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Cool color combos?

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by Lanzy, Dec 22, 2014.

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  1. Dec 22, 2014 #1
    Lanzy

    Lanzy

    Dec 5, 2014
    Hi, I was just wondering, since i will probably get a new bass soon, what are all of your favorite color combos?

    Pickgaurds, bodies, inlays, maple or rosewood, matching headstocks? Colored pickups?

    Pictures please^^
     
  2. Dec 22, 2014 #2
    Gorn

    Gorn Supporting Member

    Dec 15, 2011
    Queens, NY
    Black and maple. All day long.
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  3. Dec 22, 2014 #3
    zeffbeff

    zeffbeff

    Dec 14, 2014
    I'm partial to a burst with maple.

    Also-- LPB maple.
     
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  4. Dec 22, 2014 #4
    Dave W

    Dave W

    Mar 1, 2007
    Westchester, NY
    Yup. They go well with a BWB guard, tort, or white pearl...
     
  5. Dec 22, 2014 #5
    Gorn

    Gorn Supporting Member

    Dec 15, 2011
    Queens, NY
    Me too.
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  6. Dec 22, 2014 #6
    Lanzy

    Lanzy

    Dec 5, 2014
    I'm thinking about getting black, red, or sunburst, mim standard jazz.

    Maple neck

    Pickgaurd colors to look good with any of those?
     
  7. Dec 22, 2014 #7
    MoeTown1986

    MoeTown1986

    Sep 14, 2010
    SoMD (Mechanicsville)
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    This is my favorite
     
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  8. Dec 22, 2014 #8
    Lanzy

    Lanzy

    Dec 5, 2014
    i keep going back and forth between burst with black guard and maple
    to black and black
    to red and white
    to black and tort

    All maple...

    For a jazz bass
    All combos welcome, I'm open to other colors and combos
     
  9. Dec 22, 2014 #9
    cm3ohana

    cm3ohana Supporting Member

    Aug 1, 2005
    For the past 30 years, here's my favorite color combos so far.....I'm sure there will be more in my future
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  10. Dec 22, 2014 #10
    Lanzy

    Lanzy

    Dec 5, 2014
    .........my p bass is white and white, rosewood
     
  11. Dec 22, 2014 #11
    jd56hawk

    jd56hawk

    Sep 12, 2011
    The Garden State
    Black is always nice...but I prefer a bit of color.
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  12. Dec 22, 2014 #12
    lordraptor1

    lordraptor1

    Dec 8, 2014
    heritage cherry sunburst is where it is at IMHO but that is MY choice (you personally need to get a color scheme that works for you not what someone else says is good), however having said that it is even better if it is on a quilted maple top and matching headstock ;). color of plastic items like pic guards is not really important my epi les paul had cream colored plastic parts and it looks ok to me but black also looks goo ad sell, as far as pups and hardware again personal preference whereas my lp has chrome ( which looks good), I also like the ruthenium (also called cosmo black or black chrome) with heritage cherry sunburst.

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  13. Dec 22, 2014 #13
    friendlybass

    friendlybass

    Jul 19, 2012
    Colorado
    My banana pudding bass with tort guard and rosewood fingerboard WP_20140425_001.jpg
    And then you know, this. WP_20140714_09_38_57_Pro.jpg WP_20140425_001.jpg
     
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  14. Dec 22, 2014 #14
    JACink

    JACink

    Mar 9, 2011
    Spain
    Mine depends on the GAS at the time!

    I used to crave black, then came sunburst, then white, the natural. At oresent I am GASing for a Zebrawood finish, with some kind of tint.

    I also really like the look of maple fretboards, but have yet to own one.

    This would sum up my current GAS as far as colors go:

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    And also this would work!

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    The Sandbergs are out of my price range, but this is what I am currently planning to do:

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  15. Dec 22, 2014 #15
    Shovel

    Shovel

    Jun 4, 2013
    Massachusetts.
    Rosewood fingerboard, white body, nice looking tort guard
    Rosewood fingerboard, white blocks, seafoam body, white binding, white pg
     
  16. Dec 22, 2014 #16
    John Freeman

    John Freeman Supporting Member

    Jul 29, 2009
    Happy Valley, PA
    I like vivid and unusual colors, all with matching heads.

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  17. Dec 22, 2014 #17
    bass_case

    bass_case Maintain low tones. Supporting Member

    Oct 23, 2013
    Miami, FL
    For traditional Fenders, some of my faves are:
    Blue (sonic or LPB)/tort/rosewood
    Black/black/maple (not a fan of black/white/black guards, tho)
    Burst/tort/rose or maple
    Red/black/maple (red looks good without a guard)
    Blonde/parchment/maple (classic Tele bass look)
     
  18. Dec 22, 2014 #18
    Redrama

    Redrama

    Apr 19, 2013
    This
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  19. Dec 22, 2014 #19
    Clark Westfield

    Clark Westfield Floyd Pepper is my mentor!

    Jan 30, 2012
    Central New Jersey
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    Maple and black with a tort pickgaurd.

    Looks badass!!!
     
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  20. Dec 22, 2014 #20
    marko138

    marko138

    May 24, 2013
    Perry County PA
    Anything and maple.
     
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