Dutch movies, series, songs and books are required by LAW to mention windmills at least once. Also cows need to be mentioned, as they are our national spirit animal!
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If you did name your bass, would you tell the crowd at a biker bar “Hey, my name’s Jack and this is my Stingray, I call her Lovey Dovey” or something similar?
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Something had to be done to compensate for having forgotten to include cows and windmills in the national anthem. How could you! The national animal spirit must be appeased.
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Maybe after a few drinks! 
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I’ve read through this whole thread, because what else am I supposed to do practice?
It’s kind of trippy. I’m remembering this from yesterday, but you’re remembering it from about 4 years ago.
FWIW, Jake is the Jazz.
"Ah, Jake is the Jazz, P is the Elwood.
I like this.
Thanks @HowlinDawg
I am naming the olive green music man Olivia.
Ya, still a bit cliche, but I also do love Olivia DeBernardinis’ art, esp of Betty, even got to meet her once.
Thanks, the creative juices are flowing….
So we have…
‘61 P - Jaimie
MM - Olivia
Aerodyne J - Jake
Aerodyne P - Elwood
Gretsch - Betty
Still to do…
Ray4 (black and maroon) with SIMs pickups
Blacked out Squier 70’s CV jazz
Fender HMT hollow body
Fender Vintera Red and Gold
Kala U bass
Traveller P - thinking Midge or Cindy (the littlest Brady)
Squier Fretless"
Edit: not sure how to quote on mobile, but the section is quotations is John’s old post.
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Ok THAT I didn’t know 
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Me too and me too! I used to have a couple signed books but sold them
lol two of those are gone but there are ~26 others. I do like all your name suggestions. Perhaps you can be the official BassBuzz namer of basses
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Of the dozens of instruments I’ve owned over the decades — from guitars to woodwinds to keys to basses — I have never, ever named a single one.
Of the seven basses I currently own, I call them what they actually are. For example, my three Sire basses models are: a U5, an M5, and a V8. The model designations are how I refer to them, if/when I ever do.
Similarly, I think of and refer to my EBMM Cutlass as the Cutlass.
Rinse and repeat per individual bass.
I have always thought of instruments as tools, and I’ve never named inanimate objects. YMMV
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I hadn’t either, until a few naturals came along, and suddenly, I understood BB King.
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Name my bass(es) NO! but I’ve been known to call her name from time to time when I’m practicing. I’m sure she/ they don’t like it but I’ve never heard any complaints. 
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Watch your tone, mister!
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The 6 string and many of the 5 string usually safe from physical abuse but if you are a four stringer you are getting slap around quite a bit in my shed, 
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Sounds like bassal abuse!
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Neither of my basses have names (yet?), but my keyboards are named Thaddeus and Mary Jane. They got those names in high school, 3 decades ago.
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By any chance are they an ARP Odyssey and a Juno? Would be cool names for them
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Nope. Thaddeus is a Technics SX-KN550. Mary Jane is a Casio from the 80s.
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CZ?
CasioTone CT-630
Hah awesome.
That’s so good. 