Need to learn to sweep, can barely even do it. Any tips or anything that could help?

the biggest advice I could give is, don't pick each note. it should be 1 complete motion.

I have a good video some where i'll try and find of how to sweep.

metronome

I can't post vids at work - but I am not kidding when I say this - Herman Li's sweeping video is good.

When I couldn't sweep, but really wanted to learn, I watched his Video and like it or not - he does a good job or teaching you to sweep.

Be careful when looking for this video -Herman Li became so hated so quickly that there are so many spoof versions of his vid out there lol. Seriosuly though, it's a good lesson and he says the right stuff



This will also help - but watch the vid first

This post was edited by bob(Cs2) on Mar 13 2012 03:23am

oops, didn't watch, can already sweep pick 16th's on a max'd out metronome.

EDIT: horray for guitar bar tricks

This post was edited by iOoze on Mar 13 2012 11:52am

Practice.

Herman Li is probably the worst person you could learn to sweep from. His sweeps are extremely sloppy and uneven.

The key is to start slow and master the motion. IT needs to be fluid. You need to lift each finger just enough to kill the note as you move across strings, and you need to combine that with right hand muting as well - laying your hand slightly on the strings just enough that it's killing each string as you move across. The video posted above is a great starting point.

This post was edited by chronowarp on Mar 17 2012 11:14pm

Watch the video then get back to me - Li says everything you have just said - so Ty for agreeing with me

That video has been out since like 2006. I've seen it more times than I can count. Herman Li is terrible, that is in no way in agreement with your statement. The guy can't even evenly sweep a 5 string standard shape. If you think what he does in that video is good, or an example of how to begin sweep picking...then you have no business giving people advice on how to develop that technique.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki2w4RPk_e8

This is trash. The video posted earlier in this thread is a much better starting point with a much better player.

Here's another video that lightyears better than Herman RI A MAJOR 7TH WIT HAMMA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8LxRFEo5n0

This post was edited by chronowarp on Mar 18 2012 12:12pm