I don't like black basses...

[Bijoux]

I'm not a huge fan of red basses. I have 2 red basses!
My Jazz bass looks exactly like yours but in Candy apple red. For some reason sometimes the color bugs me a little. The other day, I just closed my eyes and played the bass for a while just trying to focus on the feel and hearing it's tones.
Turns out that's the best bass I've ever owned! Got me over the color thing very quickly!

 

[Wfrance3]

I like the little rug you used. Truly bass porn!

 

[Chicory Blue]

Trans black is pretty cool, but generally a standard black finish just looks too generic for me to have much love for.
If I’m going to shell out instrument-level expenses, I absolutely insist on it being a style statement, and I won’t stand for looking regular.

--^@

 

[phillybass101]

Some events are Black Tie.

 

[Skybone]

I like black basses & guitars. Funnily enough, none of my current basses are black.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

Black is my favorite color! If I only had one, that'd be black. I have four at the moment

 

[BaltBass5]

Black Basses Matter!

 

[nerkoids]

Black with tort. It's the only way.

 

[bigtone23]

I didn't like black at first, because they were hard to keep clean on the walls at the store I worked. Then some great instruments came into my possession that happened to be black. After many years, the black ones didn't get on my nerves/go through fashionable trends. Remember how natural instruments were the thing in the late 70s, only to be looked at as hippy in the neon 80s, to come back as acceptable in the traditional colored 90s when neon was out?
Black never went out or in. It just hangs in there. I love it.
Plus, black is black, I can trade or sneak in instruments easily when they are black. The lady just sees them as a black bass or guitar.

 

[micguy]

If I had a solid color bass, it would likely be black - satin, though.

I do have a thing for almost black basses:

 

[stonetone7]

My problem is that my only bass right now is black, a Standard Jazz, and both of the basses I’d like to buy next - Classic 50s P, or a Classic Vibe 70s P - are black.

 

[2F/2F]

Neither do I, "on paper"...but this has been my #1 bass for over 10 years now – shown along with my only amp for 22 years (old pic from 2014):

IMO, white guards (or light guards) help black basses immeasurably, whether they have maple or dark wood fretboards. Actually, with pretty much any instrument in any color, I like contrasting guards, not guards that are close to the body color. They provide punctuation to the instrument, making it look more formed, and they provide an attractive visual transition/buffer between body and neck. An exception would be a classic white blonde guitar with a white or gold anodized guard. That's a stunning look IMO.

Both your basses look great, though!

P.S. Note the very yellow neck on this bass, which I mentioned in your other thread.

 

[Vinnie Boombatz]

Neither do I, "on paper"...but this has been my #1 bass for over 10 years now – shown along with my only amp for 22 years (old pic from 2014):

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Both your basses look great!

Every time I see one of those B100/B200 combos for sale locally I really have to restrain from buying one! They sound great, but I have a Rumble 500 V3, and just can't justify it! I do have an Amen SCR-DI that I run in front of my Rumble though, and it gives me a pretty nice Ampeg-influenced tone.

 

[metron]

That's cool! I don't like black basses with rosewood or other brown wood for the fingerboard. My brain tells me that it's the same faux pas as wearing brown shoes with black pants. Otherwise black is great with a maple neck.

 

[Son of Wobble]

...but have no plans to part with either of these. Been a sunburst for close to 25 years, and have never really been into black, but recently things changed and I came across these. The MIM Classic 70's was just a killer deal that fell into my lap, and after selling my 3TSB w/ tort American Standard P I couldn't help but get the Classic 50's lacquer.

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Keep the basses, but consider dumping the rug: So many axes have posed atop it, I suspect it is no longer hygienic.

 

[73jbass]

Black, tort,and maple will always be my favorite combination. Digging the Jazz though.

 

[mellowgerman]

I feel you on this, but for me it's red finishes. Since I started playing about 16 years ago, red was always the last finish I would pick if I had a choice and all other variables were equal. Still, the majority of my favorite basses I've owned just happened to be some shade of red. Weird, but luckily aesthetics are the last thing on my list when buying a bass. At the end of the day, if it sounds good and feels good, I could care less what color it is.

 

[Kukulkan61]

Gotta have at least one Blackie but it has to be with maple for me

 

[bassliner50]

Wish my car was black.

 

[Gyver]

...but have no plans to part with either of these. Been a sunburst for close to 25 years, and have never really been into black, but recently things changed and I came across these. The MIM Classic 70's was just a killer deal that fell into my lap, and after selling my 3TSB w/ tort American Standard P I couldn't help but get the Classic 50's lacquer.

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That is my favorite Jazz right there, tort on black with block inlays and a bound neck - perfection!