Do you name your basses?

[Yellow Bang66]

Seems like, especially if you have more than one say, Fender P-bass, you'd consider naming them to keep them straight.

Or is that just weird?

And if you do name them, I'd love to hear what names you've given them.

i do but, I kinda find it funny. in my last band it seemed it was almost expected, when I would bring apart of my Collection. I would get asked immediately, "What's its/her name?" so I started giving them funny names, other than my standard "the green one or the red one". I thought it was fun, but the names stuck, so the black one became betty & the red one wilma. I initially named them Nicole & paris (better if one was off white), lasted only one practice then changed them to Betty & wilma.I try to name them with a part of their personality(tone) & topical I like, Sansa & Arya (My Beaters) , but that's kind of difficult. I agree it's a little weird to name your basses, I was just having fun with the guys in the band, I have a guitarist friend who thinks hard about what to name his guitars, to the point it gets a little silly! I'll say it's more creative & funny to have a guitar called La Fawnda, than just the black Strat. why not?

 

[Elusive1]

My basses
MIJ Fender JB62: Anastasia (formerly Elizabeth; long story)
Warmoth Deluxe 5 J: Kelly
ESP Ltd B-50 (which I no longer own): Estella

Bonus
MIM Fender Tele: Isabel
Acoustic guitars: Fiona and Marisa

 

[schmig]

My main bass is called "Tony". Am a sh*t player but get compliments on my tone - only when I play this one. CS '59 P.

 

[JPrinos]

Yes!

Meet “Tremendous Richard” (get it?), “Woody” and “Ridonculous Jaco”. As well, you can see “Darthy” in the background in the corner.

 

[pajohnso58]

'65 Jazz - Oldie
gold 5 string Sadowsky - Goldie
Brazilian rosewood Sadowsy - Rosie
Warwick thumb - Brownie
natural Sadowsky - Woodie

 

[JD Ronson]

I name them alright...
the Thunderbird
the Fretless
the Jazz...

...and (trick answer, I know) the Kat (my AlleyKat guitar)

 

[tamarabass]

Seems like, especially if you have more than one say, Fender P-bass, you'd consider naming them to keep them straight.

Or is that just weird?

And if you do name them, I'd love to hear what names you've given them.

I don't. I know people who name their cars, instruments, whatnot. Never occurred to me for some reason.

 

[Bobo]

Seems like, especially if you have more than one say, Fender P-bass, you'd consider naming them to keep them straight.

Or is that just weird?

And if you do name them, I'd love to hear what names you've given them.

Not my first 3 electric basses. #1 was a Kent Japanese Fender P-bass copy; #2 was ‘67 Gibson EB-0; #3 was a ‘64 Fender P-bass. They were my best friends, but I never named them. My ‘62 Kay C-2 upright is named ‘Kay’...I know, I know...go ahead and say it. In 1975 I traded my ‘64 P-bass snd $100 for my ‘68 Ampeg AMUB-1 fretless. Her name is ‘Peg’...I know, but that’s her name, okay?! My new Bruce Johnson scroll top #016 will have two names: Sweet Little 16, or BJ. I never considered naming my basses until Kay and Peg entered my life. The three of us have traveled together and played gigs with some great musicians in some amazing places. I couldn’t imagine playing those with ‘strangers’. Cheers, Bobo

 

[vstrode]

Seems like, especially if you have more than one say, Fender P-bass, you'd consider naming them to keep them straight.

Or is that just weird?

And if you do name them, I'd love to hear what names you've given them.

Not really. My Hofner is Hof, Rickenbacker is Ric, and Fender is of course Henry.

 

[Gurner]

Hmm, I know - I know, it's getting pathological! Working Girl 2, Godzilla and Green Machine. I paid for them, naming was free haha

 

[JudgeSluggo]

Left to right :FBG(Fat Bottomed Girl) , Evil Twin, and Pearly-do.

 

[Tee View]

Just had one built by Andrew Drake. We collaborated on the design and features. I named her "Queenie" because she's true royalty!

 

[skier 913]

Seems like, especially if you have more than one say, Fender P-bass, you'd consider naming them to keep them straight.

Or is that just weird?

And if you do name them, I'd love to hear what names you've given them.

NO

 

[aureliab20gt]

Seems like, especially if you have more than one say, Fender P-bass, you'd consider naming them to keep them straight.

Or is that just weird?

And if you do name them, I'd love to hear what names you've given them.

err.....nope, I just refer to year and model if people ask.....72 Precision, 77 Jazz etc etc …...

 

[Gary Poe]

Unpuntuated is weirder.

thatd be a great name for a rock band , eh? "UNPUNCTUATED'' / tonight only with Question mark and the Mysterians

 

[TheBassmaster27]

I usually call them by there model name or make. Like my dean is "the dean" and my EBMM is "the music man". Except this asian knockoff jbass with a p neck that I call red lightning. Cause its a red bass.

 

[Bass Blender]

Well, I had a Gibson SG bass I called Debbie. (Debbie Gibson. 80s kids will get that) I also had a Spector bass I called Chicken. (Chick inSpector. Say it fast) For a short time, I had a Hagstrom bass I called The Hag. Then there was the custom G&L bass with a Honeyburst finish that I sometimes called Honey Boo Boo. I don’t really have names for the 3 basses I currently have now. ‍

Seems like, especially if you have more than one say, Fender P-bass, you'd consider naming them to keep them straight.

Or is that just weird?

And if you do name them, I'd love to hear what names you've given them.

 

[PDGood]

No, I don't name them. But if I did I'd probably do like George Foreman did with his sons and name them all George.

 

[brithedark]

I do. Because I used to have my son and wife be the go-fers. Too many the same color at the time... so I named em...

Hamburgler - 90 Fender P striped Japan
Geddy - black Geddy black J
Woody - sunburst Full size fretless Jazz rosewood
Cathy - blue Full size fretless Jazz maple (long story about a poor cancer patient)
The Five - Lake Placid blue 5 string fretless
Red - red short scale Fretless Jazz
Grimmace - purple Fender jazz fullsize fretless
Winston - tobacco burst shortscale fretless PJ
Gibby - SG bass
Ernie - no stain Homemade SS hybrid bass with MusicMan pickups
Bert - no stain Homemade SS hybrid bass with P pickups
Harm - silver SS Jag bass
Kala - Kala electric bright red uBass
Ibby4 - sunburst Ibanez 4 string SS PJ
Ibby5 - black Ibanez 5 string SS PJ
Shamrock - green 4 string Jazz full-size

I'm sure there's more but that's all I can see in front of me.

Seems like, especially if you have more than one say, Fender P-bass, you'd consider naming them to keep them straight.

Or is that just weird?

And if you do name them, I'd love to hear what names you've given them.

 

[MCDufour]

I do! My Sandberg is named Luci.
I've also been known to name cars. And cats, for that matter. Anything that has personality is worth naming, I think.