Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Thank you Sammi & Tomo! You are the dynamic duo! I appreciate your input and recommendations and will continue to watch and play very slowly. Thank you both so much.

Watching now while doing my exercises, aha, yes, body movement, hmm very interesting indeed. Now I need to go do it! Thanks again!

I didn't really read this thread when it came out. Now I'm glad I did read it. I'm trying to addi picking as usually I just do fingerstyle. No matter how many videos I watch I just can't get it down right. As I hold the pick the fingers that are doing the holding sometimes touch the strings. Or other times the pick doesn't stay still and rotates, so I hold it loose and it fall out of my fingers, then hold it tighter and the attack is too strong. Who knew holding a pick is so nuanced. And I have the opposite problem Ken, I tend to pick too shallow at times and miss the strings. I think I need to post videos of strumming as that is where I have the.most issues.

Thanks for starting this thread Ken!

Me too Michael. We’re a bunch of deep pickers. It’s all part of it very humbling in a good way. Even the pros drop picks. I’ve seen Tomo drop picks in his videos. We just have to keep chasing it

Fitting for this thread title.
I keep them in my pocket and then they go missing. Then sometimes find them again in a back pocket somehow.. The TF signature picks you have to pay more attention. The first one I used got worn down very quick.. one week . Because I pick so hard when not paying attention.
Makes you realize since the material is softer than my other generic picks. And I like these picks a lot so am more careful now. Or else will go through them very fast.

Hi Tomo! It's been awhile since I posted the alternate picking exercise you recommended. Here's the latest installment.

I'm being patient with the process, avoiding even thinking about outcomes. I don't really perceive anything shifting significantly, but I will continue to put in the time each day.

As I mention in the video, I start out at 50 bpm each day and over 15-20 minutes work up to 2 on 4 at around 50.

I will say that rehabbing my hand has gotten quite challenging. I'd like to think I'm further along in functionality and being pain free, but I'm not. So hoping a few more months will bring about improvements physically. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Ken for sharing this video. Great to see your progress and also appreciate you sharing as i haven’t gone deep in this lesson but enjoyed reviewing with you when you sent this out and got something out of it. This is a good one for sure. I like your Strat!

Thanks for the update, Ken! It’s great to hear that you are shifting from an outcome-oriented mindset to a process-oriented approach in your practice. Slowly...smoothly...you are doing it.

I can relate to your internal struggle with recovering from an injury. Some days, you feel like you’re making progress, while on other days, your body reminds you that it is still healing. As you engage in consistent practice, such as this alternate picking exercise, you’ll notice the subtle changes in both your body and mind. While the practice itself remains the same, you are forever changing. Be kind to yourself and take good care!