Midnight Blue Thought

[johnallg]

Can you imagine this bass with checkered binding?
http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm ... 28/image/3

[aceonbass]

Yes...and a vintage style guard without the humps!

[ajish4]

Good eye John, I'm with ya on that one!

[johnallg]

Yes...and a vintage style guard without the humps!

Yes, no humps. Good point.

[FretlessOnly]

I really wish RIC had developed the "new" MID sooner. My July '08 MID 4003FL is nice, but the newer hue is stunning.

[aceonbass]

I've got a new 4004L in midnite blue and the color is so rich and pearlecent and cobalty awesome!

[rickenbrother]

Good eye John, I'm with ya on that one!

Oh, this dark blue is fine but Jetglo is not?
This Midnight Blue is very nice! I wonder who has the best Midnight Blue collection with most or all of the variations?

[ajish4]

Good eye John, I'm with ya on that one!

Oh, this dark blue is fine but Jetglo is not?
This Midnight Blue is very nice! I wonder who has the best Midnight Blue collection with most or all of the variations?

LOL, I KNEW that would toast your cookies Joey!

[mad_phingers]

I agree on the checker binding, and holy smokes this blue is sexy!

[libratune]

This Midnight Blue is very nice! I wonder who has the best Midnight Blue collection with most or all of the variations?

I thought you'd never ask.

Let's start with the same model, a 360, for the first few photos to show the changes over the years. We'll get to some basses soon enough.

2004 360/12 MID

2007 360 MID

2008 360 MID

2010 360-12 MID

[libratune]

Now for some 4003 MIDs. Color change not as noticeable as with the 360s (this is not an easy color to photograph).

1989 4003 MID

2005 4003 MID

2008 4003 MID

[libratune]

Here's some more guitars, the pointy-horned kind:

1996 360/12V64 MID

1998 360/12V64 MID

2004 330 MID

2005 350V63 MID

[libratune]

And a few more basses:

2004 4004L MID

2008 4004L MID

2009 4001C64S MID body

2009 4001C64S MID hdstk

[libratune]

And we'll wrap up with a couple of solid-body 12ers:

1997 620/12 MID

2007 660/12 MID

[libratune]

My apologies for the uneven quality of the photos and lighting. The photos were taken over a number of years. This color is a chameleon and the same guitar can look totally different depending on the lighting situation. I hope there is enough variety here to give an idea of the range of shades and possibly even the progression of Midnight Blue. IMO the photo of the body of the 2009 4001C64S best captures the current version of this color. (And BTW, that's not dust, it's blue fuzz from the vintage case.)

No matter what the shade, it's a great color!