Al Krow

Btw - whoever says that white or black are not paint finish colours is obviously talking bollox. I'm not taking that sort of nonsense on this lucid and deeply erudite thread. 

May be true for light beams in the case of black, but I'm not aware of any basses with a photon finish. Yet.

@josie I know that Ibby have neck-through in their BTB range as you have rightly posted...but have back-tracked on providing us that choice with their SRs, even in the Prestige version, these days...😔

Well we might be conservative in our colour choices (some may prefer to refer to this as having 'taste') 😂 but at least we have collectively discovered there is a world beyond Fender! 

1 hour ago, stewblack said:

And we all thought the Brexit vote was the single most muddle headed, irrational and inexplicable consensus ever reached. 

17,410,742

Just a number 

29 March

Just a date...

😉

Right, back to bass colours after that short diversion. Clearly you need to get used to being on the losing team more often, Stew. It happens. 😁

34 minutes ago, gareth said:

Yes exactly right

i always think of kit cars

what are the chances of the resulting car being better than a mass produced car?

Not sure that's necessarily the best analogy? 

There is an element of craftsmanship that has been largely taken out of car production.  

Ask the same question about a piece of jewellery. Is a one-off or small run exquisite piece no different to something produced by Gerald Ratner? 

16 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

My favourite bass is brown - actual brown brown. Far from my favourite colour though, would be low on any list if I was buying new.

Although I really like how this looks & wouldn't want to refinish it. Probably helps that you can (just) see the grain through it, but that's not really a factor.

 

Natural wood's different though, but it's hard to quantify why.

It just is...

Actually not really too hard to quantity why: you kinda said it yourself referring to your brown brown bass - it's about seeing the natural grain. 

Maybe 'stripey' should be a category after all- lol! 

Is the bottom one an Alembic? The neck through immediately got my attention, as they always do! 

...oh yes, one other observation!

So is brown the least favourite or most favourite colour for basses?

On the one hand no-one has chosen brown as their 'colour'.

On the other what is a natural wood finish if it's not brown?!  

23 hours ago, ped said:

Needs a ‘natural’ option

Well that seems to have been by far the most glaring omission from the original list and which now seems to be edging ahead...

I've spoken to a couple of my BC buddies and we have NO idea what colour 'pie' is, so no doubt I'm about to learn something new!

As promised, post last night's '60th wig-party' gig (someone put a Slash wig on our guitarist when we were finishing up with Sweet Child - lol!) I've added a 'plain' white option to keep BRX happy (is that possible?)

14 hours ago, Bassassin said:

As far as choosing a favourite is concerned though, I'm struggling. I really am a complete sucker for a natural finish through-neck. But I suppose "stripy" isn't a colour... 

+1^^ you and me both!!! (Although given that stripey isn't a colour, vintage white got my vote). Half my current herd are neck through  

I do wish Ibby or Yammy would consider doing a neck through in their modern 5 string SR or BB ranges respectively (they used to 'back in the day'). They would have me parting with cash in an instant! 

59 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

F u ck me that’s ugly, like someone dropped a hot soldering iron on a tube of lipstick.

And then p1ssed on it 

Haha! - tbf if that was in gloss black or vintage white it would be awesome, right? 

Just now, Ricky 4000 said:

Can you change my vote please? I didn't mean it. 😖

I'm sure you can change your vote any time you like? Is that not the case? 

25 minutes ago, kevvo66 said:

Anything sparkly 😍

Have you met bassfan? 😄 

1 hour ago, BigRedX said:

The problem with your poll is that you have lumped what I consider incompatible choices together.

For instance I like a proper bright "white" white, but would never consider an instrument in a creamy white as I think it looks horrible.

Likewise with bursts. Some look great others dull and boring.

I would tend to say they choices reflect a typical man's lack of appreciation of fine details when it come aesthetics.

Yes I should add 'white white' to the 'white' choices I do agree (will action when I'm done gigging tonight). 

I should also develop an appreciation for the finer things in life. (Note forward to self). Probably a major factor in me being content with run of the mill Yammy basses and Mesa amps? Will try harder. 

But I'm kinda surprised you're not going for a big red bass that you got from your ex? Or is that me just not appreciating the finer things again? 

13 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:

Depends if you take a post EQ DI out the amp

Yes fair comment.

(I was actually meaning amp and cab together being reduced to stage monitor).

3 minutes ago, Linus27 said:

Haha I can see why my post made no sense 🤣😂

Yellow is my favourite colour but it's so hard to find the basses I like and play in yellow and in most cases, the yellow looks rubbish. So my second favourite is natural wood.

You need better legal representation. Fixed 😂

Interesting that folk seem to love gloss black, but much less so gloss white.

(aka 'LA teeth' white - which was such a good phrase from one of my fellow BC'ers earlier today, it inspired me to start the thread!)

I look at this and definitely think, 'yup' I do love that! Just pipped at the post for me by vintage white, maybe I should go back and change my vote to balance things up a little  😁

Just now, Linus27 said:

I picked yellow but my basses all tend to be natural wood.

And so you picked yellow exactly why?! 😀

20 minutes ago, ped said:

Indeed - but then the pre on the bass will do things the amp can't do (like specific pickup EQ or coil taps) - and I guess he probably goes direct to desk a lot anyway

+1^^

For playing live, there's definitely the convenience of having everything to hand (or foot) and not needing to traipse back and forth to the amp.

Doubly so when you have FOH effectively limiting the use of your amp to being a stage monitor. 

2 minutes ago, bassfan said:

You just wait until you play the new one and switch the lights on.... you’ll be placing an order for a bass with illuminations in no time😂😂

I grew up in the same town as Noddy Holder was born in. So I'm very familiar with illuminations 😁

Just now, GreeneKing said:

I keep on remembering basses that I forgot to add to the total too.......

Come on then: bit of homework for the weekend for you: can we get a list of all your basses (and if you're feeling brave ranked in order of which you liked the most!)

I suspect folk will be more interested in that list than they care to admit (bit like what colour bass is actually the most popular) 😂

7 minutes ago, Paul S said:

Easy.  Gloss black.  With a BWB pickguard and a maple neck.  Oh, yes, and Precision shaped.

I imagine that would be some folks' worst nightmare!   

Ah pickguards... that's a whole 'nother subject.

Don't worry about liking Precisions, Paul. Apparently all the best pro-players use nothing else and some of them even manage to keep their left arms on the neck throughout a gig...

2 minutes ago, bassfan said:

Can you note I like roadworn/relic’d  too, but not all on the same bass...😂😂

...plus copious LEDs.

Your only saving grace really is that you have such great taste in amps... 😂

1 minute ago, bassfan said:

And a sparkle option! 🤩

Haha - would need to do that for each colour. I don't think sparkle is a colour as such - lol!

So go ahead choose your fav colour and we'll make a mental note that sparkle is required in your specific case 😁

33 minutes ago, ubit said:

Nicest P I’ve ever seen was a wine colour. That’s not in your selection. To be honest, I like any colour and take them as they come. 

Another good shout. I've included 'wine' (aka burgundy) on the list...

3 minutes ago, ped said:

Needs a ‘natural’ option

Good shout! Will add in now. 

Just a bit of fun for the weekend.

There's obviously no 'right' answer - although I suspect some may disagree 😂

Well here's what you and bassplayers on the US bass forum voted for (combined tally of over 600 votes!)

1. Wood - natural (146) 24.2%
2. White - any (91) 15.1%
3. Black - any (89) 14.7%
4. 'Burst' - of any hue (71) 11.8%
5. Blue (46) 7.6%
6. Something else (44) 7.3%
7. Red (38) 6.3%
8. Green (35) 5.8%
9. Wine - burgundy (14) 2.3%
10. Purple (11) 1.8%
11. Orange (10) 1.7%
12. Yellow (4) 0.7%
13. Grey (3) 0.5%
14. Brown (2) 0.3%