A little over a year ago I was surfing the web hunting for good guitar sites. I had recently decided to start playing again after taking a long ten year break. I can´t remember which site I was visiting, but suddenly there was an ad with this guy, apparantly without talent, who claimed that he could teach me to be better than him. "How hard can that be if he has no talent" I thought for myself before signing up.
I guess I am not the average GMC user. I am a bit older, I ´ve got a wife, kids and a house (including a mortgage) and playing the guitar is not something I do every day, even if I try to. I don´t really aspire to be a shredder. Not that I don´t want to, I just realise how much time that would take, and I am not willing to dedicate myself to that degree (at least not at the moment). And I haven´t completed more than 5 or 6 lessons from beginning to finish.
So, why am I still a member after more than a year?
Because GMC is the best guitar community I know. When I joined, there were only a few instructors with a handful of lessons, but they were really good. Both from how Kris explained things, to camera angles and alos providing interesting content. All that combined is a rare thing. The Forums was also very good. Admittedly a lot of posts are really not that informative, but considering how many people that are involved, the ratio of good posts is very high.
I check the GMC Forum almost daily. I watch at least half of all new video lessons, even if I am not interested. The inspiration I get is more than enough. That is how I use most of the lessons I practice. I find 2 or 3 videos that I am interested in, and pracice that. Then I get carried away and try to change it into a song. Maybe do some recording and mixing on the computer. Talk about it with my friends The Drummer and The Bass Player (neither of them live in the same city as me). I have realised I am more interested in making and recording songs, than being a guitar virtuoso.
All in all, my GMC membership have given me all that I need to continue on my musical path, the guitar is and always will be, my main instrument. GMC has grown to be bigger than just a guitar community. Even though the guitar is the focus on most lesssons you can also practice drums, bass and even singing. I only lack some keyboard lessons, but more of that in another post (soon in a forum near you).
I must warn you though. Even though the actual monthly fee is just above a movie ticket and some popcorn, it is going to cost you A LOT of money. I have bought two new guitars (sold one already), a keyboard with built in external sound card, a Pod XT (resold), a Pocket Pod and a Vox pedalboard.
Anyway.
I just wanted to say thanks to Kris and staff. What you provide here is excellent content at a very reasonable price. I will be around for a long time.