Amp brand name pronounciation thread

[PainKiller8191]

Alright people, I hear too many people going around playing brands they can't even pronounce, so I decided to make a thread where people write phonetically how the brand name is pronounced....

brands such as

hartke
behringer
ampeg
ibanez
aguilar
Gallien-Krueger
rickenbacker
and any others u can think of

[the101er]

Hart - key

[DaveTNG]

Am - peg :confused: How else is that pronounced?

[PainKiller8191]

well people get that confused (i do too...)
is it a g like google or g like gym

[tim_commerfordism]

Alright people, I hear too many people going around playing brands they can't even pronounce, so I decided to make a thread where people write phonetically how the brand name is pronounced....

brands such as

hartke
behringer
ampeg
ibanez
aguilar
Gallien-Krueger
rickenbacker
and any others u can think of

Well this is how i say em.

hartke - hart - ka
behringer - bear-ring-a
ampeg - amp-eg
ibanez - I-bun-ez
aguilar - ag-u-lar
Gallien-Krueger - gall-iun kroo-gur
rickenbacker - rick-un-back-ur

[EADG]

Well this is how i say em.

behringer - bear-ring-a



???


Bear-rin-ger.

[EADG]

Hart - key


I believe this is correct.

[PainKiller8191]

and is it ampej or ampeg (pronounciation, not spelling)

[WHoRRID]

its amp-peg

like as in AMPlifier and PEG leg

[Spencer]

yea cause the name apeg originated when the owner created a amplifier that had something to do with the peg of a upright bass lol....

And I used to say bay-ringer but now I say more like bear-n-jer

[rhynocerous]

hartke - hart-key
behringer - bare-in-jur
ampeg - am-peg
ibanez - eye-ban-ez
aguilar - ag-il-ar
Gallien-Krueger - gall-lee-en-krooger
rickenbacker - rick-en-backer

[Mr. Pickle]

rickenbacker - rick-en-backer


rick-in-bacher

no?

[pitchfork]

I always thought hartke was pronounced hartk ithanks for putting me right there what about
Mesa - Me-sir
Carlsbro - Carls-bro or Carls-bura?
Basson - Bays-son
Hiwatt- High-Watt
Ashdown - Ashdown (if your english) Ashdoon (if your scottish :P)
Trace Elliot - Trayss-L- E-OT

[Roo_bass]

Does any body know how to pronounce 'Schecter'?

[Mild_child]

Does any body know how to pronounce 'Schecter'?
Shect-Er is how I pronounce it

[Spencer]

mesa mess-a

[The_Fender_Bender]

Bear-ringe-er

[TheMachineRagesOn]

Hartke = Fab-you-luss.

Seriously.

[Mr. Pickle]

Hartke = Fab-you-luss.

Seriously.


/disagree

[maco]

Behringer = bear-inj-er
Gallien-Kreuger = galleon (like in Harry Potter) Kreuger (like Freddy Kreuger)
Rickenbacker = rick-en-bock-er (bock like...rhyming with c.ock)
Schecter = sheck-ter

[BassPlayingPineapple]

wtf? it's clearly pronounced rick - n - back (as in "my back") er

[maco]

really? that sounds funny...i thought it was like knickerbocker....

[Matthew2250]

hartke = Hart-kuh

behringer = Beh-ring-er

ibanez = I-ban-ez (although I believe the spanish style pronunciation would be Ib-aan-ez)

aguilar = Ag-wil-ar

Gallien-Krueger = Gah-lee-en Kroo-ger

[Mr. Pickle]

yeah, i really think it's rick-in-bach-er

[Mr. Pickle]

hartke = Hart-kuh

behringer = Beh-ring-er


hart-kuh?


*bear-in-ger

no?

[pitchfork]

/disagree
If i remember right you use a behringer head, hartke pwnz you!!!!!

Anyway its rick-en-back-ur what everyone round here calls it.

[muthafunkabass]

EBS- eee-bee-es

[Kibuddy]

Rickenbacker is pronounced "Rick-en-bach (like the composer)-er"

Mesa - Me-sir


I don't see how you possibly came up with that, unless you have a thick Maine accent.

Mesa = "mess-uh". I guess it could also be "may-suh". I'd think either one is acceptable.

[LewsTherin]

I don't see how you possibly came up with that, unless you have a thick Maine accent.

Mesa = "mess-uh". I guess it could also be "may-suh". I'd think either one is acceptable.


I was thinking that too. Its like when I say "car", it comes out "cah", and when i say "potato", it comes out "potater".

[Kibuddy]

I was thinking that too. Its like when I say "car", it comes out "cah", and when i say "potato", it comes out "potater".


:lol: Thank God I was born in Florida. I don't have the crazy Mass./Maine accent.

[DaveTNG]

Alright people, I hear too many people going around playing brands they can't even pronounce, so I decided to make a thread where people write phonetically how the brand name is pronounced....

brands such as

hartke
behringer
ampeg
ibanez
aguilar
Gallien-Krueger
rickenbacker
and any others u can think of

I say:

Hart-key
Beh (as in the Be in Betty) - Ringer
Am-peg
Ee-ba-nez
A-gwih-lar
Ga-lee-un Crew-ger
Rick-un-backer

[apacherosepeacock]

EBS- eee-bee-es

ahhh thanks i was having trouble with that one.

anyone know how to pronounce SWR?

[Mr. Pickle]

If i remember right you use a behringer head


no.

[tim_commerfordism]

If i remember right you use a behringer head, hartke pwnz you!!!!!

Anyway its rick-en-back-ur what everyone round here calls it.

Aye.

[neatobassman]

Not quite an amp but I always second guess myself on Kubiki.

[muthafunkabass]

Not quite an amp but I always second guess myself on Kubiki.
Ku-bih-kee

[muthafunkabass]

ahhh thanks i was having trouble with that one.

anyone know how to pronounce SWR?
:) glad someone got it.

es-dub-el-yu-ar?

[neatobassman]

Ku-bih-kee

ok, I always though Koo-bee-kee

[Akira]

I say Mesa may-sah.
And I am pretty sure Ibanez is eye-bah-nezz.

[Kibuddy]

Not quite an amp but I always second guess myself on Kubiki.


I've always pronounced it "Cue-bih-kee".

[ridethelightning]

ive heard people say

Mesa: Mee Sah Boo Gee/Buh gee

Gallien Krueger: Gay lee en Cru gur/ gall ee n Cru gur


i say meh sah buh geee and gall ee n cru gur

[TheBassStylee]

what about Crate?
or Fender for that matter?
:p

[TheBassStylee]

I say:

Hart-key
Beh (as in the Be in Betty) - Ringer
Am-peg
Ee-ba-nez
A-gwih-lar
Ga-lee-un Crew-ger
Rick-un-backer
ee-ba-nez ..?
ive never heard anyone say that
eye-ba-nez you meant maybe?

[PainKiller8191]

Fen-Dur

Kreit

[CheezMaster333]

ahhh thanks i was having trouble with that one.

anyone know how to pronounce SWR?
swurr

duhh. Like swerve minus the ve.

Rickenbacker is prounounced like J.S. Bach the composer.
Wouldnt GK be like galleon (like HP....as previously stated haha) kroy-gur?


And now the million dollar question:

pro-nown-see-ay-shun or pro-nun-see-ay-shun?











or pro-nun-sai-a-tee-ahn (pronunciation)

[Mr. Pickle]

pro-nun-see-ay-shun?





this one

[sublime-et-lager]

mu-zic-man

i love this thread, i bet everyone is at home overpronunciating ev-ry-thing

[DaveTNG]

ee-ba-nez ..?
ive never heard anyone say that
eye-ba-nez you meant maybe?

No i meant ee-ba-nez. I'm guessing the words origins are spanish, and the spanish pronounciation of I is ee.

[the101er]

Caught...
Lay-Knee


erm...

DJDeath you're right, Ibanez were a Spanish company so it's most likely

[bobbass4k]

I always pronounced warwick war-wick but a few people i know pronounce it
wor-ick

I always thought the way i said it was right, warwick is a german company, and the lovely germans tend to strongly pronunciate syllables. But then i saw an interview with ryan martine and he pronounced it wor-ick so now im wondering which way is right?

[MuRd0K]

mu-zic-man

i love this thread, i bet everyone is at home overpronunciating ev-ry-thing

:lol: Got me.

[Akira]

No i meant ee-ba-nez. I'm guessing the words origins are spanish, and the spanish pronounciation of I is ee.
Well if it is Spanish it would probably be more like ee-ba-nes, right? I don't think hard "z"s are common in Spanish, are they?

[PainKiller8191]

z=th

....................~
EDIT: en espa n ol

[d-basser]

anyone know how to pronounce SWR?
never mind pronunciantion how do you spell SWR?

[Omega Red]

hartke = Heart-key
behringer = Bear-rin-ger
ampeg = Amp-peg
ibanez = I-ban-es
aguilar = ag(like hag with out the H)-you-lar
Gallien-Krueger = Gal-ian-crew-gurr
rickenbacker = rick-in-bach-er
schroeder = shhh-roe-dur
schecter = shh-eck-tur
spector = spec-tur
epifani = epi(like epic)-fany(like funny with an A)
bergantino = burg-ann-tino
Yamaha = sex

[trumpeter]

hartke = Heart-key
behringer = Bear-rin-ger
ampeg = Amp-peg
ibanez = I-ban-es
aguilar = ag(like hag with out the H)-you-lar
Gallien-Krueger = Gal-ian-crew-gurr
rickenbacker = rick-in-bach-er
schroeder = shhh-roe-dur
schecter = shh-eck-tur
spector = spec-tur
epifani = epi(like epic)-fany(like funny with an A)
bergantino = burg-ann-tino
Yamaha = sex


I agree.

[Alma]

Isn't Epifani pronounced Epif - ani?

[Omega Red]

Isn't Epifani pronounced Epif - ani?
e-pee-fa-knee

[Alma]

Hmm.

[rh15951]

ash down

[hedgefudge420]

hartke- heartk-he
behringer- bearing-jer
ampeg- amp-heg
ibanez- eye-bin-ez
aguilar-.....
Gallien-Krueger.......
rickenbacker- rick and bach her
fender- fend-her
hohner-hoe-nur
Hamer- hay-mur
Harmony- Har-moan-E
Teisco- Tie-S-CO
silvertone- Sil-vur-tone
Line 6- Leihn-sicks
epiphone- E-Piff-O-Knee

pee-pull sae e-piff-o-knee "ep-e-phone"....which in my opinion is wrong.....we have debates about it at school

[Alma]

It is so ep - if - phone

[Akira]

pee-pull sae e-piff-o-knee "ep-e-phone"....which in my opinion is wrong.....we have debates about it at school
I thought it was "e-piff-o-knee" a while ago, but that makes no sense a) There is another music brand called "Epifani" pronounced like that, and b) "e-piff-o-knee" is almsot how you pronounce "epiphany".

[TheBassStylee]

No i meant ee-ba-nez. I'm guessing the words origins are spanish, and the spanish pronounciation of I is ee.

i disagree.. origins dont equal pronounciations....
plus i havnt heard a soul call it that, always "eye" not "ee"

> mike

[LewsTherin]

pee-pull sae e-piff-o-knee "ep-e-phone"....which in my opinion is wrong.....we have debates about it at school


Its "Epi-fone"

Epi as in, nickname for the companies founder, "phone" as in sound. (telephone, phonograph, etc)

[Killer Fridge]

ive heard people pronounce hartke - heart key

and epiphone is most definatly not epiffoknee - its "Epi - fone" as everyone else said

[fingerstyle]

It's epi-phone..... hahha thats funny.

As for Warwick, I've heard people say war-wick and wor-ick (like tis a guys name).... in my opinion its war-wick, but anyone got any clues?

[Killer Fridge]

i say wor-ick for the sake of thats how you pronounce the city with the same name

but the city isnt in germany, so theoretically i would deduce it should be pronounced vor-rick, or somewhere along those lines....

[RHCPdave]

ive always been curious about hohner

[Alma]

It's epi-phone..... hahha thats funny.

As for Warwick, I've heard people say war-wick and wor-ick (like tis a guys name).... in my opinion its war-wick, but anyone got any clues?

It's hard to say.

You don't pronounce it war-wick as such....

Ah I can't type it.

[Alma]

ive always been curious about hohner

Hoe-ner?

Not sure on that one.

[blizzard]

Eden - E - den :lol:

[Alma]

lol, Ad.

EBS

Eee - Bee - Ess

[blizzard]

lol, Ad.

EBS

Eee - Bee - Ess

been done already

[Alma]

Whore.

[Criss Frantic]

My mate from the Philipines has the coolest way of pronouncing "Ibanez", it's Ib-yan-ez with a short "i" sound like in "it".

[BassPlayingPineapple]

Well, he's not exactly an amp but i've always wondered how you pronounce "Billy Sheehan"

Is it "Shee" "harn", "Sheen" or "Shee Yan"?

[Alma]

Shee - han. Like hand, but without the d.

[Klander Brigade]

For a long time I always pronounced Jaco as "Yah-ko", like it was Spanish, until I realized he's not really Mexican.

[Thonk]

I pronounce "Sheehan", shee-uhn.

And in an artical I read, Jaco's name is pronounced Jack-o.

[Omega Red]

jaco, like taco, paco, or taco

[fingerstyle]

I've always said Jaco 'Jayco'... whoops. Maybe its cos Im australian.

[BassPlayingPineapple]

I sometimes say "Jacko" and sometimes "Jayco".

[muthafunkabass]

some article about the jaco tribute concert said it was pronounced "Jack-O".

[PainKiller8191]

Shee-nan

and jaco, like taco

[Killer Fridge]

Shee-nan

that makes no sense :confused:

[gronk]

Different cultures have different ways of pronouncing words.

Like in America, a Nissan car is pronounced "Nee-Sun", where as here in Australia, it's just "Nis-sen".

I suppose it's the same with brands.

Behringer: "Bear-rinj-ur"
Ibanez: "Eye-Ba-Nez" (I didn't know people actually said that differently...)
Hartke: "Hart-key"
Schecter: "Sh-ec-ter"
Warwick: "Wo (short 'o')-ric" (I've heard someone pronounce it War-Wick, maybe that is correct, but us Aussie's tend to say our words as quickly as possible.)

[TheBassStylee]

For a long time I always pronounced Jaco as "Yah-ko", like it was Spanish, until I realized he's not really Mexican.
Pastorius -- sounds more italian then mexican :p

[TheBassStylee]

Like in America, a Nissan car is pronounced "Nee-Sun", where as here in Australia, it's just "Nis-sen".
actually in america its pronounced as it is spelled
Nissan - (Nee-saan) the 'a' is dragged like in Saab
:smash:

[gronk]

actually in america its pronounced as it is spelled
Nissan - (Nee-saan) the 'a' is dragged like in Saab
:smash:

True. You got me there. I'm just going off how Jay Leno and the guys on Pimp My Ride pronounce it :lol:

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

Alright people, I hear too many people going around playing brands they can't even pronounce, so I decided to make a thread where people write phonetically how the brand name is pronounced....

brands such as

hartke
behringer
ampeg
ibanez
aguilar
Gallien-Krueger
rickenbacker
and any others u can think of

Hart-ka
Bear-injure
Am-peg
i-ba-nez
a-gyoo-lar
gale-ee-en kroo-ger
rick-in-bach-er

[TheBassStylee]

True. You got me there. I'm just going off how Jay Leno and the guys on Pimp My Ride pronounce it :lol:
hehheh -- its actually quite close between what we both put, but im insane about cars, like when ppl say *Mit-sih-bish-y* instead of *Mit-sih-bee-shee* or *porsh* instead of porsh-eh* (cars is my other hobby(..?), i guess besides bass) :thumb:

[gronk]

hehheh -- its actually quite close between what we both put, but im insane about cars, like when ppl say *Mit-sih-bish-y* instead of *Mit-sih-bee-shee* or *porsh* instead of porsh-eh* (cars is my other hobby(..?), i guess besides bass) :thumb:

Heh, I say "Mit-sa-bish-ee." So does every other Aussie :smoke:

And I pronounce it "Porsh", although I'm 99% sure it is "porsh-a". Just how I say it I guess.

[AcerbicCunnt77]

I read something forever ago about behringer. and its supposed to be like "bring her" as in bring the equipment.
just saying bring with two syllables like ba-ring.

I'm amazed at how many people say the e in hartke, I never did :(
i've always read it as hark-teh only more composed, don't think ive ever had to say it outloud though.

I say jaco jay-co because its just a nicer name then jacko.

[Pastorius]

Aguilar seems to be the most varying one.

I always say it agg-will-ar

[User Name]

I doubt I've ever said it out loud, but it's always been Ag-wee-lar in my head.
It's probably for the best that I don't say it aloud.

[jordan-z]

When he was a kid his parents would spell it "Jacko" the spelling was later changed to Jaco, as for the pronounciation of it, i always said jaco like taco

[Tripp_chaos]

When he was a kid his parents would spell it "Jacko" the spelling was later changed to Jaco, as for the pronounciation of it, i always said jaco like taco

I thought it was french-ish like jshaco... maybe were all wrong and he just never took the time to correct anyone 'cuz he was always in the groove of things...

[Gopherbassist]

I thought it was french-ish like jshaco... maybe were all wrong and he just never took the time to correct anyone 'cuz he was always in the groove of things...
Firstly: why are you bumping a thread that has been dead for over a year?
Secondly: they called him Jocko because he loved baseball, and there was some baseball player named Jocko. Once he became known in the music world, a french guy who had heard his name but never seen it spelled it the French way in a letter, spelling it Jaco. Once he got the lertter he started spelling it that way.