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MrBump

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Amusing Names For Gear.
« on: November 08, 2009, 11:52:35 AM »
Just looking on the Thomann site, and they do an own brand small valve amp, the Harley Benton GA 5 H.

"GASH".

Ha, ha, ha!
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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2009, 12:01:24 PM »
I call all my guitars the same name, which is the same nickname I give my penis. Excalibur.
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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2009, 12:12:25 PM »
In the '80s Yamaha made a pickup called the
Quote from: Yamaha MG-M guitar ad
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EDIT: I also remember seeing a small practice amp in a second hand shop, the brand name was P.O.S.
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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2009, 12:40:06 PM »
Rothwell's Love Squeeze compressor - coolest name ever
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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2009, 12:50:44 PM »
big muff has to be the classic, although the BYOC version 'large beaver' has to rate a close second

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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2009, 01:20:46 PM »
Wasn't there an amp with a channel switcher called Foot Unit 2  - f*ck you too  :lol:
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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2009, 02:28:09 PM »
I call all my guitars the same name, which is the same nickname I give my penis. Excalibur.
lmfao, quoted. Soooo quoted.

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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2009, 06:07:20 PM »
the sho is a fairly crude name too.

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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2009, 06:35:32 PM »
I thought this was gonna be about the names people give to their gear, something which makes we want to stab myself in the face.

I'm glad it isn't.

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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2009, 06:46:28 PM »
It's childish, but I still find this funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by7nNwQe_Sc
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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2009, 11:35:56 AM »
There was a pedal that was called Teese Monkeys Fly Out Butt.
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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2009, 11:48:06 AM »


http://www.coopersonic.com/

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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2009, 11:57:39 AM »
And how about the Malekko Assmaster bass overdrive?
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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2009, 12:11:35 PM »
nobody mentioned koch and fuchs yet?

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Re: Amusing Names For Gear.
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2009, 12:14:57 PM »
Not guitar related, but I once saw a snooker cue endorsed by Marco Foo.  It was called the Foo Cue.... made me larf anyway.
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