bassmansam Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Translucent Sonic Blue w/ tort & Chrome vs Translucent Red w/ white, black/gold I'm leaning towards the blue finish as I think it's more unique. Or is that red just too good?! Going to be gloss finish with birdseye-maple and dots + matching headstock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I'd go with the red, never been much of a fan of the sky/duck egg blues unless you're in a 50's Rock n Roll show. Also, that's a fine looking trans red. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Sonic for me, Red basses are always too loud 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Personally I prefer the blue, but that red also looks good in a louder way, especially with the pearl plate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I'd prefer the blue, if it was a solid colour. Doesn't work for me in a translucent finish. Red wins this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Red does a lot for highlighting the grain, blue looks too washed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Blue for me, with tort of course, red with white (although Arsenal colours) us a bit too Shadows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Black. But if I were choosing between these two then the red wins it by a mile for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan63 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 what will the body be made of ? if ash then grain could be highlighted during grain fill/base old Fender (US 50s car colours) paints have a lot of white in them, but there are other blues (VW medium blue for example as per my avatar) which have more black in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 The blue is lovely, but I vote red because that way you avoid the soul crushing shame of the tort. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Sonic Blue with the mandatory tortoise pickguard for me, but I love these toilet seat colours, so my vote is a lot partial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) @fretmeister Compared to vomit-resembling Pearloid… Edited January 9 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Remember that blue ones sound middy, and the red ones sound bassier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Natural. But the red looks more striking than the blue, which looks nearly as dull as Olympic White (which, let's face it, is White). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Never trust a blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 23 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: Never trust a blue Damn straight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 That blue one looks like it's been left in a shop window for months. I vote red! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Rioli Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 My vote went purely because I don't like maple and tort together. Also I bet that delicate blue will half the time look simply washed out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Black. Always black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) The blue, but with the ivory pearl. Edited January 10 by Maude My first reply made no sense. No Mr. Jones, It's not unusual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 You need to consider your star sign and see which one aligns with it really, if you should choose unwisely, Uranus could be spun into consternation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 No contest... RED I have a similar blue Strat. Poor thing rarely sees the light of day. Not only does it have too many strings, but that blue truly makes it the runt of the litter🤢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleaux62 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Blue for me please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 A P and a J? Sod it! Get both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 All my gear is natural finish but I do like that type of red and the way it highlights the grain. The blue is what someone in Starsailor or Travis would play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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