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What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:03 am
by MiroN
I am beginning a new project,
I'm going to change a 4003 from 4 to 5 strings.
Most likely I'll change the color of the bass, it has many scratches and dents caused by long live time, and now it's Jetglo/white trim.
I want to put tuners on the measurement of the 4003s5 head, then close the holes left by the old tuners and making new ones.
So I think the best is a solid color....
What color do you recommend?
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:08 am
by rickenbrother
I'm gonna say
JETGLO, of course!!
Sea Green or Turquoise would be nice also.
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:12 am
by cjj
I'll put in a vote for Azureglo...
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:35 am
by jaymi
Red over silver....RUBY!!!!
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:59 am
by gearhed289
SO many colors look good on a Ric. As far as solids, I like white, azure, and turquoise.
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:26 pm
by TheCurvedEarth
WHITEEEEEE
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:38 pm
by paologregorio
rickenbrother wrote:I'm gonna say
JETGLO, of course!!
Sea Green or Turquoise would be nice also.
JETGLO; why mess with classic perfection?
Sea Green and Turquoise are also very cool, but unless you're stage attire is always black, JETGLO is your best choice; it goes with most every color.
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:23 pm
by steversaurus
Azureglo!
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:46 pm
by jingle_jangle
Matte black with a shiny black guard and binding, and black hardware.
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:46 pm
by coolhandjjl
Purple burst with a gold TRC!
Oh yeah, checkered binding!
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:01 pm
by ken_j
jingle_jangle wrote:Matte black with a shiny black guard and binding, and black hardware.
That sounds nice. Do you have pics of an example?
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:02 pm
by jps
jaymi wrote:Red over silver....RUBY!!!!
Normally, I would say JETGLO, but after seeing Jeff Thomas' Ruby I say RUBY!
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:54 pm
by jingle_jangle
ken_j wrote:jingle_jangle wrote:Matte black with a shiny black guard and binding, and black hardware.
That sounds nice. Do you have pics of an example?
Only between my ears, on the inside of my eyelids. But, it's great looking, believe me.
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:13 pm
by johnallg
jaymi wrote:Red over silver....RUBY!!!!
You beat me to it Jaymi. Exactly my recommendation!
Re: What color do I choose?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:48 pm
by teb
My brother had an Epiphone, firebird-style mandolin that was matte black with a little bit of texture and it was really cool looking. Kind of a piece of junk as an instrument because the factory set-up from China was horrible, but the finish was very nice. The guy in Nashville who custom builds his mandos these days has been mixing either gloss or satin black tops with what we would consider Autumn Glow sides and backs and they're really elegant. If I had an old 4001/4003 to refin and it was a nice hunk of wood, it would be really tempting to try something like this.
http://www.manndolins.com/DSC00233.JPG
