Name Your Rick

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:38 pm

I just call mine what they are....either by color, year or tuning. Nothing real complicated there. I would say that the few Rics (3) that I have each are more than just a bass to me....there is an emotional attachment for them but I don't come up with names.

edski · Post by **edski** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:04 pm

My 4001 is "The Rick"...the 650 Dakota is "The Rickenbacker"...

But now with the Fireglo Laredo on the way, not sure how that will evolve.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:27 pm

I haven't named my guitars, but I have named various analytical instruments over the years. At one time I had instruments named Sarah, Leela, and Tegan (those not familiar with the Doctor Who series will not get that!).

henny · Post by **henny** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:50 pm

A colleague of mine who now works at BBC Resources informed me ages ago that it was coming back, 3D special effects and all..

Is it still in post-production or what?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 2:01 pm

Guitars named for Beatle songs are enough to keep me from registering my Ricks at rick registry.

Can you imagine a conversation like this. "Honey, I have a gig tonight can you pull twist and shout out of the closet for me?" "No dear, it has a broken string, you had better take And I Love Her instead." Not in my house.

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:04 pm

Gary, did you ever have a whiny sounding guitar named Peri?!

los_sentidos · Post by **los_sentidos** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:16 pm

My battle scarred 4003MD is Mindy and the Montezuma Brown is Monty - they make a great Couple....Mork isn't happy though!

nanu nanu!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:24 pm

Thank goodness no, John! I would have gotten rid of that one really quickly!

If I ever have a pet dog, I probably will call it K-9 ...

saxon · Post by **saxon** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:57 am

thanks guys, that was a lively discussion

bassman_bob · Post by **bassman_bob** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:08 am

I didn't give it this moniker, maybe one of you guys did, but my 1974 4001 is the one and only Jon Camp's "Great White", now living happily in America and every bit still a lady.

ghs_boomer · Post by **ghs_boomer** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:39 pm

"Girl friend" Is that one word or two?????

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 11:40 am

The dictionary has it listed as "girlfriend", one word; although one definitoin given is "female friend", I use the term "female friend" when talking about my friends who happen to be female because "girlfriend" can have connotations that do not apply to those friendships.

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:38 pm

I don't know where it cane from either, but I've always known Jon's bass as "Great White". Even Pete's site names it as such. And she is definitely quite a lady!

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 7:26 pm

My 4005 is named "dedgoat" - from a fellow forumite that directed me to it.