jmstone Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I am considering adding a custom made scratchplate to my Ibanez Roadster.. Always think it looks a little weird without one, and Phil Lynott had a mirrored one made for his RS900, which is basically the same bass. If I decide to go down this somewhat questionable route, I then need to decide what colour to go for.. The bass is a 2 tone sunburst.. I'm not super-keen on sunburst and I would like to make it a bit more unusual... Any suggestions/pics of wild colour combinations with a sunburst bass would be very helpful in making up my mind. At the moment, my preference is probably for black... seems to look pretty stylish on other SB guitars I have seen.. and much more to my liking than white or tortoiseshell.. But if I could get away with something garish like green, orange, yellow, red, I think that would be much more interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I like an anodised gold s/p on sunburst, but it isn't everyone's cup of tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Black Tort Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Tort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Black, black or preferably black. I had a mirrored plate on a 2 tone sunburst Precision for a bit. Looked hideous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Black in a swirly pearl finish is lovely. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead56 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Black all the way. Not a fan of the tort with sunburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime_BASS Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 White, or White pearloid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Aged white pearloid. White pearl is usually too bright for me, but a nice creamy aged pearl looks classy on vintage colours including sunburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='877150' date='Jun 25 2010, 09:40 AM']Aged white pearloid. White pearl is usually too bright for me, but a nice creamy aged pearl looks classy on vintage colours including sunburst[/quote] Defo. Got a S/Burst P with aged white pearloid, think it looks gert lush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 [quote name='oldslapper' post='877355' date='Jun 25 2010, 01:23 PM']Defo. Got a S/Burst P with aged white pearloid, think it looks gert lush.[/quote] I`ve got tortoiseshell on my 3TS Precision, and think it looks nice and vintage. Did have a 3TS Jazz, with black scratchplate, and that looked real good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 The thing about tort is that some tort looks absolutely brilliant, but others look like puked up tinned tomatoes & scrambled eggs. I'm not so keen on the tort on my 1990 MIJ '62 RI Precision, but I'm wary of getting a replacement that's just as ugly. The tort one I got for my jazz is nice though. Black also looks good on sunburst - my fretless Precision (with unlined ebony fingerboard, TV logo & lollypop tuners) has a black one on at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimus Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I've had a rethink - go sky blue and you will have the only one in that colour combination!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Go with black then re-finish the bass white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyJay Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I've just picked up a really cheap 2 tone sunburst Jazz with a white scratchplate. I wanted to change the scratchplate to something different so I tried doing a little research and couldn't find any pictures of two tone sunburst fenders (Jazz, P, or guitars) with anything other than a white plate (and none with ashtrays either). Does every other colour option (and the ashtrays) look hideous on two tone sunburst or what? I saw plenty for the three tone sunburst by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pietruszka Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I had a custom made rosewood one, 'cos it matches my fingerboard. Looks lush and rather subtle from the crowd to! Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyJay Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 [quote name='pietruszka' post='964602' date='Sep 22 2010, 03:58 PM']I had a custom made rosewood one, 'cos it matches my fingerboard. Looks lush and rather subtle from the crowd to! Dan.[/quote] Ooh, pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pietruszka Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 [quote name='HeavyJay' post='964665' date='Sep 22 2010, 05:07 PM']Ooh, pictures?[/quote] Here you go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Black looks best, tort if it's not too red, but you'll wish you'd got black. White looks too clean/new, pearloid looks too bling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 (edited) I like the white one on John Deacons burst finish 'Ray in this video it picks him out the shadows real nice! Cool Ray tone too! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE&ob=av3e"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE&ob=av3e[/url] Edited September 22, 2010 by stingrayPete1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Lend it to Wayne dilemma solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 [quote name='charic' post='964972' date='Sep 22 2010, 09:12 PM']Lend it to Wayne dilemma solved [/quote] The man speaks sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Out of interest where do you stand on greenburst? Will I have to guard my bass if your around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 [quote name='charic' post='965013' date='Sep 22 2010, 09:38 PM']Out of interest where do you stand on greenburst? Will I have to guard my bass if your around? [/quote] It depends how it's done and on which bass, got any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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