Best color ever?

[basscapes]

Individual taste is a many edged sword. Some of us wield it well, while other fall on it dramatically.

To ME, and my taste, certain colors just "sit" well with particular bass models-

Black with White Binding for a Ricky (or cream if you are Chris Squire fan, like me). Both are classic, IMHO. No other color appeals to me.

Black with White PG (or NO PG) for a J-bass (or I'll take a natural stain with no PG). I don't like any other colors.

Olympic or similar White with Black PG for a P-bass (second is Fiesta Red with White PG, which I used to own).

I couldn't see a Steinberg headless in any other color than black.

Yamaha BBN-series or Nathan East in Black. This which brings up a sore spot- I HATE the color of my Yammy (that stupid satin redish stain), but I'm afraid to refinish it with a "real" and change the tone after 20+ years of playing it!

A Wal or MM can be any bloody color they want!

 

[basscapes]

Candy-apple red.
It looks great on almost any bass, & it absolutely refuses to blend into the background.
Be seen and be heard!

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Love a P-bass in that color scheme. Fiesta/Candy Apple or Fire Engine Red just sit well on that instrument.

 

[Kukulkan61]

I hate Blue for basses or guitars but I love it on my Chevelle!!

 

[jnsnj]

Traffic Cone Orange obviously.

 

[bassdude51]

Blonde

 

[byoung93888]

I can't decide....

 

[byoung93888]

White or cream I guess is my favorite.

 

[2cooltoolz]

I don't really like color. Thank you for asking.

 

[Volunteerk9]

Any color...just as long as its black

 

[JakobT]

The only colour is black.

 

[Atshen]

The only colour is black.

You're Norwegian, so it's almost required that you like black.

 

[fjbass78]

I can't decide....View attachment 2873065

WOW!

 

[Sixgunn]

I have and love Mayones basses. They offer some fantastic finishes IMHO. I think these are outstanding:

 

[M.R. Ogle]

In the 1980's, we used a LOT of different color stage lighting.
Black, white, or wood always looked good no matter what color light was on them.

 

[Jeff K]

Sure would like to see it on the link you provided, but the site said IMAGE COMING SOON, darn it.

I have that same bass. It actually IS called "Honeyburst"; but admittedly, the burst is subtle. I put a gold anodized pickguard on mine.

I cannot pick a favorite overall color. I guess it depends on my mood. So many fantastic-looking basses out there that I'd be loath to try to pick one...

 

[mcarp555]

Does natural count as a color?

 

[songwriter21]

I'm pretty fond of the Metallic Blue on my US Cirrus.

When you put it under lights, it really shimmers.

 

[Felken]

Green.




Unless your talking about basses. In that case, probably either white or black. Red's cool too.

 

[JaseyT]

Color is a weird thing. Sometimes a color that looks great in one application looks terrible elsewhere. An example would be yellow ochre. The color looks stunning on a late-60s/early 70s Alfa Romeo GTV. Same color on a Datsun looks like baby poop. For that matter, the same color on an Alfa Spider doesn't work. So why is it so great on a GTV?

That being said, my favorite colors tend to be jewel tones, with emerald being high on my list at the moment. My wish bass (that doesn't exist) would be an emeraldglo fretless Ric 4004.

The 280ZX is my all-time favorite car.

 

[DigitalMan]

Individual taste is a many edged sword

Metaphors are an effective form of communication, but apparently they aren’t for everyone.