I've never named anything except a Kay upright bass I named Rose after the lady I bought it from.
15 years later I sold it back to her practically worn out, needing a MAJOR overhaul.
I've never named its replacement, its just "The Upright"
Like everything else. "The D28", "The Carvin", "The 5120", "The Guild", etc.
But now I have 3 partscasters, all teles.
I guess I better come up with some names to tell them apart:
right now its
1. The Esquire
2. The Danocaster (lipstick tube pickups)
3. The Tele
works but pretty boring.
Old girl friends, I dont think Mrs. Pine Apple would appreciate that too much.
I like past away pets names, Emma, Roscoe, Mrs. Kitty, are some of my old friends I wouldn't mind using.
My grandmothers and aunts (all passed away) Berta, Thema, Gertrude, Ruth. Those are pretty good.
But pretty soon I'm outta names and I prob own 30 instruments.