Matching Headstock

[Angry Mob With Pitchfork]

Nice, that's like one of my Rays, except mine is like a matte olive green:

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That is a delicious looking Ray with black hardware to boot. I love olives

 

[N4860]

VERY jealous of your EBMM collection... Is that a Cliff Williams or just same finish? Also, no love for the Sterling?

Thanks, no it's not the Cliff Williams bass. It's a fretless BFR from 2019 which looks to have the same or at least a very similar finish. I've only tried a Sterling bass a couple of times and I just didn't connect with it at the time. I'm sure if I had spent more time with one I could enjoy it. Maybe it's just the neck size, but nothing seems to feel as comfortable in my hands as a Ray.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Southern gospel pulled it off, probably because the matching beehive.

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Hilarious!

 

[ComeHomeShane]

Thanks, no it's not the Cliff Williams bass. It's a fretless BFR from 2019 which looks to have the same or at least a very similar finish. I've only tried a Sterling bass a couple of times and I just didn't connect with it at the time. I'm sure if I had spent more time with one I could enjoy it. Maybe it's just the neck size, but nothing seems to feel as comfortable in my hands as a Ray.

Can’t disagree with you there. The Stingray Special neck feels like it was made for my hands. It instantly became my go-to bass.

 

[Dimi71]

I have 2 Yamahas BB :
The brown one with the maple head is a 400s from 1983 and the cherryburst with matching head a 414 from 2013...
I like them both but do prefer the 400...
It somehow looks more quality build (wich it actually is)

 

[Raider Rudy]

That’s the main reason I bought this SX Jazz Bass. Something about it just appealed to me!

 

[DrThumpenstein]

This one matches:

 

[DrThumpenstein]

Southern gospel pulled it off, probably because the matching beehive.

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Back to the original topic, the woman on the right is the only one with a matching headstock

 

[Dimi71]

This one matches:
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That bass is fine but you're in the wrong key...

 

[DrThumpenstein]

That bass is fine but you're in the wrong key...

No way! 24 frets!

 

[B-Mac]

 

[Bleecker]

This is my take as well. Though I’d add the caveat that maple fretboard to maple headstock is preferred. And a black headstock matching a black body with a dark fretboard works.

Something about the painted headstock matching the painted body doesn’t appeal to me, especially for bright colors. Like matching your shirt to your shoes with contrasting pants in between.

But I recognize that I’m in the minority when it comes to aesthetics. I don’t like pickguards either.

To each is there own friend...

 

[MAJOR METAL]

 

[since197three]

Matching headstock?

 

[B-Mac]

 

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[B-Mac]