Brand name pronunciation

[cheezes]

Something I've been thinking about recently, is that there are a few brand names I don't really no if I'm pronouncing correctly, when discussing with band mates.
Ibanez is one. Is it (phonetically) eye-banez? Or with a th at the end; spanish style?
How about Godin? Is it Go-din or God-in...?
I've always considered Squier to be a misspelling of squire.
Is Warwick as we Brits would expect, or War-wick as the Americans might say?
A few more for consideration...
Tokai
Hamer
Gotoh
Kluson

Are there any more?
Can anyone put me right?
Am I just a thicky?

[LoFi]

Originally Posted by cheezes

Something I've been thinking about recently, is that there are a few brand names I don't really no if I'm pronouncing correctly, when discussing with band mates.
Ibanez is one. Is it (phonetically) eye-banez? Or with a th at the end; spanish style?

Eye-Banez, assuming you're talking about the Japanese make. If it's the spanish classical make, I *might* not punch you in the face for using "eth", providing you get the balance between "ess" and "eth" that the Spanish manage.

How about Godin? Is it Go-din or God-in...?

Go-din. Or possibly Go-dan, since it's Quebecois.

I've always considered Squier to be a misspelling of squire.

Good to know

Is Warwick as we Brits would expect, or War-wick as the Americans might say?

Warrick. Can''t believe you're even asking that.

A few more for consideration...
Tokai

Tock-Aye, like the Hungarian wine.

Hamer

Haim-er. That one's pretty easy.

Gotoh

Go-toe

Kluson

Clue-zon

Happy to help

[Gojirosan]

I say Godin was definitely "Go-dan".

Like Rodan but with a G at the beginning and less in the way of supersonic flight attacks.

[LoFi]

Originally Posted by Gojirosan

Like Rodan but with a G at the beginning and less in the way of supersonic flight attacks.

Or Rodin, with less snogging.

[cheezes]

Originally Posted by LoFi

Eye-Banez, assuming you're talking about the Japanese make. If it's the spanish classical make, I *might* not punch you in the face for using "eth", providing you get the balance between "ess" and "eth" that the Spanish manage.

Go-din. Or possibly Go-dan, since it's Quebecois.

Good to know

Warrick. Can''t believe you're even asking that.

Tock-Aye, like the Hungarian wine.

Haim-er. That one's pretty easy.

Go-toe

Clue-zon

Happy to help

Seems like I was doing ok, then.
I've heard Hamer pronounced Har-mer by someone before, which was partly what got me thinking in the first place.
I threw in Warwick just because it's a German brand and that they might pronounce it the American way.
Are there any more that anyone cares to own up to?

[sam_m]

If it was pronounced "squire" it'd be spelled "Squire", if you ask me.

S'queer innit.

Or rather, 'skweeyur' round these parts.

[ArDee]

Godin for me is a Goad-in
Tokai is a Toke-eye

[evilmags]

Originally Posted by LoFi

Eye-Banez, assuming you're talking about the Japanese make. If it's the spanish classical make, I *might* not punch you in the face for using "eth", providing you get the balance between "ess" and "eth" that the Spanish manage.

The name was copped from the Spanish to sound Spanish. As such it would be pronounced eeee ba(n with squiggle over it) eth. That said you'd sound a right twat actually saying it like that.

[Col.Decker]

I always say these as:

Gotoh: "Go Tour" as in "I'm going to go tour Europe"
Hamer: "Hammer": as in "pass me the hammer and a nail".


maybe I'm a thicky too

[BlindLemonAde]

Engl ?

...sort of comes out "Eng-gel" with a hard "g".

And is it "Epi-Phone" or "Epi-phonay" ?