How fast can you play?
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How fast can you play?
Not meant to be an e-peen thread but just curious. Take a metronome and play sixteenth notes gradually moving up in bpm to determine.
MetalJacob
Re: How fast can you play?
Determine this using the basic scale on the frets?
I'm going to assume that I'm snail-paced but will play some more for actual numbers later.
I'm going to assume that I'm snail-paced but will play some more for actual numbers later.
kittyt
Re: How fast can you play?
I was thinking just one note. Generally, it'd be about the same.
MetalJacob
Re: How fast can you play?
Oh, good! I would have trouble playing a scale right now. This afternoon a cardboard box took a nice bite out of my left ring finger tip The wound is bandaged and I'm hoping to still do some light playing tonight regardless!
kittyt
Re: How fast can you play?
Hmm... With a pick, I estimate only about 200BPM; with fingers, likely about 170. I can't test it out at the minute, but it'll be interesting to see how the estimates differ to what I can actually do.
I assume the unspoken rule is that we have to be able to do it as accurately as if we were doing 16ths at 110BPM
I assume the unspoken rule is that we have to be able to do it as accurately as if we were doing 16ths at 110BPM
Pippynip- A resident.
Re: How fast can you play?
Yes that is a rule
So, here we go. No warm-up, 2 fingers, no fancy tricks, a straight 16th note pattern across several bars 130bpm. This much I think I can keep up indefinitely.
I have played songs where I went as far as 140, but that was not for longer than a single bar.
After warming up, adding a third finger, using a few tricks, adding movement etc, I can go faster, but that doesn't really matter. XD Since I haven't been in a situation where I needed to resort to any of that to attain the speed I need for a song. There aren't really that many songs with straight 16th notes that go over 120. It's all blurry beyond that.
So, here we go. No warm-up, 2 fingers, no fancy tricks, a straight 16th note pattern across several bars 130bpm. This much I think I can keep up indefinitely.
I have played songs where I went as far as 140, but that was not for longer than a single bar.
After warming up, adding a third finger, using a few tricks, adding movement etc, I can go faster, but that doesn't really matter. XD Since I haven't been in a situation where I needed to resort to any of that to attain the speed I need for a song. There aren't really that many songs with straight 16th notes that go over 120. It's all blurry beyond that.
Stryfer
Re: How fast can you play?
Oh yeah, that's a point, I was thinking with 8th notes when I estimated 170 derp derp derp
Yeah it'll probably be 120ish.
Yeah it'll probably be 120ish.
Pippynip- A resident.
Re: How fast can you play?
Well, if you're on 170 or 200, that's 100 tops in 16ths
Anyway, for general reference, Parallel Universe is 120ish in 16th notes, straight. That's damn painful to play with 2 fingers
Anyway, for general reference, Parallel Universe is 120ish in 16th notes, straight. That's damn painful to play with 2 fingers
Stryfer
Re: How fast can you play?
120 is about what I can do as well. I guess everyone's about the same. This makes me sad.
MetalJacob
Re: How fast can you play?
100bpm indefinitely and comfortably, 110bpm indefinitely but with great effort, 120 for maybe 2 bars before slipping
Pick is a similar story: 140, 150 and 160. I kept Stryfer's no fancy stuff or warm-ups rule
Pick is a similar story: 140, 150 and 160. I kept Stryfer's no fancy stuff or warm-ups rule
Pippynip- A resident.
Re: How fast can you play?
It really makes me wonder how people do stuff like this.
Dman does his extremely fast too. Perhaps he needs to help us out with this.
Dman does his extremely fast too. Perhaps he needs to help us out with this.
MetalJacob
Re: How fast can you play?
It's the addition of a third finger, I think. And lots of very focused practice, building up strength and stamina. Lots and lots. Hours on end. For ages. Can't be arsed meself, I prefer to focus on making my grooves as grooviciously grooviably groovy as possible, 'cause that's the kinda bass-playing I enjoy the most. If I enjoyed going fast the most, I'd concentrate more on playing fast.
Flip-side to that is, of course, that I'll never have as many strings to my bow if I don't decide to practice playing fast lots. Dman has the most groovicious of the groovy groovy grooves AND can do the going fast stuff...
Flip-side to that is, of course, that I'll never have as many strings to my bow if I don't decide to practice playing fast lots. Dman has the most groovicious of the groovy groovy grooves AND can do the going fast stuff...
Pippynip- A resident.
Re: How fast can you play?
I know a dude who was a guitarist for years and picked up bass for one of my friend's bands. He's now playing the most technical of death metal you can imagine with fingers after only starting it a couple months ago.
MetalJacob
Re: How fast can you play?
Same way people get sub-10 second solves on a Rubik's cube: practice.
I can get up to like 90 bpm consistently, up to 110 bpm for a few bars, and anything above that I can't get for more than one bar. Pick tops out at 185 or so before it starts getting messy and I start missing notes.
Playing fast is definitely not my thing.
I can get up to like 90 bpm consistently, up to 110 bpm for a few bars, and anything above that I can't get for more than one bar. Pick tops out at 185 or so before it starts getting messy and I start missing notes.
Playing fast is definitely not my thing.
ThreeLetterSyndrom- A resident.
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