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Posted by: I am Loki Apr 24 2008, 01:42 PM

Hi all!

My name is Lochlainn, but please call me Loki.

I have been lurking on this site for a while and have decided to get serious about Guitaring. I am from Australia, but am currently living in Tokyo (Japan). Im sure many of you know that Japan has an awesome guitar scene. One of my many goals in this country is to learn the guitar. This site will be one of my secret weapons haha. Skill level and knowledge wise I am a beginner. But I do fully intend to change that here So far I have been awestruck by the quality and diversity of lessons on this site.

Looking forward to getting to know all of you!

Posted by: superize Apr 24 2008, 01:49 PM

Welcome to yhe site Loki......You will sure improve here

Posted by: Smells Apr 24 2008, 01:54 PM

Hi & welcome to GMC Loki

Posted by: Spreedmaster Apr 24 2008, 01:54 PM

Aw man your so lucky!!!! I'm moving to Japan summer 09 and I'm just counting the days!!!! Can't wait to raid the Japanese ESP shops and go see bands like Sex Machineguns and Galneryus!!! Buy me an Aoi Signature ESP and send it to me! I WANT ONE!!! and a Japanese Alexi ESP!!!

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Apr 24 2008, 01:55 PM

Hi loki!! Welcome to GMC!

Posted by: Spreedmaster Apr 24 2008, 01:56 PM

Might I ask how you went about getting a job there in advance, getting a visa etc etc?

Posted by: Jerry Arcidiacono Apr 24 2008, 02:02 PM

Welcome to GMC Loki
You have chosen a great username

Posted by: Muris Varajic Apr 24 2008, 02:03 PM

Hi Loki,welcome.

Posted by: MickeM Apr 24 2008, 02:06 PM

Welcome Loki

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Apr 24 2008, 02:12 PM

Hello Loki !!! welcome to GMC you'll improve a lot, believe me !!

Posted by: Vinod Saranga Apr 24 2008, 02:13 PM

Welcome Loki

Posted by: I am Loki Apr 24 2008, 02:16 PM

Wow! Gabriel, Muris and Jerry! I have been watching you're lessons, you guys are awesome. Its an honor to have you guys greet me ^_^ You guys are like my idols haha!

Thanks Superize, Smells, Spreedmaster and MikeM for the warm welcome everyone so far ^_^

To Spreedmaster:

I am actually a student at the moment, I am here on exchange for 1 year. But getting a job is not too hard depending on you're field. English teaching is always in high demand and perhaps a good foot in the door to japan. I LOVE it here. It is a really eye opening place. I know what its like counting the days!

I did not know what I was doing (as usual) when I got a guitar here. I wound up with an Aoi Schecter S-1 Elite. I guess I was in a hurry to start playing, but I fell in love with that guitars tone. It blew away ones twice as expensive as it (even the other schecters). The moment I heard it tune up I fell in love with it. So I dont regret it so much.

Id be glad to look into some of those ESP guitars for you. I have heard lots about them but never found any. I am in Tokyo tho so thats a pretty poor effort on my part I think.

Lets talk more later. I am sure you will love japan too when you get here! ^_^

Hi Juan and Vinod!!!

I love you're tapping style lessons Juan!, they are very interesting. And I'm currently learning Asturias!
I hope to improve lots here! I just love this community already haha. Im sure only good can come of this

Loki,

Posted by: Spreedmaster Apr 24 2008, 02:21 PM

I bet I will! I was looking into teaching English there, or to get a ob in a lab or something, anything to finance some Japanese crafted greatness!

Posted by: I am Loki Apr 24 2008, 02:23 PM

Hey Juan and Vinod!!

I love you're tapping style lessons Juan!! they are really something else!

And I am currently learning Asturias from you Vinod. I have an interest in many styles of guitar ranging from acoustic melodic/atmospheric peices to screaming high intensity solos (So long as they are melodic in some way, random fast notes don't appeal to me much haha). Asturias plays really well on the electric. You guys do awesome stuff here!

Loki,

Posted by: Marcus Lavendell Apr 24 2008, 02:36 PM

Welcome to the site Loki

Posted by: I am Loki Apr 24 2008, 02:42 PM

Thanks Marcus! Im looking forward to being able to tackle some of you're more advanced lessons haha. The tone you achieve is wicked! Not to mention you're technical skill...

I have so much to learn.

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Apr 24 2008, 02:42 PM

Welcome Loki. I'm very jealous as I'd love to visit Japan

Posted by: skennington Apr 24 2008, 02:52 PM

Hi Loki and welcome, hope to get to know you as well!

Posted by: Siggum Apr 24 2008, 02:55 PM

Welcome to GMC Loki

Posted by: kyldeee Apr 24 2008, 02:58 PM

Welcome Loki

Posted by: Vinod Saranga Apr 24 2008, 03:05 PM

Thanks for the kind words.
I think you have a great mix taste

Posted by: I am Loki Apr 24 2008, 03:31 PM

Hey OrganizedConfusion, Skennington, Siggum and Kyldee!

I hope to get to know you all as I progress here!

To OrganizedConfusion: Japan is a wonderful place!! You should come here someday! ^_^

Posted by: Joe Kataldo Apr 24 2008, 03:33 PM

Welcome to GMC :-)

Posted by: I am Loki Apr 24 2008, 03:38 PM

You are welcome! And thankyou! I have always tried to never restrict myself to any single genre of music. I really respect the classical style and hope to adapt it to the electric. I also notice you are running a topic on sight reading. I might check that out too. I have always wanted to be able to read music.

I guess for those who are interested, my tastes in music are somewhat eccentric at times.
I have been known to like Rock, Punk, Heavy Metal, Classical, Japanese Anime Music (Check out Akatsuki no Kuruma by Fictionjunction Yuuka <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CelYrLIoDGY> and Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni by Shimamiya Eiko <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF23HOWkCRQ> before shooting me).

I listen to lots of japanese music at the moment and am searching for the gems, so forgive me if my knowledge of other music is suffering as a result. Its good study anyway

Posted by: Vinod Saranga Apr 24 2008, 03:49 PM

I also love all the Genre.
You are mostly welcome to the sightreading course.I hope to continue it using video lessons on sightreading,but not soon.

I also love Japanese Music.I play Sakura varitions on classical guitar.

Posted by: I am Loki Apr 24 2008, 03:56 PM

Wow, That sounds good. Id love to hear them! Do you have them uploaded anywhere? I like Japanese traditional music too!
I really like the Shakuhachi too... Id love to learn it too one day. Which gives one an idea... hmmm

Anyway, I have homework to do now... so I must leave. I'm practicing string bending too at the moment and my index finger is taking a pounding.

Have a good night!! Hope to talk with you more soon!

And Hi Joe!

Loki,

Posted by: Vinod Saranga Apr 24 2008, 04:01 PM

I haven't recorded it.Sakura variations is a classical guitar piece composed by Yukihiro Yocoh.It consists of main theme and few variations.
Check out this when you are free

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhVucTzMqxg

good night mate

Posted by: Nemanja Filipovic Apr 24 2008, 04:29 PM

Welcome to the family.

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Apr 24 2008, 05:12 PM

Hey Loki , welcome to GMC !! Have a lot of fun , and see you in forum..

Posted by: timono Apr 24 2008, 05:31 PM

Hi Loki, welcome to GMC!!

Posted by: Mark. Apr 24 2008, 06:23 PM

Welcome to GMC

Mark.

Posted by: Danilo Capezzuto Apr 24 2008, 07:45 PM

Welcome to GMC Loki!

Posted by: Spreedmaster Apr 24 2008, 08:30 PM

Im guessing then you've already heard of Kagrra then! But just in case you havent or anyone else is interested they mix a lot of tradition Japanese music with japanese rock, they're pretty damn good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1BZ0Jn8sgM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjbj0qXRLJA&feature=related

Posted by: Hisham Al-Sanea Apr 24 2008, 08:35 PM

Hi Loki welcome ti the site.

Posted by: Pablo Vazquez Apr 24 2008, 10:39 PM

Welcome to GMC!!

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 25 2008, 11:13 AM

Welcome to GMC man>

Posted by: rokchik Apr 25 2008, 01:02 PM

Welcome to GMC Loki

I feel like I need to go watch Dogma whenever I see your username I love Kevin Smith.

Anywho, from what I've read you seem to be enjoying the site so far but if you have any questions man just fire away. This place is amazing and well as you can see everyone is pretty helpful. Hope to see ya around the boards and Happy Birthday too btw

rok

Posted by: coffeeman Apr 25 2008, 03:12 PM

Welcome man!

Posted by: Lian Gerbino Apr 25 2008, 03:54 PM

welcome to GMC Loki

Posted by: stratman33 Apr 25 2008, 11:01 PM

welcome to GMC!

Posted by: I am Loki Apr 28 2008, 03:06 PM

Thanks to all those who have greeted me here, and a special thanks for all those who noticed its my birthday!

See you all inside!

Loki,

Posted by: mattacuk May 1 2008, 08:31 AM

Welcome to guitarmasterclass.net

Posted by: FrankW May 10 2008, 04:44 AM

!

Posted by: Skalde May 12 2008, 02:18 PM

Welcome