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Economy Picking
Economy picking is a guitar picking technique designed to maximize picking efficiency by combining alternate picking and sweep picking; it may also incorporate the use of legato in the middle of alternate picking passages as way to achieve higher speed with fewer pick strokes. Specifically: * When picking multiple notes on a string, alternate picking (alternating between down-strokes and upstrokes) is used. * When changing to a new string, sweep picking (picking in the direction of travel: down-stroke if moving down or upstroke when moving up) is used. * When playing a lick, scale or pattern that would require alternate strokes or sweeps, but a few notes are spared with the use of legato. Rationale This minimizes movement in the picking hand, and avoids the motion of "jumping" over a string prior to picking it, as often occurs in alternate-picking when changing strings. Thus the picking pattern of an ascending three-note-per-string scale would be: D-U-D-D-U-D-D-U-D, and the des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitar Picking
Guitar picking is a group of hand and finger techniques a guitarist uses to set guitar strings in motion to produce audible notes. These techniques involve plucking, strumming, brushing, etc. Picking can be done with: * A plectrum, pick (plectrum) held in the hand * Natural or artificial fingernails, fingertips or finger-mounted plectrums known as fingerpicks (for techniques collectively known as fingerstyle) * A plectrum held between thumb and one finger, supplemented by the free fingers—called hybrid picking or sometimes "chicken pickin". Using a single thumb pick with the bare fingers is similar to hybrid picking. Another mixed technique is to play different passages with a plectrum or fingerstyle, "palming" the plectrum when not in use. This however requires the use of one or more picking hand fingers, and/or can reduce dexterity in the picking hand. Comparison of plectrum and finger picking techniques The pros of each guitar picking style are indirectly correlated to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Bouillet
Bruce Allan Bouillet ( ; born February 3, 1965) is an American guitarist. He has played guitar for a variety of bands, most notably Racer X, The Scream, DC-10, and Epidemic. Bouillet is known for his technically proficient playing style and speed. Early life Bruce Bouillet was born on a naval base in Memphis, Tennessee, and relocated to Vincennes, Indiana at a very young age. His father, a bluegrass player, exposed him early on to country and bluegrass music. At age 12, Bouillet saw Judas Priest open for KISS on the Unleashed in the East Tour, thinking they were a religious band, and immediately committed himself to becoming a guitar player with the full support of his parents. Shortly afterwards, his parents bought him his first guitar and amp. A problem child who spent most of his time at home, Bouillet spent a commanding amount of his time practicing the guitar. After gaining a presence in the local rock scene, he desired to seek greater success in Los Angeles (dissuaded by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gusti Mahla
Gusti may refer to: *Dimitrie Gusti (1880–1955), Romanian sociologist, ethnologist, historian, and philosopher *Gusti B (born 2001), Icelandic actor, radio host and internet personality *Gusti Yehoshua Braverman, Israeli activist *Gusti Huber (1914–1993), Austrian theater and film actress *Gusti Jordan (1909–1990), French footballer *Gusti Nurul (1921–2015), Indonesian dancer *Gusti Ngurah Made Pemecutan (died 1810), King in Badung *Gusti Sandria (born 1995), Indonesian footballer *Gusti Wolf (1912–2007), Austrian stage, film, and television actress *I Gusti Bayu Sutha (born 1977), Indonesian footballer *I Gusti Ketut Pudja (1908–1977), Indonesian politician *I Gusti Made Oka Sulaksana (born 1971), Indonesian professional sailor and windsurfer *I Gusti Ngurah Rai (1917–1946), commanded Indonesian forces in Bali during the War of Independence *I Gusti Nyoman Lempad (1862–1978), Indonesian stone sculptor and architect *I Gusti Putu Phalgunadi, Indonesian scholar and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Django Reinhardt
Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani people, Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Belgium, Belgian-born Romani jazz guitarist and composer in France. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most significant exponents. With violinist Stéphane Grappelli, Reinhardt formed the Paris-based Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934. The group was among the first to play jazz that featured the guitar as a lead instrument. Reinhardt recorded in France with many visiting American musicians, including Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter, and briefly toured the United States with Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1946. He died suddenly of a brain hemorrhage in 1953 at the age of 43. Reinhardt's most popular compositions have become standards within gypsy jazz, including "Minor Swing (song), Minor Swing", "Daphne", "Belleville", "Djangology", "Swing '42", and "Nuages (song), Nuages". The jazz guitarist Frank V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plectrum
A plectrum is a small flat tool used for plucking or strumming of a stringed instrument. For hand-held instruments such as guitars and mandolins, the plectrum is often called a pick and is held as a separate tool in the player's hand. In harpsichords, the plectra are attached to the jack mechanism. Plectra wielded by hand Guitars and similar instruments A plectrum for electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass guitars and mandolins is typically a thin piece of plastic or other material most commonly shaped like a pointed teardrop or triangle, though the size, gauge, shape and width may vary considerably. Banjo and guitar players may wear a metal or plastic thumb pick mounted on a ring, and bluegrass banjo players often wear metal or plastic fingerpicks on their fingertips. Many guitarists use fingerpicks as well. Guitar picks are made of a variety of materials, including celluloid, metal, and rarely other exotic materials such as turtle shell, but today delrin (a synthetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rest Stroke
REST (Representational State Transfer) is a software architectural style that was created to describe the design and guide the development of the architecture for the World Wide Web. REST defines a set of constraints for how the architecture of a distributed, Internet-scale hypermedia system, such as the Web, should behave. The REST architectural style emphasises uniform interfaces, independent deployment of components, the scalability of interactions between them, and creating a layered architecture to promote caching to reduce user-perceived latency, enforce security, and encapsulate legacy systems. REST has been employed throughout the software industry to create stateless, reliable, web-based applications. An application that adheres to the REST architectural constraints may be informally described as ''RESTful'', although this term is more commonly associated with the design of HTTP-based APIs and what are widely considered best practices regarding the "verbs" ( HTTP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypsy Jazz
Gypsy jazz (also known as sinti jazz, gypsy swing, jazz manouche or hot club-style jazz) is a musical idiom inspired by the Romani people, Romani jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, Jean "Django" Reinhardt (1910–1953), in conjunction with the French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli (1908–1997), as expressed by their group the Quintette du Hot Club de France. The style has its origins in France and the Manouche clan of Romanis, and has remained popular amongst this clan. Gypsy jazz is often called by the French name ''jazz manouche'', or alternatively, ''manouche jazz'' in English-language sources. Reinhardt was foremost among a group of gypsy guitarists working in Paris from the 1930s to the 1950s. The group included the brothers Baro Ferret, Baro, Sarane Ferret, Sarane, and Matelo Ferret and Reinhardt's brother Joseph Reinhardt, Joseph "Nin-Nin" Reinhardt. The style was popular in France and, via recordings and appearances by the original ''Quintette'', in other European co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picking Technique
Guitar picking is a group of hand and finger techniques a guitarist uses to set guitar strings in motion to produce audible notes. These techniques involve plucking, strumming, brushing, etc. Picking can be done with: * A pick (plectrum) held in the hand * Natural or artificial fingernails, fingertips or finger-mounted plectrums known as fingerpicks (for techniques collectively known as fingerstyle) * A plectrum held between thumb and one finger, supplemented by the free fingers—called hybrid picking or sometimes "chicken pickin". Using a single thumb pick with the bare fingers is similar to hybrid picking. Another mixed technique is to play different passages with a plectrum or fingerstyle, "palming" the plectrum when not in use. This however requires the use of one or more picking hand fingers, and/or can reduce dexterity in the picking hand. Comparison of plectrum and finger picking techniques The pros of each guitar picking style are indirectly correlated to the cons o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Richardson (musician)
Jason Reeves Richardson (born July 30, 1991) is an American guitarist. He is known for his work as a guitarist in both Born of Osiris and Chelsea Grin. He currently works as both a solo artist and as an official member of All That Remains. Career On February 5, 2009, age 17, Richardson replaced Chris Storey of All Shall Perish as a touring member. In late 2011, Richardson parted ways with Born of Osiris. Then, in early 2012, he joined Chelsea Grin. On September 12, 2015, Richardson announced his departure from the band to focus on a solo career. In 2016, Richardson released his debut solo album entitled ''I.'' produced by Taylor Larson. The album featured ex- The Word Alive drummer Luke Holland as a member. Along with Holland, the album had many guest appearances from the likes of Periphery's Mark Holcomb & Spencer Sotelo, Vocalist Lukas Magyar of Veil of Maya, and Jeff Loomis. In 2017, he embarked on his first tour as a solo act with instrumental, progressive metal band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synyster Gates
Brian Elwin Haner Jr. (born July 7, 1981), better known by his stage name Synyster Gates or simply Syn, is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. He ranks No. 9 on ''Guitar World''s best metal guitarists of all time. Gates was voted as Best Metal Guitarist in the World by ''Total Guitar'' in 2016 and once again in 2017. Early life Synyster Gates is the son of musician, author, and comedian Brian Haner Sr., known as Papa Gates, who worked with Sam the Sham's band in the 1970s and has done session work for Avenged Sevenfold. Gates studied at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California, as part of the Guitar Institute of Music program, studying jazz and classical guitar. Career Avenged Sevenfold Gates was featured on the EP '' Warmness on the Soul'', which contains select songs from the first album as well as his new version of "To End the Rapture". His name on the EP was written as "Synyster Gaytes". Gate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
String Skipping
String skipping is a guitar-playing technique that is used mainly for solos and complex riffs in rock and heavy metal songs. Explanation of technique String skipping is a method of achieving a guitar sound that is different from more traditional solo riff styles. In more traditional styles, the guitarist will often play several notes on one string, then move to the adjacent one, improvising on the fretboard in a melodically linear manner. In string skipping (as the name implies), a string is often skipped during the riff. Essentially, this technique is used to introduce larger intervals than are usually common in guitar melodies, thereby creating melodic interest. Example of "traditional" solo riff style 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 e, -, -------------3---, ---------------2-, -----------3-2---, -----------------, B, -, ---------3-5---3-, -------------3---, ---------------5-, -5---------------, G, 4, ---2-4-5---------, --------- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Kotzen
Richard Dale Kotzen Jr. (born February 3, 1970) is an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. As a solo artist, Kotzen has a back catalogue of more than 20 album releases. He was signed to California-based Shrapnel Records from 1988 to 1991, and again from 1995 to 1997. He was a member of glam metal band Poison from 1991 to 1993, Mr. Big from 1999 to 2002, and since 2012, has been the frontman of the band The Winery Dogs. Biography Kotzen began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven, he was inspired to learn the electric guitar, by the band Kiss. He started his career in a band named Arthur's Museum. Kotzen was eventually discovered by Shrapnel Records' Mike Varney, and he recorded his first solo album by the age of 19, the first of two instrumental records, simply entitled ''Richie Kotzen''. He created the video ''Rock Chops'' for REH video in 1989, highlighting many of his formative techniques, including using wide-intervals and fluid sweeping. One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
