Newfoundfreedom Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I call my Squier Jaguar "The Ugly Wife", because it's OK to be quite fond of it in the house, but I wouldn't want to be seen with it in public. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 My Bro in L names his cellos and get his pupils to name their instruments. So, @ChrisLovatt, you're not entirely alone. I do call my maple Streamer "The Blonde one", but the others are: "fretless" fretless Streamer "Corvette" Corvette Standard "Double-Buck" Corvette $$ and "Bubinga" Bubinga Corvette. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Yammy, Jazzy, Martin (pescetori), Jet, Tiger, Aria & Violin. Yamaha, Squier Jazz, PRS Kingfisher, Gretsch Junior Jet, Westone, Aria (well duh), Challenge Violin bass (ditto). Yes, I am very unimaginative! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Freeman Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 not named any of mine. althoe every car I have owned since I was 17 has had a name. my fave was Ruby the Scooby..... 🙄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyman Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) I don’t have names for my basses but Mrs Skinny does. We started with Scary Bass, Sporty Bass, Posh Bass, Ginger Bass (which is actually a ‘burst finish) and Baby Bass. The more recent additions have been called, in order, Nora Bloody-Notherone and Annie Moranamoff. Edited January 29, 2019 by Skinnyman 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said: It's even more moronic than naming your dog. I can assure everybody that saying "would you like a biscuit, dog" gets exactly the same response as "would you like a biscuit, Winston Churchill" or whatever. My cat must think he has several names, including "Don't just lick the gravy off". Basses - the thing that makes it unique (so the Dean 10-string is referred to as "the 10-string" but the Warwick fretless is "the Warwick fretless"). Bikes - the model name, except that my Triumph Tiger 800XRx is called Tigger sometimes. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, totorbass said: Indeed not, it is not a car. you name your car?😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, fleabag said: It's pretty cheesy. Inanimate objects. And why are they always female ( mostly ) they growly..they're curvy..they're relic'd heavy..slim neck..big bottom end...mid range.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, fleabag said: It's pretty cheesy. Inanimate objects. And why are they always female ( mostly ) There is probably no response to that which would not attract the well-earned approbation of #metoo. That was not an easy sentence to compose after large quantities of Scotch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, tauzero said: My cat must think he has several names, including "Don't just lick the gravy off". And "Don't just walk off showing me the old pencil sharpener, damn you!" 😁 Was it Mark Twain who said: If your cat could speak, he probably wouldn't speak to you. 😥 Edited January 30, 2019 by Ricky 4000 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 6 hours ago, totorbass said: Neither do I, it seems that you didn't get the joke;). Hardly surprising! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 10 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Bless him. He was called “Mr Toob” - we also had a nickname for other regulars. ”Nicky Vimto” was my favourite. Naming guitar shop customers.... Now that's a game we could play. 😂😂😂 My fave was 'shitkid'/'spectrum' who used to interfere with high ticket sales with things like "have you heard this song before?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On the contrary, I have named some guitars in the past but not in a long time. Just brand or model names is how I identify them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 My secondhand Sire V7 is cheap, shiny and bright orange so the singers in the band have named it Shazza. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, bigsmokebass said: Naming guitar shop customers.... Now that's a game we could play. 😂😂😂 My fave was 'shitkid'/'spectrum' who used to interfere with high ticket sales with things like "have you heard this song before?" We had “hairbear bunch” a big fat kid with an Afro and personal hygiene problem. and a massive attitude. Might still be the worst bass player I’ve ever heard - not because he was learning, just no humility no idea that playing fast and loud was no substitute for playing slowly, with dynamics - well... I remember keeping the Ernie Ball string and finish wipes to hand when he tried anything. it was his “birthday - next week” every Saturday for 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: We had “hairbear bunch” a big fat kid with an Afro and personal hygiene problem. and a massive attitude. Might still be the worst bass player I’ve ever heard - not because he was learning, just no humility no idea that playing fast and loud was no substitute for playing slowly, with dynamics - well... I remember keeping the Ernie Ball string and finish wipes to hand when he tried anything. it was his “birthday - next week” every Saturday for 3 years. White kid though? If so, I swear he moved to Chester and hasn't changed. Only, he's "off on tour to America next week" looking for an acoustic that comes with a hardcase 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 minute ago, bigsmokebass said: White kid though? If so, I swear he moved to Chester and hasn't changed. Only, he's "off on tour to America next week" looking for an acoustic that comes with a hardcase 😂😂😂 He was mixed race, really really bad attitude. he would’ve been about 14 around the time i suffered him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 BAD WORD ALERT! But this, from Game of Thrones, sums it up for me: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 No but we once named our guitarist’s guitars for him. He had two identical Fret-King Esprits, a white one and a black one. He also liked to drink whisky so we named them Whyte and Mackay. Whyte was the black one. Obviously. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanol Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I'm not keen on naming guitars, unless there is a really good story to them, like Lucille. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totorbass Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 7 hours ago, BreadBin said: Hardly surprising! I suppose you mean my attempt to make a joke in English was not a real success? Forgive me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oZZma Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 3 hours ago, fretmeister said: BAD WORD ALERT! But this, from Game of Thrones, sums it up for me: The Hound is always the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfrasho Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 15 hours ago, AndyTravis said: No. Nor do I refer to cars or basses as “she”. This, and naming stuff, I find a bit cringey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oZZma Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 "Pig destroyer!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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