Solid color or wood grain?

[Cliff Bordwell]

Which do you prefer, a bass with a solid color or one that you can see the wood grain?

 

[JoeDaddio]

Depends on the wood. If you've got some kind of $$$$ wood top, show that baby off. Otherwise cover it up. Boring wood grain is boring (imo).


joe

 

[Dave W]

I like both

 

[Evil Undead]

Depends on the wood. If you've got some kind of $$$$ wood top, show that baby off. Otherwise cover it up. Boring wood grain is boring (imo).


joe

Bingo.

 

[scottfeldstein]

I like to show my wood every chance I get.

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[basspraiser]

Good grain cannot be beat!

I agree.....nice grain or a cool top needs to come through!

I personally like grain and translucent tops more (although I do love some solid colors and own a couple of solid color basses)

 

[Rip Topaz]

Grain.

 

[nickbass79]

Which do you prefer, a bass with a solid color or one that you can see the wood grain?

Wood. The more figured the better.

 

[Jim Nazium]

I definitely prefer to see the wood grain, even if it's plain old alder. All the more so if it's figured maple or another exotic.

 

[Disco Batman]

Paint

 

[Chainsaw Willie]

The only reason for paint is to hide a bad piece of wood!


...and yet two of the three basses I have owned were painted. Hmmm...

 

[topcat2069]

If the grain is deluxe.... show it off

If the grain is plain... bursts are nice










My baby

 

[sarcastro83]

Grain... most definitely...

Unless we're talking Sonic Blue... cause that's my favourite guitar colour.

 

[cnltb]

Which do you prefer, a bass with a solid color or one that you can see the wood grain?

Grain.

 

[Jimmy Stump]

Grain all the way. Olympic white is the one exception I have for colored basses though.

 

[mark beem]

As long as tone and playability are there, doesn't matter to me.

 

[JKRAM]

Although my bass is midnight wine, I prefer natural wood. I saw a beautiful Fender Jazz bass at Guitarcenter, with the best woodgrain ever! But I wanted a P bass.

 

[deeptubes]

I'm partial to a nice wood grain.

 

[Ric5]

I like both

 

[dave64o]

Without hesitation, wood grain!