What's Your Bass/Guitar's Name?

[Khronic]

The Godin.

 

[justaguyfromkc]

I call my new Wishbass Bessie, and I used to refer to guitars and basses as the Wife/ex-wife/mistress, etc. My 4-string fretted Subway bass build really has no name, so I need to name it soon...perhaps Ashleigh or Ashton since it's swamp ash.

 

[SehlraC]

"The P Bass"
"The Schecter"
"The Ric"
"Luz" - My friend kept asking me to give my Bongo a girl's name. So I asked him what his mom's first name was and it became so...

 

[patplaysbass]

My top two influences are Chris Wolstenholme and Flea, but I'm in the basses-should-have-girls-names school of thought. So my Ric is Christine and my Fender Jazz is Michelle (Flea's given name is Michael). Also, my Warmoth Jazz is Daphne. Because she's Daphne blue. The rest have yet to be named...

 

[Cornelius Dawse]

I have two Jay Turser Precision copy, my first basses
The main one is called ''Polly'', since it's the first song I ever learned, and her little sister is called ''Little Polly''. It's a short-scale version of Polly

 

[BassGuyFL]

My old Spector is named Brandi. Was dating a girl with that name at the time I bought it and it's a red stain color so it was fitting. She was only around a few months but the Spector is here after 25 years!

She said one of the reasons she went out with me is that I didn't sing that old Looking Glass song to her when we met. Apparently most guys did and she was tired of hearing "oh Brandi you're a fine girl" in the first 5 minutes. I said I assumed you were tired of hearing it so I didn't. One of my finer moments.

 

[pklima]

My old Spector is named Brandi. Was dating a girl with that name at the time I bought it and it's a red stain color so it was fitting.

I was a bit worried that you'd proceed to tell us a story of how you associate this girl Brandi with red stains...

 

[LiamPodmore]

Yes, and Mostly.

Ibanez GSR200 - CliffBob (Don't ask...)
Squier Jazz Deluxe V - Charlotte
Fender Japanese Precision - Emily.

Liam

 

[Vandy]

My BTB575 is "Hedge Witch" (on the trussrod cover) . . .
My old Gibby (EB450) just "is" . . .

 

[BullHorn]

P, J and Ray.

 

[the wako kid]

my johnson bass which is very heavy and has a fat neck is named rachel(after a girl I knew and was crushing on who had a great ass,it looked like a lot to grab onto,kinda like that neck).my ovation acoustic guitar is sadie,as in sexy sadie.my purple seven string guitar is jaclyn(just because it fit) and I'm still trying to think of a name for my metallic green squier P,but I'm thinking mary,because it reminds me of dank ass bud.

 

[free_Bassd]

my black jazz five is simply The Dude. yes, like the movie, but not really named after him. I just feel that it fits, as it fits the dude in the movie.

 

[buzzbass]

do I name my basses ? No, that's just crazy talk
do I call them girl's names - Absolutely not. They have far too much testorterone running through them to insult them like that.

 

[Sam Evans]

My basses are named Buffy, Willow, Cordelia, and Faith.

 

[Salamenster]

My yet-to-buy Fender Classic 70's J will be named Sharona.
My soon-to-be-fretless fake-Fender J will have a name on the headstock, but I'm not quite sure what name. Any suggestions anyone? I want her to be female, jazzy and short...

 

[Dave W]

I don't name mine.

 

[Marial]

None of my basses really have names, but I do call the Squier '51 P 'El Cheapo', otherwise, there is 'the Jazz', 'the upright', and 'the fretless'.

 

[JaamE]

Oddly my guitars, Star and Lilly have names, but my Dean bass i just call "Dean" <shrug>

 

[Biggbass]

No I don't...never really got what that's all about...
so I stick with the names given to them by the maker.

Mine are the: Aerodyne, 62 Jazz, Tele, Hofner, and Lakland P.

 

[JimB52]

No, but I do give my female friends bass nicknames.