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Please help me to decide colour my BA5SSS colour combo.


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Grand Wazoo

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Ok so... I am in the process of ordering a Big Al 5. The things I am sure so far are as follows:

  • it will be an S-S-S model.
  • it will have a maple board
  • Sadly not available in pastels colours as I would have loved a Mint Green.
  • it will have a non matching headstock
Now what colour to get?

Here are my preferences from the available options:
  1. Candy Red with white pg / maple board
  2. Black with white pg / maple board
  3. Blue Pearl with white pg / maple board
Let's see what will get the most votes according to your preferences.
Thanks
 
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Aussie Mark

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How about a tort guard with that black?

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ekb16b

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Tort with any colour.
Laneline (i think) had a candy red bongo with tort and that looked amazing.
 

DTG

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black with black or tort,would be my choice.if you go black with white would you go with a pearl option

either way enjoy it !!
 

adouglas

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Candy red, but it really ought to have a pearl guard.

My CR Bongo has a cream pearl aftermarket guard (cream pearl is not available from EBMM... it's yellower than Vintage Pearl), and it's extraordinarily classy.

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I wish the basses were available in the same colors as the guitars. Trans orange/tort looks really, really nice on the Al body shape. I know this first-hand. I've got pictures, but they're too far OT to post in this thread. If you're interested, click through....

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Grand Wazoo

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Thanks adouglas, love the pics of your C.A.R. Bongo and that BIGAL you just showed me.

I see that most people share the same preference as my no.1 i.e. C.A.R. plus mape board and white pickguard, though I am not keen on the mother of pearl look whether it's creamed or not. For me I prefer immacualte white.
 
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