JMT3781 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) Just wondering everyones opinions... Edited June 3, 2010 by JMT3781 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 i shy away from coffee table basses. black's the new quilted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 i shy away from coffee table basses. black's the new quilted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMT3781 Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 thats why i put the neither button in Thanks for participating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Figured maple looks a bit 'lottery winner' to me. I'll have mine plain, ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Completely depends on the body shape what the other woods are, whether you're going to stain it or keep the figuring natural, and the actual figuring on the wood itself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Flamed - Looks expensive to me But judging by comments so far, it would seem "Austerity Britain" is catching on fast! Now, where did I put my ration coupons...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Quilted maple looks like curdled milk to me. Flamed any day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='855827' date='Jun 3 2010, 10:53 AM']But judging by comments so far, it would seem 'Austerity Britain' is catching on fast! Now, where did I put my ration coupons..?[/quote] Ration coupons?! Oh, we used t' dream of ration coupons! And so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I like a bit of quilted myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu-khag Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I like the look of flamed necks but not too fussed on flamed or quilted bodies so its a neither from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I have gloriously quilted facing on a bass and I also have one in an off-white. They both do a great job and have relegated the other 'expressive' bass...but the one that gets the most attention from a looks POV, is the white bass. It does have a patterned neck and sounds great, IMV..but that isn't what attracts people to it in the 1st instance. So, after going down this route...and lusting after that quilted bass for ages..I'd get a solid bodied colour next time...well, maybe, a nice tobacco burst, tort plate and rosewood bound neck. Yep..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotnwhy Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Quilted body, flamed neck, birdseye fingerboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) [quote name='wotnwhy' post='855929' date='Jun 3 2010, 11:53 AM']Quilted body, flamed neck, birdseye fingerboard [/quote] Yes yes yes!! - I still ADORE Johngh's Shuker headless.... take a look at this blonde bombshell: AND WotnWhy's Wonderful Shuker - a Bass that inspired me to go Shuker in the first place. and whilst I am at it: is nothing short of spectacular!!! Edited June 3, 2010 by dood Ridden with GUILT I edited my postfor forgetting Tom. I hang myhead in shame!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) I don't mind either, as long as it's subtle. Flamed works better with lighter finishes and quilting with darker ones, I reckon. Edited June 3, 2010 by Wil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Birdseye maple neck, thats it. Not keen on flame/quilted bodies, but thats just me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJE Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 A quilted top can look a bit OTT sometimes in certain colours but thats probably because I am jealous and cant afford a quilted topped bass I think if I was going for a natural trans finish though it would probably be flamed body as I think on the whole it is slightly more subtle, a flamed maple neck and birdseye maple fingerboard, hmmmm maple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I like a nice bit of flame...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 This used to be mine, and if I do say so myself, the top was a bloody lovely bit of flamed maple: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I prefer it straight but I've seen good examples of both flamed & quilted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotnwhy Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 [quote name='dood' post='855939' date='Jun 3 2010, 11:59 AM']Yes yes yes!! - I still ADORE Johngh's Shuker headless.... take a look at this blonde bombshell![/quote] Thanks for remembering mine... :snob: which i think looks particularly fetching in the right light, like at a gig last weekend: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Neither here - don't mind a subtle bit of flaming on the neck but when my bass looks more attractive than me it's time to draw the line. Hence beat-up Fenders for the past few years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauster Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Another one who likes a nice birdseye maple neck! Not a fan of qulited or flame bodies..... Always remind me of '80s Super-Strats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 [quote name='wotnwhy' post='856132' date='Jun 3 2010, 02:23 PM']Thanks for remembering mine... :snob: [/quote] Guilty as charged m'lud. I have edited my post! - Tom, I remember visiting Jon for the first time when I bought my first Shuker. Your Bass was there waiting for that mammoth 3 coil custom pickup to arrive! I think it defintely sowed the seeds for getting my own design together! Please forgive me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray5 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Please sir, could I have both? Flame front, Birdseye back, or vise versa (with a birdseye neck) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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