HELP! Flake GAS! New color for a Jazz Bass (poll)

Carrot orange all the way!

 

I'm in the (long) process of doing a flake myself. Don't have a spray rig so I'm using Ed Roth rattle bombs (cans), and laying the base coat didn't take very long at all.

I ran into trouble with the flake, as the only size available in a can was 4mm. Too small for anything more than a metallic finish, so I'm going to order some 12mm and make a shaker using a Mason jar with a screen with holes slightly larger than 12mm or drill holes a little larger in a Mason jar lid. While the subsequent coats of base are wet I'll shake the flake onto the top, locking it in with more coats of clear.

I've seen this done (on the intraweb), and the results looked pretty decent. I also think maybe I'll try different sizes with slightly different colors, larger first to get a deeper look. But that's another can(s) (see what I did there) of worms.

 

luce g&l l-1000 by LUCE posted Feb 19, 2016 at 8:52 AM

BLUE!! Go with Marty Bell!!

 

With tort on, Gold Sparkle.

 

My vote is to go with whatever metalflake color your vintage Kustom upholstery has!

In my case, SILVER...........



Barring that, the sky's the limit!

 

If you want to keep the tort guard, probably black flake. Otherwise, it's probably best to change the guard depending on the color. I vote go with the COLOR that best suits you, and then you can always change the pickguard to suit it.
Go with Marty Bell. Great price, quick turnaround, and fantastic work.

 

Some more accurate samples, i.e. tort included:

 

None of the above. Green sparkle with tort.

 

I'd go with orange sparkle and a all-white pickguard.

 

I can understand the urge to "jazz-up" your Jazz, but be careful you don't get too YOLO-ostentatious…unless that happens to be exactly what you want. (If you want it to be seen from low orbit, then please…go right ahead!) If this bass is your Numero Uno, then you definitely want to think this through to the end. What I mean is, whichever color you choose, make sure it's one you'd want to be seen with no matter what kind of gig or venue you're playing, or likely to play in the future.

Here's one way to look at it, but from slightly different angle; Do a Google Images search for a few of your favorite car makes and models. If there is one or two colors you would never have a problem being seen behind the wheel, that's one way of narrowing down your choices.

Another way is based on what you wear when you gig…assuming this will be a gigging instrument. For example, if you like to wear a lot of red, don't go with a blue finish. You have to be very careful about how you mix reds and blues. A little can work quite well, but too much and they begin to clash. Other simple rules apply; Don't go with purple if you like to wear yellow (you'll look like an Easter Egg! )…lots of reds and greens together starts to look like Christmas colors…etc, etc, etc…

 

I think the blue looks good

and it also looks good in the mint - my choice

 

I like the pink sparkle. Not enough pink basses around! Second choice is gold. Too many blue sparkle basses out there, not that there's anything wrong with that, I just say go unique.

 

Hiding a beautiful woodgrain should be a crime punishable by having to befriend your drummer! I know thats harsh, but hey!!

 

I am an advocate of green on black w/ tort, and also love the idea of silver on white w/tort. But really that comes down to what colour (yeah COLOUR, damn Yanks..lol) the body is naturally.

 

^ You awful, awful man. But you have a seriously good point.

 

I voted carrots. Tort and sparkle is almost always a no-go in my book.

 

You don't mention whether your neck is maple or rosewood, which might have a bearing on this...but I'd go for that orange sparkle - but with a white/cream guard.