Is Your guitar Male or female?

Billy Murdoch · Post by **Billy Murdoch** » 15 May 2008 1:49 pm

I have never at any time referred to any of My steels or six stringers as He or She.
I have never called them anything other than
by their make(name).They do'nt seem to mind.
If YOU do give Your instruments a name,please let us know how you arrived at that name and please tell us the difference between a male and female guitar.

best regards
Billy

Rick Nicklas · Post by **Rick Nicklas** » 15 May 2008 2:19 pm

My guitar is a male but I had it neutered so it could reach the high notes.

James Collett · Post by **James Collett** » 15 May 2008 2:31 pm

Isn't every steel with kl's male?!?!

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 15 May 2008 2:37 pm

Every instrument I have ever owned were female,always loved the ladies,Remember what happened to the Nazis's when they named their greatest warship after a male.DYKBC.

Gordy Hall · Post by **Gordy Hall** » 15 May 2008 2:39 pm

My buddy Joe New wrote a song about his 'girl'.

Check it out at CDBaby.

http://cdbaby.com/joenew

Song number 3. Rosie Flores does nice harmonies.

Bob Hickish · Post by **Bob Hickish** » 15 May 2008 3:36 pm

Rick Nicklas wrote:My guitar is a male but I had it neutered so it could reach the high notes.

I didn't go that far ! but I did change it mind a little

Brandon Ordoyne · Post by **Brandon Ordoyne** » 15 May 2008 3:39 pm

My wife calls my 1974 Emmons D10 "Miss Emmy"..what can I say she loves her too!

Brandon

Archie Nicol R.I.P. · Post by **Archie Nicol R.I.P.** » 15 May 2008 4:09 pm

Hermaphrodite.

Arch.

Michael Douchette · Post by **Michael Douchette** » 15 May 2008 5:28 pm

All steels are female.

They whine.

Most guys can't get 'em to stop making noise once they start.

You have to fiddle with both ends constantly to keep the middle just right.

You have to flip 'em over and oil 'em up good...

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 15 May 2008 6:18 pm

Billy they must be girls mate....look at the amount of money we spend on them..... and every time we see a hot new one we get all misty-eyed, and want to have a play!

Chris Bauer · Post by **Chris Bauer** » 15 May 2008 6:25 pm

Male or female? Yes!

Tamara James · Post by **Tamara James** » 15 May 2008 6:49 pm

Interesting thought. I must have found the only gigolo steel in the world. It's costing me a fortune. Won't get a day job. I gotta clean up after it. Very temperamental. I have to bring it new strings and little presents all the time. Takes a lot of foreplay to get it ready to play, but when it's right..and I touch those string just so....oh,man.. oh happy day!!

Dale Hansen · Post by **Dale Hansen** » 15 May 2008 7:02 pm

I agree with Mikey.
They're all girls, but some are "Mary Ann's", while others are "Gingers".
My Emmons PP was a undoubtedly a "Ginger".
I currently have a "Mary Ann".

I guess that would make me the one in the middle.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 15 May 2008 7:12 pm

male or female? no!

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 15 May 2008 7:28 pm

Mine keeps jumping on top of other Sho-Buds....

...is that where this one came from ?

Billy Murdoch · Post by **Billy Murdoch** » 16 May 2008 12:16 am

Alan,
I can't make out if that little one has 2 pedoes or one?
Sorry, meant pedals

Billy

Morton Kellas · Post by **Morton Kellas** » 16 May 2008 5:35 am

Mine must be male, because sometimes when I'm playing, it raises a leg.

John McGlothlin · Post by **John McGlothlin** » 16 May 2008 5:54 am

I know my steel is a female because she has all the pull and she,s always changing her tune.

Micky Byrne · Post by **Micky Byrne** » 16 May 2008 6:51 am

Billy you've had some great answers here especially from Mikey and Paddy.....of course your fellow Scotman Archie had to chip in as I guessed he would

.... with me, I've always refered to mine as "her"

Micky Byrne
www.micky-byrne.co.uk

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 16 May 2008 7:16 am

I found it humorous that some refer to their steel as an "axe", 'cause my grandad used to refer to grandma as "battle axe".

Dave Ristrim · Post by **Dave Ristrim** » 16 May 2008 8:28 am

Wow...

Martin Weenick · Post by **Martin Weenick** » 16 May 2008 8:33 am

None of my guitars has ever said a word to me so they must be all males. A woman could never shut up that long.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 16 May 2008 12:08 pm

My steel-my GFI Ultra D-10 is now known as "Redgold Beauty" and I think this guitar's got a female name if "Beauty" is in its nickname. Here's how the name came about, When I first bought the steel, there was no nickname, and for two years, I didn't have a nickname for the steel, but two years ago, I decided that, as beautiful as my GFI is, she needed a nickname, so one night, while I was sittin' at my computer, I thought of the name "Redgold Beauty" because those colors are really beautiful on the steel, and a lot of people have told me, "Your steel is a beauty". That's how "Redgold Beauty" became what she is today.

Brett

Michael Dulin · Post by **Michael Dulin** » 17 May 2008 7:32 am

I call my Zum "Maggie" short for MAGNIFICENT!

Bob Hickish · Post by **Bob Hickish** » 17 May 2008 7:56 am

Maggie MAGNIFICENT - Maggie MAGNIFICENT - Maggie MAGNIFICENT -

try saying that 3 time !!

Sorry Michael