[POLL] What is your preffered pickstroke?

[Anirudh]

As the title says, which your preffered guitar pickstroke people?

I'm sure everyone has a preference. Vote away!

Maybe there's a correlation to which is your picking hand and which is your preferred stroke.

I'll start:

Preferred stroke: Down
Picking hand: Right

 

[sepultura]

Have to use both, man! Varying the picking angle and style allows so many variations in tone and attack intensity.

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Have to use both, man! Varying the picking angle and style allows so many variations in tone and attack intensity.

+1. I use both equally, and I find they're both just as important. I still use downstrokes more though.

 

[Breen]

You got to have a favorite stroke? You cant play something all on your favorite stroke. Unless its good punk and roll then thats cool, but it will be eeew.

I heard a dude play Smoke on The Water entirely on downstrokes. It was cool that he got the solo somewhat down, but the sound was ewww.

 

[LadyInTears]

i play master of puppets completely with downstrokes hehe

 

[coolhand]

usually i stroke myself..if got moolah..somebody else would do it..

alternate picking is preferred

 

[LadyInTears]

usually i stroke myself..if got moolah..somebody else would do it..

alternate picking is preferred

you made my day hahahahha

 

[EugeneSmasher]

i play master of puppets completely with downstrokes hehe

Same here actually. For some reason I find I get more consistent and stronger-sounding chugging with down-strokes all the way. But I'm not a fast player and can never match the speed of the recording.

 

[jmb23]

downstroke for thrash metal type rhythm up to medium-ok ok fast tempo.too fast,i will switch to alt picking

 

[EngelFaeuste]

Economy picking