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• Buco NOVA, DCDeity Ivanovski maple/spruce

  March 2016 Posts: 4,732

  The picking hand camera on Joscho's video is fantastic.

  

  Every note wants to go somewhere-Kurt Rosenwinkel
• terrassier France✭

  March 2016 Posts: 101

  Buco wrote: »

  The picking hand camera on Joscho's video is fantastic.

  
  Yes really interesting - I need more angle on my pick,compared to that my pick is closer to 90deg to the strings.
  
  Is that a big city pick hes using ?
  
  I am alternating between big city 1.8 - dunlop 2mm gator (round side )
  and the 3.5mm wegen.............it tough to decide !
• DragonPL Maryland✭✭ Dupont MD 50-XL (Favino), Michael Dunn Stardust, Castelluccia Tears, Yunzhi gypsy jazz guitar, Gitane DG-320, DG-250M and DG-250

  March 2016 edited March 2016 Posts: 170

  I bought this lesson, it's great. He's using the Big City 1.8mm.
  
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• anthon_74 Marin county, CA✭✭✭✭ Alta Mira M 01

  March 2016 Posts: 561

  To get the hang of Gypsy Picking, I found it immensely helpful to turn my picking hand out slightly so that if I look down, I can see my palm. Start out by doing this more pronounced, and then over time you will lessen the angle until you find a sweet spot that works for you. Joscho has a fairly pronounced angle, while Gonzalo has a much less angle in his picking hand. Sebastian also has less of an angle, but still a slight one.
  Somehow, I find it helps keep your rest stroke consistent.
  
  

  
• wim ChicagoModerator Barault #503 replica

  March 2016 Posts: 1,455

  Cool slo mo shots! I had always felt that when Joscho plays fast licks, I could hear the alternate picking. Good to see the evidence in video now
  
  Also interesting the interview with Ben Givan. I am surprised that I have never once seen a video of the guy who did those hundreds of Django transcriptions!? Does anyone have a link to some vid of him playing?
• dennis Montreal, QuebecModerator

  March 2016 Posts: 2,161

  the best picking hand in this style, following the strict rules of michael horowitz's book, is by far Stochelo. I think Christiaan van Hemert has slow-mo vids of him on rosenberg academy...
  
  Ben Givan does not really claim to play this style, he's a great dude and a wonderful academic who focused mainly on the notes that django played, and less on the fingerings.

  

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• Jazzaferri Victoria B.C.Moderator Dunn Ultrafox, DuPont MDC20 Gretsch Chet Atkins CG

  March 2016 Posts: 3,707

  IMO what is important in literal musical transcribing is the notes, articulations and the phrasing. How you get there is less important.

  The Magic really starts to happen when you can play it with your eyes closed
• wim ChicagoModerator Barault #503 replica

  March 2016 edited March 2016 Posts: 1,455

  That's unfortunate, because when playing in the Django style, using certain fingerings can be such a huge part of getting the right sound
  
• DragonPL Maryland✭✭ Dupont MD 50-XL (Favino), Michael Dunn Stardust, Castelluccia Tears, Yunzhi gypsy jazz guitar, Gitane DG-320, DG-250M and DG-250

  March 2016 Posts: 170

  But everybody knows Django played with two fingers so fingering should be easy to figure out
  
  

  Wim Glenn wrote: »

  That's unfortunate, because when playing in the Django style, using certain fingerings can be such a huge part of getting the right sound