Does anyone else name their guitar(s) and/or amp(s)???

[Twinfan]

The thought occured to me in another thread that I've actually named most of my guitars, or my wife has.  Our cars usually get named too, as do those of a mate of mine.  Does anyone else do the same?

Here are my names for your amusement:

Guitars

Gordon Smith SG-1 - "Dalhousie"
(named after the castle I got married in as it was my wedding present from Mrs Twinfan)

Jackson Dinky - "Jacko"
(an obvious one, plus it was my nickname at school)

Epiphone '65 reissue SG - "Angus"
(another obvious one, it's my YC/DC gigging guitar)

Gibson Les Paul Junior Lite - "Brownie"
(err, it's brown)

Squier Strat - "Rocky II"
(Mrs Twinfan had a black Squier called Rocky when she was younger and trying to learn to play which is now owned by her brother.  I have the sequel!)

PRS Mira - "Caramel"
(named by Mrs Twinfan as it's the colour of caramel)

PRS McCarty Korina #1 - "Fudge"
(you guessed it, named by Mrs Twinfan as it's the colour of fudge!)

Kramer Baretta - "Richie"
(named after Richie Sambora as Mrs Twinfan is a HUGE fan of his and he liked his white Kramers back in the day)

PRS McCarty Korina #2 - "Sam"
(named after one of my Grandads who left me some money in his will which I spent on guitar stuff)

Fender Heavy Relic Telecaster - "Ruby Tuesday"
(named by Mrs Twinfan as it's sparkling red like a ruby, and a bit Keef!)

Amps

Martamp M45 - "Number 7"
(it's Martamp serial number 7, simple as that!)

Martamp M45/100 - "Bob"
(named after my other Grandad, it was ordered just after he died)

Martamp prototype - "Vishnu" - (on order/build in progress)
(named by myself and Martin as Vishnu is the Hindu Supreme God, believed by some to be superior to Shiva  ;) )

[sambo]

Amps


Martamp prototype - "Vishnu" - (on order/build in progress)
(named by myself and Martin as Vishnu is the Hindu Supreme God, believed by some to be superior to Shiva  ;) )

 :lol: :lol: :)


My ex-bandmates used to name my guitars for convenience when loading/unloading/setting up e.t.c.

'Blackie' for the black melody maker.

'Green Goblin' for a metallic green ESP.

Not very imaginative! :lol: :oops:

[Sailor Charon]

Some of them are named, some not...
Les Paul - Urd. (Character in Ah! My Goddess.)
Vintage AV3 - Ritsuko (Character in Evangelion)
SG Goddess - Belldandy (Character in Ah! My Goddess.)
SG Supreme - Panther (Character in Saber Marionette J)
... actually, it's the one's with BKPs that are named...

[gwEm]

I suppose my guitars do have names, but they tend to be descriptive based on the guitar itself like 'the red one', 'the les paul', 'the sg', 'the hamer' etc etc

i tried to name a couple of my guitars with a proper name, for example i wanted to call the feline 'number 7', but it just ends up being called 'the feline' ;)

[WezV]

mine get descriptive names more than anything but its model names i have fun with... i sometimes let customers come up with model names if they have had a hand in the design of a new model - albeit with a veto for when they suggest things like ' The Venables Violator' ;)   sounds too painfull to me!!

[sgmypod]

Can I ask what the prototype is going to be like?

[sgmypod]

SG - Used to be called Detune..as used to be a bitch to keep intune(trussrod wasn't tightened..sorted a while ago)

[WezV]

No... its not happening, plenty of other good names without worrying me

[Twinfan]

Can I ask what the prototype is going to be like?

It's going to be very nice, nicer than a Shiva is the plan  ;)

[sgmypod]

mmm intriguing...got to love his amps

[il˙ti]

I do. But it's a long process, and I take it very seriously.

Les Paul - "Lal" (Hindi for "Beloved" and also named after my girlfriend. I'll always love her, just like I'll always love this guitar. Yes, I know I'm a hopeless romantic, no one loves one guitar all his life, right?)

12-string - "Judith Marie" (when I got my copy of 10,000 Days, it had a sticker on the front. I stuck that on the guitar. Further explanation lies in the lyrics to the title track of this album)

Spanish nylon string - "Lady D'Arbanville" (named after the Cat Stevens song)

7 string currently unnamed and just refered to as "The 7 string" or "The simi-hollow". Formerly named "Ildri" being an old norse name for fire (it's fire coloured..), and it looks cool written, but I didn't like how it sounded and everyone would pronounce it wrong. I'll think of something eventually, this guitar really deserves a name.


Twinfan, I like the way you name your guitars. Cool thread idea too. :D

[_tom_]

Mine are called The Epiphone and The Pearl :lol: I dont have a good imagination and it seems stupid naming an inanimate object.

[headtheball]

Mine are called Ugly Bob, and Clint.

[MrBump]

Can't say that I ever name anything.

In fact, my eldest son was 3 before we gave hime a name...

[blue]

i tried naming guitars years ago, but it felt contrived and they never stuck, i think it just has to sort of happen. and then i got my 1975 Les Paul deluxe.  i was born in 1975, and my parents were going to call me Philip, but didn't. so, the Les Paul's called Phil  8)