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Posted by: CycoKilla Feb 12 2008, 09:20 AM

Hi everyone.

I'm from Newcastle, Australia & I've been playing for about 18 yrs.
I say "playing" but I really mean I've been bashing my hands against guitars & occasionally a nice sound would come out.
I've never had any lessons & I really regret that I didn't have any scholarly instruction when I started playing.

I have always loved guitars & always wanted to be a guitar "maestro", however I was lacking in the necessary discipline to practice properly. I picked up bits & pieces from here & there & attempted to learn songs from bands that I love. What would always seem to happen though was that I would be able to learn a few licks & the basic rhythm of a song, then I would hit a "tricky" bit & that's where I would leave it. I would continue to practice the bits I knew, but never attempt the hard stuff again. Obviously now I have a large repertoire of half songs & random licks. Not how I wanted to end up.

After almost 2 decades of playing I am tired of being embarassed when someone asks what songs I know & I have to answer, "well, I know the first half of The Four Horsemen & most of Jump in the Fire a little bit of Battery & most of For Whom The Bell Tolls." (I like Metallica by the way. LOL.)

Imagine my delight when I saw a clip on Youtube of Kris Dahl playing like greased lightning & obviously really enjoying himself. I found the website & have been lurking here for a month or 2. I must say the one thing above all else that has convinced me to subscribe is the strongly evident personality & honest enjoyment with playing displayed by Kris Dahl. Thank you in advance, Kris, for pointing me down the road to satisfying & fun guitar playing.

The lessons & everything else about the site also seem excellent & I am very much looking forward to "unlearning" all the bad techniques & habits I have accumulated over the years. To this end I am starting at the very basics & learning all the pent boxes again from the beginner lessons. It's kinda frustrating to go back to stuff I think I know, but I can already see that I have much to learn over.

Wish me luck, guys.
And thanks for having me.
Cyco

Posted by: Siggum Feb 12 2008, 09:32 AM

Great intro!

Welcome and good luck with your playing

Posted by: botoxfox Feb 12 2008, 09:53 AM

Welcome

Posted by: Smells Feb 12 2008, 10:39 AM

Good luck! welcome

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Feb 12 2008, 10:41 AM

Welcome to GMC mate

Posted by: Crazyfret Feb 12 2008, 10:52 AM

G'day mate,

Welcome to GMC. Having read your blog you remind me of myself with the half learned songs and bits of riffs.

I'm sure you'll improve your ability there are loads of stuff on here to learn.

Wish you all the best

Posted by: Nemanja Feb 12 2008, 10:59 AM

Welcome to GMC

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 12 2008, 12:27 PM

Hello man!! Welcome to GMC!

Posted by: Gen Feb 12 2008, 12:29 PM

Welcome

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Feb 12 2008, 12:44 PM

Welcome to the GMC family man. Keep rockin!

Posted by: Twibeard Feb 12 2008, 02:33 PM

Welcome mate

Posted by: Jerry Arcidiacono Feb 12 2008, 02:35 PM

Welcome to GMC! Nice avatar

Posted by: Pavel Feb 12 2008, 03:04 PM

Welcome! The practicing pays off eventually so practice hard and being a "maestro" is not an impossible thing to achieve

Posted by: Bogdan Feb 12 2008, 04:48 PM

Welcome to GMC man !

Posted by: Toni Suominen Feb 12 2008, 08:40 PM

Great introduction man, welcome to GMC!

Posted by: Hisham Feb 12 2008, 11:35 PM

you welcome

Posted by: Muris Feb 13 2008, 01:54 AM

I started with the same Metallica tunes just like you,welcome to GMC!!

Posted by: Tuubsu Feb 13 2008, 09:24 AM

Theres no going wrong when gmc is instructing you, Welcome!

Posted by: visi0n Feb 13 2008, 10:45 AM

Great Welcome to GMC .. enjoy your stay here ..

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Feb 15 2008, 08:34 AM

Welcome to GMC !! feel free to ask any question