What's Your Bass/Guitar's Name?

[JimmyM]

When I first got an upright, our BL asked me if I had a name for it during a gig. I always believed that names for instruments were a little silly, and only BB came up with a good one. So when he asked me that, I blurted out the first obnoxious name I could think of that would discourage him from making it a regular thing…Li’l Elvis, which was Elvis’ nickname for his you know what.

He did it anyway. For years I would have people come up to me and say, “Hey Jimmy, where’s Li’l Elvis?” on gigs where I didn’t bring it.

Eventually I recognized its genius when these gals were talking to me and mentioned it, and I told them the origin story, and one of them says, “We know the story and we like it!” and gave me a look. Would have been awesome had I not been married and she wasn’t 30 years older than me

 

[Green Knight]

This thread has come up before and I found out what a divisive issue this is. I think this is up there with "tonewood" and the likes.

I have names for all my basses. I like my basses more than most people and they have names.

I found this out the hard way.

 

[jerry]

No!

 

[Ricky Rioli]

This thread has come up before and I found out what a divisive issue this is. I think this is up there with "tonewood" and the likes.

I have names for all my basses. I like my basses more than most people and they have names.

Meanwhile, because I find the names most people give themselves on forums embarrassing to read, I've written a bit of software that converts TB members' usernames back into the serial numbers used by the forum database.

 

[BarfanyShart]

No, and my children also don't have strings or a truss rod.

 

[staurosjohn]

No… I only name my Bologna

 

[rufus.K]

No

 

[dalkowski]

Brett Weir

 

[bigthemat]

wow a lot of buzzkills in this thread

My seafoam greenish jazz is Tessie after the Dropkick Murphy's song my band tried to cover and it kind of became a inside joke.

My ibanez talman is Darla, suggested by my 5yo.

I've also had a Gus, Cherry, Harley, and others I can't remember

 

[cymbop]

None of my basses has a name.

But my amps do!

R2D2 -- B15-S fliptop
Goldilocks -- V4-B
and Yahweh -- the SVT. (I capitalize the pronoun when I write about Him.)

 

[marchone]

I call them Telecaster, Precision, Jazz, and Sadowsky.

 

[Akiyama]

Absolutely, my bass is named. Her name is Mio. My Strat has a couple names, Ghibli and Ugly thing. I also give names to my favorite synth presets.

I just bought a new amp, an Ampeg RB110. I already named him Gopher.


Eric Clapton's Blackie: History of the Great Fender Stratocaster - Guitarriego

If paintings can be named why can’t other items that are created be named?

 

[Criswell60]

I'm rather embarrassed to say I do... shameful, I know... most aren't even clever or original!
Just helps me identify and refer to in the band (I like to use many different ones, when recording... for 'flavour'!)

'Scarlett' - Fireglo Ricky 4001
'Black Noir' - Jetglo Ricky Fretless 4001
'Woody' - Natural finish 70s P Bass
'Jesse' - Walnut / Natural Sandberg Panther 5
'Godley' - Aged white 70s Jazz (as in 'Godley & Creme'... I know.. what a wit!)

I except the punishment the Gods of Bass feel must be bestowed upon me!

 

[twinjet]

Jeannette (the Tribute Girl) J-bass.
I don't typically name my basses, and in fact this is the only one I actually named.

Even in daily conversation, I usually say "oh, I'll grab the jazz" or something like that. I rarely use the name. Feels weird.

 

[crguti]

I call them by the color,
and tunning…. Where is my black drop C bass?

 

[_Some Dude]

I’ve never felt the need to give my basses, cars, or anything I own a name, other than a pet. I think most people do, however,

So, just wondering, what’re your basses’ names (& model?) and why?

We used to have Cat and Cat 2.

When Cat died Cat 2 was promoted to Cat.

Unsurprisingly, my basses are named The Jazz Bass, The Other Jazz Bass, The P Bass, and The Spector.

 

[sethlow3]

Yup.
The Alien (Fbass BN4)
The Fervor (G&L LB-100 USA empress)

 

[Dust2Dust]

I knew a guy who called his bass " My wife". ​

Thank God there is somebody worse than me out there

I've got a Jag that I named the "Heartbreaker" because it's (Shell)Pink

 

[sethlow3]

Thank God there is somebody worse than me out there

I've got a Jag that I named the "Heartbreaker" because it's (Shell)Pink

Billy Sheehan has a bass named “The Wife”.

 

[Levent]

Absolutely, my bass is named. Her name is Mio. My Strat has a couple names, Ghibli and Ugly thing. I also give names to my favorite synth presets.

I just bought a new amp, an Ampeg RB110. I already named him Gopher.


Eric Clapton's Blackie: History of the Great Fender Stratocaster - Guitarriego

If paintings can be named why can’t other items that are created be named?

LoL cute names

Paintings are usually named by their creators not their buyers, boutique luthiers name their one of a kind models and series too. Fans name the artists instrument too when It becomes legendary like Jaco's. Mines aren't named yet, I think I'll name all my 3 basses after hearing you out :>