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edit - I'm using these most of the time now, but we did a gig last weekend and the different feel of the pick and lack of grip threw me off so much I had to switch back to the Jazz IIIs half-way through!
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Once you find the right one for you, some difficult licks or runs almost magically become easy and fast.
I’ve found that it’s great advice. If you can play something quite fast but a bit sloppy straight away then you’re on the right track.
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Petrucci’s ‘hit and miss’ philosophy
John has a clever way of building speed - he calls it his “hit and miss philosophy”.
The idea is that you play faster than you are capable, and, rather than thinking about hitting each individual note, you think about keeping your hands in sync.
As John says: “I wouldn’t recommend you do it all the time, but it’s a useful tool and you can gain a lot of speed from it.”
Try applying John’s ‘hit and miss’ method to his arpeggio exercises. After you’ve done five minutes of controlled practice with a metronome, finish off by blasting through the pieces at high speed.
At first, you’ll probably miss more notes than you hit, but the point is to let your hands experience the ‘feeling’ of moving fast. At some point your hands will hopefully synchronise."Seems to line up very well with what Troy talks about!
https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/learn-john-petruccis-ultimate-guitar-warm-up-routine
also make sure you fingerings are absolutely nailed [some folks don't use exactly the same fingerings for a lick or exercise every time], and also the picking patterns are absolutely consistent..
essentially, know what you are doing so thoroughly that nothing changes as you increase the tempo..
I might give it a try though as I’ve never done well on the fast playing front.
https://youtu.be/6Ft6p6dqWWY
same thing, with a bit more practical advice.