Naming your guitars

Rowby1

I’ve never really understood this, also referring to them as she or he. They’re just inanimate objects as far as I’m concerned (all be it sometimes highly desirable and/or of sentimental value). 

Mrs Rowby however does have names for them. My latest acquisition is know the “big red one” which I think sounds quite cool. Others include the “boring black one” (Ebony LP Std), the “brown stripey one” (Honeyburst LP Std), the “one I bought for your birthday” (Heritage H-535), the “other one I bought for your birthday” (Gretsch 5420), the “little silver one” (Tele) and my personal favourite the “strat” (Strat)

simonhpieman

My wife noted that I'd started playing "big guitars" when I got my first 335 in a while.

Definitely not into giving them girls names or anything, I find that creepy and more than a bit weird. Though a mate of mine used to call one the "Lesbian" every time he borrowed my LP Studio, if that counts..?

Funkfingers

IMHO, this ...

Rowby1 said:

Mrs Rowby however does have names for them.

... is more than compensated for by this ...

Rowby1 said:

the “one I bought for your birthday” ...  the “other one I bought for your birthday” 

Snags

I just call them what they are, although at some point they probably all go by "bastard thing" as well.

Mrs Snags mostly just calls them what they are too, because she's an actual intelligent adult (albeit with poor taste in men) apart from the SG, which she persists in referring to as "the baby guitar" because it's physically smaller and she thinks it pisses me off. Which it did at first, but I've got used to it.

Rowby1

Funkfingers said:

IMHO, this ...

Rowby1 said:

Mrs Rowby however does have names for them.

... is more than compensated for by this ...

Rowby1 said:

the “one I bought for your birthday” ...  the “other one I bought for your birthday” 

Wisdom!

guitars4you

calling @Twinfan ;

LastMantra

People like to humanise everything. Look at all the cat and dog (or any animal) stuff all over the Internet. It's weird. 

Twinfan

All my guitars have names, as do the two cars in our household.  It's just a bit of fun.  Unlike a screwdriver, a guitar or car is a much more personal acquisition that I have a habit of getting attached to.

You don't have to understand it if it's not your thing.  I don't get the fascination with knackered old vintage guitars but they seem popular with other people...

sgosden

LastMantra said:

People like to humanise everything. Look at all the cat and dog (or any animal) stuff all over the Internet. It's weird. 

Are you suggesting that pets shouldn't have names ? 

LastMantra

sgosden said:

LastMantra said:

People like to humanise everything. Look at all the cat and dog (or any animal) stuff all over the Internet. It's weird. 

Are you suggesting that pets shouldn't have names ? 

Ha   

No, just generally acting like they're little people. 
Look he's kissing his daddy! Either that or it's licking the salty oil off your face.

Jalapeno

@Clarky ;

stimpsonslostson

It almost puts me off buying a guitar if it's referred to as "she" in the advert, let alone giving it a name. If that were the case I'd expect it to show a Jackson Pollock finish under black light. 

timmypix

stimpsonslostson said:

It almost puts me off buying a guitar if it's referred to as "she" in the advert, let alone giving it a name. If that were the case I'd expect it to show a Jackson Pollock finish under black light. 

Reminds of the most cringe-inducing post I ever saw on the Facebook Gibson Les Paul group. 

A picture of three Les Pauls in a row with the caption "Who's getting Daddy's love tonight? I love to make my girls scream".

Shudder.

MattNovak

timmypix said:

stimpsonslostson said:

It almost puts me off buying a guitar if it's referred to as "she" in the advert, let alone giving it a name. If that were the case I'd expect it to show a Jackson Pollock finish under black light. 

Reminds of the most cringe-inducing post I ever saw on the Facebook Gibson Les Paul group. 

A picture of three Les Pauls in a row with the caption "Who's getting Daddy's love tonight? I love to make my girls scream".

Shudder.

I can only assume 'Mr 3 Les Pauls' is on some sort of register. If not, he should be.

Philly_Q

Rowby1 said:

I’ve never really understood this, also referring to them as she or he. They’re just inanimate objects as far as I’m concerned (all be it sometimes highly desirable and/or of sentimental value). 

Mrs Rowby however does have names for them. My latest acquisition is know the “big red one” which I think sounds quite cool. Others include the “boring black one” (Ebony LP Std), the “brown stripey one” (Honeyburst LP Std), the “one I bought for your birthday” (Heritage H-535), the “other one I bought for your birthday” (Gretsch 5420), the “little silver one” (Tele) and my personal favourite the “strat” (Strat)

I think they're descriptions rather than names, that's OK.  It's only when you start calling them Paulette or Lulabelle or something that it gets silly.

Rowby1

Philly_Q said:

Rowby1 said:

I’ve never really understood this, also referring to them as she or he. They’re just inanimate objects as far as I’m concerned (all be it sometimes highly desirable and/or of sentimental value). 

Mrs Rowby however does have names for them. My latest acquisition is know the “big red one” which I think sounds quite cool. Others include the “boring black one” (Ebony LP Std), the “brown stripey one” (Honeyburst LP Std), the “one I bought for your birthday” (Heritage H-535), the “other one I bought for your birthday” (Gretsch 5420), the “little silver one” (Tele) and my personal favourite the “strat” (Strat)

I think they're descriptions rather than names, that's OK.  It's only when you start calling them Paulette or Lulabelle or something that it gets silly.

I would agree but she uses them as names. For example she might say “I’ve not seen you play Brown Stripey for a while” 

Twinfan

Philly_Q said:

I think they're descriptions rather than names, that's OK.  It's only when you start calling them Paulette or Lulabelle or something that it gets silly.

Your silly = my bit of harmless fun 

Rowby1

Twinfan said:

Philly_Q said:

I think they're descriptions rather than names, that's OK.  It's only when you start calling them Paulette or Lulabelle or something that it gets silly.

Your silly = my bit of harmless fun 

So what are your guitars called @Twinfan ?

BeardyAndy

Never have but our drummer recently referred to my new The Paul as Billy Gibson, kinda like it!

Twinfan

Rowby1 said:

So what are your guitars called @Twinfan ?

In no particular order:

The Empress
Mrs P
Eve
The Green Manalishi
Stevie
Sir Charles
The Siren
Ruby Tuesday

Our cars are called Ken and Wolfie (Wolfgang).

guitars4you

Twinfan said:

Rowby1 said:

So what are your guitars called @Twinfan ?

In no particular order:

The Empress
Mrs P
Eve
The Green Manalishi
Stevie
Sir Charles
The Siren
Ruby Tuesday

Our cars are called Ken and Wolfie (Wolfgang).

I recall Kermit - green PRS