Is this the worst name for a bass guitar finish ever?

[Bassassin]

5 hours ago, BigRedX said:

Most colour names are ridiculous.

 

My favourite useless colour name is Sonic Blue. I can't think of a colour less "sonic" than that insipid pastel shade.

It's also wildly inaccurate. He's much darker.

 

[jd56hawk]

I wrote Fender a few years ago telling them to change the name from Sonic Blue to Barely Blue and they told me it was a ridiculous suggestion!

Edited November 24, 2021 by jd56hawk

[borntohang]

6 hours ago, BigRedX said:

Most colour names are ridiculous.

 

My favourite useless colour name is Sonic Blue. I can't think of a colour less "sonic" than that insipid pastel shade.

You can blame Cadillac for that one. Introduced in 1955 so possibly an attempt to cash in on the space race/supersonic jet imagery? 

[Bunion]

 

nothing wrong with “Nipple Pink”

[Stub Mandrel]

On 23/11/2021 at 18:34, Eldon Tyrell said:

Just saw this one. The finish is called "Metal Flake Clown Vomit Green Finish". Clown vomit? Really? 🥴

Who comes up with such a name and who wants to have a bass with a "clown vomit" finish? Ok, maybe it's a great bass and cheap. So, what's the price you are asking? 

Well, the price is a whopping £ 3,649. Wow. Well, maybe it sounds amazing and plays well. Never heard of "Blast Cult" but could be good, maybe even very good, not ruling it out, but with a sparkly clown vomit finish? Don't think I will give a try. What about you?

 

 

 

https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/blast-cult-thirty-five

 

Personally for that price I would want the pickup-per string PUPs to at least try and line up with the strings, if only for aesthetics.

[Stub Mandrel]

7 hours ago, BigRedX said:

Most colour names are ridiculous.

 

Rickenbacker 'glo' colours that have noting 'glo' about them...

[Hellzero]

I always refer to the Daphne Blue, Foam Green, Sonic Blue, Surf Green, Shell Pink, ... as toilet seat colours... And I love them. I know, I know.

[acidbass]

On 23/11/2021 at 19:56, SumOne said:

The strings not lining up across the middle of their individual round pickup circles would annoy me more. 

See also: virtually every boutique bass builder

[Lfalex v1.1]

5 hours ago, acidbass said:

See also: virtually every boutique bass builder

Atlansia seem to manage to get their pick-ups centered pretty well. 

[Maude]

12 hours ago, borntohang said:

You can blame Cadillac for that one. Introduced in 1955 so possibly an attempt to cash in on the space race/supersonic jet imagery? 

I'm pretty sure all original Fender colours, and probably other manufacturers of the same era, were car colours. It was the easiest thing to do, just pop down the DuPont factory and grab some Burgandy Mist etc. 

[Hellzero]

2 hours ago, Maude said:

I'm pretty sure all original Fender colours, and probably other manufacturers of the same era, were car colours. It was the easiest thing to do, just pop down the DuPont factory and grab some Burgandy Mist etc. 

They were indeed.

[neepheid]

My first Honda Civic was painted in "Deep Adriatic Pearl".  Pearlescent dark blue, basically.

 

My current car (Mitsubishi Colt) is "Spicy Red".  Quite what makes a colour "spicy" is beyond me, and no I haven't tried licking the paint to estimate the Scoville rating

 

[Stub Mandrel]

I'm (not) surprised that no guitars were sprayed with British Leyland 'Limeflower'.

[EBS_freak]

On 23/11/2021 at 21:39, drTStingray said:

Messrs Musicman clearly missed a trick when they named this rare and somewhat infamous colour aherm….. trans green. 
 

Kermit's bleached a55hole?

[Bassassin]

2 hours ago, neepheid said:

My first Honda Civic was painted in "Deep Adriatic Pearl".  Pearlescent dark blue, basically.

 

My current car (Mitsubishi Colt) is "Spicy Red".  Quite what makes a colour "spicy" is beyond me, and no I haven't tried licking the paint to estimate the Scoville rating

 

 

My motorbike is a spectacular colour called 'Nuclear Red' by Triumph.

 

 

However I have seen this shade referred to as 'Dog C**k Pink' on Triumph owners' forums.

[Maude]

This is the classic Ford colour 'Rosso Red'. 

 

"Ooh that sounds exotic." "What is it, Italian? Nice." "What's Rosso Italian for then, something sexy or sporty?" 

"Oh, um, well that's a bit er, unispired isn't it?" 

 

Walks away deflated.