it helps my girlfriend deal with all the instruments in the house if they each have a name and a cute personality. sometimes i have to make one up on the spot
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Risky or just a good nickname?
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The Electric Lady The name stuck from a 1969 EKO 995 violin bass, that was signed on its back of the body, Electric Lady by a pretty well known guitar player my father knew before the player passed on in 1970. The EKO was stolen, but the name stayed with me.
Tradition still applies to the bass. If you have two that are similar you have identification and communication. I have no idea why luck matters. If you had to google why boats have names I’d call that more cringe than naming an inanimate object. But I wouldn’t call either cringe. If you want to see cringe watch The Office.
Maybe not the most creative names, but I think you win anyway. Nice!
Closest I ever got was POS. Got rid of that one, though.
Tradition and luck, as the search result yielded, stretches back thousands of years of seafaring. It was considered good luck to name boats after gods or goddesses or what-have-you. Identification and communication mostly applies to naval ships I would assume. Again I’m no naval historian or boat enthusiast, that’s why I used Google. Learned something I otherwise wouldn’t in the process!
(Why would Googling something be cringe if I genuinely want to learn about “why do boats have names”? Would it be less cringe if I drove 13 minutes away to my nearest public library and looked it up there instead of using this computer in my pocket?)
Your arguments are inane and don’t bother thinking of a comeback, you are ignored.
Well my '97 white Fender P-bass I call Verdina after Verdine White.
My '97 candy apple red Fender J-bass I call Lola. It's a combination of Lo and Cola because it looks like a can of coca-cola.
My 2001 Fender sunburst PJ-bass Is named Anytime after one of my ex girlfriends.
That's the story I tell people but really I just call them my white one, my red one and my sunburst.
My '97 candy apple red Fender J-bass I call Lola. It's a combination of Lo and Cola because it looks like a can of coca-cola.
My 2001 Fender sunburst PJ-bass Is named Anytime after one of my ex girlfriends.
That's the story I tell people but really I just call them my white one, my red one and my sunburst.
I have 1 named frankenstein for obvious reasons. A buddy of mine asked me "why do you always play fretless, is it a feel thing or just a badass thing?" I said "yes, I guess it's the same reason you like using a lever action in shooting competitions". We have different hobbies but we understand each other 
I have never named any of my instruments. A couple of them have, however, acquired monikers from others in my life over time and without my consent.
After watching an Austin Powers marathon together, my brother began referring to my gold jazz bass as Goldmember. I also have an old Guild acoustic guitar with maple back and sides that is referred to by some friends as Donna, named after another friend of mine who is, like the guitar, a "beautiful blonde."
I'm a dried up fuddy-duddy, I don't personally see cause to name any inanimate object. But I'm also a sucker for tradition, so maybe a ship could be the exception for me...
After watching an Austin Powers marathon together, my brother began referring to my gold jazz bass as Goldmember. I also have an old Guild acoustic guitar with maple back and sides that is referred to by some friends as Donna, named after another friend of mine who is, like the guitar, a "beautiful blonde."
I'm a dried up fuddy-duddy, I don't personally see cause to name any inanimate object. But I'm also a sucker for tradition, so maybe a ship could be the exception for me...
My bass is just called my "White Lady". She's an '82 passive Jazz in Olympic White with a white bound maple neck, white pickguard, white pickups, white LaBella tape wound strings, and white strat-type control knobs. The pickups use the 70's era spacing (4" center to center) so she's a little brighter than my '65 was. Couldn't seem to come up with a real nickname and "White Lady" seems to fit. I am very good to her and she has always been very good to me. I massaged her action a bit about a month or so ago. Had to put in a shim at the back of the neck pocket for better action above the 12th fret and then dial in a little relief in the truss rod. She even plays better now than she did before. She has a very fast and comfortable neck. We've been together for 36-years now and she is my "dream bass".
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The Zep bass - Fender 60s reissue
The real Zep bass - G&L El Toro
The country bass - Fender P5
The Mod Bass - Fender P
The Hog - G&L L-1000 mahogany
haven’t named any others yet
The real Zep bass - G&L El Toro
The country bass - Fender P5
The Mod Bass - Fender P
The Hog - G&L L-1000 mahogany
haven’t named any others yet
No arguments, just a small difference in opinion. If you'll read what I typed I said it wasn't cringe to google about boats having names. The thing is, you came on a thread to call something completely normal cringe knowing there would be people posting who do it. All I did was point out that it's no different than naming a ship. You can ignore me if you want, it's not really something I do or acknowledge when people do it to me.
When I was 15 I named a bass Abigale because I found myself relating to the character from The Crucible. I was also fascinated by the idea of naming weapons. As a 15-year-old into punk rock my bass was definitely considered a "weapon" at the time lol.
I learned working in the south, don’t name what your going to kill. And I’m going to play my bass to death. My bass has no name.
You are required by marine law to name your boat. When I bought my boat, and home of 15 years, her name was The Liliuokalani. There is where my name here comes from, the sailing vessel Liliuokalani. It’s bad mojo to change the name of a boat. Real bad!!!
You are required by marine law to name your boat. When I bought my boat, and home of 15 years, her name was The Liliuokalani. There is where my name here comes from, the sailing vessel Liliuokalani. It’s bad mojo to change the name of a boat. Real bad!!!
I didn’t name my bass, but I named each of the four strings on it. There’s Eleanor, big-boned and strong. Alison, sweet and gentle. Doris, a saucy little minx. And then there’s Gwen, a little damaged, but with a heart of gold.
They sure do keep me busy! Love ya gals!
They sure do keep me busy! Love ya gals!
