm still not very good at it. I don't practice enough. I do like it though. I'll never get it as fluid as Chet or Les. Gonna keep trying though. It's pretty fun. In general, I'm gonna try to play more like Chet & Les… except with 79% more fuzz… and flanger… and a bunch of filters… and a Klon… and a DOD 250 clone with LED clipping... and stuff like that.

Yeah, it continues to amaze me what a visionary Les was.

[goroth]

I hear ya! I don't set aside enough time to practice technique, but I'm slowly getting better at sweeping. I still suck but yeah. It's a great technique as long as it's not just used for speed and shredz.

The intro to the short solo in Behemoth's Conquer All is a great example of tasty sweeping in a metal context. I love it.

But seriously. LED clipping is life.

[Chankgeez]

I wanna be in a band like Behemoth, except with all the vocals running through a ring mod.

Yeah, sweeping has some great musical applications. Good for fills and solos or the occasional flourish. I don't understand players who base almost their entire approach on it. (Especially when their basic tone sucks ass.) Loses all its impact if overused.

But seriously. LED clipping is life.

So true.

[goroth]

I'm down!

I've almost got the solo down Vid...
\m/

[Chankgeez]

Here's some good sweep pickin':

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd0krDZ-7lA[/youtube]

[Iommic Pope]

Robot Behemoth sounds like a fucking great idea.

[goroth]

Skolnick is super good.