What Colour Should I Choose?

[Pete Academy]

I have a '79 Jazz and have decided to refinish it. It's natural at the moment, with a black scratchplate. What colour do you think would go with the scratchplate, or should I change that as well?

[The Dark Lord]

Black. And yes, change that to black too .... with the white bits round the edges.

[Pete Academy]

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Black. And yes, change that to black too .... with the white bits round the edges.
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That sounds good.

[Big_Stu]

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I have a '79 Jazz and have decided to refinish it. It's natural at the moment, with a black scratchplate. What colour do you think would go with the scratchplate, or should I change that as well?
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Damn bookmarks!!! I clicked on Basschat and it's brought me onto Talkbass!

[Ogien]

For me natural with black scratch plate looks good enough. Why to to cover natural grain of the body? Unless you will choose translucent finish.

[skankdelvar]

Capri Orange

[geoffbyrne]

How about red with a red tort plate?

I know this is a Strat & a Tele, but gives you some idea:

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G.

[discreet]

Oly white, but have it done proper 70s-style aged cream/yellow.

[Lozz196]

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Oly white, but have it done proper 70s-style aged cream/yellow.
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Gets my vote.

[Ancient Mariner]

Yup, aged olympic white with a tort scratch plate.

[Pete Academy]

Thanks for the suggestions.

[wateroftyne]

Tort wouldn't look right with a late 70s decal.

Maui blue gets my vote...

[JohnFitzgerald]

3TS :-)

[TheGreek]

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For me natural with black scratch plate looks good enough. Why to to cover natural grain of the body? [/quote]

I think there might be something in this..

[discreet]

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Tort wouldn't look right with a late 70s decal.
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Quite right.

[waynepunkdude]

Lime green and chequered scratchplate, do it then I'll send you my address.

[Clarky]

Antigua looks great with a black s/p

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[BB3000S]

How about this:


or this:


or even this:

[The Dark Lord]

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How about this:


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Proper !

[Randy_Marsh]

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How about this:



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My god. That. Was thinking about this earlier when I was weighing up what colour combo I'd go for if I got a Marcus Miller

[mcnach]

[quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1322857710' post='1456839']
I have a '79 Jazz and have decided to refinish it. It's natural at the moment, with a black scratchplate. What colour do you think would go with the scratchplate, or should I change that as well?
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natural and black... classy.
But if you see my avatar, you'd have guessed my answer

[JTUK]

Pete, what neck config do you have..??

My next bass will be a transluc sunburst, with tort plate and RW block and bound neck.

If maple with Mop, and you are thinking of a new repray, then the sexy reds ( as shown ) with white plate work very well.

If the bass has any value from a potential vintage POV..leave well alone.

[JTUK]

or this

[molan]

Was it originally natural?

If so then a coloured refin will devalue it.

Same goes for the scratchplate.

[BigBeatNut]

[quote name='Ogien' timestamp='1322858424' post='1456851']
For me natural with black scratch plate looks good enough. Why to to cover natural grain of the body? Unless you will choose translucent finish.
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Natural with black pickguard is a great look ....