Help choosing a finnish

[chubs]

My Goncalo alves neck should be here tuesday, got to start thinking about the body for my bass and would appreciate some input.

I've settled on a Black korina Tele bass body, and a transparent finnish of some kind, played around with photoshop and came up with these 4 finnishes, im leaning away from the dragon burst now, but left it in there.

any ideas/suggestions?

 

[NonsenseTele]

Number 2 or 3...

 

[Danuda]

3

 

[Tipperman]

I'm going to be a heretic and say nitro finish (Don't shoot Cagey!  :laughing7 alpine white. But that's just my white tele body super hard-on. Out of what you have shown, 2 or 4. 3 looks great but for a 3-tone I prefer vintage style. Do what makes you happy. I just really dig the idea of the alpine white wearing off to show the wood under it over time, and the contrast between neck and the white body.

 

[reinhold]

I'd say 1 because I love transparent green over BK.

 

[chubs]

Here is an actual photo of the dragon burst finnish on BK, it looks alot darker than the rendered images

Do you still think it will go with the neck?

Im very undecieded still. Had a few mates tell me to go for the green, I think # 2 looks good, I'm just scared im gonna pay $600+ on a body that i dont like once i see it in the flesh, im a terrible spray painter so doing it myself isnt an option.

 

[Cagey]

To me, that looks like the kind of piece of wood you pick up and look underneath if you're interested in seeing how many bugs can coexist within a square foot of space. Y'know, like it's been sitting in a swamp for a while, and moss has started to grow on it, making it all slippery and spongy.

If it were me, I'd go with your first instinct - #2. That's a good-looking body. If not that, then #4.

 

[line6man]

Here is an actual photo of the dragon burst finnish on BK, it looks alot darker than the rendered images

Do you still think it will go with the neck?

Im very undecieded still. Had a few mates tell me to go for the green, I think # 2 looks good, I'm just scared im gonna pay $600+ on a body that i dont like once i see it in the flesh, im a terrible spray painter so doing it myself isnt an option.

The wood is not necessarily darker. It depends entirely on the piece, and there is quite a bit of variation in Black Korina.

Personally, I like the dragon burst. I would do that with a darker neck. Wenge/Ebony is a popular combo with Black Korina.

 

[Torment Leaves Scars]

DEFINITELY the Dragon Burst!  :headbang1:

 

[chubs]

Thanks for the input everybody.

 

[elfro89]

#3  :icon_thumright:

 

[kboman]

#4.

...or Alvar Aalto.

 

[bagman67]

#4.

...or Alvar Aalto.

Or Esa-Pekka Salonen, since it IS a music-oriented forum (sometimes, anyway).

 

[kboman]

True, but you can't tell me there's no music in this shape!

 

[bagman67]

True, but you can't tell me there's no music in this shape!

Needs a Floyd.

 

[m4rk0]

#4.

...or Alvar Aalto.

Or Esa-Pekka Salonen, since it IS a music-oriented forum (sometimes, anyway).

the only one I could think of was Tarja Turunen  :dontknow:

 

[GearBoxTy]

I like #4.  Is that Trans Amber or Sunset Orange?  I think an orange would work on Black Korina.  Or Honeyburst...

 

[Jusatele]

How bout turquoise cherry burst?

 

[juwel1998]

Hey chubs,

since I am a fan of the green color it'd be either #1 or the dragon burst  :icon_biggrin: :icon_biggrin: :icon_biggrin:

:guitarplayer2: Rock on,
JULIA

 

[chubs]

I like #4.  Is that Trans Amber or Sunset Orange?  I think an orange would work on Black Korina.  Or Honeyburst...

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