Rich Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) There's a few manufacturers with names that are open to a range of different pronunciations. Here's a few with my interpretations, and I'd appreciate corrections if anyone has any. Wal - I used to think it rhymed with 'pal', but then I heard Pete the Fish rhyme it with 'doll' so I guessed that must be correct. Sei - I've heard it variously pronounced as 'say' and 'sigh'. I'm 90% sure it's the former, but I'm fully expecting to be 100% wrong. Lakland - from what I understand, it's 'lake-' rather than 'lack-'. Yes..? Maruszczyk - I'm reliably informed that it's 'maroosh-chick', I hope that's right because whenever anyone asks what make my gorgeous strap is, that's what I tell them. Knowing my luck it's probably pronounced 'eggbox' or something. Babicz - OK, definitely stumbling in the dark a bit here. I'm guessing at 'ba-bítch'..? Mayones - is it 'may-owns'? Or 'mayo-ness'? Sadowsky - I'm assuming 'sad-of-ski', yes? Anyone else got any other pispronounced worms? Edited March 15, 2022 by Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 How I say them... Wal - wall Sei - say Maruszczyk - marooshchick Babicz - babicz Mayones - mayonnaise, because it's funnier. But I think it's "my OWN es". Sadowsky - sadowsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 It's a bit of a minefield and I'm going no way near Maruszczyk 😂 Ones I'm fairly confident on are...... Lakland - I've heard Geezer Butler call his sig bass lake-land. Unless it's a brummie thing then I reckon that's right! Babicz - bab-icks Mayones - my-on-ez Sadowsky - sad-oww-ski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) Sad oww sky? Lakeland as the place in the NW Lady G-Ga not gar gar! Edited March 16, 2022 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I saw MANGETOUT on FB yesterday and some one said it's MAN GET OUT!! 🤣🤣 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, Jonesy said: Lakland - I've heard Geezer Butler call his sig bass lake-land. Unless it's a brummie thing then I reckon that's right! Nah, a Brummie thing would be 'like-land'. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Heart-Key not Harkur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Da-Dairy-Oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Rich said: Nah, a Brummie thing would be 'like-land'. And a kipper tie with milk and thray sugars playse 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrane Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 14 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said: Lakeland as the place in the NW No, no,no! It's pronounced "Throatwobbler Mangrove" 😊 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I still think Ibanez are pronouncing their own name wrong. Warwick is also a confusing one for Brits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) How Americans say Warwick. It puts my teeth on edge! Edited March 15, 2022 by 40hz 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 24 minutes ago, 40hz said: How Americans say Warwick. It puts my teeth on edge! With regards to the basses I they're probably getting it right. I live quite near Warwick and back in the day hearing Americans say War Wick castle was an endless source of amusement to me and my school mates. It was years before I realised that without prior knowledge there's no way in the world anyone's going to guess that the second 'w' is silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 42 minutes ago, 40hz said: How Americans say Warwick. It puts my teeth on edge! I was once asked directions to Leicester Square. Didn't have a clue at first.........then the penny dropped. Duh! Don't get me started on cocktails that have a cerain spicy sauce from Worcester in them! Grinding teeth, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Rich said: There's a few manufacturers with names that are open to a range of different pronunciations. Here's a few with my interpretations, and I'd appreciate corrections if anyone has any. Wal - I used to think it rhymed with 'pal', but then I heard Pete the Fish rhyme it with 'doll' so I guessed that must be correct. Sei - I've heard it variously pronounced as 'say' and 'sigh'. I'm 90% sure it's the former, but I'm fully expecting to be 100% wrong. Lakland - from what I understand, it's 'lake-' rather than 'lack-'. Yes..? Maruszczyk - I'm reliably informed that it's 'maroosh-chick', I hope that's right because whenever anyone asks what make my gorgeous strap is, that's what I tell them. Knowing my luck it's probably pronounced 'eggbox' or something. Babicz - OK, definitely stumbling in the dark a bit here. I'm guessing at 'ba-bítch'..? Mayones - is it 'may-owns'? Or 'mayo-ness'? Sadowsky - I'm assuming 'sad-of-ski', yes? Anyone else got any other pispronounced worms? Wal - Yeah, I think it’s ‘Wol’. Sei - I always thought it was ‘sigh’, as in seismic. Lakland - I’m a fairly recent convert to Lakland and had up until that point assumed it was ‘Lack-land’. I had to ask how it should be pronounced and you’re right, it should be ‘Lake-land’. Quite handy as I no longer incur the wrath of Mrs.H by mixing up the name of the shop with how I had been pronouncing the bass manufacturer. Maruszczyk - Never had to type it. Never had to say it. And probably never will. Babicz - I always though it was ‘Ba-bits’ 🤷♂️ Mayones - I thought it was ‘May-own-ez’ 🤷♂️ Sadowsky - ‘Sa-dow-ski’ all day long. Vanderkley always confuses me. Is it ‘Van-der-clay’? Aguilar - I’m presuming ‘A-gill-are’? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) Definitely Lakeland for Lakland, after Dan Lakin. Also Wol, Say as above. Slightly off topic but what surprised me recently was cymbal manufacturer Paiste. Pie Stee! Edited March 15, 2022 by toneknob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 moog = mogue (rhymes with vogue) hotone = hot tone joyo = joe yo! suhr = sir mooer = moore (as in patrick moore) levys = lev ees takamine = takka meenay zemaitis = zem ai tis godin = go dane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nation Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Ibanez can be either "EYE-ban-ezz" or "ee-BARN-yez" - I always thought the guitar company pronounced it the former way, but I could be wrong; the latter is commonly a Hispanic surname. Warwick has only one W; Rockbass has no Ws. Korean car brand Hyundai famously has three official pronunciations, depending on whether you're in Korea (HYUN-die), the US (HUN-day) or Europe (high-n-dry). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr4stringz Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Barefaced is beret-fa-kayed, right? IGMC. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 32 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Vanderkley always confuses me. Is it ‘Van-der-clay’? Aguilar - I’m presuming ‘A-gill-are’? Van-der-clay is my assumption too. In my head, I've always pronounced Aguilar as 'a-gee-yar', assuming a quasi-Spanish approach. Anyone know for sure? 13 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: joyo = joe yo! suhr = sir As opposed to the 'joy-oh' and 'soor' (to rhyme with pure) that I'd always assumed. 10 minutes ago, Joe Nation said: Ibanez can be either "EYE-ban-ezz" or "ee-BARN-yez" - I always thought the guitar company pronounced it the former way, but I could be wrong; the latter is commonly a Hispanic surname. I've seen people arguing that it's 'EE-ban-yeth' too. God only knows. It'd be nice to know how the company say it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, mr4stringz said: Barefaced is beret-fa-kayed, right? IGMC. And Wishbass is 'bagosh-height'. Edited March 15, 2022 by Rich 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Rich said: I've seen people arguing that it's 'EE-ban-yeth' too. God only knows. It'd be nice to know how the company say it! I don't have the definitive answer but Andertons favour eyebanez in their videos. You'd hope they'd know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) Vanderkley is an anglicisation of Van Der Kleij isn't it? So it would be Van-Der-kly with a shortened J at the end? I might have got this horrendously wrong. But I'm sure I saw it somewhere online where Dutch folk were discussing the cabs. Edited March 15, 2022 by 40hz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 FEN-der. No need to worry about all that other stuff. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Aguilar is either Agg Wee Lar OR Uh Gwee Lar definitely got a wee in there either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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