Anybody still name their guitars?

Most seem to have girls names, but i was thinking of naming my main gigging strat recently and i came to realise i think of it as a male guitar. I dont feel like im caressing a lady when im playing it, more like bonding with a trusted friend.

As its a two tone sunburst strat and im a big buddy holly fan, i was thinking of naming it `charles`, after his birth name charles hardin holly. Buddy seems too obvious and impersonal.

Anyone else got any guitar names and stories that go with them?

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`I prefer not to listen to music that I can't rip off or improve on` - Ian Dury

I name all of my guitars. I think of my guitars as female as I do with my cars Their names and stories are as follows. I will add photos later when I get home.

Modified 2009 CAR MIM Standard Strat: "Big Red" - I was in the grocery store one day when I spotted a large and very attractive woman with flaming red hair. On her upper right arm she had tatooed "Big Red". I thought it would be a great name for my Strat.



Modified Lyon by Washburn: "Little Red" - This guitar is a guitar show find that I picked up for $55. She is a darker red than my CAR Strat. Since she was my second red guitar, I named her "Little Red".



Modified GRGA32 Ibanez: "Black Beauty" - She's black and beautiful. 'Nuff said.



Modified BSB Squier Affinity Telecaster: "Buttercup" - The butterscotch blond finish is stunning.



Modifed Yamaha Bass: "Deep Red" - Yes, the bass is red. Basses play deep notes. Hence the name.



I don't name my amps or pedals, though.

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Bill

If my guitars get named, it's never contrived. If they have a name, they do, if not, they don't.

They vary in gender... for example, my PRS is definitely a girl- she's called Pippa- and the red Strat I have is definitely a bloke. He just gets called Red, mostly. Or something slightly stronger if something goes wrong.

The Lone Star is currently androgynous.

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'01 American Deluxe HSS Strat.
'87 Japan HSS Strat.
'11 Custom Shop FMT HSS Strat.

"Without music, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines and dates by which bills must be paid."

do a forum search. we just had a 6plus page thread on this topic.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

all my guitars are girls until now... maya claire and rose but i agree with you i give them names that fit them not cause all guitars are girls to me

I used to own a guitar named after an unrequited love. Much like its namesake, it didn't love me back.

wow sounds like that guitar had a deep moral meaning

I named my two Highway One Stratocaster: the first one is Christine, the other is Sabine.

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Black or black Hwy1: Blackie (What else would you name a black guitar).
'62 Home built Strat copy: Tbone
50th Anniversary Am. Series Strat: Old Man
Andy Summers Tele: Andy

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1975 Sunburst Stratocaster rosewood finger board
1979 Stratocaster with roseowood finder board
2001 Candy Green Clapton Stratocaster
2007 Andy Summers Inspired Telecaster
2007 '51 P-Bass
2012 Taylor 110
2015 Mystic Ice Blue Deluxe Stratocaster Plus

I call my Les Paul"stay in tune you piece of Chitt" Quite often...

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I dont name my guitars after guys/girls. Its more like a spiritual thing to me. I look at it, picture it in my head, picture myself with it in different scenarios, then come up with a vocabulary that fits it.

This is Shadow, the name given to my metallic blue Squier affinity strat.



This is my 2010 MIJ standard strat in candy apple red. Her name is Passion. Not sure how i got the name, it just came to mind. Red has always been my favourite color, and in love, red presents passion.

I named my guitars after songs... My '92 SRV is "Double Trouble", My '78 Strat is "Voodoo Chile" and my Epihone Les Paul Custom is "Midnight Lightning".

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From the left:
Lefty, Fred, Whitey2, Clear, Turk, Synth, Whitey3, Green, Black, Blue, Whitey1, Sonic.

Sonic looks more like Dalphne

Nope, not "Daphne" it's Sonic Blue.