Thanks Steve

Thank you for the birthday wish

Hey, Manx!  I know that's right.  I bought a portable Fender Mustang Mini amp which allows you to set up your sounds & store them into 3 banks of 8 selections each.  (The bigger 4 Mustangs allow more.)  You can set your selection of amp, the settings to make that amp, & finally an effect (mine holds 12) to go with it.

They also provide free software called FUSE to display your parameters on your computer, change them, store them, download them, & even trade them with other Users Group members.  They've even got prerecorded riffs for you to practice with.  And a free AC-adaptor for when you don't want to depend on batteries.  And a headphone out.  And an Mpeg in.  And a built-in tuner to boot.

Like a big Swiss Army Knife this is a toy extraordinare.  I've even been considering the big foot "pedal" controller -- so I can change settings & presettings with my toes, lol.  My only concern is that we're going to hear a lot of lazy guitar players using only 1 or 2 favorite preprogrammed sounds.  Like Jimi Hendrix using the same pedal over & over again.

Thanks for the BDay wishes,  Have a Great Day yourself!

Thanks, Steve.  Yes, I hope I get a knife for my birthday, too!

Hi, Manx!  Thanks for your birthday greetings.  This would have been a non-event day except that I've decided to start playing electric guitar again after 20 yrs.  So, thanks to Amazon & eBay, I now have a new guitar (Epiphone SG) & 4 different amplifiers (3 of them Fenders) to play with.  Somewhere between my quitting & my current obsession they made big changes to amps -- They're computerized now!  Might have to go back to college to learn how to use these things, lol!

Thanks Manx, I will supply the Rum, you may bring the cake!

Hay Steve, nice photo of your dogs... No, no cake.  Trying to finish up a couple bowies today. Got wrapped up in trying to finish my novel yesterday,  " Purple Rains ". It's  about an early western adventure with some humor, interesting Indian encounters, & treasure hunting.  Oh ya, and some unsuspecting romance. It takes place when the west was wide open for adventure.  ( 1829 - 1843 )  277 page feel good read.  Any way, It's Easy to keep plenty busy. Got to get back to knife making.  Never a dull moment around here!  Lol, Take care Steve & thanks for your comment.

Thanks for adding me Steve!

Thanks Steve.

Been around knife forums for a while, just my first visit here. Not a collector, just an accumulator. Collecting takes to much direction. lol

Thanks for the welcome Steve.

Thanks for the warm welcome, Steve...This looks like a good hangout!

Thanks Steve,  Looking forward to spending some time on the site. I'm always happy to answer questions on vintage switchblades if anyone has them, as well as always looking to learn more about them myself! I'm currently working on my second book on the subject.    Mark

thank you for the birthday card

hey Steve thank you for birthday card its a gooden

Thanks!

Thanks for the welcome.  I wish I knew then what I know now, I'd sure have a lot more knives.  I imagine everyone can say that.  When I was heavy into the blacksmithing hobby I knew some guys who were really getting good at Damascus Knives.  Those are the beauties of knives, to me.  

Regards,

EKW