Which inlays?

[TimBosby]

Hi,
Thinking about another custom, and trying to pick inlay designs. I already have pearl blocks on my 78 jazz and abalone blocks on my Wilkins custom. So I'm trying to come up with something different, a combo of pearl and abalone. I have attached an image. Crude mockup I made in MS Paint. Yellow is pearl, green is abalone. Scaling is crude and obviously could be adjusted but you get the idea. Idea # 1 is the only one that would require inlay INSIDE of inlay and would be hardest to do I think.

Thanks!
-Tim

 

[funkmangriff]

i voted for idea two. ive never seen a bass with that kind of inlay. i think it looks real cool!

 

[wizay]

I like #2 and 3. Is that the way they are going to sit on the neck?

 

[loend68]

What if you did #3 but shrunk the circle so it looks like an eye?

 

[line6man]

None of the above.

I'd prefer dot inlays personally, but I'm really not digging any of your choices.

 

[cnltb]

I'd go for no inlays.

 

[Shaky]

What if you did #3 but shrunk the circle so it looks like an eye?

I like the idea of an eye also. I am sure it would be tougher to do, but you could even add a diamond shape piece to the center of the dot to make it look like a pupil of a cat eye. If not, I still like choice 3 the best.

 

[stflbn]

The whole circle/square combined thing doesn't work for me. I'd either do a square/rectangle, or circle/oval to have some kind of continuity in the design.

 

[line6man]

I'd go for no inlays.

-1

 

[capnsandwich]

#2 FTW Bob!

 

[TimBosby]

Thank you guys.

 

[Rockles]

I'd personally go with carrot inlays.

 

[DaveAceofBass]

#1 looks the best to me.