What's your favourite finish on a bass?

[BassAgent]

There are many, but one colour or other kind of finish on a bass must be your favourite. Mine, for example, is Olympic White:

[Woodinblack]

Hard to say, I like olympic white, but I have none. So as my favourite basses are Poplar burl or Redburst ash, I guess those!

[Frank Blank]

Matte black or dark natural wood. Currently, obviously, this is my favourite finish on a bass that @Jabba_the_gut is building for me....

[Lozz196]

Olympic White for me, with rosewood fretboard and either black or tort pick-guard. Ironic really given I don’t have a bass in that colour scheme as maple fretboards work better for my current needs.

[walshy]

I do love old Olympic White, like my ‘69 but the Custom Shop I’ve just picked up of Oly White over Candy Apple Red heavy relic 🤪😍

 

[bassfan]

I love olly white, sonic blue and shell pink, but at the minute it’s my indigo flip flop

[drTStingray]

Difficult choice 

Equal 1st - blue sparkle

Pastel shades

Sunburst

Natural

 

 

[Dood]

 

 

How many BassChatters know my answer already? 

[BrunoBass]

Black or white. I’m a sucker for Capri Orange too. I’m not over keen on sunburst, or natural finishes. I much prefer solid colours.

[onehandclapping]

I ok with any finish as long as it’s “original finish”

[paul_5]

Varnish.

[chris_b]

You can't beat a good three tone sunburst with tort and rosewood.

[onehandclapping]

1 hour ago, chris_b said:

You can't beat a good three tone sunburst with tort and rosewood.

my 64 j,its a bit beat,3 tone sburst and tort guard

[BigRedX]

Depends on the bass. Some instruments suit one style of finish some another. However I don't like instruments with worn or damaged finishes.

[Paul S]

I favour black.  Either black bodies, bwb scratchplate and a maple neck and fretboard or the all black stealth look with no scratchplate, ebony board and painted headstock..

[CameronJ]

I love natural wood grain, and love it even more when finished with a translucent stain.

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited March 4, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[Twigman]

 

[Andythefat]

Kind of pleased with my recent effort, inspired by Scott Devine’s ‘bass of doom’....I see it’s a popular colour scheme!

[Maude]

It depends on the bass but I am sucker for vintage white/cream. I don't like natural wood yet I wouldn't want my 4005 in anything else. I don't particularly like sunburst yet my Bex4, which I love the look of) is tobacco burst and I have a matching P and J in 3TSB. I don't really like black, it doesn't stand out on stage, yet I bought a Club bass in black as it looked so much better than the classic Hofner burst. I do really like retro pastel shades yet don't any. 

Basically I have preferences but if it suits the bass then I like it. 

[thodrik]

I don't own one, but in the 70s Fender did walnut coloured finishes on some of their basses. I love that finish, particularly on a P Bass . Also Walnut finished Gibson SG guitar...yes. Also, I love translucent black as a finish, particularly on a Fender-type bass. 

 

Edited September 4, 2019 by thodrik

[Twigman]

I like an oiled neck (EBMM style) - I dislike intensely gloss finishes on necks.

 

I like the idea of a nitro body but all my basses have poly finishes

[BassAgent]

11 minutes ago, thodrik said:

I don't own one, but in the 70s Fender did walnut coloured finished on some of their basses. I love that finish, particularly on a P Bass . Also Walnut finished Gibson SG guitar...yes. Also, I love translucent black as a finish, particularly on a Fender-type bass. 

 

This, you mean?

Yeah that's pretty awesome.

[Baceface]

2 hours ago, BassAgent said:

This, you mean?

Yeah that's pretty awesome.

Absolutely splendid, in a 1970s Britain kind of a way. It evokes watching The Sweeney, being savagely duffed-up by the school bullies (and being told "not to be such a bloody jessie" if you were stupid enough to tell  teachers/parents), winters of discontent and @Stub Mandrel's teenage diet. Ahh, happy days. 

[Lozz196]

12 minutes ago, Baceface said:

Absolutely splendid, in a 1970s Britain kind of a way. It evokes watching The Sweeney, being savagely duffed-up by the school bullies (and being told "not to be such a bloody jessie" if you were stupid enough to tell  teachers/parents), winters of discontent and @Stub Mandrel's teenage diet. Ahh, happy days. 

Ah, the good old days (not said in jest either).