Opinion for stain on quilted maple top

[BadMonk]

I must be going color blind cuz I don't see a green one.

The first one gets my vote; it's kind of gold and black, to my eyes.

 

[Pep]

I am having a custom bass made which features a highly figured quilt maple top. I am attaching a couple of images and would like to hear your opinions. These are both referred to as Black Gold finishes....one is much more yellow gold while the other has a more orange cast. Thanks for stopping by and giving your thoughts.View attachment 7256050View attachment 7256052

I like the one that’s more orange. It looks richer IMHO.

 

[PauFerro]

I am having a custom bass made which features a highly figured quilt maple top. I am attaching a couple of images and would like to hear your opinions. These are both referred to as Black Gold finishes....one is much more yellow gold while the other has a more orange cast. Thanks for stopping by and giving your thoughts.View attachment 7256050View attachment 7256052

I think the second one is far superior. It's warmer and it seems to accept the black grain highlights better. I wouldn't hesitate to order the second one. I also liked the comment above about removing the burst stain from it. Allow the orange to shine all around the edges rather than making the edges boring old black.

 

[LastJaguar]

Number one.

 

[KohanMike]

I just received a quilted maple top tenor thinline ukulele from my custom builder in Vietnam, Bruce Wei. I'm having Pat Wilkins do a thin glossy no stain finish because I like having the grain and figuring be the focal point. The body is acacia koa, I also had Bruce do a set of small sound holes all the way around the bout, something he did for me a few years ago on a standard depth that I had to give up, as I did all my standard depth, because of nerve damage to my neck spinal cord, now only play thinline. This is it unfinished.