Mossiebass Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 So I've been looking for a new bass to help me through my final year of college, and I've settled on a Maruszczyk Jake. The only problem is I can't decide on the colour! I'm thinking I'll go with either orange or yellow, which looks best? Also, if anyone who has one of these basses has any recommendations for other customisations, let me know!😁 Quote
TheGreek Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 Is this going to be a forever bass? If not you may want to consider the re-sale potential - how many people will want to buy an orange or yellow bass? Most popular colours are likely to be red/ black/ white then probably natural - I'm a green freak personally and know that selling green basses in the past has been an issue. Quote
DarkHeart Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 Yellow all day long for me but with 2 mm style humbuckers Quote
Bigwan Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1503928615' post='3361599'] Is this going to be a forever bass? If not you may want to consider the re-sale potential - how many people will want to buy an orange or yellow bass? Most popular colours are likely to be red/ black/ white then probably natural - I'm a green freak personally and know that selling green basses in the past has been an issue. [/quote] +1 to this. Unless it's your forever bass both these colours will hurt you when you come to sell. It's not a Dingwall NG2 and won't have the same resale value as one... Quote
Mossiebass Posted August 28, 2017 Author Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1503928615' post='3361599'] Is this going to be a forever bass? If not you may want to consider the re-sale potential - how many people will want to buy an orange or yellow bass? Most popular colours are likely to be red/ black/ white then probably natural - I'm a green freak personally and know that selling green basses in the past has been an issue. [/quote] The plan would be to keep this bass for a very long time, not that I'm particularly fond of selling any of my basses 😂 Edited August 28, 2017 by Mossiebass Quote
Lightlyseared Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 I see he now has the Hipshot Kickass bridge as an option! Quote
CameronJ Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) [quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1504121132' post='3362869'] Neither, but orange if I had to. [/quote] Would be better if it were a nice sparkley metallic orange. There's a Mike Lull Jazz for sale here at the moment in the colour I'm thinking of. Here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/311045-mike-lull-m5v-dark-orange-metallic-in-mint-condition/page__pid__3362837#entry3362837 Edited August 30, 2017 by CameronJ Quote
louisthebass Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 Orange looks best of the two colours.. Quote
Sibob Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 Change the yellow to Shoreline Gold and I'm in....with an Ebony board! Si Quote
Cato Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) Yellow for me. Not sure about the tort pick guard with either though... Edited August 30, 2017 by Cato Quote
Rikki_Sixx Posted August 31, 2017 Posted August 31, 2017 [quote name='Cato' timestamp='1504127112' post='3362919'] Yellow for me. Not sure about the tort pick guard with either though... [/quote] Exactly what I was thinking too. The yellow would be cool, but if I had either of those colours I'd go for a lighter pickguard. Let us know what specs you go with - and colour! Quote
Marc S Posted August 31, 2017 Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) Yellow for me too. And with that pickup arrangement, and those blocks on the fretboard .... and perhaps with ebony, as others have already mentioned Go for the chambered body option too, if you can. That'll give you a really lightweight bass Let us know what you opt for EDIT: There was a rather nice looking trans purple one in the market place the other day too.... Edited August 31, 2017 by Marc S Quote
EBS_freak Posted August 31, 2017 Posted August 31, 2017 Orange... but tangerine orange (flaked orange in other words) with tort... Like this.. Quote
CameronJ Posted August 31, 2017 Posted August 31, 2017 With a cream pickguard though, so it looks like a big Solero ice lolly Quote
Hellzero Posted August 31, 2017 Posted August 31, 2017 Yellow with alder body and keep the rest like this, but take the Haeussel pickups option : they are terrific. It reminds me of my 1971 Fender P-Bass that I had painted in pearl yellow colour : so beautiful and easy to resell... Quote
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