Topic: Speed - Is It Worth It?

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Posted at July 30, 2015, 9:22 pm:

Okay i've been trying to progress my speed in playing, and i am doing okay except theres quite a few techniques i am having difficulty with.

I wondering if i am wasting time playing the first part of the solo to War Pigs by Sabbath for an hour each day and not really progressing in speed (i'm stuck on about 80 bpm), when i could be learning slower songs more suited to my abilities. I'm getting frustrated repeating the same thing over and over again for weeks when i only have an hour or so each day to play.

So my question is it better to learn really hard stuff, taking your time with it and building it up over time as opposed to gradually increasing the difficulty of the type of songs you learn?

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Speed will come with time.

The only thing that isn't worth it is sacrificing clarity and know how...

take a few licks, practise them with metronome, start at slow speed an...

Practise stringskipping, tremolopicking, sweeping and such too.

While you should usually practice clean, I think its important to play...

I always felt it was better to start with a good foundation and go up ...

I have the same problem, too.

Okay i think i've decided i'm just gonna concentrate on learning easie...

you need to change your focus from "speed" and really put yo...

Okay thanx for the input pplz.

But then, what is "perfect"? Compare Yngwie and Jimi.

There is a such thing as perfect technical profeciency, and neither of...

I so agree.

Practicing speed is boring.

Or just control yourself so it's never sloppy.

you should never be practicing mistakes.

Speed is just a tool nothing too important imo its all about the phras...

Or you could not give bad advice.

Instrumental skill is overated.

Ya i'd rather listen to this guy than some guy who goes 1000 miles per...

Is that Drake Bell? He r00lz.

Ya he's my idol.

He's kewl, I watch his and Josh's show nearly everyday.

>_> @ thousand miles on guitar mile = distance >_> @ sli...

That would be pwn lol and cheap LOL.

Ya that show is funny from time to time whenever their is'nt anything ...

stop being logical and buy my ltd

Not enough free money

Yes and no, because although speed is a good skill to possess, clarity...

In the 6 years I've played guitar I've sat down with a metronome and d...

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