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Date Posted: 23:34:19 10/13/02 Sun
Author: Diesel
Author Host/IP: adsl-81-146-253.asm.bellsouth.net / 65.81.146.253
Subject: Re: lane seen picking using forearm motion
In reply to: James.A.Boyd 's message, "lane seen picking using forearm motion" on 18:00:27 10/11/02 Fri

Well I just watched his instructionals and the AIM clinic and he plainly states that he only uses wrist motion. So unless he has changed his approach to picking, it's wrist action. I don't know of anyone who keeps their forearm completely still while picking, maybe you're confusing the fact that the wrist is connected to the forearm and there will be minimum motion no matter what with using the forearms to guide the pick.

well after much info on his picking technique from all
>the helpful people at this forum, I downloaded the D.C
>video from abstractlogix.com and noticed two things-
>
>1) he seems to pick mainly from the wrist, and he also
>appears to be using the 'rotation' style picking
>approach, where the wrist does not rest on the
>guitar/bridge.
>
>2) at his top speeds he definately picks using mainly
>forearm motion, but also keeps his wrist fairly loose
>so it looks like he is still picking from the wrist at
>first glance.
>
>any other insights folks?
>
>peace
>
>james

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