Discontinued color(s) curiosity

[sitonmybass]

1. Which discontinued color(s) do you miss and regret not getting while they were still available?

2. Which discontinued color(s) do you own and are glad that you have?

My answers:

1. I regret not owning an EBMM in Ice Blue.

2. I'm glad I own an EBMM in Orange Firemist.

 

[ekb16b]

The 2 basses I own only came in one colour, saved a lot of frustration.

I do however miss ice blue and medallion gold.

 

[kompressaur]

1. Envy Green
2. Lavender Pearl (my stingray 5 )

Komp

 

[mmbassplayer]

Olive Gold is by far my favorite discontinued color, if you have never seen this onne in color you really need to. JOSH

 

[Kirby]

I miss the large flake sparkles. I am grateful for the sparkles I was able to get at the time.

 

[Duarte]

I regret selling my RedRise Sparkle.

I am glad to own a Blue Dawn Sparkle.

If only I had both...

 

[DirtyHippie]

Somehow, all of the colors I love get the axe, or, are limited runs to begin with.
Trans Orange, and Trans Teal are discontinued, and Venetian Red was limited. The next color I have my eye on is Mint Green.

 

[TheAntMan]

1. I regret not getting a Bongo in Medallion Gold. Had the chance but missed it.

2. I'm glad I got a Stingray in Burnt Apple. Beautiful bass.

--Ant

 

[oli@bass]

Sorry that I missed to order:
- Big Al 4 SSS in Ice Blue
- 25th Anniversary 5 HH

Glad I ordered:
- StingRay 4 HH in Desert Gold

Glad I found
- StingRay HH fretless unlined Dargie Delight with Martini Glass inlay

(missed to order due to limited finances... )

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

1) I wish I had even seen some of the sparkle basses at the time. They weren't even on my radar. And, I wish I had picked an SR5 in blueburst (often refered to as Smurf Blue) back in the early '90s.

2) My trans white SR5 is quite nice and a rare piece.

 

[strummer]

1 I would have liked a white Bongo.↲2 all my basses except the black one.

 

[kevins]

i got a trans teal, its a shame that and trans orange are gone.

and mint green is back! thats what i would have put but its back!

and i wish i was around to get a walnut bass back in the 70s. that was a gorgeous color

 

[jlepre]

Would LOVE a Big Al 5 in Autumn RedRise.
When was Trans Orange disco'd?
I miss my TO Sterling 5...

 

[Vintage7]

Trans White would've been nice.

 

[projectapollo]

I have the medallion gold bongo -- the smalleq fretless -- very handsome....

Sold the trans crimson 30th SR -- miss that color.

Always thought the egyptian smoke looked intriguing.

 

[sitonmybass]

Egyptian Smoke, Transparent White and Buttercream were three other colors that I loved.

 

[iamcatwarrior]

I really wish I could have been around in the days of the sparkle finishes; I especially like red and white sparkle and autumnburst. Kitschy, maybe, but still really awesome. Looking at a lot of people's basses on musicmanbass.org and seeing all the cool sparkle finishes makes me kind of sad.

I have a translucent teal SR5 and a Dargie II Bongo, which in my viewpoint are among the best finishes that you could own. Under the right lighting, trans teal is incredible and looks nearly black in low lighting. I also thought the Dargie finishes were amazing to look upon.

 

[cellkirk74]

1. Desert Gold / Orange Firemist an Seqouia Gold. I missed on SG because I did not like the gold hardware, but the colour looks amazing...
2. Olive Gold and Egyptian Smoke

 

[Sting]

I miss Ice Blue and Orange Firemist, I would like an OF Big-Al 5 and a IB Bongo 6.

I own an Electric Blue EBMM SR5 HH. I have to say that I get many positive comments on the finish of my SR5. IMHO if BP would have kept some of these discontinued colors a little longer they may have started catching on, but then again I don't run the company and can't see things from his perspective.

One thing holds true, an EBMM bass in any finish past, present or future is a beautiful thing!

 

[ivbenaplayin]

1. Which discontinued color(s) do you miss and regret not getting while they were still available?

2. Which discontinued color(s) do you own and are glad that you have?

My answers:

1. I regret not owning an EBMM in Ice Blue.

2. I'm glad I own an EBMM in Orange Firemist.

There happens to be a Bongo 5HH in Ice Blue/Rosewood board available @ BassCentral... Life's too short to have regrets!