Rog wrote:Sooo - it's no more silly than any other person's name, surely?
No, but it's always a good idea to pick a name that people will spell easily.
And in a big company that exports world-wide, it's a good idea to pick a name that everyone will be able to pronounce easily.
You can also lose customers if the name is hard to pronounce, because people are embarassed to ask for something they can't pronounce or are unsure of how to pronounce.
Saw this '89 Am std needing to be rescued on trademe and had to have it. This strat had little use despite the relic look. I painted over the bare patches so as to tone down the contrast of the wood on the white and fitted a mint green pickguard... some are not so keen on the green p/g with the maple board but is my first choice for the antique white body. It plays beautifully and keeps tune for weeks on end!
Vince wrote:
No, but it's always a good idea to pick a name that people will spell easily.
And in a big company that exports world-wide, it's a good idea to pick a name that everyone will be able to pronounce easily.
You can also lose customers if the name is hard to pronounce, because people are embarassed to ask for something they can't pronounce or are unsure of how to pronounce.
and yet none of that seems to effect their sales....i'm picking fender sell a shit load of squire/squier. Having a guitar connected to fender is really all people look at
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Buzzard wrote:Saw this '89 Am std needing to be rescued on trademe and had to have it. This strat had little use despite the relic look. I painted over the bare patches so as to tone down the contrast of the wood on the white and fitted a mint green pickguard... some are not so keen on the green p/g with the maple board but is my first choice for the antique white body. It plays beautifully and keeps tune for weeks on end!
Nice work!
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Buzzard wrote:Saw this '89 Am std needing to be rescued on trademe and had to have it. This strat had little use despite the relic look. I painted over the bare patches so as to tone down the contrast of the wood on the white and fitted a mint green pickguard... some are not so keen on the green p/g with the maple board but is my first choice for the antique white body. It plays beautifully and keeps tune for weeks on end!
well rescued!
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Rog wrote:Sooo - it's no more silly than any other person's name, surely?
No, but it's always a good idea to pick a name that people will spell easily.
And in a big company that exports world-wide, it's a good idea to pick a name that everyone will be able to pronounce easily.
You can also lose customers if the name is hard to pronounce, because people are embarassed to ask for something they can't pronounce or are unsure of how to pronounce.
Such as D'Addario, FCUK, Porsche etc?
I used to be a total spelling Nazi, but these days spelling is not considered to be of any importance - just read a newspaper for examples - so spelling Squier as Squire ain't no big thing (with apologies to the Radiants) and it is very easy to pronounce it the same either way.
There’s a theory in psychology that says that moderate amounts of incongruity — if it’s just somewhat different, but not too, too different—increase involvement.
He hit a chord that rocked the spinet and disappeared into the infinite ...
I used to be a total spelling Nazi, but these days spelling is not considered to be of any importance - just read a newspaper for examples - so spelling Squier as Squire ain't no big thing (with apologies to the Radiants) and it is very easy to pronounce it the same either way.
There’s a theory in psychology that says that moderate amounts of incongruity — if it’s just somewhat different, but not too, too different—increase involvement.
FCUK deliberately plays on that first impression. D'Addario would be pronounced in a similar way in most languages. Porsche is the sort of name where, if you can afford the car, the salesperson doesn't care how you pronounce it.
Seriously though, for an international brand, it's important to have a name that's straightforward and easy to pronounce, hopefully in many languages. That's not me, that's just marketing #101.
"Vince, have you ever tried playing an expensive bass?" - Polarbear.
"And isn't that the finest acoustic bass guitar feedback solo you've ever heard?" - Billy Moose.
I actually agree with you, Vince and I think that Squier fits that criteria. Straightforward and easy to pronounce. Incidentally, one of my sons is Vincent - a nice straitforward easy to pronounce name, yes? Well he lives in Japan where that name is almost a tongue twister.
He hit a chord that rocked the spinet and disappeared into the infinite ...
Buzzard wrote:Saw this '89 Am std needing to be rescued on trademe and had to have it. This strat had little use despite the relic look. I painted over the bare patches so as to tone down the contrast of the wood on the white and fitted a mint green pickguard... some are not so keen on the green p/g with the maple board but is my first choice for the antique white body. It plays beautifully and keeps tune for weeks on end!
Rog wrote:I actually agree with you, Vince and I think that Squier fits that criteria. Straightforward and easy to pronounce. Incidentally, one of my sons is Vincent - a nice straitforward easy to pronounce name, yes? Well he lives in Japan where that name is almost a tongue twister.
When I went to get the obligatory chop made in HK, the guy pulled out a huge book of Western names and their Cantonese/Mandarin rendering.
"Vince" had somehow become "Man See", which apparently means "quiet wisdom". He wasn't making it up, he showed me the book.
"Vince, have you ever tried playing an expensive bass?" - Polarbear.
"And isn't that the finest acoustic bass guitar feedback solo you've ever heard?" - Billy Moose.
I have 4 Strats at the moment, and have owned more than 10 over the past 20 years but I've never quite laid my hands on my favourite colour, that vintage lemon yellow shade. In the 80s there was a bright yellow option but I'm guessing outside of CS models the old 50s tone isn't that common anymore (at least I haven't seen any come up on offer and I keep an eye out). Favourite/least favourite shades? Personally never been a sunburst fan for Strats.
