Reddit reviews John Petrucci -- Rock Discipline (DVD)
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DVD formatCovers: warming up, developing speed and accuracy, chromatic exercises, playing with dynamics, connecting scale fragments to form long solo lines, and moreBackstage with JohnG3 tour footageBloopers on the set
Hm bummer you can't get a teacher yet, it's supremely helpful to have someone pointing out bad technique before it turns into a habit. If I had to do things over again, I would practice slowly and with perfect form for a long time. So make sure to get yourself a metronome. Most online ones suck so I'd just buy a cheap one. I'm on mobile so I can't do a fancy link but here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0757995500?pc_redir=1396851218&robot_redir=1
That is IMO the best resource on learning technique. In place of a teacher, I would highly highly highly highly recommend that book and DVD's.
I am not a huge Dream Theater fan, but I do respect them a lot. John Petrucci is really an amazing guitarist. His dvd Rock Discipline has some great advice for warming up and dexterity. He is also good at explaining things in a ELI5 kind of way.
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John Petrucci’s Rock Discipline DVD will sort you out with regards to technique and speed. String-skipping, endurance, accuracy, warmup and hand health—it covers everything. I had a VHS 20 years ago and it did wonders for me.
As far as picking goes, have a look at Troy Grady’s YouTube channel. If anybody deserves a PhD in picking mechanics, it would be him.