Yet another which colour thread...

[Jamesemt]

I'm a bit closer to making a decision on a bass, and am now thinking of a new Standard Jazz (as they are surprisingly cheap if you shop around - £739 ish).

I'm looking at either a Candy Cola or a Blizzard Pearl.

It will definitely be a maple neck, but what colour body should I go for? How good are the colours in the flesh?

Edited April 13, 2008 by Jamesemt

[Buzz]

Colours are (all available in maple and rosewood):

Blizzard Pearl
3-Color Sunburst
Olympic White
Black
Candy Cola Rosewood
Charcoal Frost Metallic


Charcoal Frost Metallic sounds nice, and looks alright as well but would need to see high res or in the flesh. Candy Cola is a nice red as well, fenders always look nice in red with maple boards.
Olympic white with torty also looks swish, although the vintage white they did (the creamy off white one, might have had another name) would look better.

[Bullet-Rule]

Why don't you go to a music shop, i.e sound control and have a look at the colours in the flesh. Otherwise, you may regret your colour choice if you pick one and it's not what you expect.

[ahpook]

black.

is there any other choice ?

[dub_junkie]

if not black/maple then white/maple - both are great but for me olympic white/maple makes for a great looking Jazz bass just a teensy bit nore than the black.

[Jono Bolton]

White. Or Black. Or Sunburst. I'm not much help, but any of those 3 would look sweet with a maple neck and tortoise-shell pickguard.

[Jamesemt]

[quote name='Bullet-Rule' post='175767' date='Apr 13 2008, 06:49 PM']Why don't you go to a music shop, i.e sound control and have a look at the colours in the flesh. Otherwise, you may regret your colour choice if you pick one and it's not what you expect.[/quote]

Don't think anywhere around here has them...

Would really like to seee Blizzard pearl in the flesh first.

[RayFW]

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='175983' date='Apr 14 2008, 12:31 AM']Don't think anywhere around here has them...

Would really like to seee Blizzard pearl in the flesh first.[/quote]
James,
here's a pic of my new American Std P in Blizzard Pearl.
[attachment=7667:pbass.jpg]
It looks ace in the flesh and is a colour which very few other people have at the mo'

Edited April 14, 2008 by rayfw

[Jamesemt]

[quote name='rayfw' post='175987' date='Apr 14 2008, 01:03 AM']James,
here's a pic of my new American Std P in Blizzard Pearl.
[attachment=7667:pbass.jpg]
It looks ace in the flesh and is a colour which very few other people have at the mo'[/quote]

hubba hubba that looks gorgeous!! Thinks I'm going to go for one of those with a maple neck.

[RayFW]

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='175989' date='Apr 14 2008, 01:07 AM']hubba hubba that looks gorgeous!! Thinks I'm going to go for one of those with a maple neck.[/quote]
Good choice!

[Lfalex v1.1]

Call me a stick-in-the-mud, but...

Tone / Playability > Manufacturing Quality > Finish > Colour.

Or in other words, buy the best sounding / playing one!
All else being equal, then choose a colour you like!
This coming from someone who has i) Never purchased a (specific) bass I haven't tried in a shop.
ii) The Best-sounding collection of aesthetic disasters known to man.

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='176012' date='Apr 14 2008, 07:07 AM']Call me a stick-in-the-mud, but...

Tone / Playability > Manufacturing Quality > Finish > Colour.

Or in other words, buy the best sounding / playing one!
All else being equal, then choose a colour you like!
This coming from someone who has i) Never purchased a (specific) bass I haven't tried in a shop.
ii) The Best-sounding collection of aesthetic disasters known to man.[/quote]

Your just miffed because purple wasn't on the list

[Lfalex v1.1]

Don't even go there!!!

[nash]

no natural option for the new usa stuff?

[Tait]

id say candy cola with a maple neck! blizzard pearl looks great with rosewood, that'd would be the one i'd go for, but with a maple neck i'd definatly say candy cola. the white looks good, too, with maple.