I named my RiverHead Tootie, ya know I have no recollections as to why but its always been her name.
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i dont make a habit of it but I have "the vanilla pudding pop" bass which is an olympic white fretless jazz bass I built that was named by my good friend chris pincket, "mr. s##tworthy" which was my first bass ever, a memphis P copy that I ripped the frets out of and almost destroyed then drunkenly brought back to life with kramer soapbars and a pickguard made from a hammered down olive oil tin, and my "kramerstein" which is a crappy 5 string blue kramer upgraded with a badass v bridge and carvin pickups. The rest of them don't have names though i feel my much abused carlo robelli acoustic deserves one.
They have to earn names. A factory condition bass keeps the name the factory gave it, but if it's one I've built, or one that's had major, major surgery (broken and repaired neck, etc.), they get a name.
I don't give names to my basses, but my Spector might have to be named Phil.
My T-40 will be called "10-Forty". Why? 'Cause I can drink 10 forties real fast.
My T-40 will be called "10-Forty". Why? 'Cause I can drink 10 forties real fast.
This one made me crack up! hahaha. You guys have inspired me to name mine. I will post names once I come up with them
Ibanez soundgear 4 string: Samantha
Peavey TL-6: kimberly
Ibanez SR506: Elise
Galveston 8 string: Unicorn
(Its extended range so it FRIGGEN gynormous( you could land a plane on it) and old school transformers rule!)
Peavey TL-6: kimberly
Ibanez SR506: Elise
Galveston 8 string: Unicorn
(Its extended range so it FRIGGEN gynormous( you could land a plane on it) and old school transformers rule!)
My precision copy's named RIOT. I've played many punk/grunge concerts and looking in the audience seemed like they were about to start a riot.
Epiphone goth tbird's PURDY. cause she's purdy.
Ibanez gaxb is named lowdown cause i can't get that rich lowdown tone i want from the bass even when i drop down to B.
rickenbacker copy is positive pressure. I went through a rough patch with my girlfriend and i had such a negative outlook on my life, personally, that when she blew up in my face, i knew i had to change and so started to be positive and i had somewhat less pressure overtime from the people i loved. so i named Positive Pressure
My custom ibanez from the 70's a project in the making is called wreck. even when i'll be done restoring her to glory, she's still gona be a wreck to me. When i got it, for free and from a friend, it was a mess. no pickup, wires and pots shot to hell, chipped wood by the massive.
Epiphone goth tbird's PURDY. cause she's purdy.
Ibanez gaxb is named lowdown cause i can't get that rich lowdown tone i want from the bass even when i drop down to B.
rickenbacker copy is positive pressure. I went through a rough patch with my girlfriend and i had such a negative outlook on my life, personally, that when she blew up in my face, i knew i had to change and so started to be positive and i had somewhat less pressure overtime from the people i loved. so i named Positive Pressure
My custom ibanez from the 70's a project in the making is called wreck. even when i'll be done restoring her to glory, she's still gona be a wreck to me. When i got it, for free and from a friend, it was a mess. no pickup, wires and pots shot to hell, chipped wood by the massive.
