Welcome to our new moderator Ultimate Garage Band!

Clancy · #1 January 31st, 2006

Well if you haven't seen it already, we have added a new forum - the "Guitar Tech" forum and we are lucky enough to get Ultimate Garage Band aka Glen Giles and aka UGB, to agree to moderate and share his knowledge in the new forum. He has already posted a series of FAQ topics in the forum, so do yourself a favour and check those out.

Glen also runs this site http://www.ninevehguitars.com and can offer great advice on guitars that would be suitable for beginners... but I'll let him tell you more about all that.

Anyway a big thank you to Ultimate Garage Band for agreeing to help out here on the forum.

Clancy

Kirk Lorange · #2 January 31st, 2006

Thanks so much for this UGB ... I reckon it's going to be huge!

allthumbs · #3 January 31st, 2006

Welcome UGB. I have known Glen for a year or so and have been around for a lot of his guitar sales. You would be hard pressed to find someone who cares more for a new player getting his or her first guitar. The man knows his stuff. We are very lucky to have him. Thought I'd toot his horn. He's a modest fella.

nagukush · #4 February 1st, 2006

I think with such moderators we're really going to be the best "Guitar-Learning-Family", really we are very luck to have such good people to guide us around. Kirk's lesson are greatttt, Allthumbs guides us technicaly and administratively , very very well. Clancy takes care of all our needs and comforts on the forum, a true good Admin. Pick is great too.

Thank you so much Guys, we already have the Best team in the World.

Regds

Kush

coldethyl · #5 February 1st, 2006

Good on ya UGB!

It's gonna be great to have someone like yourself who will specialise in the more technical sides to the guitar.

Ultimate Garage Band · #6 February 1st, 2006

Hey, thanks for the intro and welcome. I'm glad to be here.

I've been on the net in a number of guitar and/or music forums for about 5 years now I guess. I do have an internet based guitar shop and my target customer is the first time guitar player, however, I know nobody joins a forum to be solicited, at least I don't.

I love people and guitar has been a great way for me to connect to people thorughout my life. Playing is fun, and it should be.

I've been playing electric guitar for almost 30 years and I've just started to seriously play acoustic within the past 2 years or so. I started out on bass in the 70's but dropped it for guitar within the first year and didn't pick it up again until 4 or 5 years ago for home recording projects.

I have a strong background in technology, in fact I have an MFA in Theater Technology as technical theater/eduaction was a former career of mine. After 10 years away from it, I found myself back in the classroom at the local university teaching Theater Appreciation last semester. It looks like I can teach 2 sections each Fall and Spring semester for as long as I want to. Being a part-time college professor is one of my jobs; here's some others.

Starting about a month ago I'm now teaching guitar. Currently I have 8 students. All I teach are first time players and it's been a great experience so far. Teaching is a natural for me, I've just never applied my skills to guitar before and I'm enjoying it almost as much as I enjoy seeing my students progress.

I'm a gigging musician. I have a solo acoustic act where I play acoustic guitar and sing for mostly restraunts but some clubs too. I'm also involved with another guy in an acoustic duo trying to play more clubs, parties, and weddings. I typically play out at least once a week. Because I don't teach at the university during the Summer, I'll have to up my gigging schedule to about 4-5 times a week for the Summer.

I've owned and operated Nineveh Guitars for a little over a year now. Within my business I only carry and offer products I'd use myself. For instance, I was a Washburn player for 14 years before I became a dealer. I was a Laney amp user for 3 years before I became a dealer, etc. Some of my guitar buddies get a tad frustrated that I only stock 'low end' or 'entry level' gear but the entire focus of my business is the first time player/purchaser. To that end, I special order gear for more advanced players on a regular basis. Being a new business, the expenses are higher and the profits are not all there yet, so it's not really 'making money' yet and that's why I have more pressure to earn it in other places.

I have 3 kids under 11 that keep me busy every day and I'm very active in our church from teaching adult Sunday school to playing bass/guitar/lead guitar in the church band.

Again, I'm really looking forward to helping where I can and learning things myself. The reason I've been a teacher most of my life is because I enjoy learning so much.

coldethyl · #7 February 1st, 2006

UGB, your one very busy man!

Hope you don't mind me asking, but where abouts do you live?

Ultimate Garage Band · #8 February 1st, 2006

I'm on the map; look for me.

I live in the 'Entertainment Capital of the World' (that's a joke btw), Columbus, Georgia. I'm about 2 hours by car Southwest of Atlanta, Georgia.

coldethyl · #9 February 1st, 2006

Unfortunately for me, that's just a little out of my way.

But if I'm ever in your part of the world I'll look out for your shop.

PickNGrin · #10 February 1st, 2006

UGB, I too do some solo acoustic stuff...I call it "Coffee House style". I have 4 children still in school, 18 year old seniors (boy and girl twins) and ...believe it or not, 11 year old 5th graders (Twins again! -this time two girls)
Glad to have you around, its a busy forum!

chuckswood2001 · #11 February 1st, 2006

hi UGB

doesn't surprise me at all, been seeing u on the post and think they made a very good pick, ill be checking out the new forum for ur info, thanks for helping us all out

chuck

bluesguy · #12 February 1st, 2006

Thank you for being a moderator to the new forum. You are a great contributor to this site.

6string · #13 February 1st, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by nagukush

I think with such moderators we're really going to be the best "Guitar-Learning-Family", really we are very luck to have such good people to guide us around. Kirk's lesson are greatttt, Allthumbs guides us technicaly and administratively , very very well. Clancy takes care of all our needs and comforts on the forum, a true good Admin. Pick is great too.

Thank you so much Guys, we already have the Best team in the World.

Regds

Kush

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