Help me to decide please?

[yorks5stringer]

I've just bought one of thesehttps://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_pb_50_sb_vintage_series.htm and its going to be my Winter Project. As is it plays fine ( although I have got a custom pickup to drop in) I am in 2 minds between turning it into :

1. A Pink Paisley or

2. A Butterscotch Tele Bass

 

I have the paper pattern to do the Paisley (although it is not quite as Pink) but will have to achieve the 'pink burst effect'  or can go for the Butterscotch colour but that will mean stripping the body down to bare wood. The current neck is too pale so will tint that to an Amber anyway. I'll re-shape the headstock to look period.

What would people like to see the best?

[allighatt0r]

I'd love to see the paisley!

[Jimothey]

Butterscotch tele all the way!! 

Edited November 21, 2017 by Jimothey

[SpondonBassed]

Crikey!  The paisley scares me because of what you might have to wear to carry it off.  Go for it.

[Jimothey]

10 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

Crikey!  The paisley scares me because of what you might have to wear to carry it off.  Go for it.

I’ll get my nans old curtains and make a shirt for him!?! ha ha!!

[SpondonBassed]

Massive bell bottoms at the very least.

[Jimothey]

I think I’ve found the winner!!

That would set the paisley off lovely

Edited November 21, 2017 by Jimothey

[Bridgehouse]

When I did a 51P build I did mine...

 

...Surf Green!!! And I love it! It certainly gets noticed!

[yorks5stringer]

Nice, I guess being a solid colour then it does not require stripping down to bare wood?

[Bridgehouse]

5 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

Nice, I guess being a solid colour then it does not require stripping down to bare wood?

Mine was a bare body when I got it.. it's sprayed in nitro

[yorks5stringer]

I'm toying with LPB - Lake Placid Blue. Such a cool name too! It was custom colour back in the day

[TheGreek]

The Paisley design would be my choice but I'd be looking at a colour other than pink. There was a black Paisley bass available last week on eBay which I really liked. Alternatively, a nice shade of green?

[yorks5stringer]

I'm moving away from the Paisley ( the black one was a material cover ) as you only get one chance at' bursting' the pink sides and I don't want to screw it up as to do it again would mean stripping the paper off and starting again.....

[yorks5stringer]

Now ordered the paint so will start a new thread when it arrives and  I  commence the (re)build!.

 

Thanks for the suggestions.

Edited November 24, 2017 by yorks5stringer

[Rikki_Sixx]

Don't leave us hanging!  What colour did you buy? Crossed fingers for LPB...