[ironcloud]

Tried to practice and practice, but still, Im slow as a turtle, do I really need a lot of experience to handle shredding.. or hard work will do or I am not really ready for that yet?

[marinoFret]

I think you should practice and simply let the time go.
I saw in your profile that you play guitar for more than a year and I think that you're still a beginner for shredding.
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When I see those shredders playing a guitar I think I'm never going to be that good, but I'm doing my best to be as good as possible.

[scotty_b]

If by shredding you mean playing fast, discilpine is the only way (as with any other aspect of playing). Work with a metronome, play very slowly, pay very close attention to detail, refine your movements and do not develop tension.
Also have a think about why you are wanting to play fast - that can help with keeping you on track with your goals.

[Jamonkey]

practice with a metronome!...tis very important

Remember speed is a side-effect of comfort and accuracy. Stay clean in your playing, and don't practice mistakes. Challenge yourself with the metronome...perhaps set a goal to go faster next week. But if you want to play fast, playing slowly and accurately is boss.

[ironcloud]

yeah thanks guys, I guess I still have a long way to go to be like one of those fast guitarist, but for now, I'll just practice hard even slowly but accurate and just let time goes

[marinoFret]

I just want to ask you something:
I guess you know a minor pentatonic scale (1st position). How fast can you play it?

My max speed is 320 bpm (I don't know am I slow or fast because I don't have anything to compare it with ), when I play comfortable.

[guttertrashsingalong]

get a metronome start slow,build stamina,accuracy throw some simple scale work in there and as time goes by youll be setting the bpms up!good luck!Find a bpm ya can stay with dosent matter how slow.it will build up!And if thats the kinda way you wanna play have fun with it,nothing wrong with shredding!Just take time!

[GT]

You know bro? Playing fast is one thing, shreding is another thing, and play with good taste is a bigger thing. Playing fast only makes you a faster player and that´s all. There are other tons of guitar techniques you need to develope to be a shredder, such as legato, sweep picking, string skipping, economy picking, tapping, bar control, etc.... so, learning to be a fast guitarist is not ALL what you need to be a shredder. Its ok if that´s the way you want to express yourself, i mean, if that´s the style you wanna be into to show who you are. Can i tell you my secret? Buy the John Petrucci DVD and i SWEAR that you will improve in speed and acurate control in less than a month. I did it and changed my guitar life

[ironcloud]

yeah John Petrucci I like him, I have his videos also steve vai, paul gilbert but the only guitarist I looked up to and by far for me, he is the number one shredder in the world, he is Michael Angelo Batio and I know its impossible for me to br anything like him T_T
but thanks for the tip man, I'll search for all those guitar techniques and I hope as time goes by, I can learn most of them

[Matty22]

Theres some lessons here that might help you with some one the techniques GT suggested

[Jamonkey]

Yeah combine Speed Kills 1 and 2 from Michael Angelo Batio (also one of my favorite players), and the John Pettrucci Rock Disipline DVD...you'll burn...in both senses.