Gear Brand Pronounciation!

[Cory_Dylan]

A couple of names I've always wondered about...

first is Takamine... I use to say it "tok a mine," but i just recently realized it was "tok a meany"

another one is D'Addario? how the hell do you say that? is it "da darr io"? just like it's spelled? that appostrophe throws me off... it seems like it would be "da addario"... someone at a local music store called it "da dare io".. so what is it???

only ones i can think of right now... what else?

 

[danglybanger]

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actually, the real japanese pronounciation would be- Ta-ka-meee-nay...

But who wants to say that. Tokameenee for me

No clue about Daddario. I say Da-da-ree-oh, but I know that's absolutely wrong.

...As for Charvel... is it pronounced Charvl (like I say it,) or Char-velle?

slade

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

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I take it you're not Italian ...

 

[Simon_F]

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I say tak-a-meen and da-darr-io, but I'm a Brit. Actually, I think my brother (who owns one) says tak-a-meen-ay, so I'm probably wrong.

Someone did a thread on pronounciation of Ibanez recently. I say eye-ban-ez!

Hey TO, this reminds me of the time I was out guitar shopping with Keef and Ron. We walk into this place in Denmark Street and who should be there but old Brucie Springsteen! :smack: :laugh2:

 

[XSSIVE]

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How do you pronounce the name D'Addario?
We receive letters each week regarding the correct pronunciation of the D'Addario name. Some years back, we even ran an ad which illustrated an easy way to pronounce the D'Addario name. The name is pronounced phonetically as follows: Da-Dairy-O A simple way to pronounce the most difficult name in musical accessories.

it's similar to my own last name which is D'Avanzo.



how about ENGL? i have heard a few versions of this also but i say it like "angle" but with an E. i have heard people call them "angel" also...anyone know?

-Mike

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

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Hey TO, this reminds me of the time I was out guitar shopping with Keef and Ron. We walk into this place in Denmark Street and who should be there but old Brucie Springsteen! :smack:

GOLDEN!! :laugh2:

 

[St_Genesius]

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The guy who sold me the Pearloid Agile 2500 pronounced that brand ah-JHEEL.

 

[Artie]

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How do you pronounce the name D'Addario?
We receive letters each week regarding the correct pronunciation of the D'Addario name. Some years back, we even ran an ad which illustrated an easy way to pronounce the D'Addario name. The name is pronounced phonetically as follows: Da-Dairy-O A simple way to pronounce the most difficult name in musical accessories.

it's similar to my own last name which is D'Avanzo.

-Mike

Thats interesting, because I always assumed that when a "D" was set off with the apostrophe, it was pronouned like a stand alone letter, thus . . .

Dee - A dairy - oh

Edit: I just had to think about that for a second to realize its wrong.
D'Elegance is not pronounced Dee - elegance. :smack:

 

[Edgecrusher]

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how about ENGL? i have heard a few versions of this also but i say it like "angle" but with an E. i have heard people call them "angel" also...anyone know?

I've always said this one N-Gull... I could be wrong though...

 

[Edgecrusher]

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Thats interesting, because I always assumed that when a "D" was set off with the apostrophe, it was pronouned like a stand alone letter, thus . . .

Dee - A dairy - oh

Edit: I just had to think about that for a second to realize its wrong.
D'Elegance is not pronounced Dee - elegance. :smack:

LOL... Your not the only one I've said Dee a dairy oh forvever :smack:
well I guess you learn something new everyday...

 

[zippy]

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how about ENGL? i have heard a few versions of this also but i say it like "angle" but with an E. i have heard people call them "angel" also...anyone know?

-Mike

I always just called it.. "Eng-ull".. I'm probably really wrong though

 

[Metalman_666]

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D'Addario: Da-dar-ee-o (but apparently it's Da-dairy-o)
Takamine: Tak-a-mine
Charvel: Char-velle
Ibanez: eye-ba-nez
ENGL: Angle (but with E.... so Engle)

 

[callous_frigid_chill]

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takamine is tak-uh-meany

at least according to the guitar one cd rom

 

[Quencho092]

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ibanez was founded in spain i think so it should be pronounced

e-ban-eth accent on the E

 

[Gearjoneser]

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Another difficult one is Godin, which sounds like it would be Go Din, but I've been told it's Go Dan

 

[Xeromus]

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Another difficult one is Godin, which sounds like it would be Go Din, but I've been told it's Go Dan

That's correct, french.

 

[rspst14]

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Hamer is pronounced "Hay-mur," not "hammer."

 

[italic zero]

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How about GHS?

 

[LesStrat]

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DR: Dee Are :chairfall:
Gibson: oh-vehr-pryst
Fender: knee-dznu pih cups
DOD: Dee Oh Dee
Esteban: juh-nck
Parker: siks stri-ng heh vuhn
Seymour Duncan: sah-nik per-fek-shun

(hope that helps)

 

[ex-250]

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i say char-velle, but ive hear shar-velle before