Become a master down picker with

Down Picking Mastery

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About the Course

Downpick faster without your arm Locking Up

Past 200 BPM your forearm seizes and your timing falls apart. fix the technique and the stamina follows. Down Picking Mastery is the exact system behind the riffs I played in Aborted. Learn the tools to stay relaxed, hold 300 BPM clean, and become a tight down picking machine.

Riff-A-Long with
in-video tabs

Every riff comes with tabs right on the screen, so you play along without pausing to look anything up. You also get the full toolkit: my exact guitar tones as ToneX and NAM captures, Guitar Pro files, PDF tabs, and WAV backing tracks. Everything you need to lock in and sound tight from day one.

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  • Learn the right picking angle
  • Tabs in Guitar Pro and PDF format
  • Fix the habits capping your speed
  • Guitar tones in ToneX and NAM format
  • Learn how to down pick at 300 BPM
  • Muting Techniques
  • Develop a tight picking hand
  • WAV Backing tracks

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Meet your Instructor

Mendel bij de Leij is a guitarist from the Netherlands, best known as the ex-guitarist of the death metal band Aborted, where he wrote and recorded on multiple albums.

Having played on 20+ records and being “The Metal Guy” on the official Cubase channel, he combines real-world touring and studio experience with practical teaching to help you build the fast, tight downpicking that modern metal is built on.

Course curriculum

    1. 1.1 Introduction

    2. 1.2 What's a good player?

    3. 1.3 Stretching Techniques

    4. 1.4 How to hold your pick

    5. 1.5 Picking Angle

    6. 1.6 The Flex Picking Technique

    7. 1.7 Muting

    8. 1.8 Arm Movement

    1. 2.1 Thrash Riff Introduction

    2. 2.2 Thrash Riff Performance

    3. 2.3 Thrash Riff Deep Dive

    4. 2.4 Thrash Riff Slow Pt. 1

    5. 2.5 Thrash Riff Slow Pt. 2

    6. 2.6 Thrash Riff 135 BPM

    7. 2.7 Thrash Riff 150 BPM

    8. 2.8 Thrash Riff 180 BPM

    9. 2.9 Thrash Riff Final Thoughts

    1. 3.1 The Aeonian Shift Riff Introduction

    2. 3.2 The Aeonian Shift Performance

    3. 3.3 The Aeonian Shift Deep Dive

    4. 3.4 The Aeonian Shift 180 BPM (Slow)

    5. 3.5 The Aeonian Shift Pt. 2

    6. 3.6 The Aeonian Shift Both

    7. 3.7 The Aeonian Shift 220 BPM

    8. 3.8 The Aeonian Shift Full Speed

    1. 4.1 Practicing Tips Pt. 1

    2. 4.2 Practicing Tips Pt. 2

    3. 4.3 Palm Muting Technique

    1. 5.1 STABCULT Performance

    2. 5.2 STABCULT 120 BPM

    3. 5.3 STABCULT 150 BPM

    4. 5.4 STACULT 160 BPM

    5. 5.5 STABCULT 170 BPM

    6. 5.6 STABCULT Riff Muting Deep Dive

    1. 6.1 The Butterfly Principle Riff Introduction

    2. 6.2 The Butterfly Principle Performance

    3. 6.3 The Butterfly Principle 180 BPM

    4. 6.4 The Butterfly Principle 200 BPM

    5. 6.5 The Butterfly Principle Thoughts

About this course

  • €69,00
  • 85 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content
What You'll Learn
Learn The System

The step-by-step process for building fast, clean down picking, where to start, what to focus on, and how to practice so it actually sticks.

Master The Motion Behind The Speed

From wrist movement and pick angle to palm muting and gallops, learn exactly how each piece fits into tight, powerful downpicking.

Stop Stalling, Start Progressing

Learn what’s really capping your speed, how to fix it fast, and how to go from sloppy to studio/stage ready.

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1,5+ hrs of video content

Over 1.5 hours of in-depth, step-by-step guidance to down picking, from techniques clearly explained at lower tempo's up to fast high speed down picking.

WAV Backing Tracks

High-res Backing Tracks to practice the system on your own pace.

Tablature

Guitar Tabs in Guitar Pro and PDF format to learn the content to become a down picking master.

Guitar Tones

Included are the guitar tones from the course, both in ToneX and NeuralAmpModeler format.

LoudLearn Community

Get access to the LoudLearn Community and connect with fellow metal musicians, producers and guitarists.

Frequently Asked Questions
This course is for all skill levels, I cover all grounds. In this course I go through different tempo's and everything is explained in clear detail. No matter if you're just a beginner or already on an advanced level, this course will help.
Q: How long do I have access? You get lifetime access, so you can work through it at your own pace and come back to any lesson whenever you want.
Even 15–20 focused minutes a day beats long, sloppy sessions. The course shows you how to practice so your time actually turns into speed.
Yes, that’s exactly what it’s built for. Hitting a wall usually isn’t a practice problem, it’s a technique problem. The course breaks down the exact motion, so you stop grinding the same speed and start moving past it.
No theory needed. Everything’s shown on screen and in the tabs, so you can follow along by watching and playing. No reading music required.