My background and ANTON OPARIN LESSONS (why they are awesome!)

Hi there Dima! Great video! And happy to see you are making progress! Anton is an amazing player yes! All the best, Remy

I can tell you Anton’s guitar academy is worth it. He starts from the ground up in a way that is easy to understand yet practically scientific in detail. As an American, I never used the platforms he uses before signing up with his guitar academy but it’s legit and worth it

Hey, how has your progress been since this video? Would you like to share it with us? Also, do you still recommend Anton as a teacher?

Do you get pain in your right shoulder after a while when playing sitting? I feel more comfortable standing up when playing. Its like I have to shrug my right shoulder to be able to get the right hand in the position i need to be able to play.

Most good guitar players can’t teach. If Anton can this is a rare talent. I’m becoming interested, but I’m not good enough for his level yet.

When you say that you should not rotate the wrist when muting because you want to play in a straight line all the time, do you mean that you should not use pick slanting when crossing strings?

First time ive ever heard that Paul Gilbert is a bad teacher but i agree that some great guitar players probably learned some of the key components when they were very young so it is so simple and so deep down in their brains that they don't even know how they do it. I think its hard to learn some things when older. For example you cant learn Perfect pitch after a certain age. And probably much more things than that. Ive like you also been struggling for years trying to learn how to pick like Paul Gilbert but for me it has never felt natural to hold the pick in my right hand like he does. It doesnt feel like the pick is steady between my fingers and it feels ok on some strings but mostly i cant get an angle that works on the lower strings.. So ive spent many many hours analyzing all of this and Im at the point of where you are right now so it was cool seeing your video talking about how no one have never really talked about all of these important details. I think most people that struggle with this need to analyze how they hold the pick and where they have their hand on the guitar body.

have you mute strings from your left hand?

show!! great incentive!! how can I have a class with Anton Oparini???

show !!belo incentivo !!como faço pra ter aula com o Anton Oparini???

How is the playing Now after all these Years after Anton??

? You are saying Paul Gilbert doesn't know how to teach. Wow. He has so many YT vids explaining his picking methods and waaaaay back in the 80s he had those VHS videos where he broke down his methods/ideas slowly so you could try and understand. Maybe you learned easier from a fellow Russian?

Thanks for the great feedback man. Was pickslanting also part of Anton’s practice routine?

Jon bjork ... possibly the best or at least one of the best .

It's been 4 years. Can you play like Anton yet?

so if i have a cheap guitar , or gibson or fender i will not able to play well?

does his method includes practicing at very slow tempos?

hi you talk about two fingers together index , and next one, but when you play there are separate .whyor just seems

Any current video update???

Pls show where to keep the index and middle finger while holding the pick...coz my finger is long...thanks ..

Pls show how to use right hand technique...like holding the pick..im always at mess ..

Some good stuff here but a lot of bullshit too. Plus I don’t like the whole cult thing of playing on a string until he approves before learning string crossing. That plus hiding technique is sketchy. Reminds me of the old Gracie jiu-jitsu days where they held back on what they showed their paying students.

I have no problem with my students sharing what I teach them.

Anton loves Paul Gilbert. That's how he developed his technique. To be able to play Gilbert's stuff. Anton focused on the mechanics behind the picking. Who could blame him? Paul Gilbert was all about shredding fast and being super precise. He's a great player to draw influence from. Also, I believe Anton took that picking info from Michael Angelo Batio "speed kills" DVD. You have to play slow the same way you play fast. That's the MAB way

You mentioned that you just want to be able to play things technically correct and you don't care about feel...

Totally understand what you're saying. However, this is a massive part of what makes Paul Gilbert...Well, Paul Gilbert. He is the most passionate guitar player out there. To this day he is still excited by the most simple things, bending strings for example. Until you develop a true want for this, you will never truly be able to replicate PG!

are you as fast and accurate like anton now?

insightful lesson, thanks for this share

Anton is the only technically proficient player who is able to keep viewers engaged, Most of the problem with this comes subconsciously, in my experience ego is the thing that turns people away faster than anything. Yngwie is a PRIME EXAMPLE. I won't watch his videos because he talks about everything but the guitar. What do automobiles and hairspray have to do with guitar technique? He's a cliche. Destructive egos think having musicians who aren't very good in their band makes them sound better. Blissfully unaware that bands are only as good as the worst player in them. Anton knows how to meet people on their level and effectively bring them up to his level. And you are absolutely right, he is a true prodigy. A rare virtuoso and not only a master of expressing that instrumentally, but being able to explain that to the novice is Priceless

Приветствую! Спасибо за видео, с удовольствием посмотрел. Подскажите, пожалуйста, медиаторы какой толщины желательно использовать при такой технике? Я понял, что вы предпочитаете 0,8, но что будет, если использовать, например, 1,5?

chris brooks is another one of these amazing teachers obviously.

Сколько банки крутил по времени?

Yea, I am 56, and grew up with monsters like Yngwie, and Steve Morse . Anton Oparin, is a true master. there is just no one like him on He is the best alternate picker on the planet! just discovered him recently and that's when i realized the possibilities of what is possible with well developed universal technique. I saw what I was doing wrong in my picking. so its back to the basics. I can still play clean and fast, but just started to work on my alt picking again because of Anton. His caprices open up new doorways to solo instrumental classical guitar.

Those little freaking Blackstar amplifiers sound great! Anton is an absolute BEAST.

A friend of mine has been trying to get into his school for some time now, I speak russian so I left Anton a few comments about contacting him. I almost had him there, but then he didnt respond anymore... Doesn't he want to make money? I told my friend to download a VPN and try it that way, since I don't know how the things are with telegram these days... Any tips on how to reach Anton? When my buddy shows me his phone, the messages in telegram seem to not even be delivered. Why is he so extremely difficult to reach???
Someone please help us, my friends a killer guitar player, I'd really love him to get this course, he's been whining about it for months xD
(dude, ill pay you if you can help us reach this guy lol)

Теперь я принял решение записаться к Антону. Надеюсь у меня всë получится

У Антона уроки упорядочены? Всмысле первый урок -посадка, второй ,например, про штрих

Он же учит как делать бенды, вибрато, легато и тд?

Мда, зайти на канал надеясь что контент на русском, в итоге на английском.. что за..

У меня много проблем с техникой, стоит ли записываться?

agree with you on everything, troy sucks as well

הייתה בצבא שלנו, זיהיתי את המכנסיים מייד!

Проблема Антона Опарина в том что глядя на него не хочется играть. Он скучный, домашний ботаник. Интереснее смотреть даже игру Курта Кобейна чем Опарина.

блэт, пачиму на инглише-то???

Вся рука это рычаг.

If only I had $400 to spare lol

Still haven't been able to get any response on any platform. Could you do a video on what you did to minimize finger movements? I've been doing my best to implement whatever free stuff he has available including stuff from this video. Or would you be willing to get on a Zoom call? I've emailed and messaged Anton a bunch of times on all available platforms.

You mentioned Troy missing only a couple things. Yes...straight line motion is one he doesn't teach, and also motion inflection point thresholds. (The points where rotation about a joint turns from upward to downward.) I discovered that myself. Nobody talks about that.