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- Should arpeggios be alternate picked?
- Should I use alternate or economy picking?
- Who uses economy picking?
Should arpeggios be alternate picked?
Alternate Picking Arpeggios provide a gratifying workout for your picking hand, as well as improving your overall hand coordination no end.
Should I use alternate or economy picking?
Alternate separates the notes very well. Economy/sweeps can give a more fluent, less percussive movement, and it's obviously good for arpeggios with one note per string. That said, when practicing scales and scale patterns I exclusively practice alternate picking.
Who uses economy picking?
Guitarists notable for their use of economy picking
Frank Gambale wrote the first definitive book on the subject "Speed Picking" and taught a number of Shrapnel Records Artists at GIT. Les Paul performed economy/sweep picking. Eddie Van Halen often used economy/sweep picking as well as fast alternate picking.
