increase speed?

[dk1ben]

I am looking for some new material to help increase my speed. Ive been using some stuff from Slash (snake pit) he has listed as his warm ups. I have no idea if it actually is his or not. So it has started to wear thin. Any suggestions?

I am trying to break away from my southern rock / country roots and break into the metal area. However I am struggling getting my speed up along with accurate fretting. I'm not talking Metallica, something in the area of Slayer and up.

Just thought I would see what you all use. Thanks for any help. Take it easy.

[dg]

Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar by Troy Stetina is great. I've seen it for as little as $12 in shops, or you an by it through his site:

http://www.stetina.com/

As for speed & accuracy, Stetina and any other good teacher will say the same thing: Get a metronome, start slow, work up your speed gradually and only increase speed when you have it down and can play it cleanly. Sounds simple, but it seems like 90% of people (especially self-taught) don't do it.

[Axewielder]

I'm not talking Metallica, something in the area of Slayer and up.

Hehe, I hope Kerry King doesn't read that!

What am I saying, he's a BC Rich guy...

[dk1ben]

I meant it in the aspect of speed. Metallica is slow compared to Slayer IMO. I think Kerry King would agree they play faster than most Metallica stuff. I was grabbing for names as I typed the question. And of coarse my mind went blank. Thanks for the suggestions.

[Argos]

Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar by Troy Stetina is great. I've seen it for as little as $12 in shops, or you an by it through his site:

http://www.stetina.com/

As for speed & accuracy, Stetina and any other good teacher will say the same thing: Get a metronome, start slow, work up your speed gradually and only increase speed when you have it down and can play it cleanly. Sounds simple, but it seems like 90% of people (especially self-taught) don't do it.

+1

Best book for it by a long shot.

[Super_shredder]

i got that book and it helped me alot after i got bored of it i got a john petrucci book ( wild stringdom) but that is lot more advanced so when you complete speed mechaniqics you could go for that

[slash]

Check out Speed Kills it's a great DVD series.

[dk1ben]

Some how it doesnt surprise me to get all this help here. Thanks for all the advise. I am a cheap ass so I will stick with tabs I can find free on the net and order the first book you all recomended. Should of mentioned I am to cheap to buy to many books. Thanks again.

[Slashaxl]

If you are talking about gaining more speed in your rythm(right) arm, I have a suggestion. I make my own exercises for that, like playing different kinds of rythm in intervals, like the typical Maiden style for 1 minute, downstrokes for 1 minute, triplet for one minute and alternate picking for 1 minute, and then start over. I do this as fast as I can for as long as I last before my arm is tired. But I never play so fast that is is untight, cause it is also a way to train tightness. I do this on one string only for a while, then i i do the Maiden style picking and the triplet on 2 different strings, like start with the first stroke on on string and the next two on a different string, this goes any way you want to put it, for a lower string to a higher or vice versa. Then I do some variations of rythms, just making up my own rythms, or play rythms I've heard in songs. This have really helped my speed and accuracy for my right arm.
Just remember to warm up first.
For the leads I have no idea, I'm not a lead guitarist

[emperor_black]

like the typical Maiden style for 1 minute,

do you have an example? like a song part?

Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar by Troy Stetina is great.

Seeing how good the reviews are, I just ordered the book yesterday.

[CharvelRocker]

That book does look good. Another way I found useful for building speed was putting a lot of time into those fill ins Randy does on Crazy Train. I also practice some simple riffs, playing it a bit faster each time.

[emperor_black]

there is also a 10-hr workout written by Steve Vai. Practising this at different metronome speeds should help.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/steve_vai/10-hour_guitar_workout_tab.htm

[Slashaxl]

do you have an example? like a song part?

Like under the verse on the trooper, the rythm maiden use all the time on their classic albums

[Bert]

I've just started working my way through the Stetina book based on the recommendations from the JCF. Haven't gotten too far into it yet, but so far so good and I'm liking what I've seen so far.

[sonicsamurai]

i never really use any fancy books, just learn it find a few songs set a banchmark and aim for it and just practice man - there is no miracle solution just play it until u've nailed it!