Al Krow

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?!

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?) +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!

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

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

Have you met bassfan? 😄

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?

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

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 😁

And so you picked yellow exactly why?! 😀

+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.

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

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) 😂

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...

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

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 😁

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

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%

Really enjoyed this thread and I'm glad it's an unfinished story. (It's also a tale that means I never need feel guilty about buying gear again. You got through 100 basses? No really one hundred... yes actually ONE HUNDRED basses... that's a ton of basses!) 😋😁

Damn it's been like TWENTY NINE days since I bought any bass gear. What the heck is going on??? I guess a lack of desire has not been helped at all by the latest Yammy bass offering being a headless SIX string 10lb turkey costing £4,000... and NAMM 2019 being about as exciting as a lethargic nil nil draw in League two on a muddy pitch. Does there literally come a point in a bass chatter's life when he thinks his gear is just great and all he wants to do is actually put it to use and make music? ... hopefully just a passing phase and normal service will be resumed shortly 😁

@AndyTravis Saw you had a wanted ad up for a BB414? This is on for £150... needs a bit of TLC but nothing that's too tricky for you I suspect! https://www.facebook.com/groups/689090051102626/permalink/2308529835825298/?sale_post_id=2308529835825298

+1^^ exactly! One pedal to rule them all. And the point applies not just to backline but equally to whichever bass you happen to fancy playing that night too!

Just came across this thread on TB. Looks like an interesting bit of kit. Not cheap. But an actual 12 Ax7 under the bonnet. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/shift-line-olympic-mkiii-tube-bass-preamp.1328767/ Anyone over here tried / using one?