would i be mental to paint this bass a solid colour?

[lidl e]

this is a warmoth bass i put together with a moses graphite neck and an original 2Tek bridge. i really love it and think it looks very cool.

 

sounds great, plays great.

 

but i just finished painting a bass and i enjoyed the process so much i want to do it again.

 

what do you think? Yellow with matching headstock? Candy apple red?

 

or just leave it? Maybe get a fancy new pickguard?

 

 

 

Edited April 23, 2023 by lidl e

[NancyJohnson]

I wouldn't do anything with the neck.  

 

A black body might look saucy.

[Waddo Soqable]

Matt black.. 

[lidl e]

4 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

I wouldn't do anything with the neck.  

 

A black body might look saucy.

yeah, black on black on black would be awesome, but i just did a black bass...

 

still, it's classic for a reason.

[lidl e]

Just now, Waddo Soqable said:

Matt black.. 

i have an 8 string flying V in matte black. i was also considering that for paint

 

i have the painting bug now. so enjoyable and the results are amazing.

 

i'm eben considering building a guitar for something different to paint, but that would just sit in a closet.

[Waddo Soqable]

1 minute ago, lidl e said:

yeah, black on black on black would be awesome, but i just did a black bass...

 

still, it's classic for a reason.

All mine are black (and a widdly guitar now too) 

[Waddo Soqable]

1 minute ago, lidl e said:

i have an 8 string flying V in matte black. i was also considering that for paint

 

i have the painting bug now. so enjoyable and the results are amazing.

 

i'm eben considering building a guitar for something different to paint, but that would just sit in a closet.

Go on.. make some mock up ones from 4x2 and plywood, jus' to paint them 😁

[lidl e]

1 minute ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Go on.. make some mock up ones from 4x2 and plywood, jus' to paint them 😁

i actually was considerimg that.

 

my wife wants me to paint the shed door and i'm honestly thinking about doing it all in nitro lacquer with a clear coat!

[Waddo Soqable]

If you make some phoney ones you can do an impressive (if fraudulent) "basses on your sofa" type pic 😁

[lidl e]

 

or maybe this. i've already modified it so the value isn't there. i could make it some crazy colour. 

 

noot sure i have the room to do a neck through though

 

 

Edited April 23, 2023 by lidl e

[Waddo Soqable]

3 minutes ago, lidl e said:

 

or maybe this. i've already modified it so the value isn't there. i could make it some crazy colour. 

 

noot sure i have the room to do a neck through though

 

 

The fret markers look like mad eyes! .. You want a pair of those googly eye stickers they used to have on motorbike helmets 👍

[miles'tone]

Niiiice! If it was my bass I'd leave the Moses neck and the pickguard as is and do the body in bright Lamborghini orange. 

 

Natural wood finish bodies and graphite necks visually don't work for me. But hey I'm not you.

[tauzero]

Natural wood is lovely. Paint is hideous.

[Beedster]

Strip it, some decent black oil and some good wax, it'll look black but you'll still see and feel the grain

[lidl e]

28 minutes ago, tauzero said:

Natural wood is lovely. Paint is hideous.

I fall on the opposite side of that coin. Although i do like many natural basses.

[lidl e]

31 minutes ago, miles'tone said:

Niiiice! If it was my bass I'd leave the Moses neck and the pickguard as is and do the body in bright Lamborghini orange. 

 

Natural wood finish bodies and graphite necks visually don't work for me. But hey I'm not you.

Orange is a top choice, but i already have a very orange sparkly bass.

 

[fleabag]

There is no right answer, as we're talking very personal choice here, natch, but if that wood is decent,  i would sand it back and maybe just re-stain it in a different finish,

perhaps darker, ( see my Manton pic ) seal it, oil and wax finish and that's that.  No paint, unless the body wood is shoddy.

 

 

 

[miles'tone]

5 hours ago, tauzero said:

Natural wood is lovely. Paint is hideous.

I meant natural wood and graphite necks matched together btw. 

It's like the past and the future existing in the same place. It breaks time captain. 

[Waddo Soqable]

I guess I've always had a dislike for the hippy sandwich and all that, so not a fan of "organic" natural really

[snorkie635]

37 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

I guess I've always had a dislike for the hippy sandwich and all that, so not a fan of "organic" natural really

Mine's with mayo and extra pickle please. 👍

[Waddo Soqable]

20 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

Mine's with mayo and extra pickle please. 👍

Don't forget the, erm.. "herbs" 😁

[snorkie635]

12 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Don't forget the, erm.. "herbs" 😁

Always have them on me, like a pack of gum. 'Intent to Supply', the judge said. ☹️

[neil___lien]

Hey there!

Have U considered staining it? There is some nice grain in that wood. There is probably something that can be done to make it pop some more & then staining the wood purple or green or close to black if that's what U're after.. 

There is a guy on TB who has done that & has shared pics of his basses quite a few times & they look stunning..

[Pea Turgh]

Charcoal Frost 👍

[neepheid]

Gold.  Sparklier the better.  Black and gold (in whatever combination) is this season's must have look!