Fender Tidepool - what colour is it really? (see comparison pics)

[ikay]

I'm being tempted by a Tidepool precision, but what colour is it really? All of the pics below are listed as being Tidepool and I've seen many other pics in varying shades of blue/green/turquoise. Which one is closest to what it looks like in real life? Or none of these?!

 

[jd56hawk]

Fender finishes are often all over the place when it comes to certain colors, and sometimes this applies to G&L, too.

For instance, Sonic Blue can be anywhere from as vivid as Daphne Blue to a blue so light it's nearly white.

Other than that, the two in the middle are good representations of Tidepool Blue.

(Do you have to have blue and does it have to be a Fender Player P bass?)

Edited June 26, 2023 by jd56hawk

[ikay]

6 minutes ago, jd56hawk said:

Do you have to have blue and does it have to be a Fender Player P bass?

Neither of the above. It was just that when I started looking more closely at tidepool in photos the colour was all over the place and I wondered what colour it really is!

[Ander87]

I’d say the closest is the first one - I’ve got an LPB and that is very much like the top right, @Happypants has Tidepool and think he’d concur!

[Raj_Shredder]

One thing you should realize in these four representations is that the exposures are all over the place. Look at the pickguards. They should all definitely match as well, but they don’t. So, what you’re seeing isn’t as much variance in finish as it is poor processing of the images. 

Edited June 26, 2023 by Raj_Shredder

[40hz]

The one I saw in PMT looked like 2nd from left, colour-wise.

[Happypants]

42 minutes ago, Ander87 said:

I’d say the closest is the first one - I’ve got an LPB and that is very much like the top right, @Happypants has Tidepool and think he’d concur!

I'm colour blind, what do I know!?

Here's four pictures taken on my iPhone of my Tidepool all in the same room on the same day, it's quite a tricky colour to photograph and it changes depending on lighting. I'd say the closest to real life are the first two:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 2023 by Happypants

[PaulThePlug]

50 minutes ago, Happypants said:

...I'm colour blind, what do I know!?

Same here... I think thats why i don't 'get' tort... it just looks messy to me.

The difference between 1,2 and 3,4 is almost like flip flop paint.

My P is Black... simple.

Edited June 26, 2023 by PaulThePlug

[Lw.]

Also worth remembering we're all looking at the images on different quality screens so one persons comparison to real life colour will be different to another's. 

[Happy Jack]

Just go with black. You can't go wrong with black.

 

Black is black.

 

I want my baby back.

 

[BassAdder60]

I have one and it’s more blue metallic 

Popped a black pickguard on it and HiMass bridge 

 

Edited June 26, 2023 by BassAdder60

[TheGreek]

I had a green Status which never photographed in its true colour. 

 

Lovely shade of green,  don't you think?

[How1]

7 hours ago, Happypants said:

I'm colour blind, what do I know!?

Here's four pictures taken on my iPhone of my Tidepool all in the same room on the same day, it's quite a tricky colour to photograph and it changes depending on lighting. I'd say the closest to real life are the first two:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The one with the scratchplate off looks pretty accurate to me (at least on my screen). Here's another one in daylight.

Edited June 26, 2023 by How1

[BassAdder60]

11 minutes ago, How1 said:

The one with the scratchplate off looks pretty accurate to me (at least on my screen). Here's another one in daylight.

Yep that looks like mine too, a good colour example 

[gjones]

9 hours ago, jd56hawk said:

For instance, Sonic Blue can be anywhere from as vivid as Daphne Blue to a blue so light it's nearly white.

 

 

Yes, I bought what I thought was a white Stratocaster (looked white in the shop). Then got it home and it was Sonic Blue. 😂

[uncle psychosis]

32 minutes ago, How1 said:

The one with the scratchplate off looks pretty accurate to me (at least on my screen). Here's another one in daylight.

 

I also have one, and I agree this is a good photo. Its really difficult to get it accurate! 

 

I'm possibly selling mine, but if I don't I'm definitely going for a black three-ply scratch plate like @Happypants. Looks amazing. 

[Happypants]

13 minutes ago, uncle psychosis said:

I'm possibly selling mine, but if I don't I'm definitely going for a black three-ply scratch plate like @Happypants. Looks amazing. 

Aye, I think the black really suits it. I also bought a mint guard but fancied the black more to start with. Here’s a quick and dirty mock up:
 

[BillyBass]

I have a MIM Tidepool Jazz.  I suppose it's inbetween turquoise and blue.  Very slightly greenish blue.  Not an easy colour to match with a pick guard, at least the usual colours pick guards come in.  I've kept the white one it came with, mainly because I couldn't decide on a better colour.

Edited June 26, 2023 by BillyBass

[Lw.]

On 26/06/2023 at 22:07, BillyBass said:

I have a MIM Tidepool Jazz.  I suppose it's inbetween turquoise and blue.  Very slightly greenish blue.  Not an easy colour to match with a pick guard, at least the usual colours pick guards come in.  I've kept the white one it came with, mainly because I couldn't decide on a better colour.

I think black ones look good if it has a maple fretboard as the black ties in with the fret markers, otherwise tort looks great so long as it's a good tort! 

[Mykesbass]

If it was a British bass I'd expect tidepool to be a murky brown 🤨

[asingardenof]

It seems it's quite similar in not being consistent with candy apple red. When I had a CAR Jazz no photograph I took, in any lighting, really represented the actual colour of the bass in real life.