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Best vs. Worst Names for Bass Products!!!
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Have a guy locally who is making pedals (and possibly me a rackmount Preamp) he is naming the "company" GodBox... he has a pedal named
Burning Bush ( I actually designed the graphics on that one)
God Complex
Worst: seems like a consensus of #+letters = CRAPTASTIC.... and I own an Ibanez =/
Burning Bush ( I actually designed the graphics on that one)
God Complex
Worst: seems like a consensus of #+letters = CRAPTASTIC.... and I own an Ibanez =/
I agree with the "Sterling by Musicman" and the fact that two main basses they make are Stingrays, not Sterlings, and the one Sterling they have is an SB14.
I've always found Big Muff to give me a bit of a chuckle.
I've always found Big Muff to give me a bit of a chuckle.
Can;t get much worse than Big AL and Bongo. I can open a dictionary to a random page and find something better than those two.
good: numbers, transparent identifiers
bad: the mainstream - puerile, punny portmanteau. i black out names on some of my stuff because i don't want audiences/horn players to think i'm a developmentally disabled 12-year-old
bad: the mainstream - puerile, punny portmanteau. i black out names on some of my stuff because i don't want audiences/horn players to think i'm a developmentally disabled 12-year-old
"Game Changer" is far worse than either. Say what you will about "Big Al" (the bass cousin of the Albert Lee) or "Bongo" (project codename that they couldn't improve on at go-to-market time), but they're not nearly as trite.
Worst ever: Pete Wentz Signature Model
But it's even better: the full name is Way Huge Swollen Pickle. Also the Way Huge Pork Loin. All of the Way Huge pedals have pretty clever names, but Swollen Pickle is probably the best.
They really could not come up with a better name than "bongo" when they went to market? The only good thing about that name is that it is distinctive because no one else would touch it. Great bass, awful name.
I love Glockenklang. At first people are confused then they just smile. How could something associated with music not be cool with a name like that?
I love Glockenklang. At first people are confused then they just smile. How could something associated with music not be cool with a name like that?
Sterling Ball tells all:
"Bongo" was the code name that the BMW guys had for the project. I decided to keep the name.
I have had many eggs thrown at me for it, but I like it.""
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Hmm... Since the words 'bad' and 'big' seem kinda neutral, I'm going to assume preferences here come from the other part of each product name. I therefore deduct that for livewire ass= good. muff= no good. Hmm. not that there's anything wrong with that.
Bag End amps. Who the hell thought of that?
Hey guitarist, you think your 4x12 is heavy? Feel my bag-end
Hey guitarist, you think your 4x12 is heavy? Feel my bag-end
I have to agree with the others on giving bass products actual names rather than the numbering system Boss and Ibanez employ. It's easier to remember and talk about with others, rather than rattling off numbers that in many cases do not change over a span of 20 years.
You also have to look at this, Guitar Center will not sell pedals that have "suggestive names" like: "Womanizer", "Granny Puker", "Hairy Ballz Fuzz" (I think I messed that one up). Boss and Ibanez win that popularity contest. Unfortunately, Guitar Center is still top dog for selling bass gear.
In the end, the younger generation will learn the meaning of those words before their parents tell them and learn about sex education in 5th grade. Who cares? Cable TV and other school kids are going to corrupt your children's minds anyway.
You also have to look at this, Guitar Center will not sell pedals that have "suggestive names" like: "Womanizer", "Granny Puker", "Hairy Ballz Fuzz" (I think I messed that one up). Boss and Ibanez win that popularity contest. Unfortunately, Guitar Center is still top dog for selling bass gear.
In the end, the younger generation will learn the meaning of those words before their parents tell them and learn about sex education in 5th grade. Who cares? Cable TV and other school kids are going to corrupt your children's minds anyway.
Well here's my take on all the people bashing names that are compromised of numbers. I agree that it may not be that fun to say "check out the sound of my ODB-3" But it's not just a random selection it stands for Over Drive Bass 3rd generation. So after you understand that there's virtually no confusion about what that product does. Sometimes when companies use overly fanciful like Swollen Pickle or Fish 'n Chips it gives the player absolutely no idea what the product does or sounds like. I guess this applies mostly to stomp box effects. I totally agree that a bass or an amp with just a bunch of numbers and letters is boring, but it's kinda nice to know what an effect does just by knowing it's name... That being said, it doesn't mean I don't rock an EHX Bassballs...
