Platypus Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 On the motorcycle theme, don't think we've had any Velocette models yet: Thruxton Venom Viper Valiant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Platypus' timestamp='1413450416' post='2578288'] On the motorcycle theme, don't think we've had any Velocette models yet: Thruxton Venom Viper Valiant [/quote] ... LE 200 ... ... and damned fine bikes they are, too..! Could be put [i]à la française[/i]..? [u][i]Le[/i][/u] 200..? Edited March 5, 2015 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL POSTERS Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1413462980' post='2578453'] ... LE 200 ... [attachment=173964:Velo_LE_200.jpg] ... and damned fine bikes they are, too..! Could be put [i]à la française[/i]..? [u][i]Le[/i][/u] 200..? [/quote] We called em Noddy Bikes round here. Watercooled, scalded your legs if they boiled over. Could call the amp Nodder 200 I spose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) [quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1413464391' post='2578478'] We called em Noddy Bikes round here. Watercooled, scalded your legs if they boiled over... [/quote] So did we..! My first bike (aged 14...), hand gear shift, scraped the running boards if too enthusiastic on corners, but smooth as silk, very quiet (I've never gone for Thruxton Throb and the like...). Shaft drive, so no chain to grease, and leg protection, so less (not none, just less...) weather damage to the exposed knees. Happy Daze. No, I'll vote again for [i]Le[/i] 200. I've been watching the build and all, as we use a very similar Hiwatt DR205. They really are, imo, the answer for clean bass. Impressive build, worthy of its lineage; well done. Edited October 16, 2014 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 [quote name='Sean' timestamp='1413375471' post='2577631'] I'm currently liking [i]Taranis, [/i]the Celtic/British god of thunder and king of the gods. [/quote] Hope the amp costs a bit less than this Taranis [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Taranis"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Taranis[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) How about using the label Pantheon and then having sub-names based on gods for each style of amp, based on each amp's appearance and attributes? There are plenty to choose from: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_mythological_figures Mind you, naming stuff that I make is a big part of the fun for me (I have a huge list of words, phrases and even verses that I have made up, just for naming effects pedals that I might build sometime in the future. The first proper pedal I built is a Big Muff and Musket in one box, it's called "Dank and Fetid Earth beneath a Doom Coloured Sun"...), but I could imagine it being a bit of a hassle every time you change the colour of something, if you don't find it as much fun as me. Edited October 16, 2014 by KingBollock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 Poll time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_the_bass Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Woo hoo, I was the first to vote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 A no-brainer. It's British, innit..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) You may want to check the spelling on Cthulhu Edited October 19, 2014 by Bolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 [quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1413700730' post='2580930'] You may want to check the spelling on Cthulhu [/quote] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu I did. Thoroughly. Read loads about it too. I'm a spelling/grammar/pronunciation pedant and also a pragmatist. And a huge Metallica fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 call it TIDDLES hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 [quote name='Sean' timestamp='1413704000' post='2580941'] [url="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu"]http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu[/url] I did. Thoroughly. Read loads about it too. I'm a spelling/grammar/pronunciation pedant and also a pragmatist. And a huge Metallica fan. [/quote] +1 and I voted for Ktulu, Would make a great amp name IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 You can tell a bunch of blokes thought of all those names.. All a bit corny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 None of the options interest me. Seems like a precursor to the 2015 general election... [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1413717321' post='2581083'] You can tell a bunch of blokes thought of all those names... All a bit corny. [/quote] Quite. Should have got a few BC women involved. Then we could have had 'Princess', 'Dildo', or 'Angry Hymen'. *Quickly runs away* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 [quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1413700730' post='2580930'] You may want to check the spelling on [i]Cthulhu...[/i] [/quote] Gesundheit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) Voted for Vampire but Taranis was my close second choice so it's all good. FWIW, Vampire made me think of an early British jet fighter . [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1413717321' post='2581083'] You can tell a bunch of blokes thought of all those names.. All a bit corny. [/quote] Seeing as it'll be a bunch of blokes using the amp that's probably a good thing. I suppose [i]you'd[/i] have named it the MJW Lilac Bouquet, ya big poncey metrosexual. Edited October 19, 2014 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1413728260' post='2581268'] Seeing as it'll be a bunch of blokes using the amp that's probably a good thing. I suppose [i]you'd[/i] have named it the MJW Lilac Bouquet, ya big poncey metrosexual. [/quote] Hmm, the names in the poll do seem to be aimed at the D&D playing crowd! Still, EBS did OK with a similar naming scheme and it's probably better than sniggering-blokes-in-a-tour-bus style innuendo (as pioneered by Electro Harmonix). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) Well, there were other names suggested. I offered 'Sunbeam', and '[i]Le[/i] 200'; hardly mega-macho..? As BEA apprentices, we dismembered a Vampire for project building. In the cable run, between the seats, we found a spanner, left there in error..! At any moment, it could easily have jammed the cable controls. A lucky last flight, and a lesson learned concerning assiduity in toolbox control. Edited October 19, 2014 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Definitely needs apostrophe in K'tulu would look so cool! Voted for that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Myke' timestamp='1413729979' post='2581288'] K'tulu [/quote] Wasn't that a Caravan song? Edit, just checked the album, it's "C'thlu Thlu" Edited October 19, 2014 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1413729813' post='2581286'] Well, there were other names suggested. I offered 'Sunbeam', and '[i]Le[/i] 200'; hardly mega-macho..? [/quote] That's true. I'm one who struggles with names for things; I built my own pedals, guitar amp and bass and none of them have names as I can't come up with any that don't make me cringe a little! I had an Aria "Thor Sound Bass" which I always used to refer to as the TSB. I can see why manufacturers so often go with the boring alphanumeric titles... Edited October 19, 2014 by Beer of the Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1413729779' post='2581285'] Hmm, the names in the poll do seem to be aimed at the D&D playing crowd! Still, EBS did OK with a similar naming scheme and it's probably better than sniggering-blokes-in-a-tour-bus style innuendo (as pioneered by Electro Harmonix). [/quote] It's not too late if you're feeling creative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1413728260' post='2581268'] Voted for Vampire but Taranis was my close second choice so it's all good. FWIW, Vampire made me think of an early British jet fighter . Seeing as it'll be a bunch of blokes using the amp that's probably a good thing. I suppose [i]you'd[/i] have named it the MJW Lilac Bouquet, ya big poncey metrosexual. [/quote] I'd have named it the MJW 200B Mk1. With lilac tolex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Triumph... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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