Considering a respray of my black bass.

[jazzyvee]

Well I decided against it based on the fact that it may make it less marketable in the future, not that I have any plans for a sale. But when I bought it and posted it on Basschat, i got quite a few of offers to buy it because it apparently looks a bit like the Jason Newstead bass. So it is staying black and I have just changed the black knobs for some new brass knobs. A bit blingy but we shall see how i get on. They have a bit of weight to them compared to the original ones. I have some chrome ones to match the hardware on my Elan that is currently away for respraying.

I for one really like the balance of the brass knobs against the black body, I think you are on to something.  The ones on it are a bit - large?  Maybe there are some around that match the profile of the originals but in the polished brass color?  Lovely bass either way.

bw

Yeah they are significantly larger than the original knobs and a bit large aesthetically but I will stick with them and see if I they still appeal to me. They appear to be well engineered which is a good thing.

[mica]

It's a pretty big upcharge for the selective finish - it's not easy. Plus it's likely that the peghead veneers are Ebony, something that we've been doing on these selective color finishes for a while. It's a cleaner look than the paint on the peghead.

[jazzyvee]

So would the ebony on the peghead also be sprayed black or just clear finish?

[mica]

Would just be clear - you can probably tell if yours is an Ebony veneer from a close inspection on the side of the peghead. Andy paint masking isn't as crisp as the veneers look.

[jazzyvee]

Just tidying up some of my incomplete threads before the end of the year. :-)
As you may know i've decided to respray my Elan 4 instead and keep this one black. I may revisit the idea when/if the bass starts to look too road worn and needs a respray. Unlikely anytime soon since I tend to share the gigging out fairly evenly within my collection of alembics, though this one is my first call for reggae gigs which I do mostly.