Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Warp Three is a powerful guitar practice speed, but it's not a number. It's the speed at which your technique becomes *realistic* for the higher speed you are targeting. It's contextually-dependent: it's different for different techniques, phrases, and practice activities. This is not hand-waving. In this lesson, we'll learn exactly how to determine when Warp Three occurs, minus the fancy theory. We'll use dead-simple video examples that anyone can follow, even if you''ve never seen a pick in slow motion before. Buckle up – this is a longer one – but it's important.
Free explainer on escape motion:
troygrady.com/escape
The Magnet:
troygrady.com/product/magnet
Topics:
00:00 — Intro
00:21 — Starting With Speed
02:20 — What is stringhopping?
04:17 — Stringhopping origins
07:44 — Downstroke escape speed
11:30 — Gilbert sixes
14:03 — Speed-dependent technique
15:56 — Double escape technique
18:41 — Newtonian Picking
20:41 — Slowing down fast technique
25:20 — Speeding up slow technique
28:59 — Trial and error
30:36 — Correctness versus accuracy
33:35 — Defining "practice"
35:41 — How fast should you practice?
37:48 — Critiquing your technique
Warp Three is a powerful guitar practice speed, but it's not a number. It's the speed at which your technique becomes *realistic* for the higher speed you are targeting. It's contextually-dependent: it's different for different techniques, phrases, and practice activities. This is not hand-waving. In this lesson, we'll learn exactly how to determine when Warp Three occurs, minus the fancy theory. We'll use dead-simple video examples that anyone can follow, even if you''ve never seen a pick in slow motion before. Buckle up – this is a longer one – but it's important.
Free explainer on escape motion:
troygrady.com/escape
The Magnet:
troygrady.com/product/magnet
Topics:
00:00 — Intro
00:21 — Starting With Speed
02:20 — What is stringhopping?
04:17 — Stringhopping origins
07:44 — Downstroke escape speed
11:30 — Gilbert sixes
14:03 — Speed-dependent technique
15:56 — Double escape technique
18:41 — Newtonian Picking
20:41 — Slowing down fast technique
25:20 — Speeding up slow technique
28:59 — Trial and error
30:36 — Correctness versus accuracy
33:35 — Defining "practice"
35:41 — How fast should you practice?
37:48 — Critiquing your technique
