Sweep-picking problem

[MetallicSlayerDeth]

Ok, so I've actually got started on sweeps and it's going pretty well. Except for one thing. I lay this pattern:

EI--------7--10p7----------7--10p7--------I
BI-----8------------8----8------------8-----I
GI--7-----------------7-----------------7---I
......d.d..d....u......u.d..d..d....u......u.d

Now the problem is that when I lift my indexfinger from the G-string it becomes lika a pulloff so t sounds like this:

EI--------7--10p7----------7--10p7--------I
BI-----8------------8----8------------8-----I
GI--7p0---------------7p0--------------7---I
......d.d..d....u......u..d.d..d....u......u.d

Please help me if you understand what I mean

 

[dethCR07]

Crap, this thread made me realize I do the same...

 

[Chipmonkcheeks]

Its sorta just what happens. If your playing with other people you wont be able to notice it or anyone else. And as deth proved, neither will you really. If you want to be all virtuoso-y then you can put something over the head stock to help mute the open strings like a hair band etc. Spose you could try reeeeeaaaaaaaaly slowing your technique down and perfecting it but. Meh. I do the same btw

 

[Covet Chaos]

You just have to palm mute it afterwards.

 

[D.Ingram]

Take it to the techniques thread. T'was created so we didn'thave hundreds of threads like this

 

[Covet Chaos]

Nah, it seems fine. We hardly ever get anybody talking about actual playing. So I can't see this thread doing any harm.

 

[D.Ingram]

Can'tsee your mom doing any harm

 

[rusty89]

the open is because your finger flicks the string. its ultra hard to do but when you pull off try and roll your finger off instead of lifting so it kind of mutes it but doesn't give it a flick. hard to explain without showing it.

that and as stated above try and mute more with your picking hand. the other guitarist in my band uses his thumb lot to do this on the way down to mute strings he has already picked. I cant do it but it seems to work for him

 

[dethCR07]

You just have to palm mute it afterwards.

FUCK. I knew it, that shit is hard as fuck.

Can'tsee your mom doing any harm

the open is because your finger flicks the string. its ultra hard to do but when you pull off try and roll your finger off instead of lifting so it kind of mutes it but doesn't give it a flick. hard to explain without showing it.

that and as stated above try and mute more with your picking hand. the other guitarist in my band uses his thumb lot to do this on the way down to mute strings he has already picked. I cant do it but it seems to work for him

Nice advice, Mr. Cooley !!!

 

[Ocelot2010]

Can'tsee your mom doing any harm

...That's almost a valid point...

Its sorta just what happens. If your playing with other people you wont be able to notice it or anyone else. And as deth proved, neither will you really. If you want to be all virtuoso-y then you can put something over the head stock to help mute the open strings like a hair band etc. Spose you could try reeeeeaaaaaaaaly slowing your technique down and perfecting it but. Meh. I do the same btw

Where exactly do you put that shit and what else could you use?

 

[D.Ingram]

There's butter in his anus

 

[Vedicardi]

sweep =/= arpeggio

 

[Alteredmindeath]

I recommend you get the Alexi Laiho instructional video. Here is a sample from it.

http://www.guitarmx.com/blog/index.php/new-instructional-dvd-featuring-alexi-laiho/

 

[Chipmonkcheeks]

Where exactly do you put that shit and what else could you use?

If you slip it over the head stock and then leave so that it goes over the nut and it helps mute the open strings. You can use anything really, i tied a toy monkey to my guitar and used that.

 

[rusty89]

I recommend you get the Alexi Laiho instructional video. Here is a sample from it.

http://www.guitarmx.com/blog/index.php/new-instructional-dvd-featuring-alexi-laiho/

does it come with free nail polish?

 

[D.Ingram]

Fucking brilliantly played there *high five*

 

[Vedicardi]

wow he sounds really fucking sloppy on the take w/o the backing track lol

 

[Alteredmindeath]

Yeah Alexi always wears black finger polish. I met the dude and he's cool he's cool dude, he can play guitar and his tips helped my sweep picking no bullshit.

 

[D.Ingram]

Roope is better though. His previous band Stone was better than Bodom too for that matter

 

[Alteredmindeath]

He's better because he's about 20 years older than Alexi.