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Nope. I do have a pig named Steven.
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Too weird, its like giving a dog a persons name.
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My dog has a person’s name. I prefer dogs to most people.
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Personally most of my guitars have been referred to by maker and model. When I've tried to intentionally name one, I have always felt a bit pretentious. OMMV. For example, I was going to call the Australian Blackwood-backed Webber "Shelia" (Aussie slang for "woman" when I lived there back in the 70s. Not sure it is still in use these days.) but it has never stuck. Several do have other names, though, abet never thought out. As the fleet of McAlisters grew from one to three, the first began liffe as "The Mac." It became "The Olde Mac" when I acquired the second, acquired used via the builder, and which was referred to as "The New Mac" or "The Scratch and Dent Mac" in honor of the somewhat rough life it has led. The recent one is "The New Mac." The Baritone I began referring to as "The Monster" because it is in every dimension, from the full 17" bout jumbo body, to the 28" scale, to the huge tone. So none were planned names. I just referred to one by some name and it stuck. OMMV |
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I call my SCGC Dread "Old 97" because that's its serial number. Built in 1982, it's signed by Otis B. Rodeo. Who is Otis? That was Richard Hoover's stage name when he was performing.
In other news, I traded a duck for a cat. The duck was named Pete and followed its owner around for years. Pete thought he was a dog.inamed the cat Sparky. He helped me survive my senior year in college when I was living on the farm.
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I just grab them and play them, but when I have to for some reason discuss them with my wife, I call them:
My Martin Grandpa's Martin My Taylor My Telecaster The others we never really talk about.
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No need to call people names.
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That gave me a chuckle. Best response so far.
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I had a late 80's silver Precision bass that the whole band called Excalibur.
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of course. she's "Lupe." (she's an Alvarez; i leave it to you to make THAT connection)
my truck is the "Lone Ranger" (it's a Silverado) my tractor is "Eustace Karl" (bought it from a guy named Haney) the electronic autopilot on my boat is "Otto" the windvane steering on my boat is "007" (it's a Fleming) my outdoor table/chairs/umbrella set is "Patty" (as in, Patty O'Furniture) my grill is the "DHG" my Kitchenaid mixer is named "Tom" my friend's boat is named Wandering Aengus (i always called it "Wallowing Anus" as it had a less than friendly motion in a seaway) then they got a stabilizer system (we named it "Sade"...it's a smooth operator) i thought everyone did this. i'll not regale you with the monikers for my table saw, planer, jointer, band saw, drill press, chainsaw, power washer, generator, etc.; i will assure you they all have one. oh, yeah..my '73 TR6 is named "PD" (as in, "Go Dog, Go!") Last edited by Tadmcd; 07-24-2020 at 09:38 AM. |
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After reading dozens of threads with hundreds of responses to the question of whether a person does/should name their guitars, I've come to the conclusion that there are two kinds of guitar players in the world: Those who name their guitars and those who don't. Members of both groups seem to be equally passionate about their position, and there rarely appears to be any fence sitting or ideological reversal among us musicians regarding this issue.
Of course there is no right or wrong involved, just personal preference expressed. However, being firmly ensconced in the non-naming camp, I must admit I find it impossible to understand the desire/need to give a name to an inanimate object, but if you have an uncontrollable desire to name your guitar(s), by all means do so and be assured of your impunity from my perspective.
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I never named my guitars. I thought that the player or the guitar had to be something really special to earn that because I had only encountered "real artists" who named their guitars. Then in one of my bands, the bassist married a great Aussie girl with this cool, affectionate attitude. She loved my Gibson Les Paul and insisted that I name it. When I didn't, she gave it a name, "Paulie," and hand stitched the name into a cleaning cloth for me. I still have it and it is a great memory.
Lots of years later my lovely wife surprised me on Christmas with a shopping trip to buy an ES-335 that has become the center of my electric guitar world - that guitar that begs to be played every time I am near. Both my wife of forty years and the ES-335 she gave me are keepers and fit me just right, so I named the guitar after her: "Miss Right." But in conversation it is just "the '74 Les Paul" and "the ES-335." It still feels a tad pretentious for me for some reason to have names, like neither of us have earned it quite yet. Bob
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I don't know if those above had their tongue firmly planted in their respective cheeks while insulting those who do name their guitars or other inanimate objects but either way, count me among those who name objects.
PJ
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You officially have my permission to name guitars...you HAVE EARNED it |
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No. I don’t name inanimate objects.
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