Patreon Q&A number 2: Guitar Technique (Patreon)

Patreon Q&A July 2023: Guitar Technique

An epic Patreon Q&A session! Loads of great technique-based questions which I do my best to answer. But at 2 hours + I'm not expecting many people will want to sit thought the entire thing. I suggest skipping around to find the bits that interest you (time stamps below), or maybe watch at 2X speed! Chord changes 02:30 Scale practice 04:15 Circle of 5ths 04:50 Shredding on higher strings 07:00 Warm up exercises 09:40 Technique practice 12:50 Vibrato on bends 14:20 String action 16:48 Tony Iommi 19:30 Favourite pedals 20:50 Fast strumming 23:40 Reducing tension 26:35 Using a pick 29:35 Developing picking speed 31:55 CAGED 33:35 Pinch harmonics 35:00 Pick angle 37:10 Alternatives to metronome 41:45 Fretting hand muting 43:50 Using a looper pedal 47:50 Blues phrasing 51:55 Muting adjacent strings 54:20 Vibrato 55:55 Vibrato on bends 56:40 Finger placement and muting 57:20 Hand size 59:10 Knopfler Buckingham fingerstyle technique 1:01:28 Pull off technique 1:02:18 String noise when bending 1:03:55 More muting 1:05:55 Furious strumming 1:07:10 Staccato strumming 1:08:50 Runs and licks between chords 1:11:30 Arpeggio picking 1:15:00 Tremolo on a Tele? 1:18:30 Using a thumb pick 1:19:55 Picking accuracy 1:22:15 Harmonics 1:25:15 My upcoming courses? 1:25:40 Dynamics 1:26:55 Amp EQ settings 1:29:30 Johnny Marr arpeggios 1:30:55 Steve Mason 1:32:55 Recording 1:33:50 Knopfler request 1:34:40 Muting with bends 1:35:40 Travis picking 1:36:30 Strumming exercises 1:37:40 Tapping 1:39:00 Backing tracks 1:41:55 Modal soloing 1:42:35 More on muting 1:45:15 Improv on acoustic 1:46:55 Rhythm and lead 1:48:40 Strumming versus single notes technique 1:49:20 Singing and strumming 1:50:30 Staccato rhythm parts 1:52:10 Muting on higher strings 1:53:30 Accuracy on fast parts 1:55:10 Using feedback 1:57:15 Stamina on fast tunes 1:58:50 Backing tracks 2:04:35 Bye 2:07:10