Is Pick Depth Slowing You Down? The Floyd Rose Speed Guide, ft. Teemu Mäntysaari

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  • @googe2312
    @googe2312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +374

    You know the now generation is very lucky to have these videos and people like Troy. I took years to learn to control pick depth and motion with no one to teach me. Now one just have to watch it on TH-cam

    • @lalainaichane319
      @lalainaichane319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Watch, AND PRACTICE!

    • @Hellijazz
      @Hellijazz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Also you can support him on his website! His lessons are just mind blowing!

    • @danielvelkovski3156
      @danielvelkovski3156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Even cheap guitars are now very playable and sound good on top of that. Instead of crappy midi sound bytes can now replicate amps with plug-ins that are hard to tell apart from real thing. Old dvds/vhs were blurry now you can see everything in 4k.

    • @franknada8235
      @franknada8235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Very, VERY lucky.
      Most pre internet people have not developed their playing or it's been extremely slow because information has not been available and/or affordable.
      Seeing an old dude playing decently or well, one can usually expect that person to have had to put more time into it.

    • @androidgameplays4every13
      @androidgameplays4every13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've learn most in the years Troy entered TH-cam than the past 30 years.

  • @nicholaskuhnel9766
    @nicholaskuhnel9766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    the opening part they played reminded me of everything I love about jason and marty in cacaphony

    • @troygrady
      @troygrady  4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      We're not worthy! But "reminded", sure. :)

    • @seang1948
      @seang1948 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      YES !

    • @Nasosdag
      @Nasosdag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's EXACTLY what I thought when I first heard it!

    • @HighestPower
      @HighestPower 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      100% Exactly what I was thinking, too. Nice catch!

  • @davidzamora9973
    @davidzamora9973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    17:25 Teemu's face when he plays something that doesn't sound good. "So this is what it feels like to be mortal.... " Poor guy doesn't know what to do with himself.

  • @davidzamora9973
    @davidzamora9973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    My first thought upon hearing about this speed guide was, "What does Troy Grady have to say about this?" Man, this guy is too good to us.

    • @wizardito7741
      @wizardito7741 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Correction, "is too GOD to us"

  • @KJT3000
    @KJT3000 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I consider myself as having near mastery of Alternate Picking, it's my top skill. But when I watch these videos I always learn something new.

  • @Guyallknowing
    @Guyallknowing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I’m floored you got to jam with temu. He’s one of my all time favorite players from the modern era.

  • @axeaddiction796
    @axeaddiction796 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Troy has a PhD in picking mechanics

  • @charlieghague
    @charlieghague 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I stumbled on this channel a few years ago and to this day I can't understand how it doesn't have millions of subs. This is by far one of the best guitar channels on YT. The in depth breakdown of the picking hand is something no one else is doing and the graphics are always incredible. Keep rocking Troy!

    • @TheMoneyMakingMentor
      @TheMoneyMakingMentor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      People want flash and easy ways to do things

    • @mcguimen
      @mcguimen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eu adoro assistir o Troy, mesmo não entendo o que ele fala, fico apenas reduzindo como palhetar corretamente. Até hoje tenho dificuldades na palhetada. Estou com 65 anos e o Troy superou em todos, com detalhes nas câmeras. Fantástico!

    • @woww4444
      @woww4444 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's because even though many people may own a guitar, (acoustic,) polls show that only about 10% of beginners were recorded to actually show interest in guitar, but that number fluctuated during the pandemic. And, that's even with 50% of the population liking hard rock and heavy metal. So, if you're a guitarist - you're one of just a few.

    • @michael1
      @michael1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because no one that's actually a professional musician or renowned or famous for playing the guitar either watched or needed this channel. And what it's trying to sell (note this channel uploads adverts for a paid service not teaching material) really isn't even 1% of guitar playing or musicianship. You can see the blindingly obvious (a) You need the pick not to hit the strings when you don't want it to and (b) you need it to hit the string when you do want it to. Now you've learned everything Troy knows about playing the guitar in two sentences. The rest is fluff and filler. There's no point watching any more. Except to note there's plenty of ways of picking. The real key thing to note today is that the latest guitarist people are getting excited about doesn't even use a pick. So if he can play really well (and he can - significantly better than the vast majority of guitar players) then clearly nothing Troy has ever said matters at all. You don't even need to use a pick to play guitar. The sad thing is how many potential musicians might waste time or money watching this crap - but I'd suggest that most people who are going to become musicians won't fall into the trap (because they'll instinctively see that of all the skills and knowledge they need to acquire this isn't a significant part and certainly not something they would have to spend significant time fussing over at the exclusion of other, far more important, skills. The bottom line is : the vast majority of guitarists learn how to do this while they're busy learning a bunch of more difficult and key skills - skills that Troy doesn't have. Unless you really are only interested in so-called 'shredding' but there aren't millions of people who are.

    • @iVenge
      @iVenge 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because this good man does not understand the art of brevity. People who want to do this want to know how to do it; they do not want a bloody 45 minute dissertation on every detail of his thoughts. He could teach the technique in ten minutes; the rest is up to the diligence of the individual.

  • @GatekeeperMetal
    @GatekeeperMetal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Fun tidbit, you can hear Floyd Rose himself completely RIPPING SHIT UP on the two albums he did with Q5 in the 80’s. Monstrous guitar solos. So glad we got to play a few gigs with them during their brief reunion!

    • @dennisturner2742
      @dennisturner2742 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      When and where did you play with Q5?

  • @MrFefete
    @MrFefete 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Jim Dunlop Jazz III it's perfect to control your attack. It's the best pick I've ever played and that's thanks to you!

    • @guitareMTL
      @guitareMTL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've been using jazz III picks until I needed to play good strumming on acoustic. It just didn't sound and fell right.

  • @fvneral666
    @fvneral666 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pick Depth is definitely slowing me down and I've noticed that once I changed from a LP to an Ibanez RG. The depth on the Rg is nothing compared with a LP. But I also have an RGA and the depth, still less than a LP, is deeper than the regular RG. 1.4 cm on the RGA 1cm on the RG. it makes a huge difference, specially for a mediocre guitarrist like me. This video is gold!!

  • @Collapsion
    @Collapsion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Speaking from personal experience, limiting the pick depth only creates bad habits. When you learn to play with this Speed Guide, then you can't play any other guitar anymore. My first electric guitar had an HSS pickup configuration, and my picking hand position was such that when picking, my pick was hovering exactly above the middle pickup. I once adjusted the pickups very close to the strings. After that, everytime I picked, my pick hit the middle pickup, so I didn't have to control the pick depth at all anymore. I noticed that because of this I could play faster and more comfortably, so I continued to play like this for months. However, my wake up call was when I had to play a different guitar without this "speed guide" trick; I could barely pick at all! I had absolutely no control of pick depth anymore, and picking felt VERY awkward, so I basically had to relearn how to pick, and it took a long time. So, my advice to everyone else is to stay away from this Speed Guide, unless you want to ruin your picking technique.

  • @faustoorieta
    @faustoorieta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can't get enough of Dragon Army, amazing piece.

  • @turboromy
    @turboromy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I see Teemu, I click LIKE.

  • @alienautopsy9326
    @alienautopsy9326 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cracking the code is one of the best programs.

  • @OrcsMustDie-tl3dj
    @OrcsMustDie-tl3dj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Troy is back! And thank you Teemu for reminding me of what I cannot do!

  • @dreamwever87
    @dreamwever87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You're the man for uploading this! Great to see you guys collaborating as well. Really doing great things for the guitar community, Troy!

    • @jeffro.
      @jeffro. ปีที่แล้ว

      Troy:
      1. Troy, you should keep the memory regarding the training wheels. I'm not familiar with a "balance bike," but it HAS TO BE better than training wheels! Those things really suck. I remember, same as you, that when I took them off, I could balance and ride.
      You see, the rider needs to be able to tilt the bike, that's the only way to learn balance! And it usually only takes a few seconds, minutes at most.
      Most of the "learning" is coordinating our limbs to pedal, steer and lean the bike, all at the same time...while balancing. Those things can happen pretty quickly in the brainstem, maybe quicker if the person (child) gets some experience doing the other things besides balancing.
      2. I wish I had access to those fancy camera clamp thingies. They are cool, even if they do get in the way a little. Very helpful as a learning tool. Maybe someday if I ever give lessons, I'll invest in (or build) some.
      3. This was a VERY HELPFUL video, on so many levels!
      It helped me learn what I need to master to perfect several techniques.
      4. Nothing better than to hear expert level wailing, harmonizing guitar leads!
      The rest of the video (the real meat) was SUCH a bonus!
      Thanks to both of you for your time, your open and frank comments on the techniques, the equipment, the demonstrations... everything!
      Thank you both, SO MUCH! I really learned a lot, plus I was entertained by the music, the conversation, all of it.
      Thank you, thank you, thank you, from my heart, sincerely!

  • @occasionalguitarist4119
    @occasionalguitarist4119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Troy seems to get leaner, younger and better with time and his chops are getting better everyday...keep it up Troy.
    All thanks to your Carl Miner bundle, I discovered cross picking and am in the process of cleaning my technique...The way camera angles are used and explanatory details are provided, a light bulb (more like a Halogen lamp) lit up in my mind....No words to thank Troy...
    How I wish he would do the same for left hand...How I fervently wish...🤘🤘🤘

    • @troygrady
      @troygrady  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Carl is awesome. I love his playing.

  • @SousSherpa
    @SousSherpa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is the floating pick approach that Matt Smith talks about in his book on "Speed" - the less of the pick is hitting the string the faster you can play. I also heard about it in a seminar on picking years back, It's also a dynamic control approach ( if you want to play louder you increase the plucking depth when hitting a string), It may not apply so much to high gain playing. The stylus picks that came out in the late 80's and early 90's play on this. I believe John Taylor currently uses one.

    • @SousSherpa
      @SousSherpa 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Meh...whatever Dave Celentano talks about that, basically breaks it down to a sort of "rule" - ("As far as picks go, The heavier, the faster"). Watching EVH play though, knowing he doesn't use a heavy pick per se, that really isn't true. There's more variables to consider.

  • @Shawn-hs8qk
    @Shawn-hs8qk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Gary Willis has had his Ibanez like this(somewhat), for years, just for finger style bass.

  • @juliendamours3587
    @juliendamours3587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is one of the most awsome video on youtube, thanks Troy, you are a gift for all of us guitarist 👊

  • @DoveSimon
    @DoveSimon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for this video. I am definitely struggling with pick depth consistency and was highly curious about this innovation. I feel like I just finished a physics course or something. You guys are wizards and it's a great time to be a guitar player. Great video, thank you!

  • @winstoncarter2119
    @winstoncarter2119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    God Teemu is such a monster, one of my favorite guitarist for sure!

    • @vernoneden
      @vernoneden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He gives lessons, totally recommend them

  • @ewokrider2001
    @ewokrider2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    teemu is like if swissgarr swigalf and nathan explosion had a baby. and it came out BRUTALLLL

  • @mcuber6638
    @mcuber6638 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The intro song is freakn beautiful

  • @aakk4568
    @aakk4568 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That intro song is one the best songs I’ve ever heard! Incredible playing, my mind is blown.

  • @the_shadow_realm5110
    @the_shadow_realm5110 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Troy dedicated his life to shred.
    I remember seeing this jock's videos from pre 2010.
    What a hero.

  • @carlosrelampago2279
    @carlosrelampago2279 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing Teemu and Troy. Love to see you two playing. Yeahhh🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @andrewbiggs8435
    @andrewbiggs8435 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For anyone looking to try this principle (for cheap), there's a device called the Runbarr that's around $20. It's a piece of plastic you attach to the guitar body and lies about 1/8th inch under the strings. It works in some senses, but does make pickslanting tough.

    • @TechMetalRules
      @TechMetalRules 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha, I just made a comment about seeing Johny Hiland using one on his Music Man.

  • @orestispapadopoulos8407
    @orestispapadopoulos8407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mr. Troy Grady you are legendary at what you do.

  • @HectorSebastian
    @HectorSebastian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks again, Troy!. This videos are super awesome and useful. Also thank you for bringing the truly amazing Teemu!

    • @troygrady
      @troygrady  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Always a pleasure to have Teemu in town.

  • @MercutioUK2006
    @MercutioUK2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Stylus pick - remember that? Same principle - both coming at the same problem from different directions. Very neat either way :)

    • @Take-the-Ticket
      @Take-the-Ticket 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I 'member that. I never could master it, even after a WHOLE two months. That was ....25 years ago? I'm thinking about getting one now (they are still for sale) to see how my pick depth has improved.

    • @MercutioUK2006
      @MercutioUK2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Take-the-Ticket I would rather have the stylus pick again, as the necessity of altering a guitar to achieve the same ends seems rather redundant. Yes, you can STILL purchase them :)

  • @musicmore8315
    @musicmore8315 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your research, organization, creativity and delivery to help us all get better and gain understanding is far beyond any teaching method available. For that we all thank you. More impressive is that you have actually used these techniques to play great music with melody and feeling. Most people simply shred and can’t actually make music. Great job. You are the man!

    • @troygrady
      @troygrady  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for tuning in!

  • @kurtunger8074
    @kurtunger8074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for taking the time to present these tutorials on picking...very much appreciated.

  • @-IYN-
    @-IYN- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This thing should be made of a hardened silicone with some adhesive around the perimeter. Thus it could be mounted on any guitar. Of ocurse variant with different pickups, etc.

    • @PaulPaid
      @PaulPaid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "could", Now watch several companies come with exactly that.

    • @lancethrustworthy
      @lancethrustworthy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PaulPaid 'THIS THING'. Yeah, that makes it real clear.

    • @PaulPaid
      @PaulPaid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lancethrustworthy I hope So. I want to try one on my ESP. That Floyd Roseneck looks like crap...lol. I think i recall someone saying something like this is already available for bass players...to control finger picking depth.

  • @viruscerbero
    @viruscerbero 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love Les Paul model guitars, I really do, but I got to tell you, that Ibanez is BEAUTIFUL! I fell in love with it, it is pure beauty... and excellent video as always!

  • @TechMetalRules
    @TechMetalRules 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This reminds me of the "RunBarr" (Easy Roll Guitar Methods) on Johny Hiland's Music Man Silhouette.

  • @BK-lx5mo
    @BK-lx5mo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been practicing with a rounded triangle pick lately to achieve a similar effect. The shape prevents you from dipping the pick too far under the strings, as long as you pick-slant slightly. I've noticed significant speed gains, even when switching back to a standard Fender-style pick.

  • @mattiasorre1718
    @mattiasorre1718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those really fat, smooth picks are absolutely excellent at letting you practice smooth, relaxed string changes. The really sharp Tortex picks are great to tidy up any sloppiness left over from the fat smooth pick. Makes a real difference in my practice routine to warm up my wrist with the easy, fat pick and then practice fine details with the sharp pick.

  • @sebrura
    @sebrura ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol, I just removed the middle PU because I constantly picked it. I now realize I played an invention.
    Killer intro tune.

  • @CMM5300
    @CMM5300 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's amazing how many technics he figures out is necessary for more depth just by trying the guide... nice review!

  • @RandomVelocity
    @RandomVelocity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Watch Troy Grady screw up a guitar virtuoso by trying to change his picking style. Lol

    • @lordviewer7305
      @lordviewer7305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      way to troll Teemu with a simple exercise, even at trolling Troy is so smart : P
      I am just kiddin of course

  • @stretmusic2500
    @stretmusic2500 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Didn’t even know I was needing a Floyd Rose specific video for my speed helped so much

  • @psy_Timur
    @psy_Timur 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    so i just came here from one russian guitarist who recomended you in one of his videos. jeez that is the best guitar content about guitar technique. also i recomend this russian guy who is "planeta metala", really cool technichal guitarist

  • @Taurex
    @Taurex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Man that intro was so good! The part at 0:43 especially is one of the best phrases I've heard in a while! I have to learn that now haha.. Did you write it yourself?

  • @sampojuuti
    @sampojuuti 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've known the existence of the Code series but never gave too much attention on it. I've noticed I've been a downward slanter whole my life and that's why I never could play strats due to the volume pot location. I think I'm on my way reworking my whole picking technique from holding the pick, slanting both ways and focusing on pick depth to mention a few. I've always liked playing loud with an effort but it comes at the cost of efficiency, stamina and speed. It's amazing Troy how deep you've investigated this topic, identifying all the different motions which in different combinations likely affect why players have their own sound, comfort licks and style in general.

  • @kingkong6666
    @kingkong6666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Intro song is killer. Performance fantastic, arrangement is so well constructed. love the dual magnet views

  • @schesche69
    @schesche69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Troy you have created something awesome and of incredible value to me .As a left-handed player Who plays like a right-handed player all my life I struggled with limitations of right-hand speed! all my life! If you want to do a study on left hand players playing like right handers and maybe do a video of your method working for ambidextrous playing I would be all in for that. I always used to believe that due to being a left-hander who plays like a right-hander was the main reason for my struggling with maximum speeds both in picking with a pic and in fingerpicking, Simply by watching your series I have watched my right hand become more loose I also do exercises where are use both hands simultaneously doing the same move for months using mirrors and simultaneous in the air moving of both hands , trying to fool my brain into thinking my right hand is my left hand.
    I have noticed some interesting things where working with a mirror ,similar to what stroke patients do ( DOIGE Neuroplasticity Studies for ex : The brain that changes itself) that if I look from the top down at my hand at either the right or the left hand with a mirror covering one hand _ my brain can be fooled into thinking it’s actually looking at the opposite hand, Something very interesting happened not only when I put a mirror on the left side to make my right think that it’s my left hand , which is my main hand! did the right hand speed up but the opposite also happens that : when I put a mirror where the right hand is so
    That my brain was thinking the mirror image it was seing of the left-hand moving was actually the right hand- it then slowed my left hand which is fast down! This made me realise that the nerves and muscles are the same exact on both sides of the body and speed limits in both hands are solely due to wiring in the brain which can be rewired using primary training techniques! The brush your teeth test: so while can you brush your teeth easier with your main hand the right hand if you’re a right-hander or the left-hand if you’re a left-hander, brushing your teeth with much more detail and faster and more control with your main hand is what usually people do. Often the differences are extreme.
    Now with watching your videos and only thinking about for hours a day pathways in my brain have started to Open and I can now see myself moving to what has been an unattainable goal for more than 30 years of playing. through a very good career as an acoustic singer and guitar player songwriter , with a high level of skill of articulation rhythm playing and composition on both instruments but always running into a wall with speed in my right hand, this was always something that blocked me mentally, spiritually and sometimes even made me depressed because I knew that my musical talent was much higher than what my right hand was able to deliver,
    I pull my hat to you sir for creating such incredible value for free and I will gladly join you in your online courses but as I noted before if you do want to work with a left-hander who plays like a right-hander and see how far we can go which I think would be quite interesting then I am very open to maybe doing a video series of my exploits working with you personally . Most respectful and happy greetings from Europe, Chris Shermer

  • @Zubkov1990
    @Zubkov1990 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a wonderful creation Dragon Army 🔥

  • @Amber57499
    @Amber57499 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't need this thing, but thanks for the video. It "raised awareness" about my picking depth, something I definitely need to work on.

    • @troygrady
      @troygrady  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I... see what you did there!

  • @DT-tq8ku
    @DT-tq8ku 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I see Teemu, I screamu

  • @halfindy
    @halfindy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd wish to try it. Such a simple idea to make people realise that they might have a technique problem. Very cool!

  • @Hutchguitar
    @Hutchguitar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What I did was just lower the middle pickup ! So now postition 3 is very quiet but 2,4 and 5 are beautiful:) Yngwie and Richie Blackmore also dropped the middle pickup because it got on the way!

  • @destianpatrianagara1119
    @destianpatrianagara1119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Came for the speed guide, coming back for the intro song.

  • @tunnis7us
    @tunnis7us 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is first and so far only time I have somebody (Teemu) to have guitar that can have this low strings I quess the fretboard is lower than normal too, but also that using the body to keeping the pick against it when normally you flaot the pick in the air.

  • @littlebiggains3459
    @littlebiggains3459 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks to the neck mounted camera I can finally see how people pick. One thing that immediately jumps out at me is the pick itself. Mine is rather round and blunt - I have to 'go deep' to play a note whereas most fast pickers featured on this channel use hard and pointy picks and are barely touching the strings... At least by the looks of it. I have to try one.

  • @NONE2NONE
    @NONE2NONE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Troy is such a nerd. I love it hahaha

  • @frankpratte8358
    @frankpratte8358 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is amazing picking. One can do the same as this product, just pick over the the fretboard at the end of the neck with a guitar that has low action.

  • @Slickwillie121
    @Slickwillie121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey Troy, Paid member here. I would like to see a more in-depth video on how players determined their pick depth and the size pick they use. Maybe it’s on the site and just haven’t found it. Thanks

    • @troygrady
      @troygrady  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We haven't really addressed this but the short answer is it's just the feel of the pick on the string. I've noticed that often if I hit a tremolo a little bit too loud or soft on the first pickstroke, by the second or third pickstroke it's perfect. So I think it's really just tactile adjustment based on what feels and sounds smooth to you. If you're asking, what physically do you do to create this, that's a good question and I suspect it's different based on the picking motion you use. But we'd have to look at it.

  • @iglehart332
    @iglehart332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Johnny Hiland showed off something like this in his Rig Rundown also.

    • @TechMetalRules
      @TechMetalRules 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep! The "RunBarr." That's the first thing I thought of when I saw this guitar in a NAMM video the other day.

  • @shredfactor7
    @shredfactor7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Forget the guide. That intro song is... absolutely stunning!!!!

    • @danielnodland4072
      @danielnodland4072 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Any idea who made it? It's all around the Cracking The Code series, but can't figure out if someone else made it or if he came up with it.

    • @troygrady
      @troygrady  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha, thanks guys. Yes it's a piece of soundtrack we wrote years ago. The power chord after the intro melody is there because we needed a sound effect for an animation ( th-cam.com/video/pCB_xHEN5VI/w-d-xo.html ). I'm so used to hearing it that we just kept it for this longer version. Teemu wrote the B section in about two seconds flat, and there's a cool rhythm part he came up with that each trade off. You can't really hear it here in the name of making the leads more audible but it's great.

    • @shredfactor7
      @shredfactor7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Troy Grady You’re welcome Troy. Thank you for always putting out amazing content.
      Cheers 🇨🇦

  • @damonstewart70
    @damonstewart70 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing & very expressive playing guys

  • @abhishekrana9470
    @abhishekrana9470 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Troy Grady for such info.

  • @MaxwellMcKinnon
    @MaxwellMcKinnon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Most guitars have these speed guides build in. You can ALMOST get the exact phenomenon by going up to pick around the fretboard :)

    • @bjl1000
      @bjl1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So just extend the fretboard to the bridge?
      Probably just for solid body electrics. On an acoustic guitar it would be tapping sounds on the body. Unless it had a rubber surface.

  • @Rockeman182
    @Rockeman182 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beautiful way to start a video. Thanks! This SHREDSS!!

    • @troygrady
      @troygrady  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks man!

  • @AlanCepeda-ty7hk
    @AlanCepeda-ty7hk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Teemu is a kick ass guitar player

  • @johnnymoraes23
    @johnnymoraes23 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Troy rules. He's the PhD in picking tecniques in the modern world. Period. 🙏🏻.

  • @kurtti1043
    @kurtti1043 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yes finally you speak on picking depth.

    • @kurtti1043
      @kurtti1043 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@interestingthings8598 Proove me. This was the first i heard him speak about it.

  • @ezekieljarek7705
    @ezekieljarek7705 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Troy changed the way i pick🤘 I'm sure I'm not the only one

  • @seggbert9243
    @seggbert9243 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Red guitar! ? Its a beauty!
    And troy, i need to say that i watched 'cracking the code' the 3rd time nie and its fk great! I' m on it for a year now and improved my picking Hand so much like i never thought i, d be capable of. Your work is just awsome, no words. Big thx from Berlin!

  • @TarnTarn-zv6cp
    @TarnTarn-zv6cp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Troy mate your playing is just awsome.

  • @thecompletejake
    @thecompletejake 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The opening tune was outstanding.

    • @troygrady
      @troygrady  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks man!

  • @JazzJunkie4
    @JazzJunkie4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The opening song sounded like something out of Dynasty Warriors

    • @kontrebassman
      @kontrebassman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      fucking hilarious, you're right

  • @JozefZemla
    @JozefZemla 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have got two guitars. The first Ibanez saves the pick with her board and the second Epiphone where the strings are very high over the deep board were initially hard to play but now I use both of the techniques. As said, you can learn it with gypsy jazz aproach

  • @mojo_plasma
    @mojo_plasma 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will be interesting if in a few years and these have caught on to new players who learned to play on the Speed God. How well they would adapt to a "regular" guitar. I bet they'll be digging so deep it'd be like dragging a boat anchor. I love these videos from Troy!!

  • @miaouew
    @miaouew 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Troy, it's funny you posted this, just the other day I put a palm tree pop socket between the pickups on my guitar and noticed that having the space filled in by a flat surface would probably help people with their picking (my biggest problem though growing up had always been picking and hitting air since my technique uses just the very tip of the pick) but it's so crazy how guitar brains think alike sometimes.

  • @LucaMilierimusic
    @LucaMilierimusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Troy is a guitar prophet! And wow, Teemu’s 2wayPS is so good

  • @c.turner4588
    @c.turner4588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    '50's Les Pauls (and reissues) have higher pickup surrounds and typically the strings hit the bridge pickup or surround when depressed at highest fret which unknowingly creates the same picking technique (issue) as this.
    Its how some Les Paul players actually set their bridge pickup height back in the day (not the best thing for sustain, lol)

  • @christianboddum8783
    @christianboddum8783 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That ramp would drive me nuts!! Each to his own, no hate ;-)

  • @2kosher
    @2kosher 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This should’ve been a seminar @ NAMM!

  • @chasemcdaniel3620
    @chasemcdaniel3620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:16
    That's some guitarist asmr right there .......MMMMMM TASTY

  • @tman6495
    @tman6495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thinking FR should create an insert "block" to go under the strings, between the pickups that would be able to modify ANY guitar to do this as well. It would be adjustable as well.

  • @joeylodes
    @joeylodes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stylus pick solved that for me years ago. Great device

  • @LuvHrtZ
    @LuvHrtZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Speed Guide seems to be made for Economy Picking.

  • @tn0wl361
    @tn0wl361 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't even watch more than two minutes, you get my like for amazing music :O

  • @olafvanrijnsbergen1177
    @olafvanrijnsbergen1177 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes. This is the video I needed.
    I love you

  • @instrumentalist28
    @instrumentalist28 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Floyd rose, one of the most important for me, I don't want any guitar that doesn't have a Floyd trem.....the guitar looks amazing

  • @davidstokes4630
    @davidstokes4630 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I notice both of your guitars have the polepieces lowered below the surface of the plastic pickup covers. Is this so you dont catch the pick on them?

  • @nickbelcher8079
    @nickbelcher8079 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I actually use my middle pickup in a similar way to this...

    • @pureblood8198
      @pureblood8198 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good point. I will try this.

    • @yoitsmegabe
      @yoitsmegabe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's nuts because I can't play guitars with middle pickups just because of this. I even lower my neck pickup to avoid hitting it.

    • @73maxoneit
      @73maxoneit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      technically yes...but if your pickup is 2mm from the strings, the magnetic field would stop the strings from vibrating, so no sustain...maybe you could set a "practice guitar" for that :-)

  • @galenstapley4950
    @galenstapley4950 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos so much, they have helped me become a much better player over the years.
    There's a player I think you should check out. He doesn't have a huge amount of clout at the moment cause he's just a session guy really, but you should totally look into getting Kevin Heiderich into the studio at some point. I met him at Euroblast last year and he's one of the most impressive metal rhythm players I've ever heard. He can downpick 16ths at 140bpm and his strict back and forth string crossing which I've heard him do at 140-160 bpm is some of the tightest I've ever heard. I've talked to him a few times recently about technique and he's got some really interesting insights of his own about how he does what he does. He's got a few videos on his channel of him just playing through Necrophagist songs at 125% speed. Ridiculous.

  • @guitarbuddha74
    @guitarbuddha74 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    One thing I think a lot of people don't notice or maybe was just me for a long time was the sort of choking up on the pick so there isn't a lot of pick exposed. I notice the more that is done the less depth I seem to use or something. I will have to look at the escape motions more for sure.

    • @troygrady
      @troygrady  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Does your finger rub on the strings the whole time, i.e. serving as the guide? Because if not, then my guess is that that small pick exposure isn't really the depth gauge, and instead that you've learned by feel how much bend your finger and wrist joints need to keep the pick at the depth you want. If the rubbing is contant, then maybe the grip is your guide. But to me that approach gets in the way of arpeggio picking and shuts off strings when I don't want them shut off.

    • @guitarbuddha74
      @guitarbuddha74 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@troygrady hmm that's a good question. I don't think my finger rubs the strings the whole time. Maybe having little pick exposed caused me to change the depth like you said via feel. It does seem like there is a little arching back or up I guess of my wrist if I want more attack. It is kinda hard to tell honestly.

  • @C861986
    @C861986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Give me this and something that stops me lifting my fingers too high from the fretboard and I'll be shredding in no time.

  • @MrDreamsAlot
    @MrDreamsAlot 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    OK this is top shelf quality content! Awesome playing to both u guys! I've been playing a while... its cool to see how I could change a few techniques to better optimize my playing. Awesome some stuff!!! I'm watching this video more then once that's for sure!

  • @anguslee9678
    @anguslee9678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great interview, Troy and teemu, can you talk about hands and fingers tension someday? Thanks a lot

  • @Velkro5000
    @Velkro5000 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Digging the site of Evertune and Fluence in Troy Grady's hands!

  • @georgedyckiii3465
    @georgedyckiii3465 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Troy for the huge lesson (that uses gear review as a foil!!?), as well as the timeline for the video's topics!
    Sooo many hair flips; you should probably add the hair flips to the timeline :)
    This is a great descriptive and visual summary of a bunch of the classic Cracking the Code movements.

  • @illlanoize23
    @illlanoize23 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fuckin love wintersun never pictured you guys collabing and honestly it’s weird to think about but I dig it

  • @kiplukewhitehead8522
    @kiplukewhitehead8522 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating and genial as ever Troy. Thank you.

  • @nanthilrodriguez
    @nanthilrodriguez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @32:40 Wintersun track Feat. Troy Grady?

  • @MattWilliam
    @MattWilliam 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been aware of the Gary Willis ramp for a long time, which is the same concept but on a bass. It never occurred to me to try it on a guitar though. Would be fun to try.