How do you pronounce Alnico?

[deg0ey]

I'd say Hay-mer tbh, but you raise a good argument...anything on their site?

[FELINEGUITARS]

Here's another one: is Hamer pronounced "hammer" or "hay-mer"?

I've always said "hammer" but most people seem to say "hay-mer", and I read somewhere that that's the correct pronunciation.  But if that's the case, why did they have Hamer-lock tuners and the Hamer Slammer line?

 :?

It's Haymer because
1) thats what Paul Hamer says
2) Because of the magic E rule in teaching language which makes the A sound ay rather than ah (my mother is a special needs teacher teaching language)

And Feline is not pronounced Feleeny either!
Although i have had letters addressed to Sea Lion guitars - obviously some people dont hear it right over the phone

[deg0ey]

the magic E rule in teaching language which makes the A sound ay rather than ah (my mother is a special needs teacher teaching language)

I was gonna say that, but couldn't remember if it was just E's or if it was any vowel...

And Feline is not pronounced Feleeny either!
Although i have had letters addressed to Sea Lion guitars - obviously some people dont hear it right over the phone

 :lol:  :lol:

[Philly Q]

It's Haymer because
1) thats what Paul Hamer says
2) Because of the magic E rule in teaching language which makes the A sound ay rather than ah (my mother is a special needs teacher teaching language)

OK, I'm convinced by your arguments (especially point 1).  

So the whole Hamer Slammer/Hamer-lock concept is complete and utter nonsense.  A branding campaign that only works visually, not verbally!

Try the Haymer Slaymer line, it kicks righteous ass.  Er, dude.

[Kilby]

Heres another one

Bush being pronounced as Arse (especiullay if it's preceeded by a W) ;)

DiMarzio seems to cayse a lot of people to add a T into it for some reason (something like Di Matzio for some reason)

Hmmm I will have to listen to my copy of "The Who reside in Leeds"

[Philly Q]

And Feline is not pronounced Feleeny either!

Actually, Fellini Guitars could work.  You could have models called the Amarcord, Roma, Satyricon, Cabiria, Casanova... the possibilities are endless.

[LazyNinja]

DiMarzio seems to cayse a lot of people to add a T into it for some reason (something like Di Matzio for some reason)

That would make sense if DiMarzio was Italian Im not sure if that's the case. Like Pizza I guess. But then it's not double Z. hmmmm.

I always thought Hamer was pronunced Haymer. I call Charvel as Charvel and not Sharvel.

How do you say deg0ey and noodleplugerin?

[shaman]

ok...how about piezo...I say Pi-EE-zo....I used to say Pee-ez-O...
..I have heard "tremelo" as trem-a-lo and tree-MO-lo....
..still waiting on noodleplugerine..!

[dave_mc]

just point out what it stands for ALuminium - NIckel - CObalt, that should make the pronunciation fairly obvious

+1

Here's another one: is Hamer pronounced "hammer" or "hay-mer"?

I've always said "hammer" but most people seem to say "hay-mer", and I read somewhere that that's the correct pronunciation.  But if that's the case, why did they have Hamer-lock tuners and the Hamer Slammer line?

 :?

It's Haymer because
1) thats what Paul Hamer says
2) Because of the magic E rule in teaching language which makes the A sound ay rather than ah (my mother is a special needs teacher teaching language)

And Feline is not pronounced Feleeny either!
Although i have had letters addressed to Sea Lion guitars - obviously some people dont hear it right over the phone

true, however i assume hamer is of germanic origin, which would be pronounced "hammer". Though obviously it's been anglicised by now. Like Van Halen, I'd assume in dutch it's pronounced "hallen"...

As for other ones, I think americans pronounce "Les Paul" as "Less Paul", as it's short for "Lester". I still can't get my head round that, and just outright refuse.

:lol:

Heres another one

Bush being pronounced as Arse (especiullay if it's preceeded by a W) ;)

DiMarzio seems to cayse a lot of people to add a T into it for some reason (something like Di Matzio for some reason)

Hmmm I will have to listen to my copy of "The Who reside in Leeds"

Lol at bush, Blair is pronounced the same way, strangely.

I whack a t in dimarzio (dimartsio) too. I assume it's italian... noodle has a good point about the double z, though, i might have to look into that. i know that in german one z is "ts"...

[Philly Q]

ok...how about piezo...I say Pi-EE-zo....I used to say Pee-ez-O...

I avoid using that word altogether, because it sounds bloody stupid however you pronounce it.

As for other ones, I think americans pronounce "Les Paul" as "Less Paul", as it's short for "Lester". I still can't get my head round that, and just outright refuse.

I whack a t in dimarzio (dimartsio) too. I assume it's italian... noodle has a good point about the double z, though, i might have to look into that. i know that in german one z is "ts"...

I say "Less" Paul, because I saw the man himself on some TV programme and that's what everyone called him.  Took a while to get used to it though.

And I say de-Mars-io.  You say tomayto and I say tomarto.

God, aren't we a bunch of anoraks.  :roll:  :lol:

[deg0ey]

How do you say deg0ey and noodleplugerin?

I haven't a clue - It was my dad's old password for something to do with his work, I just saw it written somewhere, thought it looked cool and stole it...

Although, someone once told me that there was a Football (Soccer - damn americans) player with the same name (obviously an 'o' instead of a zero), so maybe my dad liked him?

Who knows - I sure as hell don't care :lol:

[Philly Q]

Although, someone once told me that there was a Football (Soccer - damn americans) player with the same name (obviously an 'o' instead of a zero), so maybe my dad liked him?

Former Chelsea keeper Ed de Goey.  It's pronounced "de hoy", or something like that.

[deg0ey]

Although, someone once told me that there was a Football (Soccer - damn americans) player with the same name (obviously an 'o' instead of a zero), so maybe my dad liked him?

Former Chelsea keeper Ed de Goey.  It's pronounced "de hoy", or something like that.

Well there you go - Straight from the PhillyQ's keyboard. So, if anyone wants to pronounce it I'd go with that ^^^ although I answer to 'deg' :lol:

[38thBeatle]

This is an amusing thread-much like those that we had going a while back. I never realised about Ibanez origins-I suppose the "b" would have the soft b pronounciation (almost a v)of Spanish. As for Hamer-I have always said "Haymer".Alnico has, to me, always been Al nee coe.I knew a guy who insisted on saying diggy(as in dig a hole) tech instead of digitech. Personally I have always pronounced Blair as w*nker.

[deg0ey]

:lol: diggytech is an awesome name!

I realised it was going down the sort of tangent of an old school sambo thread (ah, his hat :) ) a few posts back, but figured we should just let it go :P