Too much Maple?

[Happynoj]

Black covers and knobs might be just the ticket. Here's my similar bass.

 

[Hamish MacCleod]

No such thing as too much Maple.
Rondo

 

[ThatLowEnd]

Who made the bass in the OP?

Eliezer Lara is the builder. The build quality is amazing.

 

[Wasnex]

Tb,

Recently I received this bass and absolutely love the build qaulity, tone, and playability. I am finding myself feeling a little overwhelmed by all of the Maple and am thinking of having the bass refinished. What do you guys think?

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To my eye, black knobs and black pickup covers would be be just enough contrast to look great.

 

[pie_man_25]

she's a beaut as-is. That said, if you need to ask strangers on the internet, clearly you don't know what you want - just give it some time.

 

[David Jayne]

I'm not usually one to say this, but I agree with the gold hardware idea. Not so sure about the burst. I think the black bridge, in particular, contrasts too much making the light wood pop too much.

 

[ursusaltered]

Here she is with mystandard La bella Tapewounds. Better or still lacking?

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Let me ask you this, something must have made you want to buy the bass, right? At the time you purchased it, you probably loved the way it looked. Why the change of heart? It is stunning the way it is. It needs nothing but you to play it and love what you have. If that can't be done then sell it to me, I would gladly love every ounce of its beautiful maple goodness!!

 

[KohanMike]

I like that mono color natural look, in my case I added a white pickguard and chrome to set it off. Custom mini Telecaster bass 22" scale by Bruce Herron of Blue Star Guitar in Michigan.

 

[gpx1200]

I love natural wood all of my basses and even my cabs and rack box are natural, that being said that bass is a little much, I'd change out the pickup covers and knobs to black and loose the ramp all together, that would give it some balance

 

[LostInSauce]

I love it!!!!!
However, as stated previously you could break up the maple by changing the wood colors on the pups and ramp.

 

[AltGrendel]

I think the string change did it. I wouldn't change anything else.

 

[Texan]

Figured walnut knobs and a figured walnut ramp will fix your problem.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Walnut and Maple make a great pairing. Visually, and sonically.

 

[Slevage]

Krylon has some nice colors available in the paint department of the home stores.

Be sure to mask the pickups and remove the tuners and bridge before painting.

Do a test on the back of the bass to make sure the spray paint doesn't lift the original finish.

I like the all maple look and would not change it though.

 

[someguyfromNC]

Black knobs and black pickup covers would go a long way for that bass.

 

[two fingers]

Yes, too much maple. I agree with the comments about a darker fingerboard. Refinishing the body would work, too. At the very least, I might move to gold hardware - I'm not a huge fan of gold, but the black bridge on that bass is a bit of an eyesore.

Agreed. Don't get me wrong. It's a good looking bass I would be proud to own. But I totally see where the OP is coming from.

Is there any way the builder himself might do the refin?

 

[ThatLowEnd]

Agreed. Don't get me wrong. It's a good looking bass I would be proud to own. But I totally see where the OP is coming from.

Is there any way the builder himself might do the refin?

Possibly but I am in Socal with Nordstrand, Hanewinckel, and Watson all within an hour of me. I would likely have one of them do it if I decide to move forward.

 

[TyBo]

Some black hardware could look good, as some folks have said. On the other hand, it's already a good looking instrument. So beyond those simple sorts of modifications, well ... if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[Charlie Webb]

I do not like maple fretboards very much, I'm a darker color fretboard myself.

 

[Captain Chaos]

Get glow in the dark strings?