Do you name your basses?

[dramatwist]

Then I don't believe a word of it. You can PM me. I am one discreet motherf*cker. But I think you're lying.

...lol... as you wish... doesn't bother me a bit...

 

[DennisO]

Left to right. “Grandpa” “papa Smurf” and “old school”
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Grandpa is a metalocalypse reference. There was an episode where they referred to acoustic guitars as “grandpas” guitars.

Papa Smurf is in honor of my dad who passed away. He had a thing for everything blue. He even had blue bulbs in his porch lights.So my brothers and I would joking refer to him as papa Smurf.

Old school is really just because a fender jazz like a fender p in sunburst with tort is a classic look imo.

Wow I like Papa Smurf. Is that a Dingwall?

 

[DennisO]

I call my Jack Casady Sig bass “The Jack”. I call an Epiphone an “Epi” but it bothers me when people call a Gibson a “Gibby” and an Ibanez an “Ibby”. I’m not sure why, it just does.

I know what you mean. I hate it when people call pickups "pups" !! Not a big deal and the real problem is inside my head lol.

 

[DennisO]

My son named my p-bass Ironman and it stuck to this day
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Great name and your bass looks great also, nice and shiny. You gotta stacked knob, what do they do?

 

[Ross Gibson]

Nope, but then I find giving a name to any object (cars, bikes etc) a bit weird. Each to their own though, if you wanna rock old Betty at your next gig, more power to you.

100% agree

 

[bass4worship]

Nope, I will call it bass some days.

 

[patzilla83]

Kinda...my red MIM P-bass is called "the red one" and my 75 P-bass is named "Nell Grace".

 

[Brocephus]

I know what you mean. I hate it when people call pickups "pups" !! Not a big deal and the real problem is inside my head lol.

LOL, I gotta agree, it kinda irks me, as well. That being said, I've done it myself, but only because it's quicker and easier to type 'PUP' ! I'll take any shortcut available !

 

[MikeybassS]

My main P is Gentleman Jack. There is nothing wrong with ascribing identification to something that brings you joy.

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And Suranne Jones is a hotty!

 

[Jim Cummings]

Umm...no. My youngest daughter has names for all of them and my guitars though.

 

[Captain Comet]

My Samick is "Sammie"
My Ibanez is "I-Bee"
Not stretching very far from the brand name ....

 

[Bruiser Stone]

And Suranne Jones is a hotty!

True! But does she mix well with ice, simple syrup, bitters, cherry and an orange twist?

 

[Berniez40]

All my Basses have names. I have an upright named J-Lo because her butt is so big it is hard to get the bag on her. My other upright is Bess, after Bessie Smith. She has a dark and bluesy character to her sound as did the amazing Ms. Smith. One of my electrics is called, “The Mood Bass” because, similar to the old mood rings, her paint changes color in the light, from deep emerald green w/gold metal flakes, to purple with silver metal flakes. Last but not least my big green electric is Named Nessie The Loch Ness Monster. Not only is the color apropos, but for Southpark Fans Who need a chuckle, she , “....cost me.tree fiddy.”

 

[HagenToke]

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 name my basses. I do name the strains of cannabis I create.

 

[Bruiser Stone]

I unwatched this thread in a timely fashion.

 

[OxForever]

I unwatched this thread in a timely fashion.

Awwwwww, aren't you cute.

 

[Bruiser Stone]

Awwwwww, aren't you cute.

Nope...balding, blind and gangly.

 

[vanderbe]

One day riding in the car, my granddaughter made up a tune called “Honeyshiner”. That week I received this Sadowsky bass. It’s now affectionately called “Honeyshiner”.

 

[BrnyRmbl]

Heavily modified '76 Fender Jazz is Josey, because Josey wails. '80's Spector NS2 is Ronnie, in homage to Ronnie Specter. Schector Stiletto was named by former owner, Bertha, it fits. Sire M7 fretless is Maggie, after my mom. Washburn AB20 acoustic is Michelle, cause sh's pretty, like a few Michelles I have known. 7 string Wolf has not expressed herself to me enough to name.

 

[OxForever]

Nope...balding, blind and gangly.

How can you ever read a chart?