Stone Inlays! (Trypophobia warning)

[ardgedee]

Yeah, the defret is distracting me more than the inlay. The idea for the inlay is interesting -- to me it looks like stones under water, not triggering at all -- but it and the defretting need more work to reflect the effort already put into them.

 

[Lenny JG]

Im curious about the tonal change from wood to inlay, if it is in fact defretted permanently.

 

[dave64o]

I kinda like those inlays, at least in principle. It would depend on whether or not they fit the overall aesthetics on the specific bass.

 

[Rôckhewer]

Um....No...
It could have been an aggregate inlay exposing cross sections of... "stone".
But no. It's just pebbles under "glass".
And... As such... it's kinda dumb.
... just my opinion. ... sorry.

 

[bordinco90]

It think it looks really nice! I'd rock that!

 

[Frankie Fender]

Hideous. (using OP's word)

 

[Samatza]

If the stones were shiny like diamonds, I'd be all over it.

Yeah, a Swarovski crystal inlay would be totally blingy!

Interestingly the stones give it a kind of 3D effect that may cause vertigo for me.

 

[roller]

Looks cool but I also hate it! Makes my skin crawl
Something about it just ain't right!

 

[2F/2F]

Something about it just ain't right!

It's ugly.

 

[Mr Horse]

Looks like you're playing the transporter beam from the original Star Trek.

 

[Taustin Powers]

Are they loose in there and rattle around? That could be a cool sound effect!

Other than that, it's hideous and completely unnecessary to me.

 

[Vodyanoi]

Not sure if I like it or not—but sure it's unique—but my mind goes several years later when the bass has been subjected to varying degrees of wear: The resin, the wood and the pebbles all wear down differently and I'm afraid this fingerboard is made of one component too many to warrant problems with buzzing etc. if it's going to be fretless.

 

[Jazz Ad]

It looks like an awful lot of work for a not so delightful result.

 

[jamro217]

Could be worse. At least they're not made out of Mick Jagger's lips.

 

[tr4252]

It reminds me of late 50's kitchen/bathroom styling; kind of tacky but different.

Also reminds me of bugs imbedded in lucite. Maybe instead of rocks they could have used scorpions or ants or something.
Tom

 

[ahbradot]

Triggered

 

[ArtechnikA]

bad idea on fretless, don't care on fretted.
maybe it's getting new frets after the inlay work.

 

[cheapbasslovin]

The irony, of course, is that if you did kill it with fire these inlays would be the only thing to survive.

I've definitely seen worse things done to an instrument, but I wouldn't be in love with those results. That said, I do appreciate the effort. If everyone only made the safe choice, creative expression would be in short supply. We might be stuck in a world with only 2 main types of basses or something.

 

[SpaceJockey]

bad idea on fretless, don't care on fretted.
maybe it's getting new frets after the inlay work.

Yeah, it's destined to get new frets, and a lot of other restoration work

 

[rashrader]