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 Sep 17 2011, 08:54 PM
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 GMC:er  Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 13-September 11 From: Nevada USA Member No.: 13.865  |
Hi all.. I'm a guitarist from Nevada USA. I've been playing 40+ some odd years. I grew up on Sabbath, Aerosmith, Led Zep, Blue Oyster Cult, Deep Purple, etc.. too many to name. I'm a local area musician and play in a country/rock and a classic rock band in the area. I found this site while searching You Tube for country licks. After looking at what you folks had to offer, I decided to join. Lots of great stuff here.. Being an old blues/rock guitarist, I rely heavily on a hammer on/pull off economy picking kind of style. But I would really like to develop some alternate picking technique. It's such a great modern sound.
So I started listening to the alternate picking lesson plan. I'm going through Kris's speedpicking lessons now. I pulled out my old metronome and installed a fresh battery. I'm ready to rock. I also happened upon Muris Varajic's pentatonic llicks lesson. Great stuff, wonderful tone.. So many things to discover here. I played a bar gig last night with my country/rock band. I found myself becoming more aware of my picking technique. I closed my hand up, angled the pick a little, and busted out some beginner AP. It was great.. Lastly, a special thanks to Ben Higgins for sending me the welcome email.. thanks. |
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Sep 17 2011, 08:58 PM
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 GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 2.107 Joined: 28-October 10 From: Portugal; Bombarral Member No.: 11.477 |
Welcome to GMC
-------------------- "Doing a bend without makin' a face..? is like eatin' food without tastin' it" - Paul Gilbert
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Sep 17 2011, 09:04 PM
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Instructor  Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 4.549 Joined: 15-October 08 From: Belgrade,Serbia Member No.: 6.085 |
Great intro and welcome to GMC !
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Sep 17 2011, 09:21 PM
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 GMC Admin & Bass Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 14.043 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.410 |
Great story!
Welcome to the site! 
-------------------- 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, Susret, Plava Silueta |
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Sep 17 2011, 10:19 PM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 5.655 Joined: 11-October 09 From: Bogota Member No.: 7.694 |
it's great that you are already playing in bands!
It's something every learning guitarist should do Welcome to GMC! -------------------- Visit my:
INSTRUCTOR PROFILE "If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music." Gustav Mahler Subscribe to my Youtube Channel here |
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Sep 19 2011, 07:49 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 14.971 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Argentina Member No.: 1.289 |
hey man! Welcome to the site!! It seems that you are a very experimented guitar player so I sure that you'll add a lot to our community.
Let me know if you want some help to develop your AP technique. -------------------- Visit my Personal Board
Join Gab's Army Check my Video Chat Lesson Notes Read my Tips For Songwriting Check my lessons: Here Check my band: Cirse Check my compositions at: Soundcloud Please subscribe to my: Youtube Channel "I believe in music the way that some people believe in fairy tales" |
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Sep 19 2011, 09:04 AM
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 Learning Roadie Group: Members Posts: 846 Joined: 24-June 11 From: Australia Member No.: 13.200 |
Welcome Mate
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Sep 19 2011, 09:31 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 10.925 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England Member No.: 9.820 |
Hey, welcome again to GMC ! Great to see you on the forums
Alternate picking is very useful and has a great, percussive sound to it.. although I also really like using economy for certain licks too (probably similar to things that you use) so I aim to cultivate both. My belief is if we have a natural gravitation towards a particular technique then we should embrace it.. but also to expand our technical ability as well. So I totally recommend to do what you're doing. As Gabriel said, we're all here to help so shoot any of us a message anytime
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Sep 19 2011, 09:49 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 1.574 Joined: 18-February 09 From: France Member No.: 6.803 |
Hi, welcome to GMC!
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Sep 21 2011, 09:47 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.341 |
Very cool introduction man, nice story!
Yes, AP is definitely something we all need to work on! If you need any help along the way, you know where to ask - we'll be glad to help you!
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Sep 21 2011, 09:58 AM
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 GMC Founder & Rocker Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 12.795 Joined: 15-August 05 From: Stockholm, Sweden Member No.: 2 |
^^Agreed - alternate picking is an everlasting challenge! Welcome to GMC
-------------------- I do not have any natural talent at all - you can beat me with hard work.
Check out my video lessons + Kris & Marcus collab KMC Metal. My latest songs: "Mittwoch", "A Loner", "Red Shot", "Brutal Bump", "Love Me" . Kris & Ben Collab: Second Chance, Shadow Of The Ninja |
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Sep 30 2011, 08:24 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 13.674 Joined: 14-June 10 From: Bucharest Member No.: 10.636 |
Welcome to GMC! You are truly an inspiration for the young people here
if after 40 years of playing you still want to improve, you are a fine example of what a true musician should be like! Congratulations and let us know on what you need here, we're always around and willing to help!
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Join my 'James Brown Collab' by clicking here We can work on YOUR GUITAR and MUSIC development TOGETHER. Write me a private message if you wish to! Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel Days Of Confusion Facebook Page Mozart Rocks My facebook page Music is my Mistress and she plays second fiddle to none! |
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Sep 30 2011, 08:31 AM
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Learning Roadie Group: Members Posts: 846 Joined: 24-June 11 From: Australia Member No.: 13.200 |
QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Sep 30 2011, 07:24 AM)  Welcome to GMC! You are truly an inspiration for the young people here if after 40 years of playing you still want to improve, you are a fine example of what a true musician should be like! Congratulations and let us know on what you need here, we're always around and willing to help!+1 
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Oct 1 2011, 05:52 AM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 13-September 11 From: Nevada USA Member No.: 13.865 |
Thanks guys for all your comments! This is truely a great guitar instruction site. The talent that I've seen here is so inspiring. I love the way the lessons are set up.. with the main performance, and then the breakdown. You folks are all top players, and I'm so glad to be part of this. I'm just looking to pick up some new licks and improve my technique. It's a never ending labor of love. And yes, I'll be sure to post any questions that I have. Happy playing!
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Oct 1 2011, 08:58 AM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 3-September 11 Member No.: 13.775 |
Welcome to GMC bro.
U will have some great fun here. |
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Oct 1 2011, 05:21 PM
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 Accomplished Tone Master Group: Members Posts: 746 Joined: 12-April 08 From: USA, NV Member No.: 4.872 |
I live here in NV as well. Are you from the Vegas area? ... or northern Nevada/Reno area? If Reno, I should get out to hear your band some time. It's good to get to know the local musicians. I see by your user name that you're into PRS's. Me too. I've got two ... a Custom 24 and a Swamp Ash Special. Fantastic guitars eh?
Anyway, welcome to GMC. This is an awesome resource for guitarists as I'm sure you have already noticed. It will be a great way to get into and explore some areas of guitar playing that you've focused less on in the past. (like AP). Same for me. I've been working on my picking skills since I started here and have noticed improvements in that area. Check out the neo-classical lessons if you like that style. Very picking intensive stuff for sure and rooted in theory at the same time. This post has been edited by JamesT: Oct 1 2011, 05:22 PM -------------------- |
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Oct 3 2011, 05:15 AM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 13-September 11 From: Nevada USA Member No.: 13.865 |
hey JamesT.. my name is Bob. Yea, I love my PRS. It's a McCarty with soapbars. 2005 I think. Beautiful guitar. I get lots of compliments about it. I'm in the Carson City, Gardnerville area. I have a couple of projects going right now. One is a Country/Rock band called the Bootleggers. We play out a lot in the area. We just played Minden Park this past Saturday. We opened for Lavish Green. Great band!
I also have a classic rock band that I'm reforming.. name yet to be determined..that I want to do some old Sabbath, Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin, among others. Kind of revisit the songs and artists that I grew up with... It's nice to hear from a local guy. This site is so international, I'm getting used to hearing from guitarist's everywhere from Serbia to Austrailia. It's great to know that some of us USA guys are catching on to this GMC stuff. Maybe we'll catch up to each other one of these days! Till then.. Happy Playing. This post has been edited by prsplayer: Oct 3 2011, 05:47 AM |
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Oct 3 2011, 05:28 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 3.466 Joined: 24-October 09 From: lima peru Member No.: 7.730 |
that was a great intro, welcome to the site man, a little bit late
i love vintage rock too! --------------------  Check my Instructor Profile Rockers! Got a Blog too!, www.adriantracks.com Follow me on facebook and youtube! -Youtube   |
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Oct 3 2011, 08:40 PM
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 GMC:er  Group: GMC Senior Posts: 4.935 Joined: 2-January 09 From: London-ish. UK. Member No.: 6.517 |
Welcome to GMC!
Great intro! Catch you around the boards!!
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Dec 17 2011, 03:12 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 4.332 Joined: 21-November 11 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 14.398 |
Hey it's nice to meet you!!!! What part of Nevada you are from? I like Vegas a lot I'm going there quite often!!! You guys also have Area 51 over there!! So awesome!!!!
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