When it comes to the topic of getting faster, its a very difficult thing to talk about, because there are so many ways to go about it. In this article we will have to assume the approach of using scales as exercises.
Exotic scales have deep origins in sounds that a lot of western music is not familiar with. What this means is that the patterns, shapes and spaces between the notes can be quite alien. This is a perfect opportunity to get in there and work with them as exercises, and to give both hands something challenging and refreshing.
The other benefit to exotic scales and using them to clean up your playing is their sound in general. You've probably heard people say that if you can play it slow then you can play it fast. The main reason this is so is that passages that sound good can be very coaching. When this happens, a guitar player will be more inclined to focus on the delivery of the pattern and not the speed. Guitar speed is then a bi-product of clean and joyful playing.
I know that with my own playing, I started really taking off when I focused on getting my own style down. When I started to look at the creativity, phrasing, and experimental sounds of the notes that I was working with, the hands got ten times better, faster. I would encourage anyone, any time, any day to do this themselves. If you focus on getting a style down, then the technique will follow.This is why exotic scales are like a goldmine to be had for all kinds of guitar players. When it comes to them, the pickin's are never lean.
Did you know that most people who struggle to improve their guitar playing and technique are doing so because they are totally unaware of some very important practice habits? Did you also know that developing something like guitar speed is a 50/50, and that one of those ratios may be more important than the other?
