| Author | Message | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7647 Registered: 6-2000 |
Tony cast up a sample of the "tan" pickup and we're thinking about making them standard on the Inside-Out Brown Bass.  I like how it looks with the Myrtle top. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10582 Registered: 5-2002 |
Very cool! I'm imagining what it will look like with the hardware, strings, and knobs in place; and I think it will look great. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2344 Registered: 5-2009 |
Very Cool | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1450 Registered: 11-2004 |
Give me an opaque daphne blue Elan with a maple fretboard, matching headstock and tan pickups, please!! I like!! | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1168 Registered: 10-2006 |
OK, yeah, that's very nice - but I think I'd rather see something closer to the walnut. Or maybe the mahagony. Peter | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5087 Registered: 7-2004 |
I like the tan. Perfect for the inside-out BB. Bill, tgo | ||
| jzstephan
Junior Username: jzstephan Post Number: 42 Registered: 1-2012 |
Looks like white chocolate! Delicious! | ||
| dfung60
Senior Member Username: dfung60 Post Number: 541 Registered: 5-2002 |
It's kind of interesting, but the line won't form until you bring back caramel! David Fung | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2346 Registered: 5-2009 |
The Custom Build Series II that is still in a hypothetical stage in my mind would most likely have the old " Clear Amber" pickups. I have lots of KOOL ideas and plans. ______ | ||
| mario_farufyno
Senior Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 757 Registered: 9-2008 |
perfect match... | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 1032 Registered: 11-2006 |
sorry to disturb your mind but IF it was my project, I would have standard black pickups because this color looks like vanilla ice cream and do not put value to the light figured wood. It's my taste, IMO ;o) Just a question: what wood for fingerboard, is really a cream fingerboard too ? Or is it scotch ? | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7648 Registered: 6-2000 |
The color is very close to the color of the Myrtle top wood of this bass, a very slightly green tinged tan. It's not for everyone, but I'm sure it will be something that is perfect for some instruments. I think I would like to see some Mahogany knobs to keep the serene look. There is nothing wrong with vanilla, unless you like chocolate (or peppermint, like me!). Caramel, well, there is a bit of a debate on the exact color. The original color was pretty close to the tan color here (perhaps more of a "diaper" color if you catch my drift). During the 1973 oil embargo, the source of the raw materials changed, and the color took on a deeper, reddish hue. Of course, now, years later, the colors have all aged. I'm still trying to create a color similar to a Kraft caramel (search Google images if you aren't familiar with this confection). I will certainly announce once I achieve it! The fingerboard on the bass pictured above is Ebony. All instruments in finish have the fingerboard protected with masking tape. "Clear Amber" pickups had the shield in wrapped copper tape. We also had some clear purple pickups, I have a few in my collects of odds and ends. | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2347 Registered: 5-2009 |
Mica , thanks for the comment regarding the "Clear Amber" pickups. They have been still haunting me ever since the loss of this Bass ; Next time it will be 100% Alembic_____  | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1344 Registered: 6-2002 |
Clear purple ?!! That just makes me smile . :D Do you know if any instruments had the clear purple pickups ordered/installed ? |
