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Posted by: iainsteward Mar 3 2008, 03:46 PM

Hello to Everyone at GMC.

I am new to GMC, but am excited to finally be a part of an online guitar community such as this. I have spoken to Marcus before, many times and he assured me I would enjoy it. So now I sit with guitar in hand and must finish this introduction as quickly as I can to go and lose myself in the GMC Guitar Pool..... Its a pleasure to meet you all, and with all the instructor's help I hope to learn and improve all the time.

Hope to speak to you all soon,
Iain!

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Mar 3 2008, 03:50 PM

Welcome Iain. Where abouts in England are you from?

Posted by: Smells Mar 3 2008, 03:51 PM

Hi mate & welcome to GMC

Posted by: Brother Woodrow Mar 3 2008, 03:55 PM

Hi Iain! Welcome on board!

Posted by: lavendell Mar 3 2008, 04:02 PM

Hey Iain! I'm glad you finally joined

Welcome

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Mar 3 2008, 04:04 PM

Hello Ian, and welcome! Enjoy on GMC!

Posted by: iainsteward Mar 3 2008, 04:05 PM

thanks for the great welcome guys, appreciate it

@OrganisedConfusion:

I live in the North East, just outside of Durham. A tiny part of the world known as Greencroft. Although it has been referred to as "God's Allotment"

@lavendell:

Hi Marcus, thanks for the welcome....and I couldnt not join after getting the "Lavendell Seal Of Approval"


Thanks again to everyone for the warm welcome!!
Iain!

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Mar 3 2008, 04:09 PM

Cool. I know the place. Got a load of friends that go to Durham University. I'm from Blackpool but live in Nottingham. Anyway enjoy GMC as it is a great place

Posted by: mattacuk Mar 3 2008, 04:11 PM

Welcome Iain! Glad you could join the fun

Posted by: lavendell Mar 3 2008, 04:41 PM

QUOTE (iainsteward @ Mar 3 2008, 04:05 PM)

Hi Marcus, thanks for the welcome....and I couldnt not join after getting the "Lavendell Seal Of Approval"

Posted by: Muris Mar 3 2008, 04:55 PM

Welcome Iain,I'm sure you'll enjoy here,and learn much of course!

Posted by: botoxfox Mar 3 2008, 04:55 PM

Welcome!

Posted by: DeepRoots Mar 3 2008, 05:05 PM

Welcome Iain- great to have another Brit on the forum. So how long have you played guitar? What styles are you in to?

See you around mate

Posted by: Bogdan Mar 3 2008, 05:24 PM

Welcome Iain !! Have fun

Posted by: iainsteward Mar 3 2008, 05:25 PM

Ive been playing guitar for roughly 8 years, but for the first 3 i wasnt very serious about it. I enjoyed sitting learning chords and playing along with some songs. It wasnt until I heard Yngwie Malmsteen that I realised I wanted to practice and get as good as I could possibly be. I still love Malmsteen and strive to play Far Beyond The Sun perfectly....a feat I will achieve before I die, even if i have to get Marcus drunk and "borrow" his hands while he sleeps

Nowadays I listen to anything that has good melody and is well written. I keep going back to the same guitarists:

Gus G, Yngwie Malmsteen, Reb Beach, Rob Marcello, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Andy Timmons, Dave Weiner, Edu Ardanuy, Kiko Loureiro, Vinnie Moore, Ted Nugent, Mark Knopfler and many others ranging from metal to jazz to blues.

When writing I try and use melody before anything else, I like the idea of someone humming a melody line from one of my songs days after hearing it. That is more important to me than blistering speed. Although some times its nice to cut loose

Hopefully soon I can put some video's up demonstrating some stuff Ive learnt here at GMC and with the help of everyone here (not just the instructors!) I hope I can continue to improve and continue to learn and maybe one day become an Instructor myself.

Best wishes to all,
Iain!!

Posted by: Hisham Mar 3 2008, 11:23 PM

welcome to GMC man

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Mar 3 2008, 11:34 PM

Welcome to GMC !!! have fun man

Posted by: Dejan Mar 3 2008, 11:48 PM

Welcome

Posted by: Jamesito Mar 4 2008, 12:01 AM

QUOTE (iainsteward @ Mar 3 2008, 03:05 PM)

thanks for the great welcome guys, appreciate it

@OrganisedConfusion:

I live in the North East, just outside of Durham. A tiny part of the world known as Greencroft. Although it has been referred to as "God's Allotment"

Thanks again to everyone for the warm welcome!!
Iain!

Posted by: chast Mar 4 2008, 12:13 AM

Hey there
Nice guy, already bought me an amp

Posted by: iainsteward Mar 4 2008, 12:53 AM

@ jamesito:

not really much of a football fan....would rather Sunderland did well than Newcastle though.


@ chast:

what can I say.....couldnt afford the Mesa Boogie Combo you asked for, but I pulled in some favours and got you the equally as good Marshall MG10FX.... 10 Watts of Non-Tube Tone


Thanks to everyone for the constant stream of welcomes, I knew this was going to be a good place to learn more about guitar and improve as a player......but im very surprised by the warmth and friendliness...Thank you so much!!

Hope to see you all around,
Keep Rockin!
~ Iain!!

Posted by: Nemanja Mar 4 2008, 01:10 AM

welcome to GMC....

Posted by: Jerry Arcidiacono Mar 4 2008, 10:12 AM

Welcome Iain

QUOTE (iainsteward @ Mar 3 2008, 05:25 PM)

Posted by: Danilo Capezzuto Mar 5 2008, 02:18 PM

Welcome on GMC Iain!

Posted by: Nick Kellie Mar 14 2008, 01:29 PM

welcome! I'm from the north west - Wigan to be precise.. Nice to meet you!
Nick

Posted by: Joe Kataldo Mar 17 2008, 12:12 AM

Welcome to GMC