Black or Chrome knobs?

[line6man]

Well guys, i have some electronics upgrades in the works, and i am going to need new knobs on my bass.
I'm usually a diehard Strat knob guy, because i need the numbering on the side to dial in my settings, but because the bass will have a stacked pot, that is no longer an option...

I was going to do metal dome knobs.
There will be 3 regular knobs, and one stacked knob.
The question is whether to go with black or chrome?

My bass has chrome hardware, and i have never been a fan of mixing up different colored hardware, however, i might be able to get away with it if it's just knobs, because knobs generally don't match the rest of the hardware.

I'm worried that with the chrome knobs, it's bringing way too much attention toward the control plate, and making it stick out from the rest of the body.
With black knobs, it sort of ties into the whole black and chrome vibe on the rest of the body.

What do you guys think?
Does black look out of place with otherwise chrome hardware?
Should i stick with chrome?

Here are a couple of pictures. Keep in mind that there will be four knobs, not just two.
And sorry, the bass is dirty, and i take bad pictures.

Chrome:

Black:

 

[timber22]

I like black.

 

[YCBass]

The black looks great... I would get a black thumbrest too.

 

[line6man]

Why do i have 6 votes if there are only 3 views?

 

[Pedulla?]

Because you can vote without viewing.

 

[xgator4u]

Black, it helps break up the control panel.

 

[dexplosion]

Carrots. I vote Black "Strat" knobs.

 

[Green Mind]

You should go for all black hardware.

 

[J. Crawford]

My Geddy is wearing the 3 black knobs/chrome control plate. It gets lots of compliments.

I vote black.

 

[fujithebassman]

black

 

[yellofury]

My Geddy is wearing the 3 black knobs/chrome control plate. It gets lots of compliments.

I vote black.

+1
and a black control plate is a relatively cheap mod

 

[J. Crawford]

+1
and a black control plate is a relatively cheap mod

I have one of those too, but its matte black and looks odd on the rest of the bass.

 

[Mazatleco17]

Black.

 

[dabbler]

Black, it helps break up the control panel.

This ^. Contrast is what makes things look sharp, IMO. The chrome control plate against a black body looks much better than a black plate on a black body. And when you put the black knobs on the chrome plate... it doesn't get much better than that! At least for a black body bass.

 

[line6man]

Carrots. I vote Black "Strat" knobs.

That's my preference too, but like i said, it's out of the question, because of the stacked pot...

You should go for all black hardware.

I'm not going to spend $200+ to change out my tuners, bridge, straplocks, etc...
I like the chrome better as well.

a black control plate is a relatively cheap mod

That's a really bad look when one piece of hardware (especially a control plate) doesn't match the rest of the hardware.
I literally laugh at loud whenever i see a chrome Jazz bass with a black control plate.
With black hardware, it's all or nothing.

 

[line6man]

My Geddy is wearing the 3 black knobs/chrome control plate. It gets lots of compliments.

I vote black.

Do you have any pictures?

 

[marksmith85]

+1 for black knobs, with a black plate it'd look even better! Keep the thumb rest.

 

[J. Crawford]

Do you have any pictures?

I do not, but I will take some tonight. Here it is with a black control plate,

Sorry, Ill jump on new pics tonight!

 

[line6man]

I do not, but I will take some tonight. Here it is with a black control plate,

Sorry, Ill jump on new pics tonight!

Nope, looks stupid that way to me.
If you want the black plate, you need a black bridge, black pickup screws, black straplocks, and a black output jack...

I'm eager to see the chrome plate though.

 

[line6man]

Well, it looks like black is the clear winner here, so that's what i am going to go with.

Thanks for the votes guys!