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Do you give names to your basses?

#41
my cruddy silvertone bass is named shaniqua cause she'll be the only big black thing i can slap

I dont have a name for my jazz bass yet, im working on it

my fender rumble 100 amp is named "death to drummers"

my new tiny ibanez amp is named "raul" because my dad didnt know how to pronounce ibanez so i pronounced it with a spanish accent and it came out as the baseball player Raul Ibanez

go figure

my euphonium's name is Olga (the female bodybuilder) because she is strong and tough on the outside but soft and melodic on the inside.
 
#43
I called my fretless Quincy Liu, it's a mate's nickname, and a group us went through a phase of calling everything Quincy Liu just to confuse him, but for some reason it just stuck.

I guess my Traben could be "OMIGOSHTECH-YOURBASSISONFIRE!!" 'coz that's usually the response I get when I take it anywhere :bassist:
 
#44
First bass Molly after my girlfriend at the time.
Second bass Beth after a good friend
Acoustic guitar is Louise for the same reason
Then my Stingray was Ernie because I was single.

Then they stopped getting names. They seemed to end up being a sad sad timeline of my life with women.
 
#48
Bassmanbob said:
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.
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I agree. Now that I think of it, I never named any of my instruments. If they had a "name" it was because someone else gave it a nickname.

So, looking back
- I have a Heritage Les Paul called "Elvira" because it was signed by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
- A Gibson I had in high school, that I sold was called "Frank" after our friend's dad who lusted after Les Pauls.
- I had a beater classical guitar named "Jennifer" because "jennifer" was scrawled on it when I got it.
- My recently sold BC Rich was called the "Devil" because it looked demonic.
- A short scale Fender Musicman I had was called the "kid bass", because it was red with racing checkers and looked like a kid would play it.
- I had an Acoustic 15" half stack/combo that was called "the house" because it was as big as a house.
- The Peavey amp that replaced the Acoustic was called the "refrigerator" since it was smaller than the "house", but still big and heavy.
- I had a dog I called "cigarette" because I would take him out for a drag. :D

Of all the things that were named, only one is still in my possession now.
 
#49
Well i can see how naming your insturment can help you become attached and or familiar with it.
i have to many insturments to name them all but maybe a few....
but what do I do with my drums i have like 15 cymbals and naming the whole thing dosn't seem ethical, and i doubt it would stick... lol but i could call my kicks bam bam and my snares fred and barny.....hahaha...alright im done now
 

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