So what color hardware to go with?

[BassBeginer64]

Well I got my body back from my painter, was thinking black hardware, painter thinks chrome.

 

[Sharko]

Painter even included a free shim

 

[BassBeginer64]

Painter even included a free shim

Yeah, like that.

 

[Ricky Rioli]

Chrome bridge and tuners, pale pink knobs and covers

 

[MrAB4003]

Gold everything!

 

[Prodigus Filius]

 

[FatOwlBass]

Satin Chrome Hipshot hardware would look great against that color scheme.

 

[JimmyM]

Chrome only for me.

 

[2saddleslab]

Chrome only for me.

Me too.

 

[Michedelic]

Well I got my body back from my painter, was thinking black hardware, painter thinks chrome.View attachment 7447440View attachment 7447445

I'd go with the black, just to annoy the purists in addition to it looking badass.

 

[Goatrope]

I like chrome, but black would be cool with those big inlays. Post pics when you're done.

 

[scuzzy]

I don't think you can go wrong. It's a beauty

 

[bassfran]

I voted for chrome. Bling that bad boy out.

 

[NL_Bsss65]

Well I got my body back from my painter, was thinking black hardware, painter thinks chrome.View attachment 7447440View attachment 7447445

Gold all day

 

[Gervais Cote]

It's a sparkly looking paint so chrome.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

I would do a gold and black combo.

Who is the painter and what is that finish called???
Looks BLUETIFUL with the purple fade and sparkles !!

 

[CaptainRuss]

I consulted with my artist, bass playing daughter, and artistic wife and we agree on this.

Black, with the caveat that we need to see the pickguard first. Black hardware will direct your attention back to the blue fade tonal center.

Thinking the chrome might be more subtle and somewhat disappear with the heavy black block inlays plus don't dismiss the subtle work the small grain silvery-based flake is doing.

Black would add to the contrasting inlays and balance out the lightness of the flake.

Which way you want to go is up to you, but let's see your pickguard choice before anything.

 

[buldog5151bass]

It matters less than you think. A few years a traded for a fretless MIM that had been upgraded. I didn't notice for close to a year that the upgraded tuners were black, not chrome. I've been playing it in a jazz band for several years. No one has ever noticed, either.

FWIW.

 

[96tbird]

The problem with black is it won't stay black and worn black hardware looks crummy to me. New black would look great on that lovely bass but in a few years it may look just worn out and dumpy. Just cleaning it wears the black off. NICKEL for me please, not chrome. Nickel has that warm brownish glow while chrome has a bluish glare.

 

[CamJazzBass]

Black would be awesome. Tell the painter to stick to painting.