paul_5 Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 xgsjx Yesterday, 02:40 PM Black basses are cool. What's even cooler is stripping the black bass to show some nice wood. I'm possibly going to spray my project bass (P body, MM bridge pup, J nexk pup and jazz neck) black. It'll have a new B/W/B plate fom the Bass Doc and a maple neck and fingerboard. Black and maple? I should say so! Quote
Marvin Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1363725739' post='2016701'] Ok, Black & rosewood with no pickguard & blue strings... [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/2607131595/"][/url] Or with silver strings & pussy magnet... [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/3003898456/"][/url] [/quote] My word that is sickenly pornographic Edited March 20, 2013 by Marvin Quote
jazzyvee Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 Here is my contribution to the black bass thread. Through neck Alembic Europa with signature electronics, all maple body with maple and purpleheart neck. [attachment=130593:blackEuropa.jpg] Jazzyvee Quote
xgsjx Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1363805175' post='2017990'] xgsjx Yesterday, 02:40 PM Black basses are cool. What's even cooler is stripping the black bass to show some nice wood. I'm possibly going to spray my project bass (P body, MM bridge pup, J nexk pup and jazz neck) black. It'll have a new B/W/B plate fom the Bass Doc and a maple neck and fingerboard. Black and maple? I should say so! [/quote] If your project is just wood, have you considered giving it a black stain or even a black ceruse finish (if you have the patience)? Quote
xgsjx Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1363805711' post='2018003'] My word that is sickenly pornographic [/quote] It's not black anymore. It looks like this.... [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5864441787/][/url] Though I've since changed the knobs for cream with a black marker & replaced the toggle with a moog style knob (that controls one of my moog pedals). Quote
ChickenKiev Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 Not cool: [IMG]http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p611/jamesyjamesyjamesy/B311FD93-F064-4075-BAD6-805774738E8E-3228-000004E81DC77875_zpsb19bfeb2.jpg[/IMG] Cool: [IMG]http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p611/jamesyjamesyjamesy/8C6353CF-2343-44BC-8FDA-B1385E847ED8-3228-000004E8239C4223_zps2d727f15.jpg[/IMG] It's really that simple. Although I think it only really applies to Fender-type instruments, because nothing looks sexier than a black Thunderbird with a white pickguard. Quote
Immo Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 My opinion: Black P-Bass/J-Bass with white pickguard is boring. But I saw so many awesome black basses that I vote on "cool". Heck, replace that white pickguard with a tort one and it goes from dull to cool. Black matte lacquer looks particularly awesome in my opinion. Very glossy black finish has this one irritating issue - fingerprints, fingerprints everywhere! But nonetheless - black is cool. Oh, and if my bass would look dull for me after a while but sounded perfect to me, I wouldn't swap it for the same model in a different colour. Too much at stake, as we know two basses of the same model and year could sound completely different. Quote
ChickenKiev Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 [quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1363611253' post='2014655'] I've never considered myself to be particularly "vain" about my basses but recently I've been thinking about swapping my gloss black bass for something more colourful. I love playing it, it feels and sounds incredible, and has that nice "played in" feel that my new Virgin White one doesn't yet have. A replacement would be exactly the same model (possibly), just a different colour: Am I an idiot? How do you feel about black basses? This is it below (other two now long gone): [/quote] Ever thought about getting the black bass refinished? Quote
KevB Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 I still think that jetglo is the definitive colour scheme for ric 4000 series. Even with a white pickguard. Quote
BassTractor Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1363874794' post='2018731'] don't see anything boring here.... [/quote] Nice set! Can you tell a noob like me what models they are? Sabre, Jack Casady?, unknown, something Jazzy?, something Jazzy? I also see a Korg 700S there. Does it still work? Well built those things were. best, bert Edited March 21, 2013 by BassTractor Quote
12stringbassist Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Black guitars and basses disappear when you wear black clothing, but I still have these... You just gotta make sure people can HEAR them! Quote
ahpook Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1363879453' post='2018827'] Nice set! Can you tell a noob like me what models they are? Sabre, Jack Casady?, unknown, something Jazzy?, something Jazzy? I also see a Korg 700S there. Does it still work? Well built those things were. best, bert [/quote] left to right they are... you're right about the sabre and the jack casady, then there's a status shark, my trusty japanese fender jazz and finally a status t-bass. and yes, the korg still works fine - could do with a good clean, but still going strong. Quote
BassTractor Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1363908654' post='2019559'] my trusty japanese fender jazz [/quote] Thanks! Had no idea the scratchplate could be so pointy on the lower horn. Learn something every day, eh? As to the Korg: Kool! best, bert Quote
ingmar808 Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) It's all about the scratchplate... If my 83 JV Precision (in avatar pic) had a white one it would be really, really dull. But it hasn't, so it isn't. Edited March 22, 2013 by ingmar808 Quote
D.I. Joe Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Cool of course! Would Phil Lynott have played one if he thought it looked boring? Quote
BassTractor Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 [quote name='D.I. Joe' timestamp='1366063178' post='2048019'] Would Phil Lynott have played one if he thought it looked boring? [/quote] Of course he would! That's how cool he was! best, bert Quote
Lfalex v1.1 Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 [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] That makes my Vigier "black". Even the hole in the jack socket is black... Quote
Ant_On_Bass Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 [attachment=168391:Untitled-1.jpg] Love my Jazz :-) Quote
Marvin Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 I now have two black basses. They are cool...I am not Quote
drewk_ie Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 Black basses are definitely cool... Shame I have non in my current arsenal... I would love a black pre ernie ball stingray... Mmmnn lovely!! Quote
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