Do you give names to your basses?

[Intrepid]

Yep not real big into naming inanimate objects for some reason. I don't think it makes them any less familiar to me.

 

[thewanderer24]

Some people name other extensions of themselves.



My Bongo is Thor, and my upright is Laura.

lol, I thought of that after I posted this message, but wasn't gonna go there! since you started, my extension is named....






uhh, oops, wrong forum. nevermind...

 

[The Nanny]

I refer to my 5-string as "The Bitch".

 

[Warwickman0810]

here's a weird one. My first bass is a warwick (hence the name) corvette and a bit of its body sticks out and according to my dad it looks just like a dick (dont ask) so he christened it Richard...That's rather sad, isn't it?

 

[Corbis]

I name them after girlfriends of the bandmembers. I've made a list of all the things I can say here it is:


"man I have to go rub wax all over Claire's body tonight"

"Man I loving running my hands up Claire's neck"

"Mmmm Claire's G string is so nice"

"Claires backside is so smooth, I just love running my hands over it."

"I love messing around with Claire before I go to sleep"

"Mmmm I love figureing Claire" "

"Claire really gives me the that big bottom end that I want"

"I love messing around with Claire before I go to sleep"

"I love running my hands Claire's front"

"Maybe I'll go home today and play with Claire on my bed"

"I love having Claire in my arms" or

"I just love putting new G strings on Claire"

"Claire gets so loud sometimes that I get a headache"

"I took Claire to school today and all the guys took turns passing her around"

"Don't worry man for like 1500 bucks you could take Claire home too"

 

[Dream Works]

I named my 5 string Ibanez EDC-705 "Mjolnir" which is Thor's Hammer (according to Norse Mythology)
My Madison 1x15 cabinet is called "Madison"
and I call my Peavey Mark III "Mark".

 

[Sir_gabealot]

ahahahahaha sum people name other extentions. mines named herculease...hmm am i talking about my bass or not????

 

[Vysous]

I name them after girlfriends of the bandmembers. I've made a list of all the things I can say here it is:


"man I have to go rub wax all over Claire's body tonight"

"Man I loving running my hands up Claire's neck"

"Mmmm Claire's G string is so nice"

"Claires backside is so smooth, I just love running my hands over it."

"I love messing around with Claire before I go to sleep"

"Mmmm I love figureing Claire" "

"Claire really gives me the that big bottom end that I want"

"I love messing around with Claire before I go to sleep"

"I love running my hands Claire's front"

"Maybe I'll go home today and play with Claire on my bed"

"I love having Claire in my arms" or

"I just love putting new G strings on Claire"

"Claire gets so loud sometimes that I get a headache"

"I took Claire to school today and all the guys took turns passing her around"

"Don't worry man for like 1500 bucks you could take Claire home too"

lol, I sometimes make fun from my girlfriend. I say her: I spent whole afternoon with friendly silverhair girl... She's great, what a chat with her! ....

 

[MJ5150]

I do not give names to any of my gear. I call my bass...bass, my amp.....amp, and my cabinet....cabinet.

-Mike

 

[AuG]

I got 3 right now:

ESP - My 4 stringer (or just blackie)
Yamaha - My 5 string
Warwick - My new and blue 4 stringer


Oog

 

[AuG]

here's a weird one. My first bass is a warwick (hence the name) corvette and a bit of its body sticks out and according to my dad it looks just like a dick (dont ask) so he christened it Richard...That's rather sad, isn't it?

That's funny my friend said the same thing so he calls it the 'dildo.'


Oog

 

[thebeef]

I own just one bass:

an Ephiphone El Capitan 4 string Fretless Acoustic, known simply by my friends and I as "The Captain"....

 

[Joe Nerve]

after plugging into this thread and coming back to it every now and again I realize it really makes me cringe when people name their basses. i can't handle it and know now fer sure that I could NEVER name any of my basses. something just seems really wrong about it for me. but hey - if it floats yer boat I'm not judging anyone here. I do lotsa things that make other people cringe.

 

[Kamelion]

Cringeworthy or not, I also give my basses names .

My Kubicki is called "Excalibur", pretty much because I obssessed over it for months in the shop window like Wayne from Wayne's World, before finally buying the thing.

My Rickenbacker fretless is called "Diefenbaker", because, well, it sounds like Rickenbacker. Sort of. Pretty lame reason, actually.

I still have my first bass, which is a beat-up old Hohner Arbor precision. It's called "The Rumblehammer", because I thought that kind of thing was rad when I was 17. I recently dug it out for gigs when Excalibur was being repaired by Phil.

I also picked up a Stagg 5-string a couple of years ago, just to mess around with. It's called "Bambi" (Stagg - geddit?) but I guess I should rename it "Worthless Pile of Crap". Because that's what it is.

I also have plans to get another Kubicki in a few months (got some decent cash coming my way, mmmmm). I shall dub thee "Stormbringer", perforce, for I am geeky like that.

 

[fenderx55]

Yep not real big into naming inanimate objects for some reason. I don't think it makes them any less familiar to me.

i agree, however my gf refferrs to her as "your other girlfriend." she's not a fan of the time/$ i lavish on it

 

[Bassmanbob]

Naming your bass is like giving yourself a nick name. It's just goofy. I was excited when I got my Roscoe two years ago. I started a bass naming thread and I named my new bass. By the time the thread ran its course, I dropped the name. It just seemed real nerdy to me. And believe me, I'm not the coolest guy in the world.

On the other hand, if there is a good story behind the bass, then a name might stick real well. My old Ibanez is the Flyin' Lion because the guy who had it before me nailed this ugly metalic decal to the upper horn of a lion with wings. I never took it off. Other guys called in the Flyin' Lion so I started calling it that. I still refer to it as my Ibanez from time to time though.

 

[dls59]

Nope. No names. My MTD, my Kramer, blah, blah, blah . . .

 

[Phil Mastro]

I tried naming my basses at some point. but I really had a hard time finding names that were not of people I knew. I just thought naming a bass the same name as someone I know to be completely freaky. Is this just me?

- Hey Denise, this is my bass, Denise.
- What?
- uh...

Just doesn't seem right. :scowl:

 

[Stoned Bass]

Cringeworthy or not, I also give my basses names .

My Kubicki is called "Excalibur", pretty much because I obssessed over it for months in the shop window like Wayne from Wayne's World, before finally buying the thing.

My Rickenbacker fretless is called "Diefenbaker", because, well, it sounds like Rickenbacker. Sort of. Pretty lame reason, actually.

I still have my first bass, which is a beat-up old Hohner Arbor precision. It's called "The Rumblehammer", because I thought that kind of thing was rad when I was 17. I recently dug it out for gigs when Excalibur was being repaired by Phil.

I also picked up a Stagg 5-string a couple of years ago, just to mess around with. It's called "Bambi" (Stagg - geddit?) but I guess I should rename it "Worthless Pile of Crap". Because that's what it is.

I also have plans to get another Kubicki in a few months (got some decent cash coming my way, mmmmm). I shall dub thee "Stormbringer", perforce, for I am geeky like that.

Mine's called MERLIN THE ROCK BASS coz it sounds like magic.

 

[heroincredible]

Ibanez SR405 is my pyronecroboviphiliac(it on occasion has relations with flaming dead cows)
and my Rockbass Streamer Standard is Vera(after the big gun Jayne has in Firefly)