Agree. I bought a black Fender '51 RI guard for it but it's too big and the holes don't line up. Not sure if I'm going to try to make it fit or try to paint the white one.
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Lets see those Lake Placid Blue Basses...
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Agree. I bought a black Fender '51 RI guard for it but it's too big and the holes don't line up. Not sure if I'm going to try to make it fit or try to paint the white one.
Have you considered that maybe not all of these are the same exact color?
LPB is a tough color to photograph.
I could show you 3 pic of my LPB P bass that all look like different colors.
Actually, the pic of Ibbycollectors bass looks more purpleish or "electric Blue" in that last assembled pic.
I think it Lake Placid, you tell me..
I beleive Fender called that "Agave Blue". Lighter than LPB.
Yup its a weird color due to the metal flake.. Lighting, will have a huge affect on the color produced.. But this color is directly from Fenders old Color Codes and mixed to spec.. Its LPB for sure
Oh for the camera question I use a Nikon D-50 with a 18-55mm Lens NO FLASH EVER.. LOL..
Close up of LPB cause I was bored..
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The only real gripe I have about my LPB SX is that it doesn't photograph well. Considering how often that bass gets photographed, that does irk me a little. A good camera makes a world of difference, but even still, it's a tricky color to capture on camera.
Same goes for the red toroise p/g on that bass. Sometimes it looks black, brown, and occationaly even red.
I guess HOW the pictures were taken really does make a huge difference. All the sadowsky and laklands in this thread should have been painted by the same guy too, right?
(something like this?)
Never knew LPB was a flaky color. I guess that makes it a "metallic" color now? Always thought it belonged in the "candy" group! (candy colors have no flakes, right?...)
LPB has a surprising amount of possible depth, then, considering how I thought all flaky "metallics" were pretty flat in most lighting situations.
Hmm, very interesting... Wonder how you managed to get that unique brilliance in your previous pic.
Never knew LPB was a flaky color. I guess that makes it a "metallic" color now? Always thought it belonged in the "candy" group! (candy colors have no flakes, right?...)
LPB has a surprising amount of possible depth, then, considering how I thought all flaky "metallics" were pretty flat in most lighting situations.
Not only is LPB a tough color to photograph (my bass looks like the photos I posted however, and much more like Ibanezcollector's than like Rugaar's), there's also a lot of variation in what people call "Lake Placid Blue". That's partly because the original LPB teneded to fade to a softer, less vibrant color, and they also teneded to turn green as the clear topcoat yellowed. It's also due to "collectors" calling different colors by the wrong names. Fender didn't have a "mocha" in the '70s. That brown stain finish was called "Walnut", but there are a lot of people who now beleive that it's real name is 'mocha". Same with different shades of blue.
However, all the Fender color swatches I've seen in catalogs, and the way the colors looked new, LPB is the deep dark blue, not the lighter washed out blue.
jte
However, all the Fender color swatches I've seen in catalogs, and the way the colors looked new, LPB is the deep dark blue, not the lighter washed out blue.
jte
Why did you modify that Steve Harris signature bass?
At leat he put a propper chrome pickguard on it!
'99 Fender P strung w/ D'addario Chromes. She's my number 1.
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- Endorsing Artist: Crook Custom Guitars
I realize that this isn't REALLY Lake Placid Blue, but it's close enough that some of you may enjoy it. My Crook Custom bass:
I could always put it back to stock if needed. That's the joy of bolt on parts
So if you want to sell it again.
let's say to me.
That sure is some big flakes you got there.. Love the Tele spin on it too.. NICE BASS..
