Yeeaahh man!!
If you name them, how do you decide?
- Thread starter ScottR
- Start date
Yeeaahh man!!
alantig
Zombie Four, DFZ
- Joined
- Apr 28, 2012
- Messages
- 14,919
Same here. Drove my kids Female and Male nuts when they were little.
sergiodeblanc
New Member
- Joined
- Apr 26, 2012
- Messages
- 27,380
Way to force gender constructs on your kids, Alan. I bet you’re a Harry Potter fan.
alantig
Zombie Four, DFZ
- Joined
- Apr 28, 2012
- Messages
- 14,919
I didn't name them. The hospital did.
I always wanted a kid so I could name it Frankenstein, very gender neutral. I've always been a very forward thinking dude.
plus it's way cooler than names like "Apple" or "Pilot Inspecktor" okay...maybe not as cool as the last one, but cool none the less.
I named all three of my kids Frankenstein.
Though they were never happy about it.
I've only ever named two guitars, and I mainly did it to have a bit of humor on the forum, not for any serious purpose. The McCarty Singlecut is a.k.a., 'The Hammer Of The Gods'.
The Special Semi-Hollow, with its purple burst over a blue finish is a.k.a., 'The Gothic Special'. Because, blue and purple, goth girl hair coloration. It's a weird color combination that I'd probably not have been interested in, other than it was the PERFECT one in terms of tone and feel. Which counts for a lot. The name also amuses my son, who agrees it's a crazy color. Of course, he wants it when I kick the bucket.
Because it sounds great and plays great. OK, I'll admit that the color has grown on me...
The rest shall remain nameless.
"What about Farquhar Pfeffner, your '65 SG Special?"
"You just made that up knowing it was a nom de plume when I was in high school, 1500 years ago."
"But it was a fun name. I should add, who the f$ck had a pen name in high school, you moron?"
Last edited:
If you get me, you should seek professional counsel.Makes perfect sense to me...which should scare the sh!t outta you.
DISTORT6
NJ Devil
You did name one guitar “The Wizard” until…I named all three of my kids Frankenstein.
Though they were never happy about it.
I've only ever named two guitars, and I mainly did it to have a bit of humor on the forum, not for any serious purpose. The McCarty Singlecut is a.k.a., 'The Hammer Of The Gods'.
The Special Semi-Hollow, with its purple burst over a blue finish is a.k.a., 'The Gothic Special'. Because, blue and purple, goth girl hair coloration. It's a weird color combination that I'd probably not have been interested in, other than it was the PERFECT one in terms of tone and feel. Which counts for a lot. The name also amuses my son, who agrees it's a crazy color. Of course, he wants it when I kick the bucket.
Because it sounds great and plays great. OK, I'll admit that the color has grown on me...
The rest shall remain nameless.
"What about Farquhar Pfeffner, your '65 SG Special?"
"You just made that up knowing it was a nom de plume when I was in high school, 1500 years ago."
"But it was a fun name. I should add, who the f$ck had a pen name in high school, you moron?"
Mike Duncan
DGT Player
I call my goldtop DGT "the goldtop". My other DGT, the green one, is known as the, wait for it, "the greentop".
You did name one guitar “The Wizard” until…
Bahaha!
A wise move. That way, when you're playing out, your guitar tech doesn't forget which is which when she's supposed to switch guitars and hand you one for the next song...
aphantomvaper
Bend it to the Owl!
Slightly off/on topic. I swore I was going to name next offspring "Kitchen". Fills all the boxes.
Never found a kitchen provider though that may be good...
Guitar names are usually the model name except one named China. She's a cheap Jay Turser from 2004 that makes my, and others, hair stand up because she sounds so good!
Never found a kitchen provider though that may be good...
Guitar names are usually the model name except one named China. She's a cheap Jay Turser from 2004 that makes my, and others, hair stand up because she sounds so good!
D
Deleted member 5962
Guest
Finally, someone who does it like me.
I don’t name inanimate objects. I did occasionally call my Wolfgang ‘Wolfie’ for short, but didn’t “name” it. I’ve never given a name to any of the guitars I’ve owned.
eclecticsynergy
PRS user since '87
One of my Floydcasters is named Fronkensteen.I always wanted a kid so I could name it Frankenstein, very gender neutral. I've always been a very forward thinking dude.
Aahzz
Bluebeard Member
- Joined
- Nov 12, 2012
- Messages
- 6,442
goat-n-gitter
Dismembered
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2014
- Messages
- 2,921
A few of mine have acquired names.
This one is called Magma:
This one is called Bluegill:
This old Hamer is called Lazarus, because it was stolen in a home burglary and I got it back 22 years later:
A couple others have names, but you get the idea,
This one is called Magma:
This one is called Bluegill:
This old Hamer is called Lazarus, because it was stolen in a home burglary and I got it back 22 years later:
A couple others have names, but you get the idea,
eclecticsynergy
PRS user since '87
I used to feel it was pretty self-important (or at best, really corny) when I'd hear about players naming their instruments.
Then in '87 I encountered a very special PRS with so much personality that not to name her would've been almost an insult.
Within a few years, all my guitars had names.
Since then, any new acquisition gets a name once I get to know it well enough. I no longer consider that silly - they are individuals, after all.
Naming also helps with keeping them organized - after more than forty years as a pro musician, I've accumulated a decent sized fleet.
When there are a dozen Les Pauls, having a name for each according to its character goes a long way towards differentiating them in my mind.
Many of my guitars are named after things that fly, or air & space phenomena. A few for supernatural beings, mythical creatures, or fictional characters. Others simply for their tone or color (or sometimes both). And a couple are puns: my two Eko guitars are named Delta and Foxtrot.
After a couple of dozen gigs together, synergy with a guitar seems more natural and more profound. We begin to bring out the best in each other.
By then I've learned its strengths & weaknesses, and exactly how it interacts with my rig at volume.
In return, each one inspires - but they flavor my creativity in different ways. It seems perfectly natural to name them.
The good ones feel more like collaborators than mere tools.
This is Aquamarine Spitfire - nimble and aggressive.
So I named her after the Supermarine Spitfire of WWII.
Then in '87 I encountered a very special PRS with so much personality that not to name her would've been almost an insult.
Within a few years, all my guitars had names.
Since then, any new acquisition gets a name once I get to know it well enough. I no longer consider that silly - they are individuals, after all.
Naming also helps with keeping them organized - after more than forty years as a pro musician, I've accumulated a decent sized fleet.
When there are a dozen Les Pauls, having a name for each according to its character goes a long way towards differentiating them in my mind.
Many of my guitars are named after things that fly, or air & space phenomena. A few for supernatural beings, mythical creatures, or fictional characters. Others simply for their tone or color (or sometimes both). And a couple are puns: my two Eko guitars are named Delta and Foxtrot.
After a couple of dozen gigs together, synergy with a guitar seems more natural and more profound. We begin to bring out the best in each other.
By then I've learned its strengths & weaknesses, and exactly how it interacts with my rig at volume.
In return, each one inspires - but they flavor my creativity in different ways. It seems perfectly natural to name them.
The good ones feel more like collaborators than mere tools.
This is Aquamarine Spitfire - nimble and aggressive.
So I named her after the Supermarine Spitfire of WWII.
Last edited:
Assuming the full name is “Molten Hot Magma”. Where is “Friggin’ Laser Beam”?A few of mine have acquired names.
This one is called Magma:
