Black basses: Cool or boring?

[chrismuzz]

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1363626934' post='2014956']
Agreed! Needs black strings though.... and colour in the dot markers with a pen... (a black one, obviously).
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In some of the dingy pubs I play in, I'd never find the damn thing

[chrismuzz]

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1363633311' post='2015084']
My black bass has Rotosound black strings
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You need some black frets

[chrismuzz]

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1363627369' post='2014963']
Mmmmm Black.....

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That's the first Status I've ever seen that I would genuinely LOVE to be seen playing

[Dingus]

I think black can look classy and understated , and I certainly prefer it to natural wood on most basses , like Wals or F Basses or even Warwicks . Like I said before , it all depends which bass . Black is the utilitarian colour , but it can also look sleek and highly impressive . A black bass makes a statement just as much as any other colour .

Edited March 18, 2013 by Dingus

[Mornats]

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1363636150' post='2015134']


You need some black frets
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Maple fretboard and chrome hardware so a way to go but it's a start lol

[Deep Thought]

I cannot think of playing a bass of any other colour than black. Just can`t.

[LukeFRC]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1363614348' post='2014735']
Depends on the bass.

BTW most "black" basses aren't.

IMO for a bass to be properly considered black, the only allowable non-black items are: frets, fret markers and strings
[/quote] unlined fretless. No markers. DR black beauties.

Anything else is just not black enough

[RandomBass]

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1363620582' post='2014842']
Black and maple. Nowt cooler...
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Absolutely.

[RandomBass]

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1363627369' post='2014963']
Mmmmm Black.....

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Oh. Rather stunning.

[TRBboy]

Right, sounds like I just need to get a price for a maple neck for the black one then!

[BigRedX]

Maple neck, unless it's painted or stained = NOT BLACK.

[Schnozzalee]

Ya ^^^ I thought we were talking ebony boards too

[Dingus]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1363644863' post='2015354']
Maple neck, unless it's painted or stained = NOT BLACK.
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It's a black bass with a maple neck . According to your reasoning no guitar is any colour unless you paint the fingerboard and neck the same colour . To all intents and purposes , if the body of a bass is painted black , that makes it black . That is what the colour refers to . If you see a car driving down the street and its outside paintwork is black but it has a cream trim and cream upholstery , you would still describe the car as black .

Edited March 18, 2013 by Dingus

[BigRedX]

Cars are not guitars.

And why is it acceptable for the neck not to be painted the same colour as the body? IMO it looks horrible. Necks should match the body.

[Zenitram]

So... sunburst basses should have... sunburst necks?

[Zenitram]

With sunburst pickguards?

[Zenitram]

And sunburst strings?

[Zenitram]

Played by a sunburst bassist?

[Zenitram]

Playing sunburst music?

Is that what you want? Is it? Well is it?

[Zenitram]

Sunburst music sounds cool as anything, actually.

It's a genre waiting to be invented.

Hmm. A google search reveals that, predictably, I am not the first person to dream up such a concept.

Arse.

[Dingus]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1363645927' post='2015373']
Cars are not guitars.

And why is it acceptable for the neck not to be painted the same colour as the body? IMO it looks horrible. Necks should match the body.
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Because convention dictates . Cars are nor guitars , but nevertheless , the similarities apply - a guitar does not have to be monochromatic to be its' nominated colour . To my sensibilities and those of most people , you have got it the wrong way round ; when basses are painted all one colour they often look weird , except in notable exceptions .

Edited March 18, 2013 by Dingus

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1363646710' post='2015390']
Playing sunburst music?

Is that what you want? Is it? Well is it?
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I'm guessing sunburst is not in BRX's list of top finishes.

[MikanHannille]

Def cool.

[TRBboy]

Maybe I should have been clearer at the start, but I did kind of just mean basses that are painted Black generally, not necessarily basses that are absolute Black (although I can see your point BRX).

After seeing that lovely Status above, maybe I just need some LEDs!

So, does everyone think that Black is suitable for pretty much any situation? (Unless you've got a gig that has a very specific image)

[TRBboy]

[quote name='MikanHannille' timestamp='1363649067' post='2015429']
Def cool.
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Hey! How's it going? Have you still got my TRB?