Found a discontinued bass uke.

[KohanMike]

After going through about 65 bass ukes/mini bass guitars since mid 2014 when I started playing bass for my uke group when I was 64, I settled on one model that is most comfortable for me with the nerve damage I have in my neck and shoulders from radiation for lymph cancer many years ago. It's the RondoMusic Hadean UKB-23SB violin/Hofner style Chinese knockoff, but it was discontinued a few months ago. I've been scouring AliExpress and Alibaba, to no avail, but after being prompted by @OldManNewBass on another thread, I looked for a used one and immediately found it at Guitar Center in Orange, NJ. I grabbed it, and now have to decide what color to make it.

I have them modified by Eric's Guitar Shop in Van Nuys, CA, and painted my Pat Wilkins Guitar near there. Eric replaces the floating wood bridge and wonky piezo pickup with a fully adjustable high mass metal bridge, and mini humbucker neck pickup. One thought I had months ago was to make it look like a Rickenbacker, but put that aside as being a little too hokey. OldManNewBass suggested Daphne blue with tort pickguard, which I'm considering. I also thought about metallic purple, which I had done for one of the mini basses a few years ago.

 

[Oddly]

Why not a tribute to the original Fender Precision?
Black guard over that lovely deep golden blonde.

 

[JRA]

i'd put some sparkle into that fabulous collection --- i vote for metallic (or sparkly) purple.

all your axes look great! it'll be another looker no matter what you do.

 

[Fierzzaga]

I won't ever say no to Daphne Blue.

 

[KohanMike]

Why not a tribute to the original Fender Precision? Black guard over that lovely deep golden blonde.

That's basically what I did with the Olympic white and tortoise.

i'd put some sparkle into that fabulous collection --- i vote for metallic (or sparkly) purple. all your axes look great! it'll be another looker no matter what you do.

Thanks very much @JRA. After posting above, I decided exactly that, metallic purple (not so easy to see in this mockup), and no pickguard.

 

[GretschWretch]

That's basically what I did with the Olympic white and tortoise.

Thanks very much @JRA. After posting above, I decided exactly that, metallic purple (not so easy to see in this mockup), and no pickguard.

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Nope. On this purple bass change all the chrome fittings to gold and make it a Tigerbass. LSU! LSU!

 

[KohanMike]

Nope. On this purple bass change all the chrome fittings to gold and make it a Tigerbass. LSU! LSU!

The blue and gold one was going to be purple and gold, ready use at Mardi Gras time, but I liked the blue and gold better. I think the metallic purple with chrome and white will stand on its own very well.