Is Pick Depth Slowing You Down? The Floyd Rose Speed Guide, ft. Teemu Mäntysaari

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The amazing Teemu Mäntysaari and I take a look at the Speed Guide, a new body design from trailblazing inventor Floyd Rose which limits pick depth. Can it improve your picking technique?
0:00 - intro song - "Dragon Army"
4:11 - what is the Floyd Rose Speed Guide?
7:55 - using the Speed Guide
11:00 - what is escape motion picking?
15:00 - pick depth
17:50 - what is swiping?
19:15 - upstroke escape picking motion
23:08 - downstroke escape picking motion
25:15 - gypsy technique
27:00 - one-way economy picking
28:08 - rest stroke technique
33:00 - hybrid picking
34:00 - speed guide as learning tool
36:29 - pick depth vs picking motion