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White or black bass?

White or black

  • White

    Votes: 174 51.8%

  • Black

    Votes: 162 48.2%
  • Total voters
    336
#62
Caca de Kick said:
Hate to break it to you Rip Van Dan, that is an 1982 not 78. The Dots and Binding combo only happened twice at Fender: 1966 and 1982. The 1982 basses still used leftover serials that started with S8. The white plastic parts used from 81-84.
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That's fine with me. Fender said it was 77-78 but I don't really much care what date it is. I love the neck on this bass because it feels the same as the '65 that was stolen from me. I found it in 1985 while I was working part time at a music store. I can check the date on the neck if I ever take it off, but I really don't want to mess with it right now. I had the neck off once before and didn't think to check the writing on the base of it. I love it as is and the set up is perfect on it. And of course, it sounds great too.
 
#64
How about mixing the white and black? I often find things in the metallic gray range appealing.

Case in point (aka, Example 1):
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Maybe it's me, but I find that color scheme pretty slammin. :thumbsup::cool:

I've never had a white bass. But I've owned three black ones (of which I still have one -- a black ATK w/ pearloid 'guard). I've gradually been moving towards natural woods and brighter colors, too.
 
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#68
KevInDaBassment said:
Honestly...I can't stand solid white basses. Give me a black-on-black P-bass any time of the day over white and whatever pickguard color. If I had to pick a favorite color though, digging the light blues.
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Heres a 'light blue' one fer ya! :cool:
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#78
When I am onstage, I want to be seen. Stages are usually dark. A black instrument in a dark environment is more difficult to be seen than a white one. A white one will allways create more contrast and would be more easily spotted. Therefore, between a solid black instrument and solid white one, I will allways choose the white one.
Nevertheless, for solid colors there are others which are more appealing than white. But better off when they are bright and on the hotter side: redish, yellowish, orangeish... they transmit more possitive and energetic feelings than colours on the darker and colder side as blacks, deep blues, etc... Also, the possibility of seen the wood of the instrument, makes the finish more classy.
The only exception when I would choose a black instrument over a white one would be for a translucent finish over a highly figured flamed, quilted or spalted maple top. In that particular case, translucent black is much more appealing not only than white, but than almost any other colour.

All of this been said, I must admit I am the owner of 2 solid black guitars. One of them, however, with white binding, cream plastics and golden knobs, that create a nice and classy contrast. The other one I got it second hand and had no choice on the colour.
 

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