GAS Alert!!!!

[Hendrix]

when I was dreaming what pickups put on this beautiful body, someone else pulled the trigger a head of me  :redflag: :doh:

 

[stratamania]

when I was dreaming what pickups put on this beautiful body, someone else pulled the trigger a head of me  :redflag: :doh:

Just think of the money and work you have saved.  The GAS hunt continues  :icon_biggrin:

 

[ghotiphry]

Oh my... I didn't know I liked trans blue over RSA quite as much as I like it.  Probably because I've never seen one before.  :tard:  Damn, damn, damn, damn....

 

[rgand]

Yeah, that blue is spectacular. I think another color that would be killer on RSA is transparent turquoise.

 

[TenThumbs]

That's a lovely shade of blue. I've always thought the Trans Blue was a bit too bright (going by the stock photos at least) but putting it over RSA gets much closer to how I imagine it should be. Nice.

 

[Cagey]

@TenThumbs - My thoughts exactly. I've not wanted a trans blue until I just saw that piece.

 

[ghotiphry]

Now, you guys know I need to visualize the whole package.  I like this whole package, more than I want to.  Yeah, I agree with y'all, the trans blue over RSA just is nice.  Paired with a simple maple/maple neck, black blocks and binding...

 

[Verne Bunsen]

Looks mighty fine! When can we expect the build thread?  :icon_jokercolor:

 

[ghotiphry]

 

[Cagey]

Seems like we've seen that clip before...

 

[bagman67]

I really like it a lot.  But I'd say you already have a nice maple neck with black block inlays, not that there's anything wrong with two of them.  I'd stick with the maple fingerboard, but how about white pearloid blocks and a pearloid pickguard?

 

[ghotiphry]

There's a reason I returned to the maple/maple black/black, because it works with basically everything and anything.  I always enjoy doing this design stuff.  I'll leave this here, what do you thing?

 

[bagman67]

Having seen the visual now, it's kinda garish.  Don't get me wrong, I think your concept is very good-looking.  But if one wished to do something different from your alpine white bass, you might maybe try just a no-inlay flame maple (or roasted flame maple) fretboard? 

 

[Great Ape]

There's a reason I returned to the maple/maple black/black, because it works with basically everything and anything.  I always enjoy doing this design stuff.  I'll leave this here, what do you thing?

THAT'S IT!!

 

[rgand]

Frankly, you can't go wrong with either but I prefer the black a bit more than the pearl.

 

[Jebberz]

Frankly, you can't go wrong with either but I prefer the black a bit more than the pearl.

+1 for the black

I want a bass in that color

 

[Cagey]

Count me in for black inlays. In fact, I'm wondering if maybe the metal bits ought to be black as well. Midnight blue and black seem to go together well.

 

[amigarobbo]

Now, you guys know I need to visualize the whole package.  I like this whole package, more than I want to.  Yeah, I agree with y'all, the trans blue over RSA just is nice.  Paired with a simple maple/maple neck, black blocks and binding...

Black ebony fretboard, Roasted Maple neck with Blue Trans finish on the headstock? Heck, the whole neck...

:icon_scratch:

Actually, it might not match, Roasted Maple and Swamp ash+trans?

 

[ghotiphry]

Well, a few things to share, all with black bits.

One is my pau ferro neck 'o death, but that one stays right where it is.  It's just that when I tried it, it worked for me.

I keep coming back to the maple with black blocks/binding.  I like this.  I tried a whole bunch of stuff.

The colored headstock didn't do it for me, regardless of what fretboard it was paired with.  Besides, it wouldn't match the RSA body color anyway.

 

[bagman67]

I wonder if they'd do an RSA veneer and then colorcoat it?

Even if they would, though, I agree the colored headstock doesn't seem to work.