Originally Posted by: basicsOk, now does accenting certain notes in a phrase, instead of others which could possibly be accented, or having no accents at all.. Does accenting certain notes in a phrase allow one to play the phrase faster?

AT first I think it is, but as you practice you can learn and find that there is no difference in difficulty in playing whichever notes accented in a fast lick. Yeah, accented a note in a lick will slow you down a bit but if you practice with a metronome properly you should learn to develop the technique to do so without causing a noticable loss in speed. Afterall your just hitting that note alittle harder than the rest. It takes alittle practice that's all.

...OR, is it possible to play a badly phrased riff as fast as you can a well phrased one in your opinion?

Yeah people do it all the time, goofying off wanking on the guitar. Haha.