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How many of you name your guitars?

Started by Jim, Apr 07 2006 10:20 AM

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Poll: Do you name your guitars? (2 member(s) have cast votes)

Do you name your guitars?

  1. Yes - I name them all (35 votes [28.93%])

    Percentage of vote: 28.93%

  2. Yes - but only some of them (16 votes [13.22%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.22%

  3. No - I haven't bothered (57 votes [47.11%])

    Percentage of vote: 47.11%

  4. No - and you've gotta be NUTS to do that! (13 votes [10.74%])

    Percentage of vote: 10.74%

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#41 OFFLINE   John Burr

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Posted 09 July 2006 - 12:15 AM

I call my Washburn HB35S hollow body "Bertha" 'cause she has such a big, bodacious lower "Bout". My acoustics don't have names yet, they might but they haven't told me yet...

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#42 OFFLINE   Jim

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Posted 09 July 2006 - 11:30 AM

John Burr said:

I call my Washburn HB35S hollow body "Bertha" 'cause she has such a big, bodacious lower "Bout". My acoustics don't have names yet, they might but they haven't told me yet...

BSR

Bertha was going to be the nickname for "Alberta" - my EC Strat - but my wife chose "Birdie", so Birdie it is!!! :)

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#43 OFFLINE   macmoondoggie

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 08:19 AM

Back in the Late 70's I named my blonde Rickenbacker 4001 "Elbereth StarQueen".
I was heavily into Tolkien at the time.:unsure:
Hey- I may play slow, but I sure am imprecise!

#44 OFFLINE   Jim

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 09:56 AM

macmoondoggie said:

Back in the Late 70's I named my blonde Rickenbacker 4001 "Elbereth StarQueen".
I was heavily into Tolkien at the time.:unsure:

Wow - cool name! :)

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#45 OFFLINE   paintangel

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Posted 28 July 2006 - 09:58 AM

Never thought of naming them,,,call my Ibanez and Seagull, just that and then call my new Santa Rosa classical, my classical. Guess I could just call it Rosa...being it's soooo pink. Actually, I figure one day I'll give it to my youngest...she's a pink fanatic..She's been playing violin not quit 2 years...but last year after a lesson we got back to town before the music store closed and she spotted a pink violin, on her own asked the owner what he would give for a trade in on her old one and whan we left she had a pink violin. ( She was10).Anyway, sorry for the ramblin'.
Blessings to all.

#46 OFFLINE   Jim

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Posted 28 July 2006 - 03:00 PM

That is great about your daughter! I have never seen a pink violin - that must raise a few eyebrows! But good for her - if it keeps her happy and playing, that's a good thing. And I love individualists! :winkthumb:

Yeah, Rosa works for me!

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#47 OFFLINE   paintangel

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Posted 28 July 2006 - 06:06 PM

:laugh: Thanks for the kind words Jim. She definately is an individual...lol She's a cutie and marches to the beat of her own drum.

#48 OFFLINE   doug russell

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Posted 29 July 2006 - 07:16 AM

I just call em the other loves in my life. I had a game with my lovely wife naming our 3 kids.:eek:
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#49 OFFLINE   Jim

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Posted 06 August 2006 - 06:49 PM

It's 3 to 1 Naming 'em all VS. You gotta be nuts!

Not bad!!! :smilinguitar:

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#50 OFFLINE   marinoFret

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Posted 29 September 2006 - 03:20 PM

I named my guitar AXE.... just kidding... I don't name my guitar...but I often do chat with my guitar.. :eek: :eek: :eek:

#51 OFFLINE   lorispencer

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Posted 29 September 2006 - 10:11 PM

everyone refers to my big orange gretch nashville as 'big momma'. i'm very small so it looks freakishly large when i'm playing.
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#52 OFFLINE   Stratrat

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Posted 01 October 2006 - 12:33 AM

I haven't named any of mine yet - if a name for any one or all of them strikes me at some point I wouldn't have any problem with it, but I'm not going to force it.

#53 OFFLINE   Marwan

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Posted 03 October 2006 - 01:32 AM

Not yet atleast, its a green backround black border les paul type. Ne suggestions? The gf will decide probably.

#54 OFFLINE   Blacksheep547

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Posted 13 October 2006 - 10:52 AM

All of them

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Elizabeth :guitardude:

#55 OFFLINE   GT

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Posted 15 October 2006 - 08:44 PM

My firends hate my Blue Squier and they call it TORMENTOR !!!!! ...because sometimes is a pain in the @.... and the lack of the 22 freet.


However, I adore my cheap guitar.....

#56 OFFLINE   SteveG

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Posted 03 November 2006 - 02:31 AM

Hehe...I voted no but now you come to mention it there are certain names I seem to use quite often, expecially at the acoustic!

#57 OFFLINE   The Dude

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Posted 03 December 2006 - 12:56 PM

i named my first guitar (a blue aria) layla after the eric clapton song, and my second (a black gibson sg) black betty

#58 OFFLINE   alan_gregory

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Posted 04 December 2006 - 12:49 PM

I've got a MIM Strat called Debbie and a Tanglewood TW15 called Sally. Less-favoured guitars (a Freshman 12-string electro-acoustic, a Variax 300 and a Yamaha classical) don't get named.

I asked my brother if he had a name for his Seagull. He said he hadn't but it sounded like a good idea so he'd think about it. A couple of weeks later, he came up with Stringy. Hmm.

I have heard the Keith Richard names all his guitars with girl's names, and they must all begin with "M". If I remember rightly, his current (at the time) was Marilyn.

Incidentally, last year I went to a book signing by Terry Pratchett and I asked Him to sign the book for Clare and Jenny (my proper daughters) and also Debbie and Sally. Initially, He called me tight-fisted for not buying a second book, but when I explained who Debbie and Sally were, He asked one of the shop assistants to make sure that I was escorted off the premises. :yeahhh:

*Two* insults from PTerry in one conversation must be worth a tee-shirt??!

#59 OFFLINE   bengarrion

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Posted 14 December 2006 - 03:42 PM

My guitar is called Enfys [ Welsh for Rainbow]; don't know why just seemed a cool name for an axe!!! lol xx

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Posted 16 December 2008 - 07:41 PM

i named my sratocaster Karlee- my girlfriend's name.
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