How do you pronounce Ibanez - Page 3

J185-4Me · #31 02-19-2011, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle76

Eye-ba-nez, Eee-ba-nez or otherwise?

"In-put jack prob-lem"

Jeff M · #32 02-19-2011, 01:59 PM

"I" in Spanish is pronounced as a long "e".
I pronounce it "e (as in "see")- bahn- (as in "autobahn")- ez (as in "fez"). Slight accent on the second syllable.

Chazmo · #33 02-19-2011, 03:23 PM

The correct answer is Hoshino.

I'm not entirely sure of the history of the name, but I think Hoshino picked up the Ibanez brand from someone with that Spanish surname. So, technically, I suppose it's "ee-bahn-yez".

In the States, as many have said, I almost always hear it pronounced "eye-buh-nez" Having had many of them over the years, that the name and I'm stickin' with it.

garywj · #34 02-19-2011, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by flipkoos

Well I'm a dutch guy and I have NEVER heard anybody say EYE-BAH-NEZ. I believe (and I'm almost certain) it's EE-BAH-NEZ.
I think the use of eye-etc. is typical for the english-speaking countries. English/american english speaking people can't pronounce 'Amsterdam' either...

It's eem - stir - dam isn't it?

DMZ · #35 02-19-2011, 04:15 PM

One day a local joking gc worker called it an "I-been-used". I can't look at one without thinking about pronouncing it that way...

DenverSteve · #36 02-20-2011, 01:12 PM

The correct pronunciation is dependent on what your native tongue is. North america (above Mexico) I-ban-ez. South of Texas E-ban-ez. Sounds like in The Netherlands, it's E-ban-ez as well. Maybe a British brother member will add the UK 2-cents. So there's really no wrong pronunciation.

franchelB · #37 02-20-2011, 02:12 PM

When I lived in the Philippines, I pronouced it as "ee-bahn-yes". But I've lived in the States longer, so I've adopted the North American version: "I've been had"...

KIDDING!

I've been calling it "Eye-bah-nez".

franchelB · #38 02-20-2011, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Chazmo

The correct answer is Hoshino.

I'm not entirely sure of the history of the name, but I think Hoshino picked up the Ibanez brand from someone with that Spanish surname. So, technically, I suppose it's "ee-bahn-yez"...

Actually you're correct. Hoshino was wanting to get into producing classical guitars...so they wanted a Spanish name for it. And since Ibanez is a Spanish surname....

I have a book of the history of Ibanez guitars somewhere in the house.

Herringbone · #39 02-20-2011, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by wthurman

"GIB-SON-LAW-SUIT"

(back in the day)

We called them "I been had", b/c they were inexspesive knock-offs.

Dr. Spivey · #40 02-20-2011, 04:34 PM

I met some folks in the Ozarks who pronounced Toyota Tie OH Tee, so anything is possible.

Glennwillow · #41 02-20-2011, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Womack

eye-buh-nez

This is what I am used to, also. The pronunciation, "eee-ban-nyez" is for latin baseball players, isn't it? Or maybe the name comes from the same place...

- Glenn

tbeltrans · #42 02-20-2011, 05:11 PM

Ahm-sterrr-dahm and ee-bahn-ez (though I have always pronounced them Am-ster-dam and eye-ban-ez respectively is is typically done here in the US).

Tony

fongie · #43 02-20-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bjewell

It's ee-bah-nez in Japan...

Ahhh!! But the Japanese are crazy, they would say anything

Eye-ba-nez for me......

fongie · #44 02-20-2011, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Spivey

I met some folks in the Ozarks who pronounced Toyota Tie OH Tee, so anything is possible.

Now your talking, ask a Japanese

invizuz · #45 02-20-2011, 06:16 PM

if Ibanez is spanish word, is ee - van (the "v" is in beetween the "b" of "banner" and the "v" of "revolver"; the "a" sounds like the "u" in "Run") - ez (like "let's" without "l")