[justinthyme]

Hi guys.

From the get-go I taught myself to play with economy picking (eg an up-pick on the B string will carry into another up-pick on the G string).

However, I see and read a lot of lessons where great emphasis is put on STRICT up-down-up-down picking - which seems to me counterproductive as it slows things down.

My question is - is there some particular importance to practicing with the strict UDUD method? Or is this a stage you pass through before learning economy picking? I ask because I am going back to basics and don't want to learn to use UDUD only to have to go back to the economy style. Hope that makes sense.

Cheers ...

Ian