Elliot Easton
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Am I the only guy who finds it really lame when guys refer to their guitars as "she"? I know it's totally petty, and I have no idea why this bugs me, but it just seems really dopey.
Cream Fan said:Well, I do call the one in my avatar "The Clapton SG" for obvious reasons and it does have "Eric Clapton" engraved on the trussrod cover, so there you go.
tele00 said:whether it be a Guitar a Boat or a beloved rifle......I think " she " or " this old girl " is from a generation long before this 1962 born youngin' . If its said by someone thats 80 or something......fine....... but otherwise..." she " should have a full set of female organs ........
the399 said:"she" just sounds better then "it" , and guitars tend to make some people feel emotion and most of us are men and saying he just doesn't....
tele00 said:whether it be a Guitar a Boat or a beloved rifle......I think " she " or " this old girl " is from a generation long before this 1962 born youngin' . If its said by someone thats 80 or something......fine....... but otherwise..." she " should have a full set of female organs ........
:laugh2: :applaudeElliot Easton said:but it just seems really dopey.
DoubleBoogie said:It may have started back with BB and Lucille.
Elliot Easton said:I'm sure Picasso got pretty attached to his paint brushes too, but I'll be he didn't call them "Fifi", and "Coco"! Guitars are tools. Beautiful tools, to be sure, but tools just the same. I get emotional about the music that they serve to create.