Favorite (not so common) Body Color?

[Old Garage-Bander]

I know it didn't really happen unless there are pictures, but this was before color film.
This one time... at garage band camp... I wrapped my Musicland Kingston bass in purple and orange paisley contact paper. Nobody asked why it did it. They wanted to know where the hell I found that stuff. Being psycedelic was all the rage back in those days. Being in Jr. High meant having to do it without chemicals.

 

[Guinness20]

Wow! I wasn't planning on posting, just browsing through the pics. There are some nice colors, but the wine red metallic p bass with the tort guard.....I may just have to risk the wrath of my wife to pick up one like that, even though I definitely don't need another bass. Now I have major GAS!!!

I know right? My next bass will definitely be a p bass, been lusting after a G&L LB-100 for a while. G&L do such great colours too!

I don't know whether the wine red would look better with a tort or black pickguard

 

[Spectrum]

I'd even love a blue Rickenbacker.

Well, you're in luck, because Midnight Blue is a standard Rickenbacker color. I have one, they are quite common for Rics.

As for colors I like but don't see, surf green or some sort of turquoise on an MIA Jaguar with matching headstock would be my dream Fender. Fender does make a Jazzmaster guitar and a Squier VM Jaguar guitar in this color but no bass. I am partial to shades of green and blue and have a one of those surf green VM jags.

I also have a Stratocaster in a color called Midnight Wine which is absolutely gorgeous and would look good on any bass. Rickenbacler has a color called Ruby Red which is awesome, but not as dark as the Fender Midnight Wine. This is it:

 

[buldog5151bass]

No matter what, I like when the grain shows through. I did a '52 P build in butterscotch blonde, but translucent.

 

[BlueAliceOasis]

Trans Black, Artic White, Montezuma Brown, Midnight Blue

 

[Folmeister]

Purple, purple, purple!

 

[leesbrushes]

 

[loki2772]

Can we all band together and beg Fender to offer Jade Pearl Metallic again?!?! I wish I had one of these...

 

[Jaycephas]

I wanted a Shoreline Gold Jbass for a long time. So I finally gave in and went with Warmoth.

 

[Sean775]

I think navy blue Jazz Basses with white guards, rosewood boards and block inlays look cool.

 

[friendlybass]

Mocha, fiesta red, Antigua, jade pearl, gibson's Pelham blue

 

[Jaycephas]

And this Pacific Blueburst color makes this one of my favorite basses.

 

[bikeplate]

Burgundy mist. Lake Placid blue

 

[Cole Louis Allar]

Does trans-blonde count?
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I have one just like that only with a more creamy Finnish and white pick guard

 

[39-Bassist]

Walnut w/Black pickguard....and of course a maple neck....

 

[JackANSI]

Bass boat (big flakes) metal flake orange.

I like that. "Bass boat flake". Much better than "Disco flake" or "Roller rink flake".

That's my favorite "uncommon" finish.

 

[5544]

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[Spectrum]

Walnut w/Black pickguard....and of course a maple neck....

No black pickguard, but still:

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[DigitalMan]

I got nothing for ya...

 

[Joey Cash]

You don't see a lot of gunmetal gray basses. I've always loved that color. (Not my bass.)

I also love the blue burst G&Ls. That'll probably be my next bass. Those aren't super uncommon though.