What's Your Favorite P-Bass Finish?

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What's Your Favorite P-Bass Finish?

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I've got a P-Bass with a rosewood board. I'm very interested in having it refinished.

I also just heart P-bass porn and I love so many of the classic custom colors. I prefer the lighter colors with rosewood. My current faves are surf green, firemist gold and sonic blue. But this changes almost weekly. 8-)
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First pic is my fave.
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+1 for first pic.

Who will you use for the refin? What color is this pickguard on #1? I can't tell if it is parchment, mint or cream. I found out that most after-market parchment pickguards look way too white. I ordered one from Terrapin and was disappointed then I got a mint one which was better then I found and aged mint which looked even better.

Someday I'll consider into getting clay dots for my PBass, it really makes a difference.
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That worn gold looks bad ass.

While I appreciate a lot of cooler coloured basses, I'm real vanilla in my favourites (natural, sunburst, white, black).
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While red isn't my favorite color there's something about a vintage Fiesta Red P bass w rosewood neck that induces musical porn for me. This isn't vintage but you get the idea:

http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/7176 ... iesta-Red/
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My first P was a 1978 mocha. I've always liked that color.

I feel the same way about fiesta red, pjmuck. It's red but subtle, not so saturated.

How about Mary Kaye white?
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http://www.fender.com/support/color-chart/ Personal faves : Sonic Blue, Daphne Blue , Fiesta Red , Dakota Red , Burgundy Mist. oh hell I like 'em all. :roll:
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bbl wrote:My first P was a 1978 mocha. I've always liked that color.
Mocha/walnut is also a finish I dig.
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jersey bluesdude wrote:http://www.fender.com/support/color-chart/ Personal faves : Sonic Blue, Daphne Blue , Fiesta Red , Dakota Red , Burgundy Mist. oh hell I like 'em all. :roll:
Burgundy Mist has grown on me, too.

Yeah, my dream - a P or J in every 60's color:
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While I generally don't like blue basses (with the exception of Daphne Blue), Ocean Torquoise Metallic would definitely be on my list :)

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That's a nice finish Jeroen, and I'm not a blue bass fan generally either!
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Anything except black (and not too crazy about sunburst either).
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That P-Bass in Ocean Turquoise Metallic looks killer.

I have a MIM Tele in Ice Blue Metallic and I absolutely love that color on THAT guitar. There's something about the combination of a metallic finish and the firm lines of the Tele.

If I was refinishing a '51 style body I'd strongly consider Ice Blue Metallic.
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^ The Tele used to belong to John McBain of Wellwater Conspiracy (one of Matt Cameron's projects).

It made an appearance on Letterman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy2iUK63xiw
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I'm a sucker for the metallics and the pastel 'surf' colors.
Favorites:
Burgundy Mist Metallic
Sherwood Green Metallic
Firemist Gold Metallic
Ocean Torquoise Metallic
Daphene Blue
Seafoam Green
Coral Pink (yes, I know the controversy)
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Basshappi wrote:I'm a sucker for the metallics and the pastel 'surf' colors.
Favorites:
Burgundy Mist Metallic
Sherwood Green Metallic
Firemist Gold Metallic
Ocean Torquoise Metallic
Daphene Blue
Seafoam Green
Coral Pink (yes, I know the controversy)
Paisley
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These are great looking basses.... with a variety of cool looking finishes and pick guards... and, it's a great name!
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