bonethug
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been playing 9-10 years now, been trying to get my sweeps in as a new thing to master. I've realized that i suck.... What am I doing wrong gentlemen?
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play a pattern picking it the opposite direction you would sweep i.e. all upstrokes instead of downstrokes and vice versa.
How long have you been working on sweeping?
What exactly do you practice?
the muting does seam to be my biggest problem. my sweeps always end up coming out like chords with some random sewn cat anus squeals in there. This is some great advice from all you guys thanks for your help I'm gonna dust off my metronome and see if we cant get this down a little betterTwo massively important factors in sweeping - left hand accuracy/note isolation and muting. If you don't have those two fundamental aspects down cleanly your sweeps will always sound like a cat trying to shit through a sewn-up anus.
Muting: Be sure that you mute appropriately in order to keep the notes seperate. I was a huge fan of Frank Gambale and always used the tip of whichever finger was playing to mute the adjacent string below, as well as all the strings above the one I was playing. Combined with the palm of the right hand on the rest of the strings below it meant that not only could I play with a lot of gain and remain clean, it also allowed me to move my right hand a little more in order to keep the angle between wrist and pick more comfortable whilst picking on the higher strings (again, might just be a personal preference but wedging my wrist in one spot and keeping it there felt decidedly alien).
Left-hand accuracy isn't a huge issue except for the rolling barre, and you'll simply have to practice that slowly in order to isolate the notes correctly. Combined with some synchronisation and muting you should be good to go....
(bear in mind all the above advice about cleaner/less effected tones and metronomes).
I've been practicing it for about 3 months now, every time i pick up my guitar (everyday) i try it for about 5-10 until i get to frustrated. Mostly 3 strings and im getting decent, but it sounds muddy and cant do it perfectly every time nor can i do it very fast.