JTUK Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Dull, dull and thrice DULL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Black basses are cool. What's even cooler is stripping the black bass to show some nice wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Black with a white guard just looks cheap and tacky to me, even if it is a Stingray or something similarly/more expensive. I don't like black basses without a pickguard often either. Black jazz, BWB pickguard with a blocked and bound maple board = cool. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1363704795' post='2016165'] Black with a white guard just looks cheap and tacky to me, [/quote] 'ere Liam, what's that you're playing in your avatar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1363706235' post='2016225'] 'ere Liam, what's that you're playing in your avatar? [/quote] Candy Apple Red' 86 Japanese Precision, complete with thumb rest and pickup covers. The only black bass i own is my Ibanez GSR200, which is beaten to hell and is going to be completely covered in stickers when i can be bothered. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1363701295' post='2016075'] +1 Especially the ones with maple necks! [/quote] But they're not black - they are black and maple a completely different category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) [quote name='irvined' timestamp='1363612197' post='2014674'] Being very colour blind, black (I am told) goes with anything. Hence black bass, trousers and shoes - goes with any colour shirt.... [/quote] ....except green. . Edited March 19, 2013 by mckendrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1363708642' post='2016300'] But they're not black - they are black and maple a completely different category. [/quote] I would guess that when most people refer to the colour of a bass and only mention a single colour, they are talking about the body colour. So you're telling me a red bass isn't a red bass unless it's got a red fingerboard? I think you're just being a wee bit argumentative for the sake of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Go on then, let's have the categories...all black, mostly black, some black, kinda black... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I like black basses but I wouldn't want another one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1363706344' post='2016232'] Candy Apple Red' 86 Japanese Precision, complete with thumb rest and pickup covers. The only black bass i own is my Ibanez GSR200, which is beaten to hell and is going to be completely covered in stickers when i can be bothered. Liam [/quote] ahhhhh.... it was the lighting, ruining a perfectly good joke.... BTW, that candy apple red P would look lovely with a black guard. (I still have a red/white fender combo fear, i think it's hank marvin's fault) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 i love black basses with tortoiseshell pickguards! i think mine looks totally cool: now it looks like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Black and rosewood - dull. Black and maple - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='Ant' timestamp='1363712419' post='2016416'] [/quote] Cool. [quote name='Ant' timestamp='1363712419' post='2016416'] [/quote] Not cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1363708916' post='2016312'] ....except green. . [/quote] I like green and black and they also make very nice chocolate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Black basses are super cool. I'm starting to lean towards sunbursts recently though. Can't go wrong with either really, black has to have a maple board though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1363708642' post='2016300'] But they're not black - they are black and maple a completely different category. [/quote] Is a red bass red if the fingerboard and neck isn't stained red ? Yes it is . As I have already pointed out , what nominates the colour of a bass is [u]what colour the body is painted [/u] - that's what a black guitar is . If you have some kind of obsessive monochromatic fixation that is your own business , but to the rest of the world a bass with a black body and a maple board and / or a maple neck / headstock is [u]BLACK .[/u] Guitars are not usually painted all one colour - they look strange when they are . Edited March 19, 2013 by Dingus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonEdward Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1363710765' post='2016365'] Go on then, let's have the categories...all black, mostly black, some black, kinda black... [/quote] Hmm. I must admit I don't care for those mass produced 'gloss black' Basses you see (nearly) all the time.. but, I did once own a Westone thunder 1 in gloss black, so that's probably why (?) When I asked J.D. to make this one, I knew it was going to be.. kinda black... matt black, opaque black, translucent black... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) Ahem...black and maple, you say? [sharedmedia=core:attachments:81072] Edited March 19, 2013 by Muzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) [quote name='SimonEdward' timestamp='1363721407' post='2016592'] Hmm. I must admit I don't care for those mass produced 'gloss black' Basses you see (nearly) all the time.. but, I did once own a Westone thunder 1 in gloss black, so that's probably why (?) When I asked J.D. to make this one, I knew it was going to be.. kinda black... matt black, opaque black, translucent black... [/quote] Oooo, like that. I also like my Dingwall - kinda matt, kinda grain-textured, kinda blackburst. Still black, tho... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:102653] ...although it does look kinda purple on that pic. It isn't... Edited March 19, 2013 by Muzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonEdward Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) ... double-clicked... thought again... and changed my mind... Muzz... you are the man on the kinda black bass! I like the 'music man' (on the left), but It probably isn't... REALLY like it!!! Edited March 19, 2013 by SimonEdward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Thanks for all the replies guys, I guess the responses are kind of what I expected. Just realised that the picture I posted in the first post is very small and crap, so here's a video of Marlowe DK playing exactly the same model that I've got: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNV9Vh3XKXI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Ok, Black & rosewood with no pickguard & blue strings... [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/2607131595/][/url] Or with silver strings & pussy magnet... [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/3003898456/][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I love the black/maple combo, even if it doesn't pass the Nigel Tufnel "How much more black could it be?" test. Every time I see a Sandberg pop up in that awesome blackburst finish they do I start googling "Where to sell a kidney". Having said that,the two black basses and two black guitars I own all have rosewood boards. Not a fan of black hardware though, I think it looks kind of cheap and tacky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSCOWBASS Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 76/77 P BASS.....had this from new, autumn 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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