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Francisca View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 08:48 PM
Nov 7 2007, 08:48 PM	GMC:er Posts: 25 Joined: 7-November 07 From: the Netherlands	I'm so glad I'm finaly able to get a membership to GMC. The free lessons definately helped me to want to get it as soon as I could manage. Thanks for putting up such an awesome and inspiring collection online. Of course, I'm just saying hi but let me tell you a bit about me, and my interest in music. For as long as I can remember I've been involved with music, but not as a guitarist, not even as a bassist. Although my brother had taught me some chords on his acoustic guitar, and we played/sung songs for a while I never picked up the guitar seriously. I was more fond of the drums, so most of my experience involves around drumming, from big bands, marching bands, show bands (yes, there's a big difference in the two ) up to amateur pop, rock 'n blues bands. It all went great for as long as I had a studio I could use, or just some generic practice space. Unfortunately I was forced to move, and with that I lost the ability to keep my drumkit. I could store it for a time with my mom, but lost it entirely when she too had to relocate to a smaller house. I also have been composing with a midi keyboard, which I unfortunately lost and never replaced. I used to play around in Cubase and abusing Cakewalk at my brother's place. Lately I just been playing around in Musicmaker, but it wasn't as satisfying so after trying two versions I stopped. So from that time on (roughtly around the year 2000), my interest in playing drums or music in general was very low. It wasn't until I bought a game for my man, about a few months ago. I got him Guitar Hero 2 and he kinda liked it. Seeing him playing the game made me want to try it too and I got hooked for a few weeks played it out on easy and medium and started tackling the hard difficulty. From there on I noticed that I started to look more or diffent at music that I listened to (Joe Satriani, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Hanson etc) and began to search on the net about easy guitar lessons. GMC popped up many times but I was rather intimidated by the lessons, even those mentioned as beginner lessons. First thing I did, unwise as it was financially, was buying myself an electric guitar. People I spoke to all said I should get an accoustic beginners guitar - well that's all fine and dandy, but I thought why buy something like that when I just really wanted to play an electric guitar? I didn't really care about what was proper, but rather what I think I would enjoy. I found a Dutch website that taught me the basic chords by playing songs I knew very well, and such for very little money and I got a guitar course on disc as a gift (Guitar Method), so a couple months later I checked GMC again and found it to be a lot less intimidating and finaly signed up (after saving some, since buying the guitar was quite an expense on my usually very small budget). I bought a cheapo Eleca guitar and amplifier (10 watts I believe), because I wasn't sure whether this would be another "once in a blue moon" episode. Since I've kept at it for several months now I've began to think of getting a nicer guitar in the future. From reading you probably figured already that I'm from the Netherlands, but I'm not completely dutch, I'm also part Indonesian. Born in the Netherlands though. My name is Francisca, but most call me Fran and I like to think of myself as a creative person. I like to draw, mess around with music and write scary stories you don't want to tell your kids. I also play games to kill time and keep myself distracted (currently a lot of City of heroes/villains aka CoX and Tabula Rasa). And now, I'm off practicing some beginner's lessons. Just in case people are wondering how I look like I took this picture last week at my mom's house, after she shredded my hair. So, she can't play guitar but she sure can shred! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Francisca: Nov 7 2007, 10:43 PM Attached image(s)

Chris Evans View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 08:50 PM
Nov 7 2007, 08:50 PM	Learning Tone Guru - Community Coordinator & Moderator Posts: 6.319 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Sittingbourne, UK	Good luck Fran and welcome You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Show us what part of the world you live in and get yourself ON THE GMC:er Location MAP

Fabian Schulz View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 08:53 PM
Nov 7 2007, 08:53 PM	Instructor Posts: 269 Joined: 17-October 07 From: Cuxhaven, Germany	Hi Fran Welcome to GMC You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez RG 2550, Squier Showmaster Jimmy Shine Signature Amps: Marshall G30R CD Combo, Marshall MG100HDFX Halfstack Pedals: Digitech DF-7, Boss RC-2, Dunlop Cry Baby Wishlist: Brunetti XL R-Evo II or Brunetti Mercury EL34 and a Fabian Schulz Signaturemodel by Ibanez :D Check out my video lessons!

Spiderusalem View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 08:58 PM
Nov 7 2007, 08:58 PM	GMC:er Posts: 569 Joined: 15-August 07 From: San Francisco, California	Welcome to GMC, Fran. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Equipment: Classical/Jazz hybrid guitar. blunt/black humor. Success is the best revenge.

botoxfox View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 09:34 PM
Nov 7 2007, 09:34 PM	GMC:er Posts: 2.570 Joined: 20-February 07	Welcome You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Try this fun little "game"!

Andrew Cockburn View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 09:47 PM
Nov 7 2007, 09:47 PM	Moderation Policy Director Posts: 10.459 Joined: 6-February 07 From: CT, USA	Hi Fran, welcome to GMC - we'll make sure you get all the help you need You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab

Saoirse O'Shea View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 10:07 PM
Nov 7 2007, 10:07 PM	Moderator - low level high stakes Posts: 6.173 Joined: 27-June 07 From: Espania - Cadiz province	Welcome to the site Fran, Cheers, Tony You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com Be friends on facebook with us here. We use professional, mastering grade hardware in our mastering studo. Our hardware includes: Cranesong Avocet II Monitor Controller, Dangerous Music Liasion Insert Hardware Router, ATC SCM Pro Monitors, Lavry Black DA11, Prism Orpheus ADC/DAC, Gyratec Gyraf XIV Parallel Passive Mastering EQ, Great River MAQ 2NV Mastering EQ, Kush Clariphonic Parallel EQ Shelf, Maselec MLA-2 Mastering Compressor, API 2500 Mastering Compressor, Eventide Eclipse Reverb/Echo.

MickeM View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 10:15 PM
Nov 7 2007, 10:15 PM	Born of NWOBHM, Moderation Team Leader Posts: 8.562 Joined: 9-January 07 From: Stockholm, Sweden	One more thing to add to what you like is to write Welcome! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My bands homepage All time favourites: B. Streisand - Woman in Love, M. Hopkin - Those were the days, L. Richie - Hello

Francisca View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 10:23 PM
Nov 7 2007, 10:23 PM	GMC:er Posts: 25 Joined: 7-November 07 From: the Netherlands	Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, I'm really glad I finaly got the courage to subscribe happy dance QUOTE (MickeM @ Nov 7 2007, 10:15 PM) One more thing to add to what you like is to write Welcome! I did QUOTE I like to draw, mess around with music and write scary stories you don't want to tell your kids. Okay okay, it's not a very scary story but still. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Francisca: Nov 7 2007, 10:21 PM

Fabian Schulz View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 10:42 PM
Nov 7 2007, 10:42 PM	Instructor Posts: 269 Joined: 17-October 07 From: Cuxhaven, Germany	I like your avatar You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez RG 2550, Squier Showmaster Jimmy Shine Signature Amps: Marshall G30R CD Combo, Marshall MG100HDFX Halfstack Pedals: Digitech DF-7, Boss RC-2, Dunlop Cry Baby Wishlist: Brunetti XL R-Evo II or Brunetti Mercury EL34 and a Fabian Schulz Signaturemodel by Ibanez :D Check out my video lessons!

blindwillie View Member Profile	Nov 7 2007, 11:25 PM
Nov 7 2007, 11:25 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.533 Joined: 28-March 07 From: Luleå, Sweden	QUOTE (Francisca @ Nov 7 2007, 08:48 PM) Just in case people are wondering how I look like I took this picture last week at my mom's house, after she shredded my hair. So, she can't play guitar but she sure can shred! Hahaha. Well that's a start. Welcome You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Schecter C1 Hellraiser EMG 81/85, replaced with JB/Jazz (SH4/SH2n) w. coilsplit Schecter Revenger HB-105, replaced with EMG 81/85 Stratocaster Deluxe Players Noiseless Ibanez 2550z Blackstar HT5H, Blackheart BH5H w. BH112, Laney LX35D, Line6 Pod XT, Marshall MS-2 Headphones: Sennheiser RS120 Stay tuned...

Twibeard View Member Profile	Nov 8 2007, 06:01 AM
Nov 8 2007, 06:01 AM	GMC:er Posts: 322 Joined: 16-October 07 From: Norway	QUOTE (Francisca @ Nov 7 2007, 08:48 PM) I'm so glad I'm finaly able to get a membership to GMC. Welcome Francisca ... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitar: Ibanez RG370DXCE my backup is a Fender Strat. Amps: Marshall MG and Line6 Spider III 75W combo (preferred) Recording stuff: Cubase SX3, Logic emagic, Novation ReMote SL, M-Audio Pro Synth experiance: Roland, MoTu, Native Instrument, Spectrasonics and Steinberg Main VST's: Kontakt2, FM8, Bass station, Ezdrummer, MoTu EI, Atmosphere, Crystall

Pavel View Member Profile	Nov 8 2007, 06:03 AM
Nov 8 2007, 06:03 AM	Instructor Posts: 3.764 Joined: 8-January 07 From: Rijeka, Croatia	Welcome to GMC! awesome picture Really made me laugh! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board!

mattacuk View Member Profile	Nov 8 2007, 07:35 AM
Nov 8 2007, 07:35 AM	Lets go fishing! Posts: 5.526 Joined: 21-December 06 From: illinois	Welcome to Guitarmasterclass.net Fran ! Please dont hesitate to ask if you need help! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- *mysql> SELECT FROM master_name WHERE ((firstname = 'Paul') AND (lastname = 'Gilbert')); "The Fundimental Difference between Paul Gilbert and Buckethead is that Paul Explores the Good side of the force, while Buckethead Explores the Dark Side of the Force" :)**

Muris Varajic View Member Profile	Nov 8 2007, 09:00 AM
Nov 8 2007, 09:00 AM	Instructor Posts: 15.459 Joined: 22-June 07 From: Sarajevo,Bosnia	Welcome to GMC Fran and feel free to ask if you need anything!!! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Youtube MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?"

Francisca View Member Profile	Nov 8 2007, 10:17 AM
Nov 8 2007, 10:17 AM	GMC:er Posts: 25 Joined: 7-November 07 From: the Netherlands	Awww shucks you guys ... I almost feel guilty that I don't have any questions yet or anything to ask ... Again thanks for the offer and warm welcomes - it's a welcome change from the sometimes cold and hatefull attitudes found elsewhere on the 'net. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

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