Guitar players...

[PopTodd]

Kinda inspired by the "Rock Star's Guitars" thread:

 

I just want to know what I asked up there in the topic subhead.

Do you?

What's the story behind the name?

 

My main electric ('88 Squire Strat): "Susan" for the first person to ever tell me that they liked one of my songs.

My main acoustic ('93 Epiphone EO model): "Sharon" for my wife

My new guitar (Regal resonator): "Barbara" for my grandmother, who was thrilled when I picked up the guitar.

 

(Mods: move this to the "Ummmm" forums, please? thx)

[Guest David Puddy]

no, i haven't yet named either of my guitars.

[ction]

I have an acoustic guitar I call "Yamaha", and an '84 Gibson Explorer I call "In the mid-80's, sean wished he was James Hetfield."

[jimmyjimmy]

I had a Rickenbacker 360/12 I affectionately referred to as "you lousy piece of shite" each time I picked it up and it was out of tune.

Which was every time I picked it up.

That count?

[PopTodd]

I had a Rickenbacker 360/12 I affectionately referred to as "you lousy piece of shite" each time I picked it up and it was out of tune.

Which was every time I picked it up.

That count?

 

I've heard that one before.

[rileykill]

I really love all my guitars but for some reason I just can't name 'em. So, I'm going with "the Harmony," "the AJ" and "the double aught."

 

Oh ... I almost forgot ... "the Strat."

[Analogman]

I had a Rickenbacker 360/12 I affectionately referred to as "you lousy piece of shite" each time I picked it up and it was out of tune.

Which was every time I picked it up.

That count?

 

Gibson shows new self-tuning guitar

 

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

 

TOKYO - Musicians of the world are getting a new kind of artistic freedom with technology that eliminates the challenging chore of tuning.

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Robotics technology developed by German company Tronical Gmbh in partnership with Gibson Guitar Corp. enables Gibson's newest Les Paul model to tune itself in about two seconds.

 

For users who purchase the add-on technology, the guitar recognizes pitch. Then, its processor directs motors on its six tuning pegs to tighten or loosen the strings accordingly. Tronical has offered its "Powertune System" online and through retailers in Germany since March, according to the company's Web site.

 

The Gibson Les Paul guitar model with Blue Silverburst finish goes on sale globally this Friday.

 

Nashville, Tenn., guitar maker Gibson and Tronical said Powertune is the world's first self-tuning technology, and Gibson says it is particularly useful for beginners, who tend to find tuning a headache.

 

Musician Ichiro Tanaka, who tuned and played a sample guitar at Gibson's Tokyo office Monday, said the technology is handy for professionals too. If they use special tuning for just part of a concert, as he often does, it means they don't have to lug around an extra guitar with the second tuning ready.

 

"It's more than just convenience," said Tanaka, of Japan. "It's a feature I really appreciate."

 

The Les Paul Silverburst model is to cost about $2,780 in Japan and $2,499 in the U.S., with self-tuning offered for $900 extra.

 

Powertune is also listed online for 899 euros, about $600, and Tronical says it can be installed on many different models of electric guitars without leaving a mark.

 

Gibson guitars with the technology come preset with six types of tuning to play different kinds of music. They also can remember a player's additional original tuning styles, by listening with a microphone to the sounds of the strings.

 

To set the instrument to a particular tuning, the user pulls a knob, turns it to the desired style, indicated with a blue light, and then pushes the knob back in. An electric signal travels up the strings to the motors on the tuning pegs. The system is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery.

 

Gibson hopes to sell 4,000 of the first limited-edition "robot guitars" worldwide, with 10 percent of those sales expected in Japan, said Yasuhiko Iwanade, president of Gibson Guitar Corp. Japan.

 

"Robots are very popular in Japan. So this is something that matches the developments here these days. It's a technology that Japanese can understand," he said.

 

Gibson has a history of innovating with guitars that fits well with robotics technology, Iwanade said.

 

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On the Net:

 

Tronical: http://www.tronical.com/home

 

Gibson: http://www.gibson.com/DigitalGuitarNew/gibsonDigital.html

[hollow]

No names for ours, other than "the Seagull", "the Strat", the "330", the "335", etc. Not very creative, I guess... but it helps in explaining which guitar we're referring to

[Gobias Industries]

Naming guitars is my favorite part about having a guitar.

 

Seagull M-1 (or whatever...) - Cecilia

Epiphone Casino - Cassie

[froggie]

the "electric" and the "acoustic"

[the_fliz1]

Not very original but:

 

 

 

Gibby 2 It is the second Les Paul I have owned so it is fairly obvious.

 

 

 

Canary I named it Canary because of the They Might be Giants song "Birdhouse in Your Soul". There is a lyric in it that goes "Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch". It is my blue canary.

[DueReflection]

Not very original but:

 

 

 

Gibby 2 It is the second Les Paul I have owned so it is fairly obvious.

 

 

is that a Les Paul Studio?

[anthony]

No. I tend call them by generic names: "The Jumbo"; "The Taylor", etc...

[rwrkb]

back when my band was all actually in the same area and we were playing shows, my fender strat was known as The Freak because i abused it and created crazy sounds with it... i had a les paul for a while that was known as Beauty, but i traded that in for a new acoustic about a year ago when my old acoustic was driving me crazy. the "new" acoustic has not yet garnered a moniker

[the_fliz1]

is that a Les Paul Studio?

 

Yup.

[So Long]

my Jazz bass used to be referred to as hatchet for some reason...no more though

[tugmoose]

Mine's Dfender, in honor of Django.

 

[bobbob1313]

I nicknamed my roommate's red strat "Rosalita".

[Alisa]

I named my acoustic Sayer Brown. ME and my friend got really board and had a virtual guitar wedding on microphone for both of our guitars then I think he sold his.....Fun times.

[mike squires]

I got an Ovation that as named Samantha from my sister in law. It looks like a Samantha

 

My vintage Fender Showman head and Gibson cab is named Earl.