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Posted by: skennington Jan 6 2008, 12:16 AM
Just wondering if GMC has ever been approached for sposorship and advertising rights. I kinda like it this way without corporate influence, but am curious as to how this site would grow with it. I would think with 3k plus members and growing, Any dealer,mfg, ect. of musical equipment would be interested.
Just curious, What do you guys think?
Hey Mattacuk, howbout one of those photoshop drawings of some type of GMC signature amp or something! 
Steve
Posted by: PlayAllDay Jan 6 2008, 12:18 AM
Gawd - I love it with no ads. I really don't like my entire world to be full of ads.
JMHO
Posted by: swingline Jan 6 2008, 12:22 AM
Posted by: Bogdan Jan 6 2008, 12:23 AM
Well as I know , its always better to be without ads!! Its a bonus really (for users) to be add free ...
Posted by: Stevie·Ray·Vaughn Jan 6 2008, 12:26 AM
No ads please, everything has ads now-a-days and its nice to find somewhere that doesnt. Just another great thing about GMC 
Posted by: botoxfox Jan 6 2008, 12:31 AM
Ads... Hmm... No thanks really... 
Posted by: Muris Jan 6 2008, 12:44 AM
Yeah,it's like FC Barcelona for many years,just UNICEF logo,proud and standing
Posted by: FretDancer69 Jan 6 2008, 01:19 AM
yeah i hate ads so much, thats one of the things that makes GMC so cool imo, its ad free! makes it a relaxing site
Posted by: muntahunta Jan 6 2008, 01:24 AM
yea, i dont think people who pay to join this site should have to put up with any ads at all. maybe the people who come here for free can see a banner or two? atleast that way the site is getting something from them
although i'd like to think that wouldnt happen
Posted by: Soul_Decision Jan 6 2008, 01:29 AM
Yes, I like this site being ad free. It's also a very nice community of dedicated guitar players.
Posted by: Bondy Jan 6 2008, 01:51 AM
NO ads the whole worlds a bloody ad at the moment but at least the thought was there keep thinking of more ideas
Posted by: Smikey2006 Jan 6 2008, 02:06 AM
i was trying to get a little banner for Faulsound a while ago.. but gave up i think i wudn't like seeing it evne tho its for my own shop !
Posted by: skennington Jan 6 2008, 03:16 AM
Hey Bondy, I think ya got me wrong. I don't want the ads either. Just wanted to see what eveybody thought.
I love this place and don't want it to turn in to a corporate portal as well.
Keep posting the No's!
I know this is a business and We all want the best for GMC. Just thought I'd bring up the topic!
Posted by: fkalich Jan 6 2008, 03:34 AM
as I killed my tv a year ago (and got rid of cable) being so repulsed by modern media culture, you can pretty much imagine how appealing this notion is to me. I find the chore of my daily cleaning of the 60 pound cat box (for my 8 cats) much more appealing in comparison.
Posted by: Wallimann Jan 6 2008, 03:39 AM
No ads on the website is definitally a bonus...
However, I wouldn't be against some kind of endorsement for teachers.
We could get cool stuff like Ibanez T-shirts to wear during the lessons and would advertise for them like that...
Posted by: swingline Jan 6 2008, 03:50 AM
However, I wouldn't be against some kind of endorsement for teachers.
We could get cool stuff like Ibanez T-shirts to wear during the lessons and would advertise for them like that...
Thats pretty good it is advertisement without the hassle.
Posted by: The Uncreator Jan 6 2008, 03:52 AM
Im all up for No Ads, pretty much every UG user knows about this place, and thats a pretty wide audience, and probably how alot of us found this place.
GMC Is to good for ads 
Posted by: Owen Jan 6 2008, 04:11 AM
However, I wouldn't be against some kind of endorsement for teachers.
We could get cool stuff like Ibanez T-shirts to wear during the lessons and would advertise for them like that...
Ibanez are rubbish for that. I asked them for a t-shirt months ago and they havent replied
On the whole I thoroughly agree with Fkalich, no ads please.
Posted by: swingline Jan 6 2008, 04:33 AM
On the whole I thoroughly agree with Fkalich, no ads please.
What do you dislike about the t-shirt idea, it doesn't have it be Ibanez, Gibson is big on ads possibly them.
Posted by: Smikey2006 Jan 6 2008, 05:01 AM
Yea haha i think enough advertisement for ibanez goes around here.. to add to the advertisement .. i recommend everyone goes and checks out schecters 2008 line.. its sexy including a new schecter flying V
Posted by: SEANCD2005 Jan 6 2008, 05:08 AM
I agree GMC is to good for ads, keep the site pure and free from them.
Posted by: Tomy Jeon Jan 6 2008, 05:12 AM
However, I wouldn't be against some kind of endorsement for teachers.
We could get cool stuff like Ibanez T-shirts to wear during the lessons and would advertise for them like that...
+1
I'd prefer no ads, but if we had to have them we should have them on little things like this.
Posted by: RobM Jan 6 2008, 05:14 AM
On the whole I thoroughly agree with Fkalich, no ads please.
Yah, Ibanez don't want to be bothered unless you have a problem with a product you bought and then only if you bug them a few times. Typical Japanese company, deliver the goods and forget about asking for something (even information) for free.
Posted by: The Uncreator Jan 6 2008, 05:26 AM
Owen hates Ibanez's , i doubt they would send him anything! 
Posted by: Bondy Jan 6 2008, 09:51 AM
Thats how i found GMC way to many adverts on UG 99% are rubbish spam apart from GMC of course.
Posted by: mattacuk Jan 6 2008, 10:19 AM
It is lovely not to have ads, but it wouldnt bother me if it benfited the site. I canot count the times I have thought that Korg should sponsor Muris as an advertisment for there Pandora unit !!
I mean what greater advert can you have for a product ? The same goes for instructors that use POD's, im sure Line 6 would be well impressed there gear is being used to such awsome effect.
Posted by: Muris Jan 6 2008, 10:21 AM
Well said Captn Matt!!!
Can we offer the same to Rocktron and Mesa too?
Posted by: mattacuk Jan 6 2008, 10:28 AM
Can we offer the same to Rocktron and Mesa too?
Absolutely !
But all jokeing aside, im positive if Korg were just shown your lessons on here they would snap you up!!
Posted by: DeepRoots Jan 6 2008, 10:54 AM
If it would benefit the site then im for it- wouldnt bother me much as im using firefox with adblock add-on.
Posted by: Constie Jan 6 2008, 12:45 PM
I don't want any ads if I pay for something.
Adds are for sites that are "free" <- you know what I mean
Me too
Posted by: DeepRoots Jan 6 2008, 12:45 PM
Adds are for sites that are "free" <- you know what I mean
anyone else hear that broken record still playing??
Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Jan 6 2008, 12:55 PM
We take great pride in not having to present ads on gmc!
Also - the most profitable ads for gmc would be for guitar courses that we morally could not endorse.
One kind of advertisement I would like to see (but I don't really know if we will ever get it). Is a kind of advertisement where a sales representant (don't know if this is the title I am looking for but you get the picture) of a certain company (Ibanez or Peavey for example) would get a temporary board of his own to answer questions and promote new products, I think that would be awesome and provide exellent value and knowledge! The whole idea is to have someone from the company present on our site.
Posted by: Juan M. Valero Jan 6 2008, 12:58 PM
I think it's better no to have sponsors. But maybe we can have some exceptions, for instance if any member has a music shop or a label, or something similar. But this exceptions would be allways for members (or staff)...
Posted by: edguy Jan 6 2008, 01:20 PM
he guys this is a complicated topic.
I talked to a friend who has a music shop and ask him if he could sponsor and sell things to the gmc members. I ask him only for interest. He said that he cannot sell things in the usa for example because if there is a big gibson dealer he get no contract with gibson to sell the guitars in the usa. So he has no chance to get a dealer from a brand. As an second example he selled Korg keyboards too cheap and all other dealers call him he had to stop because he destroys the markted prices:)
So i think it is hard for a dealer to sponsor us or to get the official dealer for us because we are spread all over the world
I hope you understand me
Greetz Edguy
Posted by: Hemlok Jan 6 2008, 01:34 PM
That would be a pretty cool thing to have, if it ever comes into par it would be a really great thing. As for little flashing ads on the website.. Do we really need them? I don't think so, GMC has beed ad free since it started and it is still going good.
Giving instructors t-shirts to wear in lessons, that wouldn't be such a bad idea, too bad they will be wearing their GMC instructor shirts instead.
Posted by: skennington Jan 6 2008, 05:31 PM
Also - the most profitable ads for gmc would be for guitar courses that we morally could not endorse.
One kind of advertisement I would like to see (but I don't really know if we will ever get it). Is a kind of advertisement where a sales representant (don't know if this is the title I am looking for but you get the picture) of a certain company (Ibanez or Peavey for example) would get a temporary board of his own to answer questions and promote new products, I think that would be awesome and provide exellent value and knowledge! The whole idea is to have someone from the company present on our site.
This would be cool Kris. I t looks like most agree to not having adds on GMC!
Posted by: Sabbz Jan 6 2008, 05:57 PM
However, I wouldn't be against some kind of endorsement for teachers.
We could get cool stuff like Ibanez T-shirts to wear during the lessons and would advertise for them like that...
When I first found this site, I thought that was sorta the case with the Parker guitars, since so many of the instructors play them.
Posted by: eddiecat Jan 6 2008, 06:05 PM
Also - the most profitable ads for gmc would be for guitar courses that we morally could not endorse.
One kind of advertisement I would like to see (but I don't really know if we will ever get it). Is a kind of advertisement where a sales representant (don't know if this is the title I am looking for but you get the picture) of a certain company (Ibanez or Peavey for example) would get a temporary board of his own to answer questions and promote new products, I think that would be awesome and provide exellent value and knowledge! The whole idea is to have someone from the company present on our site.
I'm with you on this, Kris!
And I also agree with David Wallimann!
Besides, I never would have asked my aunt
for a Light Pick for Xmas hadn't it been fo Muris!!!
Eddie
Posted by: Owen Jan 6 2008, 06:33 PM
Can we offer the same to Rocktron and Mesa too?
Hey Muris, I sent a glowing email to Korg HQ recommending you as a possible endorser or their products, basically I said you were amazing and added a link to a youtube video of you playing Mojo Oro boost, if that doesnt convince them, nothing will
Posted by: bballkid2076 Jan 6 2008, 08:47 PM
waitt you mean Pavel isn't already getting paid by Ibanez for his advertising??
Posted by: mattacuk Jan 6 2008, 08:52 PM
Im already being sponsored by pandas for justice.
Posted by: swingline Jan 6 2008, 09:17 PM
Its a Swingline Signature model
Posted by: Muris Jan 6 2008, 10:05 PM
Its a Swingline Signature model
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