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 Sep 12 2011, 08:45 PM
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 Learning Rock Star  Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 10-September 11 From: Norwich Member No.: 13.831  |
Hi guys!
I signed up to this site a couple of days ago and thought it was about time I introduced myself. Most folks call me Frankie. I am from Norwich in the UK and I am into blues and djent, although I have been checking out the neo classical stuff on here and it is very impressive! Marcus really knows how to shred it up! I posted a take yesterday of his Neo Classical Beginner riff and that seemed to go down ok. Got some great feedback (not the amp kind) and have already identified an area which needs improvement (vibrato). So, my main intention is to become a better improviser, mainly with the blues stuff but then there is so much to learn in all genres. Getting to grips with some of that crazy sweep tapping is probably on the cards at some point  I have been playing for about 10 years (mostly bass! Guitar is still a bit new...) and I mainly use a white 70's reissue strat for most of my lead work, although sometimes you might see me playing an 8 string ltd fm-418 with bareknuckle aftermaths depending on what I am learning. I use a Pod XT Pro Di'd for my effects but am going to buy a cube amp and an SM57 hopefully in the next few weeks to try and get a more organic sound. I have to say the vibe here is awesome, I checked out some competetor websites before I signed up but this one seemed like the most fun and I think that's really important. I plan to try and post at least one take per week but hopefully I will be able to do more than that. One of my goals is to get that Parisian Walkways solo down. I have a feeling this is going to be fun, look forward to chatting with you guys. Frankie. -------------------- be excellent to each other
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Sep 12 2011, 09:00 PM
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 Accomplished Rock Star  Group: Student Instructor Posts: 3.724 Joined: 24-June 08 From: Rottweil, Germany Member No.: 5.361 |
Welcome to GMC Frankie! Yeah, chatting with us crazy bunch of GMCers will be a lot of fun, so be sure to attend as many video chats as you can! You might even learn a thing or two about playing guitar!
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Sep 12 2011, 10:04 PM
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Instructor  Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 4.562 Joined: 15-October 08 From: Belgrade,Serbia Member No.: 6.085 |
Welcome to GMC Frankie! If you have any questions about - we are here to help you
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Sep 12 2011, 10:31 PM
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 GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 2.126 Joined: 28-October 10 From: Portugal; Bombarral Member No.: 11.477 |
Welcome man ; )
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Sep 13 2011, 12:37 AM
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 Learning Roadie Group: Members Posts: 4.077 Joined: 9-March 10 From: United States, Arkansas Member No.: 9.801 |
Welcome Frankie! Have a good time! There's plenty of the blues here!!
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Sep 13 2011, 04:04 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 3.466 Joined: 24-October 09 From: lima peru Member No.: 7.730 |
hey frankie welcome to the site dude, i love blues myself and i hope i can teach you a lick or two, my video chats are every wednesday at 10pm GMT, feel free to drop by and say hello!
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Sep 13 2011, 11:29 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 14.139 Joined: 14-June 10 From: Bucharest Member No.: 10.636 |
Hey Frankie! Glad you decided to reveal yourself to the community! If you guys were wondering he has a big dose of 'djent' flowing through his blood as well
and it's really good!
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Sep 13 2011, 01:55 PM
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Learning Rock Star Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 10-September 11 From: Norwich Member No.: 13.831 |
Thanks for the warm welcomes.
See you on the boards! -------------------- be excellent to each other
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Sep 13 2011, 02:38 PM
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 GMC Admin & Bass Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 14.087 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.410 |
Welcome to GMC Frankie!
 Awesome to hear about your bass playing experience. Cheers, Bogdan -------------------- Need to ask about anything GMC related? Send me a pm
Check out my lessons and my instructor board. Take a bass course now! My solo and band songs : Keep Going On, Night Vibe, Susret, Plava Silueta |
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Sep 13 2011, 02:47 PM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.341 |
Welcome aboard man!
Awesome axes you have, they really complement your styles very nicely! We have plenty of material for both here, and if you need any advice or anything, let us know!
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Sep 13 2011, 03:07 PM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 5.655 Joined: 11-October 09 From: Bogota Member No.: 7.694 |
Welcome to GMC! Blues is something you can't stop learning, I love it
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Sep 14 2011, 08:50 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 10.940 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England Member No.: 9.820 |
Hey Frankie, nice to see another fellow Brit join the site
 Considering you're fairly new to the guitar from the bass, you've been doing a dang good job as your REC take shows ! You mentioned the Gary Moore track.. you've got to check out some of these lessons by Piotr http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Gary-Moore-Style-Ballad/ In fact, just check out his whole list of lessons for some awesome rock ballad mastery http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/instructor/Piotr-Kaczor/ As the guys said, if you need anything, just ask.. and don't forget we do live video chats most evenings. You can find the schedule at the bottom right corner of the main page. All you've got to do when you want to catch a chat is click on the big CHAT button at the top of the page and that's it..
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Sep 14 2011, 09:35 AM
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 Learning Roadie Group: Members Posts: 846 Joined: 24-June 11 From: Australia Member No.: 13.200 |
Welcome mate....you'll have a ball here!
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Sep 14 2011, 10:20 AM
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Learning Rock Star Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 10-September 11 From: Norwich Member No.: 13.831 |
Thanks!
Ben, good to see a fellow brit too - I live in darkest Norfolk, not exactly the shredding capital of the world So, I practiced hard, checked out your virbrato lesson and got a bit better at it. How long should I wait before posting another take for the same lesson? This place is awesome btw - I haven't felt so enthusiastic about learning more about music for ages! -------------------- be excellent to each other
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Sep 14 2011, 05:23 PM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 15.295 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Argentina Member No.: 1.289 |
Hi man!! Blues & Djent is an amazing combination! There are lots of things to learn regarding both styles.. and you also need two completely different guitar tones! You can get really close sounds with your pod so it's a good choice.
How is your vibrato technique? Are you working on it? Remember that there is a really good lesson based on it by Ben. Welcome to the site! -------------------- Visit my Personal Board
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Sep 14 2011, 08:59 PM
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Learning Rock Star Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 10-September 11 From: Norwich Member No.: 13.831 |
QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Sep 14 2011, 05:23 PM)  How is your vibrato technique? Are you working on it? Remember that there is a really good lesson based on it by Ben. I checked out Ben's lesson and it was really helpful so I recorded another take this evening. I will post it up in the rec as soon as my current one expires. Hope I used enough vibrato this time Thanks for the chat this evening, I think I will be coming along to as many of these as possible! I just noticed that he changes pickups about 4 times during that solo. Maybe you'll have to wait for take 3
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Sep 14 2011, 09:11 PM
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Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 15.295 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Argentina Member No.: 1.289 |
QUOTE (TesttubeMammoth @ Sep 14 2011, 04:59 PM) I checked out Ben's lesson and it was really helpful so I recorded another take this evening. I will post it up in the rec as soon as my current one expires. Hope I used enough vibrato this time Thanks for the chat this evening, I think I will be coming along to as many of these as possible! I just noticed that he changes pickups about 4 times during that solo. Maybe you'll have to wait for take 3 That's great! Thanks for joining my video chat man! See you in the next one!
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Sep 14 2011, 09:25 PM
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 Learning Apprentice Player Group: Members Posts: 336 Joined: 15-December 10 From: Newark, Ohio Member No.: 11.817 |
Welcome Frankie! Lot's of blues stuff here! I like how Ivan plays the blues as well as others on here (all the instructors are awesome and personable!)
This is the place to be if you want to learn and be encouraged! I tried many other sites too, and this one is the bomb! |
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