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Name a Bailey Guitar! And win a valuable prize….
….Sign Up and make a comment to suggest a name for these guitars:
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- Bailey Electric – B1
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- Bailey Acoustic – A1
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- Bailey Acoustic – A1-12
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- Bailey Archtop – J1
Have a look at the pictures for inspiration and please keep it clean (Duffy and Kenny). You must sign in to the Bailey Blog to enter. Comments on Facebook will not be counted.
I will decide if I like any of them in about a week and if we choose your suggested name you’ll be contacted via email and we’ll send you a gift pack from us to say thanks (If you want).
The pack will contain:
Bailey T-shirt, Set of strings, Guitar Magic DVD, Bailey Plectrum……and whatever else we can find lying around. Of course you will also get credited on the Bailey Blog and receive massive kudos
Make sure you tell me which guitar you are talking about…..you can make as many suggestions as you want.
Example:
A1 – The Asbo
B1 – The Beast
Now you can see why I need a little help……competition closes 10 Aug 2010
Update 11 Aug 2010
Hi folks…. Cheers for all your fantastic suggestions. I am currently feeding them through the master computer (Carol). I’ll let you all know in a few days if we choose any of ‘em.
…I will leave the comments open in case you have any belated epiphanies.
Update 15 Aug 2010
There have been some great entries…nice work folks……I reckon we are half way there! So I have decided to leave the comments open until our new internet shop is ready to launch. Keep the names coming……won’t be long….
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about 1 year ago
heres my first ideas that popped into my head.
B1- the bruiser (guitar that packs a punch!)
A1- The Rambler (looks like a great acoustic blues guitar)
A1-12 The fat boy (it just looks fatter for some reason)
J1 – The Jazzer (does what it says on the tin!)
Will probably have more idea through the week.
P
about 1 year ago
B1 = The Talisman
about 1 year ago
I have a few suggestions for each :)
B1 – Black Beauty
Diablo (‘cos of the extended horns)
Skwisgaar
Diablo is kinda’ obvsiou, come sfrom those extended horns. The last name is that of a character from a animated Tv ersies about a metal band, Skwisgaar is the fastest player in the world…
A1 – Country Boy
Emmylou
Aspenglow
Easy Rider
Caminos
A1 reminds me of something John Denver would play.
A1-12 El Gordo
Salamanca
Flamenco
J1 – Heritage
The New Kraftsman
Bluetone
Caroline
Sebastián
Reliquia
Some neames here based off of old Kay archtop names – caroline is a combo or “Carol” and “Airline”! Sticking with the spanish theme “Sebastián” comes from “San Sebastián” where there is a Spanish jazz festival.
Looking forward to reading everyone else’s suggestions :)
cheers
Chris
about 1 year ago
b1…….sympathy
a1…….nature
a1-12 …earth
j1……..culroy
hey from hot sunny (100degrees) austin… hope you are all good ..
thought id join in the fun…
kinda thought about you guys and your values when tryin to come up with the names. hope you like em
xx rosie
about 1 year ago
B1- ENYALIUS Sparta god of war
A1-BRANWEN Celtic Goddess of Love and Beauty
A1-12 APOLLO Greek God of Music
J1 LEMPO Finnish god of Frenzied Love
about 1 year ago
I’ll print this again as the names all ran into each other! Maybe the moderator can remove the last post?
Here’s the list again:
J1 …..
Central Park
Soho
Kenmare Street,
Satchmo
Dinah
Manhattan
Bootleg
Boogie
Wiseguy
Moonshine
Cheers again,
John
about 1 year ago
I would keep them local where possible
the A1 would the the Arran
The B1 would be the Belleisle
the S1 would be the Culzean
the J1 would be the Rozelle
I am a local boy at heart
about 1 year ago
A few more – it’s kinda addictive this!
B1 – Banshee
Banzai
Barbarian
Bullroarer
A1-12 Sundance
about 1 year ago
Hey mark, I’ll throw in some suggestions :P
B1 – The Boss
A1 – The Aston
A1-A2 – The Austin
J1 – The Jester
about 1 year ago
J1 – Mojo (it looks like it’s got a lot or it will someday like one of the old bluesmen might have owned it)
B1 – Bailey’s Burner (cos it looks like a shredding beast that might just set an amp alight)
For the acoustics, the Aztec and the Aztec 12 (the binding likes vaguely aztecy in these pics)
Whatever you call them they all look amazing Mark.
about 1 year ago
I might be a bit late, but how about these?
A1 – The AEGLE (Light/radiance/glory) or The AELLA (Whirlwind)
A1-12 – The ADRASTEIA (Feminine od ADRASTOS – not inclined to run away)
B1 – The BACCHUS (to shout) or The BRISEIS (unknown meaning, Patronymic in nature)
J1 – The AGLAIA (splendour/beauty)
They’re all Ancient Greek (meaning in brackets) and seem fitting.
p.s. is that “keep it clean” comment aimed at me? ;p
about 1 year ago
I think at least one should be called scissors.
about 1 year ago
Bash 2 :)
B1 – The Bandit, The Beastie, The Boomer
A1/A2 – The Anchor, The Amethyst, The Alcove, The Ace
J1 – The Jetson, The Jet, The Jetsetter
about 1 year ago
B1 Blackbird
A1 Lark
A1 12 Songbird
J1 Carol
about 1 year ago
B1…THE BAILEY BALLADEER
A1…THE ACOUSTIC DRIFTER
A1-12…THE BAILEY TRUBADOUR
J1…THE BAILEY JAZMIESTER……………
OR YOU COULD JUST CALL THEM ALL GORGEOUS……….
about 1 year ago
J1… Lord of the Strings :o)
about 1 year ago
Aaah, I’ve got lots of fantastic names in mind.
Unfortunately I’m too late as I got back today from a long and beautiful holiday in…Scotland.
about 1 year ago
Comments are still open!
about 1 year ago
B1 – Avenger
A1 – The Mistress
A1-12 – The Lady
J1- The Curve
about 1 year ago
B1 – Callisto
A1 – Adrastea
A1-12 – Amalthea
J1- Europa
These are all moons of Jupiter
about 1 year ago
B1 – Fury
A1 – Angel
A1-12 – Herald
J1 – Esquire
about 1 year ago
B1 – Seax (in ‘Olde English’ a big knife)
A1-12 – Sundown
about 1 year ago
This is your humble admin. I have one entry for B1 for your consideration.
“Vader”
about 1 year ago
B1 “umbra”
A1 “kithara”
about 1 year ago
B1 – Fuego
A1 – Baro
A1-12 – Double Baro
J1 – Rollo
about 1 year ago
I definately deserve a prize for naming the coolest guitar after the coolest wooman. :-)
Come on Carol sort your man out and send the 3X T shirt my way.
about 1 year ago
J1 – Jessamine (English form of Jasmine)
about 1 year ago
Or J1 – The Jazztop
about 1 year ago
Keep ‘em coming folks!
about 1 year ago
B1 —> Razor
A1 —> Partner
A–12 —> Companion
J1 —> Wave
about 1 year ago
B1 —> Bandsman
A1 —> Overture
A–12 —> Suite
J1 —> Opus
about 1 year ago
B1 —> Anthem
A1 —> Hymn
A–12 —> Cantata
J1 —> Aubade
about 1 year ago
B1 —> Lightning
A1 —> Sunbeam
A–12 —> Silver lining
J1 —> Frost
(It’s not raining)
about 1 year ago
B1 —> Lancer
A1 —> Vault
A–12 —> Camber
J1 —> Origin
about 1 year ago
Thanks Marcel….
You definately get the prize for the most effort!
..some haggis….maybe…?
about 1 year ago
Sounds good!
about 1 year ago
B1 —> Hurricane
A1 —> Breeze
A–12 —> Gust
J1 —> Gale
about 1 year ago
B1 —> Duke
A1 —> Viscount
A–12 —> Earl
J1 —> Marquis
about 1 year ago
B1 —> Ignition
A1 —> Flow
A–12 —> Inspiration
J1 —> Elegant
about 1 year ago
B1- The Bailey Hawk
A1 – The Bailey Dove
A1-12 The Bailey Horizon
J1 – The Bailey Deep Sea (C)
about 1 year ago
B1 —> Falcon
A1 —> Lark
A–12 —> Oriole
J1 —> Swan