[tigeryear74]

Hey, so this is just something I realized a few years ago after living in Japan for a long time that I thought might be interesting, as I think maybe few people realize it.
Ibanez, the way we pronounce it in English, is not pronounced "IbanEz" with a short "e", as in "egg", but actually correctly pronounced with a long e as in "knee".
Here in Japan it is pronounced this way, as it is in the origin of the name which is Spanish. So, it sounds like "IbanKNEEZ".
I have to pronounce it that way in Japan when speaking Japanese, but I still feel weird saying it that way! Haha. I, as most everyone else here I assume, grew up saying it with the short e,
and that is how it sounds the best to my ears, but I just thought it was interesting that it actually isn't correct. "IbanKNEEZ Jem" just sounds freaking weird. lol

 

[jono]

That’s not how it’s said in Spanish though...

 

[sepulchrave]

I guess in Spanish it would sound a bit like:

Ee-barn-ess?

 

[jemsite]

LOL. Unfortunately unlike Apple or Google, the name Ibanez just doesn't have a worldwide pronunciation anymore than the name Jesus does. Over here if you use the Japanese pronunciation you sound like a total dope