what was the worst selling colour for a musicman instrument?

[BassMent]

Copperhead bronze, autumn redburst/redrise, all of the various shades of pearl/metallic gold... man, EBMM has produced some stunning finishes over the years.

I suppose they sold poorly, which would go a long way toward explaining why nowdays you can choose two shades of black, two shades of white, two shades of gray, three shades of traditional sunburst....

 

[Big Poppa]

Yeah and ice cream stores sell vanilla vnilla bean and french vanilla...mocha chocolate, chocolate, jamoca almond fudge, chocolate chocolate chip....Guess what....THey earn their spot on the wall buy revenue...Pistachio and licorice ice cream dont make it.

 

[BassMent]

Yeah and ice cream stores sell vanilla vnilla bean and french vanilla...mocha chocolate, chocolate, jamoca almond fudge, chocolate chocolate chip....Guess what....THey earn their spot on the wall buy revenue...Pistachio and licorice ice cream dont make it.

That's pretty much what I was getting at. Any manufacturer who wants to make money is going to make more of what sold well in the past. Heinz is out!

So how cost prohibitive would it be to produce some of the historical finishes on a custom-order basis? I'd pay a substantial premium if I could order an autumn redrise or copperhead bronze Stingray. But I'm guessing that the hassle of mixing up the paint might be so great that you wouldn't want to do this at any price.

 

[b-unit]

I have Trans Orange SR5 which I believe is now discontinued but it was a fairly popular color for quite a few years. My True Gold bongo might be considered pretty rare one day as that color was only available for just over a year I believe.

I think True Gold and Olive Gold as well as Medallian Gold will all be very coveted one day.

I love crazy colors for basses and EBMM does such a fantastic job of offering the most unique finishes.

 

[Mad_Phingers]

Gotta support the heinz's out there!! I love mine, looks like toxic waste!

You can see how versatile this color is... different in all 3 pics

 

[bovinehost]

That green is what I believe I was expecting with Heinz. (Yes, I knew what it was although I'd never seen one in real life.) Heinz turned out to be much yellower than that, which was equally disturbing for many of my friends and family. I still like that horrific green!

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

What was the official colour name? Somehow Mucus Green or Pea Soup don't sound too appealing!

 

[bovinehost]

What was the official colour name? Somehow Mucus Green or Pea Soup don't sound too appealing!

Trans green. I THINK. Hard to remember now.

 

[JayDawg]

Does EBMM make those clear pick guards?

 

[Funky Chicken]

Thanks, and is now for sale in the sticky thread. I'm Big Al-curious.

had to bump this for one of the funniest things I have ever read around here-


"I'm Big Al-curious"

 

[Mad_Phingers]

Does EBMM make those clear pick guards?

Not sure, came with the bass when I bought it. I think it may have originally come with a black guard...

 

[OldSchool Noob]

Teal Pearl was a stinker.

I understand.

I played this exact bass over the weekend and it flat-out KILLS -- and they're willing to deal on it, too! Trouble is, I simply was not feeling the color.

I keep telling myself that an abalone pickguard will bring it to life but I don't know.

 

[JessRobinson]

Here's my 2002 autumn redburst Sterling. Like a cherryburst on steroids...

 

[fly]

I understand.

I played this exact bass over the weekend and it flat-out KILLS -- and they're willing to deal on it, too! Trouble is, I simply was not feeling the color.

I keep telling myself that an abalone pickguard will bring it to life but I don't know.

dude...........i kinda like that........abalone it and bring her home.

that is a smokin' bass.

 

[Alex001]

Gotta support the heinz's out there!! I love mine, looks like toxic waste!

I will say though, Tone>Color

 

[nashman]

Looks like Linda Blair green

 

[Steamthief]

I understand.

I played this exact bass over the weekend and it flat-out KILLS -- and they're willing to deal on it, too! Trouble is, I simply was not feeling the color.

I keep telling myself that an abalone pickguard will bring it to life but I don't know.

Looks pretty close to Lake Placid Blue to me. White pearloid would make it pop.

 

[drTStingray]

Looks pretty close to Lake Placid Blue to me. White pearloid would make it pop.

It will.

I had an extended noodle on a used Bongo in this colour in a shop in London - had a white pg and looked great.

 

[projectapollo]

I dunno, I think the Blue Dawn LE color is pretty unappealing.
My favorite color is the trans-crimson on the 30th Stringray.

 

[drTStingray]

I dunno, I think the Blue Dawn LE color is pretty unappealing.
My favorite color is the trans-crimson on the 30th Stringray.

The Sterling 5's in teal pearlescent - surprisingly a very bad seller.

I agree with you on the trans crimson - trans red's also pretty good. As you will guess I love blue dawn