opinions on natural finished basses (additional question)

[Chad Michael]

Love natural finishes, translucent colors are a close second.... oiled or satin vs shiny please...

 

[BAG]

I'm not a fan of natural finishes in general, and particularly don't like gold hardware.
It's ironic then that I bought this despite the look, and it immediately become my new #1 after many years of my franken-pbass being my #1 by a long shot.

 

[SLPimp]

well, read the title. tell me! i personally love natural finish basses. they look raw and awesome, and what’s more raw of a sound than a low boomy punch to the gut. but my question i really want to ask is what, in your opinion, is the best wood to use for a natural finish. looks alone. or at least mostly. i don’t want to hear about “the tone man!!!!” for the most part, i want to hear about the pretty look of those chopped down trees. but if you want to talk about tone that’s okay too like seriously i don’t want to gate-keep over here.

I have a maple neck done in true oil. I didnt do the job, but I've read true oil does a great job of sealing and maintaining natural look.

 

[Vodyanoi]

Ash is my favourite; i love the look of it and i prefer it without any lacquer or tint, just plain oiled or waxed. View media item 22176

 

[2112]

I'm not typically a fan of natural finishes, they usually remind me of fine furniture and they rank 2nd behind TCS as far as "least likely to buy" for me (black is 3rd). That said, I've a couple of natural basses that I absolutely love, and there's a couple others that I covet. I recall a cocobolo topped G.Gould that sold within the past few years that almost caused me to come up off my wallet. Now... add some color to that natural finish and you'll get my attention in a hurry.

Here are my natties... I'm told my EBMM is actually "trans gold", so maybe I wiggle free on that one .

 

[bassrique]

Tung on Ash.

 

[wraub]

What do you want? I literally have a couple hundred pics of this bass.
It's my number one, and I may have attachment issues.

Need more pics of this one!

 

[jmattbassplaya]

What do you want? I literally have a couple hundred pics of this bass.
It's my number one, and I may have attachment issues.

More like the one you already posted! Looks like a very nice P bass. Fender or custom?

 

[dbsfgyd1]

well, read the title. tell me! i personally love natural finish basses. they look raw and awesome, and what’s more raw of a sound than a low boomy punch to the gut. but my question i really want to ask is what, in your opinion, is the best wood to use for a natural finish. looks alone. or at least mostly. i don’t want to hear about “the tone man!!!!” for the most part, i want to hear about the pretty look of those chopped down trees. but if you want to talk about tone that’s okay too like seriously i don’t want to gate-keep over here.

Babinga. JMO.

 

[xxcody2gunsxx]

Im a fan of natural finishes as well.
Heres a couple shots of the two basses I have .

 

[Funk With Me]

This is ash.

This is a swamp ash body with a maple top.

 

[fourstringdrums]

Mahogany and Walnut are my favorites.

So far I've got the Mahogany. I'll have a walnut Serek by Xmas next year hopefully.

 

[Nephilymbass]

well, read the title. tell me! i personally love natural finish basses. they look raw and awesome, and what’s more raw of a sound than a low boomy punch to the gut. but my question i really want to ask is what, in your opinion, is the best wood to use for a natural finish. looks alone. or at least mostly. i don’t want to hear about “the tone man!!!!” for the most part, i want to hear about the pretty look of those chopped down trees. but if you want to talk about tone that’s okay too like seriously i don’t want to gate-keep over here.

I’ve gone back and forth. Went a long time playing mainly natural finish bubinga Warwicks from 2000-2017 or so I’m a little burned out on the natural look. It can be beautiful or ugly depending on the wood also. Some I like, others I don’t care for much.

 

[bigswifty1]

I'm usually pretty "meh" about finishes, particularly natural ones, although I think there is a case to be made for choosing a natural finish because you can check and see what standard of wood you're getting. Of course there are exceptions .....

 

[Camaro69]

Maple body, dyed blue. This was a factory Squier VM Jazz
Have another just like it in natural that is slated to get dyed a purply kind of color

 

[Manticore]

So many cool choices such as curly redwood, spalted beech, macassar ebony and vermillion. Look around; I'm sure you'll be able to find something that smokes your shorts!

As an Alembic player of almost 30 years, I've come to appreciate some of the many types of wood on display on their website. It maybe a great place to start your hunt for the ultimate natural wood finish.

 

[scuzzy]

I find most wood grains beautiful. Of the basses I own, there is a fair amount of solid maple or maple tops, walnut, and sapele. A nice color on a flame maple is great as well.

 

[Frank77]

Big fan of swamp ash here: My three electric basses have swamp ash bodies, two of which have natural gloss finish, and the third has a honeyburst finish that shows the grain nicely. It's not too heavy, not too soft (i.e. doesn't dent too easily), not too expensive, and the grain is pretty...what's not to like?

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[wraub]

I'll see what I have...

It's a 1983 MIJ Squier Precision, a fairly early SQ I think, modded with a Hipshot Extender, threaded saddle bridge, gold anodized pickguard, and Velvet Hammer pickups. It weighs 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and it's wonderful.

More like the one you already posted! Looks like a very nice P bass. Fender or custom?

 

[Deleted member 165050]

Pretty sure mine are ash, plain and simple: