Where did your TB user name come from?

[Fender32]

Self explanatory really!

Mines not at all interesting ("Fender", my favourite bass designs and "32", my lucky number) .

Still, most of yours are a lot more intriguing and harder to guess. So, come one, spill those beans folks ...

 

[God of Rapture]

Meshuggah - Gods of Rapture

 

[rap138]

mine is a code they gave me at university

 

[FretFree]

The fact that there are specific items lacking from my bass...

 

[Fender32]

Meshuggah - Gods of Rapture

Still none the wiser, sorry!

 

[Fender32]

The fact that there are specific items lacking from my bass...

You could have gone with "Fret Not".

 

[Tony G]

Mine goes back to when my family first got email years ago. My first name is Anthony, or Tony for short. Well, my Dad made his email address first, and since his name is Anthony as well, he used agabriele. My brother then got second choice for email addresses, and since his name is Tom, he chose tgabriele. That effectively covers both first initials in my full name and my nickname, so we just stuck an "x" in front of gabriele for my email address, and "xgabriele" has been my online identity ever since.

edit: however, due to the insane amount of spam I got after using this email address for many years, I finally retired that email address late last year and have a new one. I still consider myself "xgabriele" though on the forums I visit.

 

[Fender32]

Mine goes back to when my family first got email years ago. My first name is Anthony, or Tony for short. Well, my Dad made his email address first, and since his name is Anthony as well, he used agabriele. My brother then got second choice for email addresses, and since his name is Tom, he chose tgabriele. That effectively covers both first initials in my full name and my nickname, so we just stuck an "x" in front of gabriele for my email address, and "xgabriele" has been my online identity ever since.

You see, yours is one of those that I've seen around a lot and wondered what it was all about! Good to know, thanks!

I'm still hoping to lure "MakiSupaStar", "Disenchant" and "Toasted" (to name but three) into this thread to "explain themselves" too!

 

[peaveyuser]

I have a peavey amp and bass.

 

[kserg]

I have a peavey amp and bass.

Do you use it?

 

[Tony G]

You see, yours is one of those that I've seen around a lot and wondered what it was all about! Good to know, thanks!

It isn't the most exciting story, but that is it in a nutshell. BTW, I didn't mention it, but I'm sure it is understood, but Gabriele is my last name.

 

[Sonic_Death]

My username came from the depths of my brain. I thought of it when I was around 12 or so, and it has been used countless times for forums, emails, and nicknames.

I found out a couple of years later that it was actually the name of a live album from Sonic Youth as well.

The name is also credited as the band name to a couple of tracks that I have written over the past years, and that name will eventually be a full band name.

Still none the wiser, sorry!

His name comes from the song Gods of Rapture by the band Meshuggah

 

[El Barbero]

It's what I am. The small town I live in has not had a barber shop of it's own in over 40 years. Most of the local people call me by this name, and a lot of the other British expats are also begining to use this instead of my name.

 

[jackcregg]

Try and guess what mine is

 

[peaveyuser]

Do you use it?

hahaha yes, that made me laugh.

 

[Marlat]

Mines a combination of my dog's name, Mark, and my cat's name, Latimour. Put them together and you get Mark Latimour. My real name is Brad Cook.

 

[HollowBassman]

Mines a combination of my dog's name, Mark, and my cat's name, Latimour. Put them together and you get Mark Latimour. My real name is Brad Cook.

 

[Fender32]

Do you use it?

Hey Kserg, you're on my "hit list" too!

Where does your handle come from?

And, while we're at it, who's that in your avatar (I'm not very knowledgable about percussionists)?

 

[Tony G]

Hey Kserg, you're on my "hit list" too!

Where does your handle come from?

And, while we're at it, who's that in your avatar (I'm not very knowledgable about percussionists)?

That is comedian Will Ferrell on a Saturday Night Live skit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_cowbell

 

[Fender32]

It's what I am. The small town I live in has not had a barber shop of it's own in over 40 years. Most of the local people call me by this name, and a lot of the other British expats are also begining to use this instead of my name.

Interesting, I would never had guessed (no, I'm really not being sarcastic)!