Members multi14 Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hi Everyone, This is an unusual request but I am terrible with this type of thing. I am looking for some help in naming a new Amp and Guitar Company. Currently we build speaker and head cabinets and do restorations. We want to expand into full amp production and eventually guitars. I prefer not to go the common/conservative route of using my name (kinda boring). I would prefer something that stands out.Looking for a balance between being memorable and being taken seriously. Some initial thoughts …. Wicked Eleven (11) RIFF Siren Dalton Ice Any votes? Any fresh ideas? Thanks in advance…… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 indeed terrible brand names, maybe in a few days it makes pop and I tell you some brand names Wicked Eleven (11) RIFF Siren Dalton Ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeverTheMachine Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 Maybe you should expand a bit further until you know what you're main clientele would be like. Or, just use your name in the meantime. How bad could your name be? For instance, if you make amps/guitars that do the brutal well, a name like RIFF or Wicked would ring better than Dalton. The converse would be true if you specialized in guitars for country music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members multi14 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 Maybe you should expand a bit further until you know what you're main clientele would be like. Or, just use your name in the meantime. How bad could your name be?For instance, if you make amps/guitars that do the brutal well, a name like RIFF or Wicked would ring better than Dalton. The converse would be true if you specialized in guitars for country music. True, I guess our assumption was that we would have a model line that would appeal to the blues (ie. Fender) crowd and a model that would appeal to the heavier (ie Marshall) crowd. If I went the name route that would be "Mendenhall" Would that look too much like Marshall on the front of the amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 FishBird GuitarsFishbird Amps Guitar Of Grody Amps of Grody Rodney Jonah Guitars Ranstrong GuitarsRon Charis Guitars Keytone Guitars Godfrey Guitars Goodit GuitarsZum Guitars Alyany GuitarsSigrun Guitars Guitwuit Guitars Ozerit GuitarsWhitesing GuitarsCharis Guitars Volt Guitars Lauraine Temple GuitarsKari Gry GuitarsGaia Guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JVGM-music Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 Go for some old racingteam name...i always liked VanWall.....or surtees or some old drivers name VanWall GuitarsSurtees GuitarsHawthorn guitarsSteward guitarsLotus guitarsBrabham GuitarsFangio guitarsShelby GuitarsRindt guitarsetc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 you forgot Brabham Guitars then he could call the guitars models Continental, Americana, Mandarin, Africana; Shanghai, NYC Tele, LA Strat, Swiss, Formula-1, Formula-2... Swiss buy anything, they have too much money, Switzerland is anyway the worlds test market, "When You Can Sell It There, You Can Sell It Anywhere" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HoboSage Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 You should Google things first. The first two I checked, Siren and Riff, are already the names of guitar makers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 Riff, are already the names of guitar makers Vamp Guitars would be anyway a better brand name and implies more then only rock n' roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members multi14 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 FishBird GuitarsFishbird AmpsGuitar Of Grody Amps of GrodyRodney Jonah Guitars Ranstrong GuitarsRon Charis Guitars Keytone GuitarsGodfrey Guitars Goodit GuitarsZum GuitarsAlyany GuitarsSigrun Guitars Guitwuit GuitarsOzerit GuitarsWhitesing GuitarsCharis Guitars Volt GuitarsLauraine Temple GuitarsKari Gry GuitarsGaia Guitars that's quite an extensive list. Looks like you have an affinity for using names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members multi14 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 You should Google things first. The first two I checked, Siren and Riff, are already the names of guitar makers. I did google quite a bit. I also searched state databases and patent and trademark offices looking for any conflicts. (been working on this for a year and I am terrible with this stuff) Closest thing I found for RIFF is a discontinued guitar model made by either Harmony or Heritage. Either way it's not being made now. Other than that there is Wildriff which is just an online reseller not a manufacturer. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members multi14 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 Vamp Guitars would be anyway a better brand name and implies more then only rock n' roll I'm feeling that. It actually was on our huge master list originally.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 that's quite an extensive list. Looks like you have an affinity for using names. i have to brand music products a lot, but that list I made with a brand name generator, hee hee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 a guitar and amp brand name has to ring, make the owner of the product proud should be unique, unforgetable, and sound elegant, like best craftmanship, top class and so on, and it needs a logo you can recognize from far. At the recent Euro soccer cup, only the logo of McDonald "M" was identifiable on tv, the rest of the sponsor logo didn't do anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members New Trail Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 .....If I went the name route that would be "Mendenhall" Would that look too much like Marshall on the front of the amp? What about "MDH" using the key letters from your name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members multi14 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 a guitar and amp brand name has to ring, make the owner of the product proudshould be unique, unforgetable, and sound elegant, like best craftmanship, top class and so on, and it needs a logo you can recognize from far.At the recent Euro soccer cup, only the logo of McDonald "M" was identifiable on tv, the rest of the sponsor logo didn't do anything I agree 100%, hence I'm still looking after a year. I know everyone assumes "11" only refers to "Spinal Tap", but after reading up on it, it seems over the years it has taken on a much broader meaning as far quality, going the extra mile, one up, etc. Also, around here many upscale restaurants and other businesses use numbers as their name to indicate just that. Just didn't want to seem too cliche if people only thought of "Spinal Tap" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MERCO Posted June 26, 2012 Moderators Share Posted June 26, 2012 Krappy guitars...... Gibder.....Fenson ( not bad eh?).....Badass.....( existing?..) Badream..... Dirtycapo....Oldwood.....Melange....MixFix....Foxyou.....Fatfinger..... Fake Guitars.....( i like this...) Oldman..... Vic Gtrs ......NEXT guitar...... Soul guitars......Spirit......Bones...... Happy Guitars......? Blue .....? Real Mac...... Sorry but the list its very long.......good luck !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 11 doesn't mean anything here, as well have no clue what spinal rap is, sound like chiropractor to me when an American would just say: "11" then the first thing which would come to my mind is 7-Eleven and 11 is not a lucky number un Asia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kreatorkind Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 You should endorse my band and call your amps "Somnistatictastic"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 total genius would be to call it: GUITAR™ GUITAR AMP™ BASS AMP™ that would sooner or later eliminate all other brands of guitars and amps from the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kreatorkind Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 total genius would be to call it:GUITAR™GUITAR AMP™BASS AMP™that would sooner or later eliminate all other brands of guitars and amps from the market. Pay off the right people and that IS genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members multi14 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 "oldwood" that reminds of a few we had on our original list ---MorningWood and GoodWood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members multi14 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 11 doesn't mean anything here, as well have no clue what spinal rap is, sound like chiropractor to mewhen an American would just say: "11" then the first thing which would come to my mind is 7-Elevenand 11 is not a lucky number un Asia I didn't know about 11 in Asia, and I see what you mean about 7-eleven. Where are you located? Spinal Tap was a popular movie here in the US in the 80's. The dim-witted guitarist in the movie thought he was cool because his special amp went to 11 instead of 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members multi14 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 total genius would be to call it: GUITAR™ GUITAR AMP™ BASS AMP™ that would sooner or later eliminate all other brands of guitars and amps from the market. Genius Indeed. That's my kinda thinking. Could also be why I haven't come up with a good name yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members multi14 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 What about "MDH" using the key letters from your name? Yes that is cool. Once I considered EDM, (my initials) but the advice of the Branding "Experts" was to avoid Initials. Plus on a logo the EDM could look too much like the EVH Brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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