How do you pronounce Epiphone?

[Hellzero]

I think you've got it all wrong even at the biscuit Ritz, it's pronounced just like scone and not scone. Damn, learn to read. 

[FinnDave]

Might be easier if we just called them 'affordable Gibsons'.

[Hellzero]

Or even better, not called them. 

[Nicko]

15 hours ago, BreadBin said:

Curious to know people's views on this..

I have always pronounced it to rhyme with tone but have heard some use the word epiphany. 

There is a small part of my brain that rhymes it with phoney as they are fake Gibsons, but that's just on the inside!

1. You are right on the pronunciation, maybe the people you know are from Batt-er-see-uh (Battersea) Balm (Balham) or something?

2. Epiphones are not fake Gibsons, and until Gibson bought the name were a well respected brand in their own right.  They still do some Epi only models (Sheraton, Casino etc).

3.  My Epi branded 339 semi is bueatiful and sound great.

[FinnDave]

My epic scone fake Gibson Thunderbird is a better bass than the jen you wine Gibson that I used to have - when I needed room for a new bass, the Gibbo was easy to sell for 3 times what I'm likely to get for the episcopal version, though. My local luthier/guitar tech was so impressed by my epidermal 'bird that he bought one for himself, but he is of the opinion that mine is unusual in having just the right feel & sound about it, a rather special bass. Unfortunately, I hardly ever play it, just doesn't suit the music of the bands I'm in anymore.

 

[EssentialTension]

It's Epiphone like telephone or microphone.

[FinnDave]

1 minute ago, EssentialTension said:

It's Epiphone like telephone or microphone.

spoilsport!

[TheGreek]

20 minutes ago, Nicko said:

I have always pronounced it to rhyme with tone but have heard some use the word epiphany. 

 

4 minutes ago, EssentialTension said:

It's Epiphone like telephone or microphone.

My thinking....I'm sure me cousin Epi was thinking the same when he named the company...

[HazBeen]

2 hours ago, FinnDave said:

Might be easier if we just called them 'affordable Gibsons'.

Yes, but how do you pronounce this Gibson you speak of? Is the G silent?

[EssentialTension]

7 minutes ago, FinnDave said:

spoilsport!

Sorry, I couldn't help it.

[Cato]

Since before the internet I've always pronounced Ibanez as i ban ez

I've since found out that company themselves pronounce it as eye ban ez.

I think the company is wrong.

[EssentialTension]

13 minutes ago, Cato said:

Since before the internet I've always pronounced Ibanez as i ban ez

I've since found out that company themselves pronounce it as eye ban ez.

I think the company is wrong.

Ibanez was originally a Spanish company spelled Ibáñez and I presume pronunced 'ee-BAHN-yeth'.

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The Hoshino Gakki company began in 1908 as the musical instrument sales division of the Hoshino Shoten, a bookstore chain. The Ibanez brand name dates back to 1929 when Hoshino Gakki began importing Salvador Ibáñez guitars from Spain. After Telésforo Julve bought the company in 1933, Hoshino Gakki decided in 1935 to make Spanish-style acoustic guitars, at first using the "Ibanez Salvador" brand name, and later simply "Ibanez."

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Edited February 12, 2018 by EssentialTension

[FinnDave]

This thread is a perfect example of why all of basses (except the aforementioned episodic T bird) are Fenders. I've never heard anyone mispronounce Fender as 'Fender' or FenDer or feeeender. Not once.

[EssentialTension]

In Japanese, I am told, it's Aibanizu.

[FinnDave]

2 minutes ago, EssentialTension said:

In Japanese, I am told, it's Aibanizu.

Doesn't even begin to sound like Fender, even in Japanese.

[EssentialTension]

3 minutes ago, FinnDave said:

This thread is a perfect example of why all of basses (except the aforementioned episodic T bird) are Fenders. I've never heard anyone mispronounce Fender as 'Fender' or FenDer or feeeender. Not once.

Probably Fenediru in Japan

[FinnDave]

Just now, EssentialTension said:

Probably Fenediru in Japan

At least that would be recognisable. Can't remember what we called them in Finland, except Kallis (expensive!). Probably just 'Fenderi'

[Monkey Steve]

I do remember some people pronouncing it as Epiphany, but not for years - back in the pre YouTube days and before it was a bye-word for cheap Gibsons, when people might only have read reviews and never heard it pronounced

I was thinking about a very similar topic the other day:

Us Brits pronounce Warwick "war-ick" because we know the town of the same name, whereas our cousins from the US tend to pronounce it War-wick because of Dionne

Any Germans on here?

[EssentialTension]

3 minutes ago, FinnDave said:

At least that would be recognisable. Can't remember what we called them in Finland, except Kallis (expensive!). Probably just 'Fenderi'

So in Finland it would be Epiphoni? Yes?

[FinnDave]

People used to call them epiphany, but then they saw the light.

Only Dion I know is a Canadian chap who lives down the road. Good bloke, plays drums. I'll have to ask him about Warwick. Come to think of it, war-wick does make sense, we used to have an air freshener called air-wick. We never called it airick. The there's the town of Alnwick....silent L and silent W. 

[stingrayPete1977]

I've heard of people driving around Walsall looking for Kahma, just follow the signs for Caldmore!

[Paul S]

In Norfolk it is probably pronounced Eff-on, given their unusual twist on the language there. 

[T-Bay]

2 hours ago, FinnDave said:

This thread is a perfect example of why all of basses (except the aforementioned episodic T bird) are Fenders. I've never heard anyone mispronounce Fender as 'Fender' or FenDer or feeeender. Not once.

Strange, loads of people on Gumtree pronounce it Squire

[EliasMooseblaster]

2 hours ago, FinnDave said:

People used to call them epiphany, but then they saw the light.

Only Dion I know is a Canadian chap who lives down the road. Good bloke, plays drums. I'll have to ask him about Warwick. Come to think of it, war-wick does make sense, we used to have an air freshener called air-wick. We never called it airick. The there's the town of Alnwick....silent L and silent W. 

Airick the Half-a-Bee?

[leftybassman392]

Come to think of it, why do we call it a bass a base?

For example: Seibass is pronounced 'Saybase'. I reckon it should be 'Seabass'.

Call me a stickleback, but it looks a bit fishy to me.

Edited February 12, 2018 by leftybassman392