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  1. March 12th, 2008, 08:08 AM #1
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    Hi all,

    I have been visiting this board from time to time for a few weeks without registering now and it looks like a fun, nice friendly place so I thought I might as well register...and I did.

    I saw that there's a couple of swedish members here - well, here's another one from Sweden.

    My name is Joakim and I am 37 years old, at least for two more weeks. I have been playing guitar on and off since I was about 13 but never practiced enough to be very good at it. Since I have a family and children there really isn't much time to practice either but I try to find a little time for some late nite playing alone in my small studio that I've set up for myself.
    In reality it is a couple of guitars, a tonelab and a computer with sonar on it in a small room next to the garage, but thinking of it as my "studio" makes me feel a little better about it.

    Well, I think thats it for now.

    Nice to meet you all!!
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  2. March 12th, 2008, 08:13 AM #2
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    Welcome to the Fret Joakim!
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  3. March 12th, 2008, 08:31 AM #3
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    Welcome Joakim, you will like this place.
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  4. March 12th, 2008, 08:34 AM #4
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    Welcome Joakim!

    Nice to meet you.
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  5. March 12th, 2008, 08:56 AM #5
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    Tjena Jocke!
    Where in Sweden do you live? Great to finally have a "triage" of Swedes here! It's you, me and SuperSwede. We will be a force to reckon with from now on....
    Your description sounds about identical to mine in everyway.... except the software and the garage...

    What kind of music are you in to?
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  6. March 12th, 2008, 09:29 AM #6
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    Welcome to the Fret!
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    welcome hilmer....this is a great forum....i think you will like it here....

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    Welcome aboard!
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  9. March 12th, 2008, 10:10 AM #9
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    Welcome Joakim, now you can say you are from Fretterland. I think you will really enjoy it here.
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    Welcome Joakim! The more Swedes the better. I have a Tonelab as well.
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    Welcome Joakim! I am a Dad player as well, though you have been at it longer. I also use a Tonelab, but I often mic my amp and use the tonelab more as an interface into Garageband. Sometimes I play with the Tonelab/Gearbox amps and effects, but I like to figure out how to use my own pedals a lot too. I bet you will like it here!
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  12. March 12th, 2008, 10:43 AM #12
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    Välkommen!
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    Hej på dig Joakim! Välkommen!
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  14. March 12th, 2008, 01:03 PM #14
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    Welcome to the international brethren of fretters, Joakim!
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  16. March 12th, 2008, 04:19 PM #16
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    Thank you all for the warm welcome!

    Robert: I'm from Timrå, just north of Sundsvall. You asked what music I'm into. Well, I like almost all musik as long as it's well done. When I pick up the guitar I mostly play rock or blues but would love to be able to pull off an occational Satriani or Malmsteen or even Guthrie song every once in a while. So far I have very limited success in doing that, but I keep the dream alive

    BTW I might as well let you know the gear I use. My main guitar is a black Fender Stratocaster american series from 2002. I've been trying a couple of different pickup configurations in it and am currently using a set of fender pickups from some of the japanese RI guitars. I actually forgot the specifics but they are fairly low output since I find low output pups to work better when using the tonelab.

    I also have a black Westone Corsair Deluxe HSH that I bought in the US back in 87. It's actually an ok guitar even though it really could need new frets.

    To complete the collection of electric guitars I have a telecaster I put together from parts bought on ebay. Not really satisfied with how this one turned out so I will probably sell it.

    Lastly I have a beautiful and very good sounding acoustic. It's a K. Yairi DY55.

    I play through the tonelab, sometimes via a Keeley modded Boss BD2, into the soundcard in my PC. I do own an amplifier but it's rubbish and is rarely used.
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    Welcome
    The more Swedes the better I say.

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    Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
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    Good to hear, Joakim!
    I'm from Umeå, which is not that far north of Timrå.

    Marnold and other hockey fans might be interested to know that the small town of Timrå has produced quite a few excellent hockey players over the years - am I right Joakim?
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  19. March 12th, 2008, 04:32 PM #19
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    Welcome Joakim !
    Is your name pronounced just as it looks ? in English I mean.
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