pictures of my bass

[mike jungle]

is it okay that i'm making a thread of my bass before posting in the picture thread?

i want feed back
haha

 

[armybass]

Very nice Mike. I think Black is starting to grow on me.

 

[Mobay45]

Nice bass! Here's my black beauty.

 

[mike jungle]

thanks! likewise to you.

have you played rays with maple fretboards? do you find it makes a difference in tone? can you even tell?

i picked maple because i thought brown looked sorta retarded. haha. no offense. so...yeah. my reasons were purely aesthetic.

but then again...i'm planning on getting a status neck soon, so that won't matter.
but still, i want to know if it makes a noticeable difference in tone

 

[Mobay45]

I, for one, don't buy into the "maple is brighter than rosewood" argument. If there is a difference, I've never been able to discern any. Even if there is, that's why we have the ability to eq our basses and amps to get the sound we want. I like rosewood for purely aesthetic reasons also.

 

[LowDownDave]

Welcome to the DARK side! I have the matching black headstock, so I get to be MORE evil than you (until you get the neck transplant that is)!

 

[LeftyLB]

Welcome to the DARK side! I have the matching black headstock, so I get to be MORE evil than you (until you get the neck transplant that is)!

My black beauty can be seen on the recent thread entitled Best of a bad bunch.

 

[Aussie Mark]

 

[mike jungle]

are the black basses common?
more common than others i suppose? but it's not like...every other stingray owner has black on black, right? i used to think it was more common and was sorta disappointed.

i need the status neck so my bass can stand above the rest of the black/black basses.

 

[armybass]

it's not like...every other stingray owner has black on black, right?

Well........

I gots one too.

 

[LowDownDave]

Besides, I hear BLACK is the new... well... BLACK!
And you can never have enough black until you can ask yourself "How much more black could it be?" and the answer is...

 

[MingusBASS]

but it's not like...every other stingray owner has black on black, right

Pretty much. If you go to any Guitar Center there's always 2 or 3 Black Ray's. I've seen more Black rays then any other color. If you were looking for unique ...oops. Black is still classy though. I'd put tort on any black bass I would own.

Andrew

 

[bassmonkeee]

If you were looking for unique ...oops.

Heh--pretty much. If you wanted to stand out in a crowd of penguins, you certainly appear to have picked a tuxedo.

 

[Figjam]

My sterling is black/black maple. its a common MM color., classic.

 

[Mobay45]

My sterling is black/black maple. its a common MM color., classic.

According to all the fashion devotees, black is the new black.

 

[rowyco]

Besides, I hear BLACK is the new... well... BLACK!
And you can never have enough black until you can ask yourself "How much more black could it be?" and the answer is...

Love the Spinal Tap quote there. For me, black on black is kind of boring. They seem to look a lot better with a different colored pickguard.

 

[Fuzzy Dustmite]

My contribution to the "does every other person have a black ray?"

At least mine's all sparkly & stuff

 

[spectorbassguy]

are the black basses common?

It's how you pimp 'em out that makes 'em different:

 

[Moondog]

everyone needs @ least one black guitar

 

[armybass]

Now I really like Black/Tort on maple but there is something about Black/Black on Rosewood to me....must be the none more blacker thingy.