Which colour would you choose?

[bassmansam]

Translucent Sonic Blue w/ tort & Chrome

 

vs

 

Translucent Red w/ white, black/gold

 

I'm leaning towards the blue finish as I think it's more unique. Or is that red just too good?! 

 

Going to be gloss finish with birdseye-maple and dots + matching headstock 

 

[WinterMute]

I'd go with the red, never been much of a fan of the sky/duck egg blues unless you're in a 50's Rock n Roll show.

 

Also, that's a fine looking trans red.

[deepbass5]

Sonic for me, Red basses are always too loud

[casapete]

Personally I prefer the blue, but that red also looks good in a louder way, especially with the pearl plate.

[40hz]

I'd prefer the blue, if it was a solid colour. Doesn't work for me in a translucent finish. Red wins this one!

[Grimalkin]

Red does a lot for highlighting the grain, blue looks too washed out.

[Lozz196]

Blue for me, with tort of course, red with white (although Arsenal colours) us a bit too Shadows.

[joeystrange]

Black.

 

But if I were choosing between these two then the red wins it by a mile for me.

[Aidan63]

what will the body be made of ? if ash then grain could be highlighted during grain fill/base

old Fender (US 50s car colours) paints have a lot of white in them, but there are other blues (VW medium blue for example as per my avatar) which have more black in them

 

[fretmeister]

The blue is lovely, but I vote red because that way you avoid the soul crushing shame of the tort. 

[Hellzero]

Sonic Blue with the mandatory tortoise pickguard for me, but I love these toilet seat colours, so my vote is a lot partial.

[Geek99]

@fretmeister

Compared to vomit-resembling Pearloid…

Edited January 9, 2022 by Geek99

[Grimalkin]

Remember that blue ones sound middy, and the red ones sound bassier.

[tauzero]

Natural. But the red looks more striking than the blue, which looks nearly as dull as Olympic White (which, let's face it, is White).

[Mrbigstuff]

Never trust a blue

[paul_5]

23 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said:

Never trust a blue

Damn straight!

[Cosmo Valdemar]

That blue one looks like it's been left in a shop window for months. I vote red!

[Guest]

My vote went purely because I don't like maple and tort together. Also I bet that delicate blue will half the time look simply washed out

[SteveXFR]

Black. Always black. 

[Maude]

The blue, but with the ivory pearl. 

 

 

Edited January 10, 2022 by Maude
My first reply made no sense. No Mr. Jones, It's not unusual!

[Grimalkin]

You need to consider your star sign and see which one aligns with it really, if you should choose unwisely, Uranus could be spun into consternation.

[SteveK]

No contest... RED

I have a similar blue Strat. Poor thing rarely sees the light of day. Not only does it have too many strings, but that blue truly makes it the runt of the litter🤢

 

[MM Stingray 62]

Blue for me please.

[chris_b]

A P and a J? Sod it! Get both.

[Barking Spiders]

All my gear is natural finish but I do like that type of red and the way it highlights the grain. The blue is what someone in Starsailor or Travis would play