What's Your Bass/Guitar's Name?

[deste]

Wow, finally a completely useless topic!
Well, in order of appearance in my life (just the ones I still own):
1- Ibanez RB850, 1985, named "Gennaro" (man's name pretty common in my hometown)
2- Ibanez MC2924, 1987: named "Gaetano" (see above)
3- Danelectro Longhorn 199RI: named "L'Ostrica" (The Oyster - my girlfriend of that age called it this way because she said it looked and sounded like an oyster)
4- Ibanez SRX355, 2007: named "'O Jammone" (The Big Man, in my hometown dialect)
5- Squier CV J, 2010, quite modded: named "Palo 'e Fierro" (Iron Pole, nickname of a soccer palyer who was a myth for me in my childhood - not so famous, after all)
6- Squier CV P 60's, 2010: named "Peppino" (short for Giuseppe, Joseph)
7- Fender J MIM, 1991, quite modded: named "Nino" (short for Giovanni, John, in honor of my girlfriend's cat that's named Nina, is also black and white and comes from the same city).
They're all male names, but in italian "Basso" is a male noun. My two guitars have female names, anyway.

Does anybody give a damn about my basses' names? No? Anyway, it's the best part of these topics...

 

[flaquito]

"Carvin", "Peavey", and "Acoustic." Why do instruments need names?

 

[Chazinroch]

P, J, J, PJ, Roscoe Beck, Fretless, Gibson, and EUB - never thought of naming any of my
basses. Of course my amps have names. Big rig, little rig, practice rig in Gates and practice rig in Rochester. Sorry, I could not resist.

 

[Shakin-Slim]

"Carvin", "Peavey", and "Acoustic." Why do instruments need names?

Why do ships?

 

[edbass]

Only one of my basses has ever had a name. An Oly MIA P with flats and a foam bridge mute.
I call her "Thumper".

 

[Zitch]

Mojo, deep blue, Marcus, Gandel

 

[countbassiedad]

I have four basses, the wife, the doc, the job, and the mistress. So maybe not names, I guess arbitrary titles.

That would be what - first love, practice tool, gig tool and the one you lust after when the wife is hitting bad notes?

I thought about names a few times but nothing sticks. Maybe Ray, Jay, Peeet, Woody, Mike, Happy (the fretless) and Vagabond (the paddle bass)??

 

[aaronhutson]

Well I was thinking about naming one Mystery. Because of the mysterious ways in which she produces the beautiful tones of the deep.

The other is Grace. Because the ease of the fb is graceful and elegant.

Then there is Debby.

 

[mbelue]

That would be what - first love, practice tool, gig tool and the one you lust after when the wife is hitting bad notes?

The wife-rockbass corvette 5 string, surprise present from the wife.
The job-Danelectro longhorn, just works.
The doc-Peavey grind natural, she'll fix you right up, this on bass got me playing again after a long hiatus.
The mistress-my first bass, a Samick P a J, sexy and without much substance, still can't put her down.

 

[adrianpavone]

I have 2 basses. One is "Bass" and the other is "Other Bass."

This

 

[TNCreature]

P.O.S.

 

[Broadstbully22]

Dr. Jazzy Mcjazzerson

 

[worshiprocker]

one is called Kramer and the other is called The Jar

 

[vivifiction]

The only bass I have names is my Fender Bullet- since I'm a huge gamer nerd, his name is Bill. Super Mario fans know what I mean.

 

[bassplayer8953]

If I had a name painted on my forehead, that's what I'd expect people to call me...

...same deal with my basses...

 

[mellowinman]

Both of my basses are named "Fender," but it wasn't my idea. It already said that on the headstock.

 

[Rocker949]

"Carvin", "Peavey", and "Acoustic." Why do instruments need names?

They don't.

 

[oniman7]

I have a natural wood 5 string Ibanez BTB and a red 4 string Jay Turser 600 A.

The Jay Turser is unnamed. The Ibanez is named "Azathoth". In reality, I refer to them as "get me my 5 string" or "yeah, use the 4 string on that one". Or occasionally, as red or brown. The name was more for fun.

 

[El Raro]

Colonel Fat Stringensworth

 

[skwee]

Jane, as in Jane Jetson