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Old July 7th, 2009, 11:16 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Viqbang View Post
Tis a bit odd, but when playing reggae, I love the sound of the upswept pick on off beats...sometimes i'll set up a bit of slapback on the delay and sweep through the wah as I'm hitting the triad which gives a interesting warbly tonality to the repeat.
From my perception the "skank" or as you say the upswept pick on off beats is actually, traditionally played as a down stroke.

I know this is backwards from standard rock technique but check it out.

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