Should I press hard or soft on the strings when playing a fast solo?

Dario

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I'm trying to perfect my electric guitar shredding technique. More precisely, I'm working on the song Stratosphere by Stratovarius (nuff said). Should I press hard on the strings when trying to hit those clean notes at lightning fast speed or should I keep my hand light?

From what I understand, the picking hand should always pluck hard, but what about the other hand?

Thanks in advance for your feedback and please abstain yourself from clarifying that I should practice at a slow speed to gain lightning fast speed ;)
 
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