On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

[PFDarkside]

How do you say Epiphone? I've always said "EP a fone" I've heard it like epiphany though...

What say you?

 

[dgk2448]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

EP- IH [shhort I sound] - PHONE

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

Yeah, I guess I use the short I. I didn't want it to look like a long I or long E.

 

[sosomething]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

You've heard people say "Epiphany" ???

Wow. That's giving the company a lot of credit.

I've heard people call Hamer (Hay-mer) "Hammer" and "Hah-mer," but I don't think I've ever heard anyone butcher Epiphone's name that way.

 

[emilio]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

how do you pronounce hamer? and ibanez?

 

[sosomething]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

how do you pronounce hamer? and ibanez?

Please read the post directly above yours for Hamer.

I pronounce Ibanez "Eye-Bah-Nez."

 

[Fender_Punk]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

I've always prounounced it with the short I sound. The long a sound or a long I or e just sounds wrong.

As for Hamer, there's a pawn shop brand named Hammer, I think people confuse the two.

 

[RushOfBlood]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

epiphany, like persephone?

I do it REAL AMERICAN LIKE, EPPA PHONE

 

[The Golden Boy]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

House of Stathopoulous

 

[sufferinrewind]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

You've heard people say "Epiphany" ???

Wow. That's giving the company a lot of credit.

I've heard people call Hamer (Hay-mer) "Hammer" and "Hah-mer," but I don't think I've ever heard anyone butcher Epiphone's name that way.

I had a neighbor try to convince me it was pronounced "epiphany." I told him he was full of it.

 

[MikeS]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

I've heard people call Hamer (Hay-mer) "Hammer" and "Hah-mer,"

I still catch myself doing that (hammer) from time to time.


Eye-bah-nez

Hay-mer

Epp-eh-fone

At least that's how I pronounce them.

 

[emilio]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

Please read the post directly above yours for Hamer.

I pronounce Ibanez "Eye-Bah-Nez."

oh, ok thanks.

 

[emilio]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

I've always prounounced it with the short I sound. The long a sound or a long I or e just sounds wrong.

As for Hamer, there's a pawn shop brand named Hammer, I think people confuse the two.

i pronounce ibanez like the last name, ih-ban-iez.

 

[JacksonMIA]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

Crapiphone.



I had serious issues with mine.

 

[Coltron]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

I had a friend tell me that it was pronounced epiphany, he eventually gave up agruing after we were in at a store and a worker called it epiphone (Epp-eh-fone). apparently their all knowing I guess?

 

[Jeroen]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

Eye-bah-nez

At least that's how I pronounce them.

Eeee-bah-niez would be the most correct pronounciation.

It's originally a Spanish name. In the 1920's, this was actually a Spanish guitarbrand. When they became really popular and couldn't keep up the demand with their production, they had a Japanese company (Hoshino) build them guitars under license. Those were actually the very first Japanese Ibanez guitars. At some point, the Spanish company went bankrupt, but in Japan production kept going. At some point Hoshino acquired the Ibanez brand name, and to date still builds by this name.

 

[GuitarSandwich]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

"Phone" is ancient greek for "voice" or "sound"

Gramaphone= record-player
Megaphone= bullhorn
Telephone= (if you don't know this, I can't help you)
Epiphone= Epi was the name of the guy who started the company)

Get it now?

 

[MikeS]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

Eeee-bah-niez would be the most correct pronounciation.

It's originally a Spanish name. In the 1920's, this was actually a Spanish guitarbrand. When they became really popular and couldn't keep up the demand with their production, they had a Japanese company (Hoshino) build them guitars under license. Those were actually the very first Japanese Ibanez guitars. At some point, the Spanish company went bankrupt, but in Japan production kept going. At some point Hoshino acquired the Ibanez brand name, and to date still builds by this name.

I never said I pronounced it right

I think they are far enough removed from their Spanish heritage that I can safely mispronounce the company name. Cool info, BTW.

 

[Venom]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

I always mispronounce BC Rich

 

[emilio]

Re: On the topic of brand pronunciation... Epiphone

I always mispronounce BC Rich

how?