Its E standard nao!

Yep, just for the heck of it i tuned all the way up to standard tuning. And i remember very clearly the first time i tuned up to E on gauge 10 strings like two months ago, it was literally incompatible with me back then D:. Just way waaay too tight.

Now, its the best tension i found to play any arpeggios. The strings do not budge but a little and my pick can slide across them with greater ease. Kinda reduces the slight jolts i make to my fingers while sweeping. Less jolts means i can play faster and the sound is smoother and closer to what it should sound as played by a computerized guitar simulator (yes i compete with the machine! )

Its only been a few days but i have no intention of going back to eb tuning. this is clearly more suited to me right now. Apparently John Petrucci uses standard gauge 10 Ernie ball strings for his E tuning guitars as well. Well he is one of the most articulate shredders Ive ever heard so i can see how he gets his sound.

It does limit what kinda music i can play now that its on E standard, most neo classical stuff like malmsteen or galneryus are in eb after all. Well doesn't matter that's what pitch shifters are for, right now all i want is to master guitar technique rather than actually play songs mm.

Next thing, i adjusted the string heights on my bridge individually by grinding off bits of the metal pivot with a scissor. the aim here is to make all the strings rest in a line. Right now its in a curve like the fretboard radius. Not exactly suitable. The strings are comfy for sweeping if the thickest string is highest height and descending in height until the thinnest one is lowest, in a angled line.But for now just adjusted the third thin string. It has already proved to aid my 5 string sweeps. ^_^

And finally today i finally got my hands on a dunlop ultex sharp pick O_O. well it's my cousin's really. Anyhow, its too pointy, Ive gotten too used to playing on a more tear drop shaped pick. Ultex did have better tone as it was less scratchy and felt nicer to the tough and gripped better too. Rhythm playing was better too. I could actually feel the coils on the thick strings O_O. Also alternate picking was slightly better sounding too. The only thing difficult was sweep picking which i rely on the alice picks rounder shape to make contact on the guitar.

It wud seem i need to get the wider ultex pick or syu's signature pick. Only those two seem to be able to properly replace my current one. My current is an Alice brand (its Chinese O_O ) 1 mm pick with a pointy tip and rounder sides. I have to smooth out the edges with sandpaper now and then since notches form very easily O_O. It needs to be replaced but so far non seems better.

Thats it for now back to practice.