..or what to call it. I noticed a very disturbing thing recently. I don't even know what's most disturbing, the thing in itself or me noticing it so late (must depend on what I've been playing).
Anyway, here goes...I was playing a long sequence (which spans across all the neck, all strings) in even 16th's at 120 bpm. Normally I blend
alternate picking with hammer-ons/pull-offs when playing passages like this but for some reason I decided to play it using strictly alternate picking, all the way. I found this ridiculously hard at that speed.
Now, the reason I mention this is that I can play it quite easily with alternate picking at a higher tempo (and lower too, of course) - 160 bpm wasn't a problem at all. But somewhere around 112-126 bpm seems to be some sort of "grey zone", where my picking hand for some reason is a lot more tense than it should be (and is, at lower/higher tempi). Picking feels quite awkward to say the least.
I refuse to believe that I'm the only one in the universe to have come across this phenomenon.
Have any of you guys noticed the same thing? In that case, which approach did you use to get rid of the problem?
I just find it very strange.
cheers
