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NBD - Is this the blackest bass ever?
- Thread starter Mookev2
- Start date
I may do yet another build just to use it...
Have you tried it? Wondering if it's brushable or needs to be sprayed?
Quadzilla
Supporting Member
Why did it take until now for anyone to think of fretless? That's the obvious answer.
That said, if it was my bass, I'd go with blackened frets.
Ya know, I'd be tempted to finish a whole bass with that stuff, blacken the frets, everything... and then slap a set of neon green strings on it. Under the UV lights, I bet that would look amazing.
Blue Talon - That "black pickguard with a red outline" is what started this project... I saw a picture of a Japanese Fender "Noir" - It was all black with a red Fender logo on the headstock and a pickguard as you described...
Only those are expensive ($1000+) and rare - so I kinda went off and did my own thing with NO red highlights.
Thanks for your comment -
D-A-N-G - - That is beautiful. I love EVERYTHING about it. Could I get a pic of the headstock? I may have to declare you the winner. I see and accept the exposed brass ferrules on the strings. What a beauty.Biarnel would like a word...
You did absolutely fine; congrats on your instrument
Mookev
Oooh - I like that. Beautiful. And you bathe it in blue light! Awesome - How 'bout a pick of the headstock?
It is not mine
The headstock does carry the maker's brand in the form of a silver logo, so you're still a serious contender...Have fun : Biarnel Prassi NeroNeroNero, blackest bass in the world - Biarnel Liuteria
So, reconsidering a black mate pickguard?
Quadzilla
Supporting Member
Thanks for the pictures - a beautiful bass top to bottom. Interesting bridge too. I wish that Brubaker logo was more in the open instead of behind the strings because it too, is pretty. If you don't mind my asking what's a bass like that worth?
Kevin
Kevin
About the black matte pickguard - - - It would have to be interesting...like the textured black satin guard on the Brubaker you showed me. Maybe - But I liked the dark tort and I was concerned about making any pickguard fit the Harley Benton... I don't know if they have "standard" parts - although the EMG pups fit in nicely. So I painted out the "Ply" look of the guard edges and it seems (to me) to nicely blend into the body.
Nice talking with you.
What do you own and what do you play?
Nice talking with you.
What do you own and what do you play?
Thank you.Biarnel would like a word...
You did absolutely fine; congrats on your instrument
XLunacy - do you own this thing?
I bought this used, and if there was one thing I'd change, I wish the guy who originally ordered it had chosen to have the back of the neck finished in black as well.
