mike257 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Decisions, decisions.... Currently sporting a single ply white plate, I think I want to change it. If it had a maple neck I'd go black, no question, but I'm not sure it'll look right with the rosewood board. I'm swinging between black and tort, so I'm putting it out to the experts for consultation What would [b]YOU[/b] stick on it? Any photographic evidence to support your argument would be appreciated, would sure help me make up my mind!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) Battleship grey,Mud Brown,Fluro Pink,Elvis shape,seethru with pictures of naked ladies underneath,take the plate off rip the frets out and w*** on about Jaco....Light Beige,sell the thing and buy a P-Bass,Mirror,cardboard,leather,Acid,live Hedgehogs,the moon on a stick...The corpse of Rod Hull,videotape,the fuel tank off a Morris Oxford,Cheese,Carpet,Wallpaper,stained Glass,Lead,concrete,The Queen mums false teeth,Heather Mill's gammy leg,Duncan Goodhew,a side of Beef. Im tired I should be in bed.... Dude,if its that hard a thing to do,go to an artists studio,and ask their advice on colour combo's. Seriously.If you wanna stand from the crowd,and whites dull for you,they would point you in a brilliant direction. Edited November 25, 2008 by ARGH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 gotta be blk from me but then I'm biased because I've already been down this route...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) [quote name='ARGH' post='335986' date='Nov 25 2008, 01:58 AM']Battleship grey,Mud Brown,Fluro Pink,Elvis shape,seethru with pictures of naked ladies underneath,take the plate off rip the frets out and w*** on about Jaco....Light Beige,sell the thing and buy a P-Bass,Mirror,cardboard,leather,Acid,live Hedgehogs,the moon on a stick...The corpse of Rod Hull,videotape,the fuel tank off a Morris Oxford,Cheese,Carpet,Wallpaper,stained Glass,Lead,concrete,The Queen mums false teeth,Heather Mill's gammy leg,Duncan Goodhew,a side of Beef.[/quote] Damn you! - that's what I was going to say!! Or maybe Edited November 25, 2008 by Hamster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 [quote name='ARGH' post='335986' date='Nov 25 2008, 01:58 AM']Heather Mill's gammy leg[/quote] [quote name='Hamster' post='335992' date='Nov 25 2008, 07:04 AM'][/quote] Haha, these two are my favourite so far. The gold just hadn't occured to me, but I actually really like the look of that. And ARGH, you're a genius mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 +1 for red tort (per hamster's piccies) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 [quote name='Clarky' post='336022' date='Nov 25 2008, 08:51 AM']+1 for red tort (per hamster's piccies)[/quote] Another +1 for red tort. [attachment=16362:__82_Tok...dpuncher.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lateralus462 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Luminous yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVTele Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Tortie, with a rosewood fingerboard. Jazz Basses almost always look best with tortie, IMHO. I'm with you on the maple question - my old all black Strat with its maple fingerboard looks just right. But Jazz Bass+rosewood=tortie, for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Red tort remonds me of the foam they used to use in cheap furniture. Brown tort looks much more classy IMO. Fender had an ad out around the mid 90s with a P & a J, both with these. failing that you could try cabbage, Jimmy Hill, the guy from Cameo's codpiece, maybe its because I'm a londoner, apples and pears apples and pears, Mrs Miggins pie shop, oooh marton, rameses niblick III, kerplunk kerplunk, whoops, where's my thribble, Jimmy Saville's chair, down the old kent road, cor lummy guvnor, the big end off a Ford Fiesta, one of Hattie Jaques nighties, I'll get my coat, where's me washboard?, splunge, spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisba Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Quite similar to [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=29236&hl=black"]my recent topic[/url]... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 i've always loved black/black/rosewood, much more than than black/black/maple. especially on a precision, but jazzes look great all black/rosewood, too. so i'm voting black. OR if you do decide tort its gotta be brown tort. red tort is horrible looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Red tort or black i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Red tort, of course! What else?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~tl Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 +1 for red-tort or gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Splayer Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 mirror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 jobbie coloured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charla Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 (edited) It's black or cream pearl for me, I bought one of each for my black/rosewood Jazz and swap them to change my mood. I got them for about £10 each, but I can't remember or find the web site. When I do I'll let you know. Mind you I also like tortoise shell, which will probably be my next purchase! Cheers Charla Edited November 26, 2008 by Charla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 (edited) EDIT: f*** me, there's [url="http://www.adirondackguitar.com/pickguards/Jbass/menu.htm"]loads[/url] of 'em. I'm getting a camo for me KSD I reckon. Edited November 26, 2008 by johnnylager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 [quote name='johnnylager' post='337002' date='Nov 26 2008, 09:33 AM'] EDIT: f*** me, there's [url="http://www.adirondackguitar.com/pickguards/Jbass/menu.htm"]loads[/url] of 'em. I'm getting a camo for me KSD I reckon.[/quote] I thought I was buying a diamond-plate metal one for my P a few years ago on ebay, and it turned out to be one of those 'Colorific' printed ones from that site. I was gutted when it arrived, thought it was a bit too much of a bargain to be true I've ordered a 3-ply black, becase every time I come back to this thread and see the first pic Hamster posted, it grows on me that little bit more. And also because I found one for a tenner, and I've spent all my money on an eleccy screwdriver and a new soldering iron! Think I'll throw that on for now, and when I'm not so skint I might try a different one. I like Charla's idea of swapping them to match your mood/outfit!! I'm still pretty taken with the gold one to be honest, but I haven't seen any cheapy ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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