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Location: Pennsylvania | My guitars are all 'its' and referred to only by Make/Model. FYI, I am a 'she'. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I agree with Depa in part. My guitars are all "its", but I'm not a she. |
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Location: London, UK | I find this endlessly fascinating. I don't know how or why, but to me, different instruments definitely have different sexes. Thus, my little collection goes:
Rickenbacker 4003 ('Ricky') - Male
Mania VTB-4BS ('Woody') - Male
Dean Stylist Archtop ('Dixie') - Female
Ovation Magnum ('Tom'* or 'Maggie') - Hermaphrodite!
* - as in Selleck - geddit? ;) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I think I only have two now that are named.
1) A National Delphi that is called Sonny. Sonny Landreth's name is inlayed in the f/b (I bought it that way) and I had him sign it too.
2) A National Tricone totally done in 59 Caddy styling, called the Caddy, but you would have guessed that, wouldn't you?
3) Any others that have names are what they are, The Longneck, The Opry(Opry Tak) the CJ, etc
There are two others, one I call Goldie, but it's a Tele done in gold Duco paint and a Collings CJvarnish custom that is called "the Lost Sonoman" It was ordered by a guy on the Collings forum named Sonoman and long story short, he had to pass when the guitar was delivered and I got it. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | "Collings CJvarnish custom that is called "the Lost Sonoman" It was ordered by a guy on the Collings forum named Sonoman and long story short, he had to pass when the guitar was delivered and I got it.:
Beal is that the one with the tortoise shell trim?
AJ |
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Location: enid, ok | This is truly silly. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Mine? The guitars are feminmine, the bass is masculine, and the bluegrassers (mando, banjo and violin) are more neutral than anything else.
For me, what's interesting is their names, when they have them.
The Balladeer is Gertrude, "Spear maiden."
The Tornado is "Jazzey."
The Custom Elite is "Jewel."
The Classical is "Johanna."
The shallow-bowler is "Rosa."
The Patriot is "Betsy."
The Pacemaker is "Gloria."
The '97 is "Princess."
The Guild classical is "Jacquita."
The Steinie bass is "Sugar," even though masculine.
And, the blugrassers are "Plink," "Twang," and "Shriek."
All their names are meaningful, and this isn't silly, per se--just fun. :D
--Karen |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | AJ, yes it is
It's hard enough remembering what is in the cases, let alone what their names are! |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by maxdaddy7271:
This is truly silly. Welllllllll...I DID kind of give fair warning in the subject of the initial post... |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by Jewel's Mom a/k/a Joisey Goil #1:
Mine? The guitars are feminmine, the bass is masculine, and the bluegrassers (mando, banjo and violin) are more neutral than anything else.
For me, what's interesting is their names, when they have them.
The Balladeer is Gertrude, "Spear maiden."
The Tornado is "Jazzey."
The Custom Elite is "Jewel."
The Classical is "Johanna."
The shallow-bowler is "Rosa."
The Patriot is "Betsy."
The Pacemaker is "Gloria."
The '97 is "Princess."
The Guild classical is "Jacquita."
The Steinie bass is "Sugar," even though masculine.
And, the blugrassers are "Plink," "Twang," and "Shriek."
All their names are meaningful, and this isn't silly, per se--just fun. :D
--Karen Thar! Now THAT's the spirit! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | My guitars are my guitars. Neither male nor female. They are "its". +1 Alison
My kids have names; my guitars (while some are very special) are guitars...I put a piece of tape on the outside of each case with the model number for quick identification from each other... |
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Location: Michigan | Glenn called the pacemaker I got from him Grandpa,(1969 shiney bowl) so I have stuck with that. Can't change its name. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Originally posted by Beal:
AJ, yes it is
It's hard enough remembering what is in the cases, let alone what their names are! Bill, that's a sensational guitar!!
I played it and I loved it, got me seriously Collings'd!!
AJ |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Well. I got distracted and lost time to add to my last post.
I think it's great that some name their guitars...I just have too many to be able at my age to remember them...lol
I do have two sets of Twins as I refer to them: the "A twins" and the "O twins": and the '48 is my D-28 and the '47 is the Slothead Adamas RI...but human names for all 29 would be a stretch... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I've never named a guitar.
But in general I consider all my possessions to be "female" in the sense that I will say things like "she's a beauty", "listen to her sing", etc. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | No names for mine either; just the he/she designations as posted earlier.
It will be interesting to watch future posts of all those who refer to their guitars only as "it's" to see if that is always true. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Whoa... Don't hold me to this!
There may come a time when I get a really spectacular guitar and say, "She's a Beauty!"
But that didn't happen with the '07C, the Adamas, or the K-1111...
So I wouldn't hold my breath for it.
[He's a Beauty just sounds kinda stupid.] |
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Location: Location Location Location | Never name my guitars. They're guitars, and I love them and appreciate their beauty. But they're just guitars. I always cringe when I hear someone call them by name. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I think I prefer to use a naming system stolen from the way Southern Californicans label their Highways and Interstates...
"The_________"
as in:
The Pacemonster
The Koa Faced Viper
The KoaLAVa
The Acadamia
The SSBA12 Bomber |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
.I put a piece of tape on the outside of each case with the model number for quick identification from each other... Mike, this method works on kids as well. |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by dvd:
Originally posted by MusicMishka:
.I put a piece of tape on the outside of each case with the model number for quick identification from each other... Mike, this method works on kids as well. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
I put a piece of tape on the outside of each case with the model number for quick identification from each other... I was going to do that, too... but it's not that hard to tell an 8158 from a 9158... |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
I've never named a guitar. +1 with one exception. I called my Adamas I 12 string Big Blue. Now everybody here who has one calls them the same thing. So that guitar has been demoted to just being the 12 string..... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
I've never named a guitar. Actually, I take that back. I think I came up with the name "JL3" |
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Location: closely held secret | I think you also came up with "FRI"... |
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"He" or "she?" Silly topic...but interesting.
