katana_manatee Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) Hey peeps, thought I may as well give the old obligatory introduction thread. I've been playing bass for about seven years now and I am an alumnus of the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance's diploma and I hail from (not so) sunny Glasgow. I've been stalking this forum for the past few days after a friend of mine from another forum pointed this one out and it looks like you have a good place here, it is far less juvenile than some of the other forums I have visited in the past. I look forward to our many future discussions. Steve. Edited December 17, 2008 by katana_manatee Quote
Bilbo Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Less juvenile?.....you're in for a shock Welcome! Quote
katana_manatee Posted December 17, 2008 Author Posted December 17, 2008 Ha ha, yeah, perhaps less juvenile is a bit of an understatement. There are certainly a lot of experienced players around here. I used to go on bassworld when it was kicking about but for a while it seemed to stagnate a little so I stopped visiting and then the thing just disappeared entirely. I am used to the sputnikmusic bass forum, which is less a bass forum and more a "Listen to my new song and praise me lots" kind of forum... Quote
leschirons Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 Less juvenile?? One of my last replies was about remembering Spangles, but welcome aboard anyway. Quote
jmstone Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 [quote name='leschirons' post='357471' date='Dec 18 2008, 12:22 AM']One of my last replies was about remembering Spangles, but welcome aboard anyway.[/quote] Wasn't it Mark E Smith who said "Spangles were always crap!"... at least that was my experience of them. Welcome to the forum! Quote
johnnylager Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 [quote name='jmstone' post='357988' date='Dec 18 2008, 03:24 PM']Wasn't it Mark E Smith who said "Spangles were always crap!"... at least that was my experience of them. Welcome to the forum![/quote] Heresy - Spangles rocked. So did Nutty bars. Oh yeah, welcome Quote
elom Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 Hey Katana, welcome to the forum. Please tell me that you chose that name because you play a Fender Katana. The only Fenders worth playing are the pointy ones but these guys won believe me! elom Quote
katana_manatee Posted December 19, 2008 Author Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) [quote name='elom' post='358465' date='Dec 19 2008, 12:45 AM']Hey Katana, welcome to the forum. Please tell me that you chose that name because you play a Fender Katana. The only Fenders worth playing are the pointy ones but these guys won believe me! elom[/quote] Hey Elom, Actually I got this name about 8 years ago from a Metal Gear Solid name generator. You put your name in and it gives you a Metal Gear Solid style code name and mine popped out as Katana Manatee and I thought, well not many people will use that as a net name so it stuck. Never tried a Fender Katana actually... Never even knew they made one called that! Never really got into Fenders too much but I like a good jazz bass. I am thinking of trying to get a hold of the 24 fret jazz early next year before they all disappear since they were discontinued! I'm a Schecter man at the moment, using a Custom 5 and Elite 4 and I had a Studio 4 fretless which was fantastic but I ended up selling it when I needed some spare cash but now I miss it. Edit: Spangles eh... A little before my time! It's always a shame when they stop making a great sweet or chocolate bar. Was great when the Wispa came back again. Edited December 19, 2008 by katana_manatee Quote
Finbar Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 Steeeeeeve. Mine was Informer Centipede. Not very epic Quote
katana_manatee Posted December 19, 2008 Author Posted December 19, 2008 [quote name='Finbar' post='358668' date='Dec 19 2008, 11:41 AM']Steeeeeeve. Mine was Informer Centipede. Not very epic [/quote] Chriiisss! 'sup dude? As soon as I saw Finbar I had a feeling it would be you. Informer Centipede, ha ha gutted! Best I have seen though was a friend of mine who got Bubblicious Octopus. Quote
Protium Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 Yo Katana! I guess you're talkin about MX when you say juvenile Quote
Finbar Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 Yeah, but I wouldn't have MX any other way Quote
elom Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 [quote name='katana_manatee' post='358614' date='Dec 19 2008, 10:31 AM']Never tried a Fender Katana actually... Never even knew they made one called that![/quote] Nobody else does either. The Katana and the Performer are Fender's forgotten basses! Quote
katana_manatee Posted December 19, 2008 Author Posted December 19, 2008 [quote name='Protium' post='359004' date='Dec 19 2008, 05:49 PM']Yo Katana! I guess you're talkin about MX when you say juvenile [/quote] Yes... I go there to chat with some of the members I know but it is hardly a bass forum anymore. Fun banter though amongst some of the people. Quote
Finbar Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 Nah, I reckon most of them are arseholes to be honest. Or idiots. Or worse still - both. Quote
katana_manatee Posted December 20, 2008 Author Posted December 20, 2008 [quote name='Finbar' post='359309' date='Dec 20 2008, 12:00 AM']Nah, I reckon most of them are arseholes to be honest. Or idiots. Or worse still - both.[/quote] I agree, but I tend not to speak to the arseholes. I should really just get the msn addresses of some people I suppose. Quote
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